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I write about meals and restaurants I visit in Seoul. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Shopping · Stays · Bars

PlaceCheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Pizza to take home from a Cheonan trip: large Hawaiian, Clap Pizza

Clap Pizza Cheonan-Asan Shinsegae is a pizza shop on the 4th floor of Building B at Shinsegae Department Store in Sinbu-dong, Cheonan, right next to the CGV. On a long-awaited trip to Cheonan, the writer went shopping, then took a large (L) Hawaiian pizza home; the Clap Pizza texture held up well after the trip, and the pineapple kept it from feeling greasy to the last slice. Verdict: a satisfying pizza the writer would buy more of next time to stock the freezer.

Written Apr 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamCafés

Cheonan café with a cold: hot americano & macadamia financier, Brewers

Brewers Coffee Cheonan Sinbu Branch is a café specialising in baked goods in Sinbu-dong, Cheonan, near Shinsegae Department Store. On a return visit, the writer chose a vanilla macadamia financier, a nunettine financier and a matcha mochi flan, with a warm americano because of a cold coming on. Verdict: crisp-outside, moist-inside financiers pair well with the nutty americano, and Brewers Coffee's baked goods keep their texture even as takeout.

Written Apr 22, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamCafés

Cheonan brunch café, solo outdoor-table margherita pizza: Geurimseu

Geurimseu Cafe (그림스카페) is a large brunch and bakery café on Mijuk 5-gil in Dongnam-gu, Cheonan, Chungnam, open from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. On a day off, the writer visited Geurimseu Cafe alone and enjoyed a margherita pizza, a white roll choux cream castella and an iced Americano at an outdoor table in good weather. With a spacious interior, a terrace and plenty of parking, Geurimseu Cafe is a Cheonan café where you can linger for hours, whether alone or with family.

Written Apr 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeo-gu, DaejeonRestaurants

Daejeon inari shop: 6 to go held shape on a long trip, Kitsune Yubu

Kitsune Yubu Daejeon Dunsan is a Japanese restaurant specializing in inari sushi (rice in seasoned fried tofu pouches), near Exit 7 of City Hall Station in Dunsan-dong, Daejeon. The writer took six kinds of Kitsune Yubu inari to go (tuna mayo, beef bulgogi, cream shrimp, sweet-and-salty beef brisket, savory crab stick and popping flying fish roe) on a long trip home, and the dedicated takeout container kept them almost perfectly in shape. Kitsune Yubu is a good Dunsan-dong pick for big, generously topped inari sushi to take out as a full meal.

Written Apr 24, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeo-gu, DaejeonCafés

Egg tart shop in Dunsan-dong, Daejeon: two styles at Planet Egg Tart

Planet Egg Tart is an egg tart shop in a residential street near Galleria in Dunsan-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon. The writer booked on Naver, arrived right at opening, and tried one Hong Kong-style tart plus Portuguese-style vanilla, cinnamon and cream cheese tarts with a lemonade. Planet Egg Tart's Hong Kong and Portuguese styles have clearly different textures, making it a worthwhile stop on a Daejeon bakery tour.

Written Apr 25, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYuseong, DaejeonRestaurants

Daejeon Italian-American restaurant: lasagna to go at Fork & Pickles

Fork & Pickles is an Italian-American restaurant in a standalone building with a large garden on Baksan-ro in Guam-dong, Yuseong, Daejeon. Over two floors with floor-to-ceiling windows facing the garden, the writer ate vongole pasta and classic lasagna, and Fork & Pickles packed the leftover lasagna with a container, a shopping bag and a postcard with reheating instructions. Fork & Pickles balances food, space and service well, making it a solid pick for a date or family meal in Yuseong.

Written Apr 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYuseong, DaejeonRestaurants

Yuseong street-tent pork belly BBQ, Daejeon: Bak Bongmyeong Samgyeop

Bak Bongmyeong Samgyeop (박봉명삼겹) is a Korean BBQ restaurant near Yuseong Spa Station in Bongmyeong-dong, Yuseong, Daejeon, specializing in naengsam (thin-sliced frozen pork belly) and raw galbi. On this repeat visit, the writer grilled 3 servings of naengsam over charcoal, ate them with scallion salad and aged kimchi, and finished with doenjang stew and ramyeon. For a street-tent pocha atmosphere and consistent flavor, Bak Bongmyeong Samgyeop is a dependable pork belly spot in Bongmyeong-dong.

Written Apr 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeo-gu, DaejeonBars

Kaiseki omakase in Dunsan-dong, Daejeon: 11am first seating – Sori

Sori is a kaiseki omakase restaurant in Dunsan-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon, with a black-and-gray interior, an open kitchen, a bar counter and a group room. At the 11am first lunch seating, the writer had the Sori Kaiseki Omakase for 2, and the steamed abalone with abalone liver sauce, the sea bream pot rice and the gim bugak (crispy seaweed chip) with monkfish liver cream stood out. Sori in Dunsan-dong is a good pick for a first omakase, a date or an anniversary meal.

Written Apr 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYuseong, DaejeonCafés

Three-floor chimney bread café in Yuseong, Daejeon: yuja ade at Luonto

Luonto Sutonggol Branch (루온토 수통골점) is a large chimney bread café on three floors near Sutonggol in Yuseong, Daejeon. At the kiosks on the 1st and 2nd floors, the writer ordered chimney bread (a spiral pastry baked to order), a nutty iced americano and a yuja (citron) ade, then explored each floor's different atmosphere and the 2nd-floor fountain terrace. Luonto's chimney bread is baked fresh when ordered, crisp outside and chewy inside, and with that and the spacious floors, Luonto is worth a return visit.

Written Apr 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceIksan, JeonbukRestaurants

Iksan Chinese spot: brisket jjamppong & egg-blanket rice, Hwangbihong

Hwangbihong (황비홍) is a jjamppong (spicy noodle soup) specialist Chinese restaurant in Busong-dong, Iksan, Jeonbuk, which says its jjamppong is built on a Korean beef (hanu) bone broth simmered for 24 hours. The writer ordered a small tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork), brisket jjamppong and fried rice. The crispy tangsuyuk, the rich, heavy broth of the brisket jjamppong and the fluffy old-style fried rice were all satisfying. For anyone who loves deep-flavored jjamppong, Hwangbihong in Busong-dong, Iksan is worth a return visit.

Written Apr 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeo-gu, DaejeonRestaurants

Daejeon restaurant: salad-topped sweet potato pizza, Someday Romance

Someday Romance (썸데이로맨스) is a Western restaurant with a Southeast Asian-style interior that takes up the entire 6th floor of Savezone in Dunsan-dong, Daejeon. The writer ordered aglio e olio, sweet potato pizza, grilled chicken salad and a peach ade, then piled the chicken salad on top of the sweet potato pizza; about 200 pyeong of indoor and outdoor space and 3 hours of underground parking were big pluses. Someday Romance works well for brunch, dates or group get-togethers and is worth a return visit.

Written Apr 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJeonju, JeonbukCafés

Jeonju financier café: handmade shapes & Hermès-style gift box, Ppajak

Ppajak Financier Bar (빠작 휘낭시에바) is a financier specialty café on Beotkkot-ro in Deokjin-gu, Jeonju. The writer stops by Ppajak Financier Bar on every trip to Jeonju and this time picked 6 financiers from the display case to take away. The owner's handmade financier shapes and the Hermès-style bag-shaped gift box stood out most. If you have a flavor in mind, visit Ppajak Financier Bar a little early, before it sells out.

Written Nov 9, 2026Sponsored