Thermos Lake Bencher · 4 stories

Steam Off the Lake, Gangwon and Beyond

Writes about cafes, small restaurants and easy outings she stumbles on across Gangwon, Gyeonggi and Chungcheong. · Writes about: Things to do · Cafés · Restaurants

PlaceDanyang, ChungbukCafés

Danyang market bakery, garlic bread frozen up to 2 months: Danppang

Danppang Bakery (단빵제빵소) is a garlic bread bakery on Dojeon 4-gil near Gugyeong Market in Danyang, Chungbuk. On a return visit, the writer waited through the weekend line and bought 2 boxes of the 4-flavor set (garlic baguette, black garlic bread, custard cream bread and cream cheese garlic bread), took one box to her husband's office, froze the rest for up to 2 months and reheated it in an air fryer for 10 minutes. Danppang Bakery's garlic bread tastes almost like fresh-baked even after freezing, so it is a Danyang treat worth stocking up on.

Written Jun 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDanyang, ChungbukCafés

Danyang bakery, warm salt bread at opening: Black Garlic Salt Bread

Black Garlic Salt Bread (흑마늘소금빵) is a salt bread bakery inside Danyang Gugyeong Market in Danyang, Chungbuk. It sells four flavors (original, streusel, garlic and black garlic) individually or in Sets 1 to 4. The writer arrived close to opening time, bought Set 1 and Set 2 with no wait while the bread was still warm, and ranked the flavors garlic first, original second and black garlic third. For warm salt bread at Black Garlic Salt Bread without a line, go right after opening.

Written Jun 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDanyang, ChungbukRestaurants

Fried chicken shop in Danyang Gugyeong Market: Sirusom bridge revisit

Danyang Heukmaneul Nurungji Dakgangjeong (단양흑마늘누룽지닭강정) is a dakgangjeong (sweet, crispy fried chicken) shop known for black garlic sauce and nurungji (crispy scorched rice), in the center of the top row of Danyang Gugyeong Market in Danyang-eup, Chungbuk. Back in Danyang after hearing the Sirusom bridge was finished, the writer waited 40 minutes on a weekend evening, took black garlic dakgangjeong and 1 set of black garlic makgeolli back to the lodging, and finished the leftovers the next morning. If you pick only one fried chicken spot in Danyang, the writer's revisit verdict is Danyang Heukmaneul Nurungji Dakgangjeong.

Written Jun 25, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGapyeong, GyeonggiCafés

Gapyeong dog-friendly café for mango tropical cake: Cafe Imchori

Cafe Imchori (카페 임초리) is a pet-friendly dessert café in Imchori village, Sangmyeon, Gapyeong, Gyeonggi. The writer and her husband visited around 12 noon and ordered the signature coffee, Red Nectar tea (a peach-scented rooibos) and the mango tropical cake made in-house. The sunlight in the open-roofed Petit Forêt space and a cake filled with mango all the way through stood out. Cafe Imchori suits anyone who wants to enjoy proper desserts with their dog.

Written Jul 3, 2026Sponsored
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