Yeonsu Lunch Traveler · 111 stories

Jeju, Lunch Included

I write about restaurants I visit in Jeju and the meals I have there. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Stays · Bars · Things to do · Shopping · Hair & beauty salons

PlaceJeju, JejuCafés

Jeju rice cake shop: baekseolgi, yakbap & gift boxes, Suragan

Suragan Tteokbang (수라간떡방) is a traditional Korean rice cake shop on Noyeon-ro in Jeju City, and the writer stops there on the last day of every Jeju trip before heading to the airport. On this visit the writer focused on baekseolgi (steamed white rice cake) and yakbap (sweet rice with chestnuts and jujubes), also picking up a little injeolmi, songpyeon, baram-tteok, garae-tteok and omegi-tteok, all of which were satisfying, and checked out Suragan Tteokbang's return-gift boxes and parcel delivery. For a Jeju-style gift near Jeju Airport that people of all ages will enjoy, Suragan Tteokbang is a choice you can't go wrong with.

Written May 31, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJeju, JejuRestaurants

Jeju City bakery for garlic baguette and melon bread: Raon Bakery

Raon Bakery Namnyeong branch is a naturally fermented bakery inside Namnyeong Mart on Namnyeong-ro in Jeju City, run by a master baker with 46 years of experience. The writer, who stops by Raon Bakery on every Jeju trip, went back and bought an armful of garlic baguette, melon bread, squid ink bread and coconut donuts to share with bread-fussy friends from Gunsan, who loved them. For a Jeju bakery that wins on fundamentals rather than flashy social media looks, Raon Bakery is the recommendation.

Written May 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJeju, JejuRestaurants

Seungcheon-ro, Jeju restaurant: salad, pasta, pizza in order: Cultured

Cultured is an open-kitchen pasta and pizza restaurant on the 1st floor of 81 Seungcheon-ro, Jeju City. At Cultured, the writer ate a tomato mozzarella salad, an aglio e olio with whole garlic cloves and zucchini, and a gorgonzola pizza on pastry dough in that order, like a course, then took a margherita pizza home. Verdict: Cultured is a Jeju City Western restaurant where the space, the flow of dishes and the flavors all feel natural, good for a slow meal and long conversation.

Written Jun 1, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Gangnam Station Exit 1 Chinese weekend lunch: shrimp shumai, Namsogwan

Namsogwan U Yuk Dosakmyeon (남소관 우육도삭면) is an open-kitchen Chinese restaurant on Teheran-ro 1-gil near Gangnam Station in Seoul. At the 12 p.m. weekend peak, the writer sat on the second floor and ordered beef dosakmyeon (knife-shaved noodles), mala tofu and shumai. The whole-shrimp shumai topped with flying fish roe outshone both the mild noodles and the rich mala tofu. With dishes in the ₩10,000s, Namsogwan is a good Gangnam Station lunch spot for sampling noodles, tofu and dim sum in one meal.

Written Oct 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulCafés

Gangnam café after shopping: fig cake & first canelé, Upper and Under

Upper and Under (어퍼앤언더) is a dessert café with a wide range of desserts, located between Gangnam Station and Sinnonhyeon Station in Gangnam, Seoul. After a tiring day of shopping, the writer rested at Upper and Under with fig cake, a double vanilla canelé, a matcha cream oat latte and a cold brew latte. The first-ever canelé, crisp outside and soft inside, and the ripe figs stood out most. Upper and Under is a café worth recommending to dessert-loving friends in Gangnam.

Written Oct 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangneung, GangwonRestaurants

Gangneung tofu restaurant, Sokcho kids trip revisit: Jeong Eunsuk

Jeong Eunsuk Chodang Sundubu (정은숙초당순두부) is a Chodang soft tofu restaurant on Nanseolheon-ro in Chodang-dong, Gangneung, known for handmade tofu dishes made with Korean-grown soybeans. On a Gangneung and Sokcho trip with the kids, the family came back for a second visit and ordered the Chodang Premium Table for 2 (25,000 won per person), serving the kids sundubu hot pot first and then adding spicy seasoning paste (dadaegi) and boiling it again. With a large parking lot and a mild white hot pot, Jeong Eunsuk Chodang Sundubu is an easy Gangneung restaurant for families with children.

Written Jun 2, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangneung, GangwonRestaurants

Kid-friendly Jumunjin sashimi to go for a Yangyang stay: Minja Hoetjip

Minja Hoetjip (민자횟집) is a sashimi restaurant inside Jumunjin Fish Market in Gangneung, Gangwon, serving both dine-in meals and takeout. On a family trip, the writer took away a small seasonal mixed sashimi platter for 40,000 won and ate it with the kids at a Yangyang stay; abalone, sea squirt, sea snails and steamed shrimp came free, and the fish was chewy-firm with no fishy taste. If you plan to eat sashimi with kids at your accommodation, one small mixed sashimi to go from Minja Hoetjip covers plenty of seafood.

Written Jun 4, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYangyang, GangwonCafés

Family-trip dog café in Yangyang with mango smoothies: Hello Mamma Mia

Hello Mamma Mia is a dog-friendly café near Mulchi Beach in Ganghyeon-myeon, Yangyang, Gangwon, where a resident dog named Gwangsuk means you can visit without a dog of your own. On a weekend family trip, the writer stopped at Hello Mamma Mia with the kids, ordered a five-grain latte and a mango smoothie (7,000 won each), and looked around the outdoor artificial turf yard and the pet supplement and treat corner. Hello Mamma Mia is a good Yangyang café for animal-loving families to take a quiet break, even without a dog.

Written Jun 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBusanjin, BusanRestaurants

Beef BBQ in Seomyeon, Busan: jjoldong, oxtail-broth egg rice, Sojay

Sojay Busan Seomyeon (소제이 부산서면점) is a retro-style Korean beef BBQ restaurant tucked inside an alley in Seomyeon, Busan, serving both LA flower galbi and braised oxtail. The writer ordered 2 servings of LA flower galbi, braised oxtail, jjoldong (tangy, spicy chewy noodles) and egg rice, and named the tender, fall-apart braised oxtail the best dish of the meal. Verdict: Sojay Busan Seomyeon is a Seomyeon beef spot where everything, from the meat to the sides to the rice that finishes the meal, comes together well.

Written Jun 4, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongdong, SeoulCafés

Seongsu bakery café: ham and cheese croissant, character pastry, LOOOP

LOOOP Bakery is a bakery café on Yeonmujang 5-gil in Seongsu-dong, Seoul, selling both regular and vegan baked goods. The writer browsed display cases of croissants, salt bread, canelés, cookies and fruit-shaped cakes, then chose a ham and cheese croissant sandwich, a cream croissant and a character-shaped pastry. With so many breads to pick from and a white-toned space to rest in, LOOOP Bakery is a fun Seongsu café to browse and take a break.

Written Oct 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongdong, SeoulRestaurants

Seongsu Korean BBQ by a 30-year meat pro: wet-aged hanwoo, Marblejeong

Marblejeong Seongsu flagship (마블정 성수본점) is a Korean BBQ restaurant in Seongsu-dong, Seoul, specializing in aged hanwoo (Korean beef) and pork. A writer who ran a slaughter and meat-processing business for 30 years inspected Marblejeong's wet-aging showcase, then grilled hanwoo striploin, galbi-sal (rib finger meat) and chadol (thin-sliced brisket), judging color, marbling and flavor. Verdict: Marblejeong is a satisfying Seongsu hanwoo spot for anyone who wants quality meat in an upscale space.

Written Oct 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSokcho, GangwonRestaurants

Sokcho market fried baby crab, still crisp the next day: Hwangbuja

Hwangbuja Twigim (황부자튀김) is a fried food and squid sundae (stuffed squid) shop inside Sokcho Tourist and Fish Market, also called Sokcho Central Market, in Sokcho, Gangwon. On a trip with the kids, the writer took out baby crab fry, red snow crab meat fry and shrimp gangjeong (sweet glazed fried shrimp); Hwangbuja Twigim fries each order once more, so everything came warm and crisp, and the baby crab stayed crunchy until the next day. For a Sokcho trip with children, this three-dish combo at Hwangbuja Twigim is well worth ordering.

Written Jun 6, 2026Sponsored