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PlaceGangneung, GangwonRestaurants

Gangneung buckwheat noodle spot: birthday trip first meal at Gossi's

Gossi's Donghae Makguksu & Sundubu Kalguksu Main Branch is a second-generation makguksu (buckwheat noodle) restaurant by the beach, right next to Gangneung Cafe Street in Gangwon. For the first meal of a birthday trip, the writer walked in at 10:40am with no wait and, at a 2nd-floor ocean-view window seat, had the 2-person suyuk (boiled pork) set (₩38,000), with a large mul-makguksu and perilla oil makguksu, plus spicy green chili buckwheat gimbap (₩8,000). The fish-broth mul-makguksu, nutty perilla oil makguksu and moist suyuk at Gossi's were so satisfying that every bowl was scraped clean.

Written Jul 19, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangneung, GangwonCafés

Gangneung dessert café: iced Americanos & 5F pine view, Gangneung Sand

Gangneung Sand Main Branch is the flagship store of Gangneung Sand, the city's signature souvenir sandwich cookie, on Seonggokgoyang-gil in Gangneung, Gangwon. Two visitors bought 1 box each of coffee and Chodang corn Gangneung Sand with 2 canned iced Americanos, then explored the 3rd-floor play zone and the 5th-floor observatory. Check that each cookie is stamped "Gangneung Sand" (강릉샌드), and Gangneung Sand Main Branch makes an ideal last gift stop on a Gangneung trip.

Written Jul 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Chowol Station kimchi jjigae, stroller-friendly: Oneuldo Utja

Oneuldo Utja Chowol is a Korean restaurant between Chowol and Gonjiam stations in Gwangju, Gyeonggi, built around sotbap (stone-pot rice), duruchigi (spicy stir-fried pork) and kimchi jjigae (kimchi stew). Two diners arrived at 10:40am on a weekend and shared old-style kimchi jjigae, freshly cooked sotbap for two and a giant cheese egg roll, and the tables sit far enough apart that a stroller rolls in without trouble. Order one sotbap per person and extra rice at the self-serve bar is free, which makes Oneuldo Utja Chowol a filling late-morning meal.

Written Aug 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Taejeon-dong lamb skewer couple set with fried rice swap: Sinbaegok

Sinbaegok Lamb Skewers Taejeon Branch is a lamb skewer restaurant on the 2nd floor of a building on Taebong-ro in Taejeon-dong, Gwangju, Gyeonggi. The couple set runs around ₩20,000 per person and includes original and seasoned lamb skewers plus guobaorou (sweet and sour crispy pork), with the default cucumber salad swapped for fried rice at no extra charge, and the skewers grilled on an auto-rotating charcoal grill came out with zero gamey smell. Free whole garlic once per table, a self-serve bar, and free coffee and ice cream on the way out round out a solid set.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
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