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The First Side Dish

I write about meals and restaurant visits in Daejeon and the Chungcheong region. · Writes about: Restaurants

PlaceYuseong, DaejeonRestaurants

Gung-dong pasta restaurant in Daejeon: bacon cream cheese risotto

Ciment Chungnam National University Branch is a pasta and risotto restaurant in the alley in front of Chungnam National University in Gung-dong, Yuseong, Daejeon. The writer returned after five years to hand out the first wedding invitations four months before the wedding, ordering bacon cream cheese risotto (₩8,900) and premium salchi garlic oil pasta (₩14,500). The salchisal (chuck flap steak) was tender and the cream sauce never felt heavy, so Ciment works well for an invitation get-together or lunch near Chungnam National University.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeo-gu, DaejeonRestaurants

Daejeon hot pot restaurant with beef shabu dinner set: Chongil Nakji

Chongil Nakji, Tanbang branch is a Korean restaurant serving spicy octopus dishes and yeonpo-tang (seafood hot pot) near Lotte Department Store in Tanbang-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon. Its new octopus-and-nakji yeonpo-tang set with beef shabu-shabu costs 29,000 won and came with plump octopus, scallops with no fishy taste, a rich broth and thin beef to swish in it. The set is a limited-quantity evening special, so booking through Naver Reservation before visiting is the safer plan.

Written Aug 30, 2026Sponsored
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