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Writes about small restaurants and eateries around Busan and South Gyeongsang. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Hair & beauty salons

PlaceUlju, UlsanRestaurants

Ulsan duck restaurant with heart-shaped cheese fried rice: Tteuldamjip

Tteuldamjip is a duck restaurant in Cheongnyang-eup, Ulju, Ulsan, under 5 minutes by car from Munsu Baseball Stadium. The writer, a regular at Ulsan Whales games, came with a partner and ordered the medium-spice duck bulgogi couple set with extra mushrooms, self-cooked cheese fried rice and bottled drinks, and was happy with the homemade side dishes and the sungnyung (scorched-rice tea) finish. With a large parking lot, private rooms and baby chairs, Tteuldamjip is a definite revisit for a meal before or after a game or a family dinner.

Written Apr 22, 2026Sponsored
PlacePohang, GyeongbukRestaurants

Pohang Korean BBQ: 5 ogyeopsal servings for two, no wraps, Neolpanji

Neolpanji Pohang Yeongildae Branch is a stone-grill Korean BBQ restaurant on Samho-ro near Yeongildae Beach in Pohang. Two people ate 5 servings of ogyeopsal (five-layer pork belly), plus stone-plate fried rice, kimchi-rolled noodles and a cider, dipping the juicy pork in the special sauce, soybean powder and salted hairtail sauce. The writer, who doesn't usually enjoy ogyeopsal, skipped the lettuce wraps to focus on the meat and called it the best pork they'd had lately.

Written Nov 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNam-gu, UlsanRestaurants

Mugeo-dong, Ulsan pasta place: large mild shrimp pasta, Doldol Pasta

Doldol Pasta (돌돌파스타) is a budget-friendly pasta restaurant at Babo Intersection near the University of Ulsan in Mugeo-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan. The writer and a companion ordered the Shrimp Doldol Pasta (mild) and the pork neck pilaf, both in large size, and got free cheese fries through the review event; after finishing everything, the two were completely stuffed. Doldol Pasta suits anyone looking for big, tasty, good-value pasta, but order the large size only if you are confident in your appetite.

Written Oct 25, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBuk-gu, UlsanRestaurants

Ulsan hangover soup spot, braised-style radish and icy mulhoe: Boksan

Boksan Haejang is a lunch-only hangover soup restaurant in Songjeong, Buk-gu, Ulsan, and the sister shop of Boksan Donkatsu, known for its pork cutlets. On a humid day, the writer's raw-food-loving partner ordered the large Boksan raw beef mulhoe (cold raw beef soup topped with slushy ice), while the writer, who can't eat raw food, had the Boksan haejang-guk (hangover soup) packed with meat, bean sprouts, radish and glass noodles. Every dish at Boksan Haejang comes as a single-person tray, so solo dining is easy, and both bowls were scraped clean in a satisfying lunch.

Written Jun 19, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBuk-gu, UlsanRestaurants

Ulsan noodle spot: light milmyeon and janchi guksu at Samsam Myeonga

Samsam Myeonga (삼삼면가) is a milmyeon and noodle restaurant on Myeongchon-ro in Buk-gu, Ulsan, and appears to be the former Samsam Milmyeon reopened with fresh noodles and chungmu gimbap added. A couple ordered Set A (milmyeon and tonkatsu) and Set B (janchi guksu and chungmu gimbap), and both the clean-tasting milmyeon (Busan-style cold wheat noodles), light on herbal flavor, and the house-made janchi guksu (warm banquet noodles) satisfied. The writer came to Samsam Myeonga for milmyeon but left won over by the janchi guksu; it is a good-value noodle spot in Myeongchon.

Written Oct 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHwaseong, GyeonggiRestaurants

Dongtan kalguksu with 5-car parking and summer grilled octopus: Yubok

Yubok Haemul Kalguksu Dongtan Direct Branch (유복해물칼국수 동탄직영점) is a seafood kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) restaurant on Dongtan Gongwon-ro 3-gil in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, known for its pufferfish broth. The writer parked in the 5-car private lot out front and, with their second child, ordered single portions of pufferfish-broth seafood kalguksu, fire-grilled webfoot octopus (jjukkumi) stir-fry and perilla leaf pancake. Verdict: the pufferfish broth at Yubok Haemul Kalguksu was deep and refreshing, and the octopus served on a stone plate had an outstanding smoky flavor.

Written Aug 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHwaseong, GyeonggiHair & beauty salons

Dongtan Station hair salon hippie perm for fine hair: Juno Hair

Juno Hair Dongtan SRT Station Branch is a hair salon on the 2nd floor of Lotte Front Castle Building B by Dongtan Station in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi. The writer brought a younger sister whose fine hair rarely holds a perm; designer Yejin recommended a hippie perm, which finished 30 minutes ahead of the 2 hours quoted. With 3 hours of free parking, a kids' room and complimentary drinks, Juno Hair Dongtan SRT Station Branch is an easy salon to visit with children.

Written Aug 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnseong, GyeonggiCafés

Anseong café with my niece: choco latte & ham cheese toast, Chat Baker

Chat Baker Brunch & Bakery Café is a large two-story brunch and bakery café on Seodong-daero in Gongdo-eup, Anseong, Gyeonggi. On a weekday drive with her niece, the writer had a fresh chocolate latte and strawberry ade with sausage pizza bread, ham cheese toast and Mont Blanc at the second-floor window floor seating. With a parking lot for 30-plus cars and a 5-minute drive from Anseong Farm Land, Chat Baker makes an easy drive stop with kids.

Written Aug 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNam-gu, UlsanRestaurants

Late-lunch gyukatsu with no break time in Samsan, Ulsan: Izawa

Izawa Ulsan The Terrace Garden branch is a gyukatsu (Japanese fried beef cutlet) restaurant inside The Terrace Garden at 231 Samsan-ro in Nam-gu, Ulsan. Because Izawa opens daily from 11:00 to 21:00 with no break time, a late arrival still meant no wait and a two-top table, where each person grilled the beef on a personal stove to their own doneness, medium-rare and medium. Gyukatsu comes as an individual set that suits solo diners, and parking after the meal is validated for up to 2 hours 30 minutes.

Written Aug 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNam-gu, UlsanRestaurants

Two validated parking lots at Samsam Milmyeon, Ulsan cold noodles

Samsam Milmyeon Main Branch is a milmyeon (chewy cold noodle) restaurant next to the bus terminal in Dal-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan. Worried about parking, the writer walked over, then learned that Samsam Milmyeon validates parking at two nearby lots, Daegyeong Parking Lot and Paldo Paid Parking Lot, and ordered double portions of water milmyeon and bibim milmyeon plus dumplings from the table tablet, all arriving at once. Easy parking and fast service make this Dal-dong milmyeon restaurant worth the drive.

Written Sep 16, 2026Sponsored
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