Folded Tab Roamer · 10 stories
Writes about cafes and restaurants she visits across Daegu/Gyeongbuk and Jeju. · Writes about: Cafés · Restaurants
Hands Coffee Gumi Goa-eup Branch is a large café on Won-daero in Goa-eup, Gumi, Gyeongbuk, with a spacious parking lot and two floors of seating. The writer and her husband ordered the Hands House brunch (17,300 won), a long black (5,000 won) and a vanilla latte (6,300 won) and took their time over them. For couples looking for a large Gumi café with easy parking and brunch, Hands Coffee Gumi Goa-eup Branch is a satisfying choice.
Deulkkot Hanu (들꽃한우) is a charcoal-grill hanwoo (Korean beef) restaurant tucked inside a residential area at the foot of Palgongsan in Dongmyeong-myeon, Chilgok, Gyeongbuk. After exploring the large garden and landscaped waterfall with their child, the writer's family grilled 1++ hanwoo kkot-galbisal (prime rib cap) and galbi-sal (rib finger meat) over charcoal, and the beef was so tender that their child, who refuses meat that is even slightly tough, never put down the chopsticks. Deulkkot Hanu pairs Palgongsan scenery with tender 1++ hanwoo, and the owner's guesthouse lets a group gathering carry on after dinner.
Handam Guksu Gwakji Aewol Branch (한담국수 곽지애월점) is a pork noodle restaurant near Handam Beach in Aewol, Jeju, known for bone broth gogi-guksu (pork noodle soup). The writer walked in with a child at 10:40 a.m. without a wait and ordered two large bowls of rich bone broth noodles (1,000 won extra for large) and dombe naengsuyuk (cold sliced boiled pork). The cloudy sky blurred the ocean view, but the broth was rich without being greasy. With one hour of free parking at Aewol Handam Parking Lot and baby chairs, Handam Guksu is a solid Aewol lunch with kids.
Jeju Samchun is a black pork BBQ restaurant near Hamdeok Beach in Jocheon-eup, Jeju, where staff grill the meat at your table. With a child in tow, the writer's family ordered the Jocha Set (pork belly and neck), then finished with a seafood doenjang stew made with two crabs and yeolmu guksu (young radish noodles). With high chairs and a stone-wall garden setting, Jeju Samchun is an easy, family-friendly choice for black pork in Hamdeok.
Hanjaechon Gumi Main Branch (한재촌 구미본점) is a Korean restaurant in Indong, Gumi, Gyeongbuk, known for hanwoo (Korean beef) and minari (water dropwort). On a family revisit, we reordered the Hanjaechon beef stew we loved last time and added hanwoo minari suyuk (boiled beef with minari) and steamed rice. Alternating the rich, spicy beef stew with the mild minari suyuk worked well, and the second visit to Hanjaechon Gumi Main Branch was just as satisfying.
Hands Coffee Gumi Goa-eup Branch is a large two-floor café on Won-daero in Goa-eup, Gumi, Gyeongbuk. After a first visit with her husband, the writer returned to Hands Coffee Gumi Goa-eup Branch with her child for a Haagen-Dazs ice cream waffle and coffee, and looked around the floor-seating room, the nursing room and the lawn garden. With ample parking, an elevator and a garden where kids can run around, Hands Coffee Gumi Goa-eup Branch is an easy café for families of all ages.
Suwolgyeonghwa (수월경화) is an ocean-view tea café on the 3rd and 4th floors of a red brick building right in front of Songjeong Beach in Haeundae, Busan. On a visit with a child, the order was the Dalbodre box, Lemon Sunset, Miguksik Gabae (American-style coffee) and, for the child who can't drink coffee, chestnut sikhye (sweet rice drink), along with a look at the calm 3rd floor versus the 4th-floor window seats overlooking the beach train. Suwolgyeonghwa is a Korean-style café worth stopping at least once on a Songjeong outing with kids.
Seokok Galbi (석옥갈비) is a pork galbi (marinated pork rib) restaurant on Jwadong-sunhwan-ro in Haeundae, Busan. On a Busan trip, a family of three ordered 4 servings of jangin galbi, bowls of rice and the 3,000 won minsaeng kimchi stew. The finely scored raw pork ribs were tender enough for the child, and the self-serve bar sauces and baekjinju rice also satisfied. For families looking for a kid-friendly pork galbi spot in Haeundae, Seokok Galbi is worth a look.
Imgane Nakji Bossam is a Korean restaurant on Indong 26-gil in Gumi, Gyeongbuk, serving flame-grilled octopus and herbal bossam (boiled pork) set meals. On a visit with a child, the writer ordered the Imgane Hansang 2 set plus a ₩12,000 bossam add-on, and the abalone porridge and self-serve fried eggs gave the child plenty to eat. With baby chairs and a free public parking lot 20m away, Imgane Nakji Bossam works well for a family meal.
Irojeong Gumi Geumosan Direct Branch is a sanghwang loach soup and boiled pork set-meal restaurant on Bakjeonghui-ro in Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-do. Arriving with a child at noon on a Saturday during the dog days of summer, the writer waited behind 22 groups, then ordered the boiled pork sanghwang loach set and the whole pork loin cutlet, adding a half plate of boiled pork because the first serving ran out too fast. A rest area and a playroom made the wait easy with a child, and Irojeong is a place worth returning to with parents.
