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Daejeon rib spot: post-meeting galbijjim with rice cakes, Idobonga

Idobonga is a Korean galbi (rib) restaurant on the 2nd floor of a building near Seodaejeon Station in Jung-gu, Daejeon. After a meeting in Daejeon, a married couple ordered a small spicy galbijjim (braised short ribs) for lunch, with aged kimchi and tteokbokki rice cakes in a sweet, salty and spicy sauce, plus 2 extra bowls of rice and 13 side dishes. The sauce runs a little sweet, but Idobonga is a solid Seodaejeon Station lunch pick for anyone who loves sweet, spicy marinated meat.

Written May 31, 2026Sponsored

PlaceSokcho, GangwonRestaurants

Sokcho sashimi takeout eaten at Jangho Port: Sokcho Daeilho Bangeo

Sokcho Daeilho Bangeo (속초대일호방어) is a sashimi and sushi takeout shop inside Sokcho Central Market in Sokcho, Gangwon. The writer took away a seasonal aged sashimi platter of yellowtail, ray and red drum to eat by the sea, and her husband, trying ray sashimi for the first time, said it was delicious. For good-value sashimi takeout to enjoy by the sea, Sokcho Daeilho Bangeo is a great fit.

Written Jun 11, 2026Sponsored

PlaceSokcho, GangwonRestaurants

Sokcho Korean restaurant: 17-banchan crab gejang set, Jin Seiromushi

Jin Seiromushi (진 세이로무시) is a gejang (soy-marinated raw crab) set-meal restaurant on Seonsa-ro 2-gil in Sokcho, Gangwon, close to Sokcho Beach and Cheongchoho Lake. The writer's family, with a child, ordered the red crab gejang set (₩23,000) and the blue crab gejang set (₩30,000), served with 17 side dishes, freshly cooked pot rice, doenjang (soybean paste) stew and scorched-rice tea (sungnyung). The red crab gejang was neither fishy nor salty, so even the writer, who struggles with raw food, finished a whole bowl of rice. Jin Seiromushi suits family trips or meals with older relatives looking for a home-style Korean spread.

Written Jun 11, 2026Sponsored