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Slow Errand, Sejong/Daejeon-Chungcheong and Gyeonggi Restaurants, Cafes and Things to Do

Writes about weekday lunches, quiet cafes, and small outings around Gyeonggi, Sejong, and Daejeon/Chungcheong. · Writes about: Restaurants · Things to do · Cafés

PlaceAnseong, GyeonggiCafés

Weekend-drive bakery café in Anseong: butter tteok gifts, Chat Baker

Chat Baker Brunch & Bakery Café is a 500-pyeong (about 1,650 m²) brunch and bakery café inside 512 Square in Gongdo-eup, Anseong, Gyeonggi. On a weekend drive near Anseong Farmland, the writer stopped by Chat Baker by chance and tried the salt bread, sausage bread, cream puff bread and Jeju fresh carrot lemon juice, and found the plentiful parking, roomy seating and mild, not-too-rich bread satisfying. Chat Baker is a café worth lingering at on a weekend drive or an Anseong date.

Written Jun 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDangjin, ChungnamRestaurants

Dangjin BBQ buffet with easy parking and baby chairs: Myeongnyun

Myeongnyun Jinsa Galbi Dangjin Gijisi Branch (명륜진사갈비 당진기지시점) is a charcoal-grilled pork galbi restaurant on the 2nd floor at 6275 Seohae-ro in the Gijisi area of Dangjin, Chungnam. On a weekend family visit, the writer grilled as much pork galbi, pork belly, pork neck and eel as they wanted, used the self-bar, unlimited soda and a baby chair, and saw that unlimited draft beer costs an extra ₩4,900. With easy parking and friendly staff, Myeongnyun Jinsa Galbi Dangjin Gijisi Branch was a satisfying choice for a family meal with kids.

Written Jun 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSejongRestaurants

Thai food in Sejong: curry gopchang noodles, rice and beer at Thanon55

Thanon55 (Best Western Plus Hotel Sejong branch) is a Thai restaurant on the first floor of the Best Western Plus Hotel Sejong in Eojin-dong, Sejong. The writer tried curry gopchang (intestine) rice noodles for the first time, ordered rice on the side, and also had moo tod curry, morning glory (water spinach) and a cold beer. With plenty of rich gopchang and spices that never overpower, Thanon55's curry gopchang rice noodles are worth going back for.

Written Jun 18, 2026Sponsored
PlacePyeongtaek, GyeonggiRestaurants

Late-lunch sushi train near Pyeongtaek Station: salmon, Mikado Sushi

Mikado Sushi Pyeongtaek Station Branch is a sushi train (conveyor-belt sushi) restaurant on Pyeongtaek 2-ro near Pyeongtaek Station, where every plate costs the same flat price. The writer stopped in for a late lunch after running errands near Pyeongtaek Station, starting with salmon sushi and stacking up shrimp, gunkan (seaweed-wrapped sushi) and grilled plates. Mikado Sushi Pyeongtaek Station Branch is a sushi train where you can pick freely without worrying about plate colors.

Written Jun 22, 2026Sponsored
PlacePyeongtaek, GyeonggiRestaurants

Cockle restaurant in Pyeongtaek's Sosabeol for parents: Kkomak Manse

Kkomak Manse (꼬막만세) is a fresh cockle restaurant on Manse-ro in the Sosabeol area of Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi. At Kkomak Manse the writer ordered the family set for 2–3 people, with Manse seasoned cockles, cockle pancakes, cockle bibimbap and fish cake soup (odeng-tang), and especially enjoyed the wraps of perilla leaf, gim (seaweed), cockles and flying fish roe, plus the crispy cockle pancakes. With a large private parking lot, a clean dining room and food that isn't too strongly seasoned, Kkomak Manse is a good choice for a family meal out with parents.

Written Jul 3, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHwaseong, GyeonggiThings to do

Rainy-day Dongtan indoor zoo: baby ray and animated colouring, Artis

Artis Theme Park is a hands-on indoor zoo on the 9th floor of Sinyu Medi Plaza in Dongtan, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi. On a rainy day, the family parked in the building's underground car park, took the elevator straight up and saw snakes, lizards, a pelican, an alligator snapping turtle and a 3-week-old baby freshwater stingray, then tried feeding (starting with filling their own feed cup), animal touching, sand play, a stamp tour and animated colouring. Artis Theme Park is a weather-proof Dongtan outing where kids get hands-on and parents can rest in the café.

Written Jul 3, 2026Sponsored
PlacePyeongtaek, GyeonggiRestaurants

Pho restaurant near Pyeongtaek City Hall for a quiet meal: Mibundang

Mibundang Pyeongtaek City Hall Branch is a pho restaurant with mostly bar seating on the first floor of CM Tower near Pyeongtaek City Hall in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi. The meal was yangji (beef brisket) pho at 11,500 won and chadol-yangji (brisket point and brisket) pho at 12,500 won, with scallop spring rolls (jjajo) and wedding shumai at 3,000 won each; ordering one main per person lets you add extra noodles and bean sprouts. Mibundang Pyeongtaek City Hall Branch is a good spot for a quiet solo meal or a simple meal for two.

Written Aug 4, 2026Sponsored
PlacePyeongtaek, GyeonggiRestaurants

Pyeongtaek beef kalguksu, red bean ongsimi, backyard café: Songdam

Songdam Kalguksu is a hot pot kalguksu (knife-cut noodle) restaurant on Gangbyeon-ro in Anjung-eup, Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi. The order was beef hot pot kalguksu for 8,000 won and pat ongsimi (red bean porridge with rice balls) for 12,000 won, with corn bread and barley rice on the side, followed by coffee at Coffee Backyard (커피 뒷뜰), the café behind the restaurant. With its clean, mild broth and plenty of parking, Songdam Kalguksu is an easy choice for a family meal out.

Written Aug 6, 2026Sponsored
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