Diet-friendly grilled vegetables at a Gwangalli restaurant: Extra Mile

Today I want to introduce a great-atmosphere Western restaurant in Gwangalli.

It's Extra Mile. 🍕 It's known as a pizza spot, so I visited and tried both pizza and a side dish together — but there's one menu item I have to talk about first!!!!

Extra Mile's romesco & grilled vegetables, the dish worth ordering first

It's the romesco & roasted vegetables. I really need to talk about this dish first, before even introducing the restaurant, haha. I've eaten a lot of roasted vegetables while dieting, and personally, this was one of the most impressive versions I've ever had.

The texture was so soft I wondered how they even cooked the vegetables. 🥹😍 Roasted vegetables are usually a bit firm or dried out, but these were moist and tender — almost like eating steamed sweet potato, soft and fluffy.

Even the carrots were cooked really tenderly. I'm not usually a carrot person, but I enjoyed these. 🥕 The sweet pumpkin was also amazing — one of the best I've ever had, with a soft texture and natural sweetness that really came through.

I'd really recommend this to anyone who eats a lot of vegetables while dieting or wants a healthy meal. Even if you don't usually like vegetables, I hope you give this a try. Now that I've talked about the roasted vegetables first, let me slowly introduce the restaurant.

What Extra Mile in Gwangalli looks like inside

Extra Mile is a Western-style restaurant in Gwangalli where you can enjoy pizza and pasta.

Walking in, the overall atmosphere was clean, warmed up with wood interior touches. Green plants were placed throughout, making the space feel even more comfortable. 🌿

It felt like a great place to visit on a date in Gwangalli, or to find a nice-atmosphere restaurant with friends.

Hot honey pepperoni pizza with cheese crust added

This time I ordered the hot honey pepperoni pizza. I also added a cheese crust. I went with their most popular pizza, and they told me there's no extra charge even if you order it half-and-half. If you want to try multiple flavors, going half-and-half seems like a good option.

On top of the pizza were pepperoni along with pickled peppers, giving it a flavor a bit different from a typical pepperoni pizza. Having the pickled peppers scattered throughout added a nice accent to the flavor.

And I added the cheese crust — so even the last bit of bread at the end could be enjoyed with cheese, letting me savor the pizza all the way through. 🧀 I genuinely enjoyed this pizza when I tried it, so I'd recommend it to pizza lovers too.

What does romesco sauce taste like?

And then there's the romesco & roasted vegetables I ordered alongside. It was my first time trying romesco sauce, and it felt more familiar than I expected. It looks a little like a rosé sauce, but it wasn't heavy or greasy like a typical cream sauce. Eating it with the roasted vegetables let me enjoy both the sauce's flavor and the vegetables' clean taste together.

Above all, the texture of the vegetables themselves was excellent. They were moist yet chewy, and each vegetable had a slightly different texture, which made it fun to pick through them one by one. I especially have to mention the sweet pumpkin separately. The softly cooked texture and natural sweetness really came through, and I enjoyed it a lot.

If you're dieting and keep eating the same salads or roasted vegetables over and over, I think it'd be worth trying this style of roasted vegetables. I usually just grill or salad my vegetables, but eating them with a sauce like this made it feel refreshingly different. If you're looking for pizza or pasta in Gwangalli, I'd recommend Extra Mile. In particular, the roasted vegetables were what stuck with me most from this visit. It's a great side to share alongside pizza, and I think it suits anyone who wants to enjoy vegetables in a delicious way.

Who Extra Mile is best for

• Looking for a good Western restaurant in Gwangalli
• Looking for a good pizza place in Gwangalli
• Want a nice-atmosphere Western restaurant
• Fans of roasted vegetables
• Looking for a healthy option while dieting
• Want to enjoy vegetables in a delicious way
• Want to enjoy pizza and roasted vegetables together

If you're looking for a special side dish to go with pizza in Gwangalli, you have to try Extra Mile's romesco & roasted vegetables. If you've eaten a lot of roasted vegetables while dieting, you'll immediately understand why I introduced this dish first. The combination of moist, tender vegetables with romesco sauce was memorable, and even I, who doesn't usually like carrots, enjoyed them here. On a day when you want to properly enjoy both delicious pizza and vegetables in Gwangalli, give Extra Mile a try. 🍕🥕