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Small Pouch, Seoul/Daejeon-Chungcheong and Gyeonggi Beauty, Shops and Restaurants

Writes about cafes, restaurants, beauty spots, bars, and shops across Seoul, Daejeon-Chungcheong, and Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Cafés · Restaurants · Hair & beauty salons · Shopping · Bars

PlaceDangjin, ChungnamCafés

Dangjin café for a weekend bread brunch: butter soboro bun at MIMI

MIMI Coffee Mill (미미커피방앗간) is a large café on Nambu-ro in Sunseong-myeon, Dangjin, Chungnam. On a weekend morning the writer took a window seat with a tree view and had a brunch of MIMI cream latte, fresh strawberry latte, Dangjin soft tofu ice cream, a butter soboro bun (3,500 won), a red bean bun (2,800 won) and a glutinous rice pea bread; the breads were so big that one went home in a takeaway bag. MIMI Coffee Mill is a generous, fairly priced café worth visiting in the morning.

Written May 31, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeosan, ChungnamBars

Seosan bar for couple's dinner drinks and spicy seafood stew: Ato

Masinneun Seonmul Ato (맛있는선물 아토) is an izakaya-style bar in Yecheon-dong, Seosan, Chungnam. On an early Saturday evening the writer booked a private room and shared the spicy seafood tomato stew with added pasta noodles and four steamed whole bullet squid, the recommended dish of the day, with her husband. The stew, generously packed with crab, shrimp, mussels and squid, was the highlight. Masinneun Seonmul Ato serves filling dishes, so it works for dinner drinks and for a first or second round in Seosan.

Written Jun 24, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Songtan army stew in Dujeong-dong, a friend's lunch pick: Cheongwon

Cheongwon Restaurant: Cooking Budae-jjigae, Cheonan Dujeong Main Branch is a Korean restaurant in Dujeong-dong, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan, that specializes in budae-jjigae (army stew). On a friend's recommendation, the writer ordered Songtan budae-jjigae for two at lunch, kept the lid closed until staff stirred the pot, then ate generous ingredients and a rich broth with unlimited rice and ramyeon noodles. Cheongwon Restaurant suits office lunches or family meals for anyone who wants a broth with savory depth, not just heat.

Written Jul 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDangjin, ChungnamRestaurants

Dangjin Wondang fish restaurant for a pregnancy boost: Hwadeogeuro Gan

Hwadeogeuro Gan Godeungeo Dangjin Wondang Branch is a Korean restaurant serving wood-fired grilled fish on Wondang-ro in Dangjin, Chungnam. The pregnant writer and her husband ordered grilled mackerel and grilled gulbi (salted dried yellow croaker), added dishes from the self-serve bar, and she finished the whole meal comfortably without taking her morning sickness medicine. Verdict: a nourishing meal worth returning for, with the gulbi recommended over the mackerel.

Written Jul 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheongju, ChungbukRestaurants

Cheongju butcher-shop BBQ, half a pig for two: Hanmaeum Jeongyuk

Hanmaeum Jeongyuk Sikdang Gagyeong branch is a butcher-shop-style Korean BBQ restaurant on the 2nd floor of a building on Seohyeon-ro in Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju. The writer and her husband ordered half a pig and grilled it over charcoal, and the self-bar with tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes), the kids' zone and a staff member who brought a fan before being asked on a hot day stood out. Hanmaeum Jeongyuk Sikdang suits anyone in Cheongju who wants a generous half pig for two or a place for a family meal out.

Written Jul 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheongju, ChungbukRestaurants

Cheongju Western restaurant in Seongan-gil: chicken platter at Bunnys

Bunnys (버니스) is a Western-style restaurant on Seongan-gil in Sangdang-gu, Cheongju. During a pregnancy trip to Cheongju, the writer had lunch at Bunnys and ordered the American chicken platter (23,900 won) and seafood hotplate rice (13,900 won). The portions were so large that the leftover chicken was packed to go, and a review event added a free 1L grapefruit ade. For a filling, tasty lunch on Seongan-gil, Bunnys is worth recommending.

Written Jul 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheongju, ChungbukHair & beauty salons

Cheongju facial salon for acne extraction and cryo: Laeve Esthetic

Laeve Esthetic (라에브에스테틱) is a 100% reservation-only facial salon on Biha-ro in Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju, Chungbuk. The writer, who kept breaking out on the chin and cheeks, had a full acne session at Laeve Esthetic: consultation, extraction, disinfection, soothing gel, cryo, a soothing cream pack and a mummy mask with a cool pack. The writer was pleased with the consultation, which covered the ingredients in their everyday cosmetics and their lifestyle habits, with the hygienic extraction, and above all with the cryo soothing step. Laeve Esthetic suits people in Cheongju who want recurring acne treated with extraction, calming care and lifestyle advice together.

Written Jul 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheongju, ChungbukRestaurants

Summer Korean lunch of galbi sotbap and soba in Cheongju: Oneul Haru

Oneul Haru (오늘하루) is a Korean set-meal restaurant in Gagyeong-dong, Cheongju, on Seohyeonbuk-ro in Heungdeok-gu. On a hot summer day, the writer ordered the LA galbi sotbap (pot rice) set and the buckwheat soba and pork cutlet set at Oneul Haru. The cool, air-conditioned dining room, iced water and a self-serve bar with tteokbokki stood out. For a hearty, restorative Korean lunch in the heat, Oneul Haru's LA galbi sotbap and soba combination is a good fit.

Written Jul 31, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwangjin, SeoulCafés

Guui Station café for summer smoothies with friends: Center Coffee

Center Coffee Guui East Pole is a café on the B1 floor of the East Pole shopping center, connected to Guui Station on Subway Line 2 in Gwangjin, Seoul. On a midsummer day with longtime friends, the group ordered three drinks: an iced Americano, a Korean melon (chamoe) yogurt smoothie and a mango grapefruit smoothie. The strong air conditioning made the heat vanish instantly. For something different, the Korean melon yogurt smoothie at Center Coffee Guui East Pole was the most memorable.

Written Aug 5, 2026Sponsored
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