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Loose Lantern, Sejong and Daejeon Outings

Writes about restaurants and things to do around Sejong, Seoul, and the Daejeon-Chungcheong area. · Writes about: Restaurants · Things to do

PlaceSeo-gu, DaejeonRestaurants

Daejeon Chinese restaurant, large tangsuyuk to share: Macheonchwi

Macheonchwi is a spacious Chinese restaurant in Mannyeon-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon, near Daejeon Arts Center and Hanbat Arboretum. At a window table, a group shared a large tangsuyuk (sweet-and-sour pork), half-size jjajangmyeon (black bean noodles) and jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup), fried rice and a ganjjajang topped with a whole abalone, with the rich jjamppong broth and savory tangsuyuk sauce standing out. Macheonchwi is a good Mannyeon-dong Chinese restaurant for groups who each want to pick their own favorite.

Written Jul 13, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMapo, SeoulThings to do

Hongdae indoor camping with fresh vs frozen pork belly: TAGE

TAGE Indoor Camping Hongdae Main Branch is an indoor campsite on basement level 1 near the Hongdae club street in Mapo, Seoul, where you can grill meat among artificial grass, string lights and a campfire mood without bringing any camping gear. The writer booked the 3rd slot (5:00–7:30pm), played Nintendo and board games, tried both fresh and frozen pork belly, and ordered ramyeon cooked in a mess tin (banhap ramyeon) twice. Verdict: TAGE Indoor Camping is a comfortable, weather-proof indoor thing to do in Hongdae, and the writer was very satisfied.

Written Jul 31, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMapo, SeoulThings to do

Indoor board game café in Hongdae for a hot day: caramel popcorn, Hero

Hero Board Game Cafe Hongdae Branch 1 is a board game café about 500m from Exit 9 of Hongik University Station in Mapo, Seoul. On a sweltering day, the blogger came looking for indoor fun, played several board games in a private floor, table or group seating area, and ordered drinks and caramel popcorn from the table kiosk. With a dedicated murder mystery zone, a free PS5, pool table and arcade machines, and a 6,000 won weekday unlimited plan, Hero Board Game Cafe Hongdae Branch 1 is an easy pick for dates, families and group outings.

Written Aug 1, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSejongRestaurants

Weekend window-seat kimchi stew dinner in Sejong: Chung-sil Hoegwan

Chung-sil Hoegwan (충실회관) is a kimchi jjigae (kimchi stew) and pork belly restaurant on Noeul 3-ro in Hansol-dong, Sejong. On a weekend evening at a window table, the galbi kimchi jjigae came with sotbap (pot rice) and sungnyung (scorched rice tea), and the free ramen noodles and broth refills brought back an appetite lost to the heat. With baby chairs and wide tables, Chung-sil Hoegwan works well for family gatherings and team dinners.

Written Aug 8, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSejongRestaurants

Sejong restaurant with an 18-person group room: Mekong Thai Naseong

Mekong Thai Sejong Naseong Branch is a Thai and Vietnamese restaurant on the 2nd floor of the NS Building in Naseong-dong, Sejong. The meal was beef brisket pho and pineapple fried rice with a generous free top-up of bean sprouts, and the sliding-door group room holds up to 18 people, with kids' chairs and free basement parking also on hand. For a family meal or a group dinner in Sejong, Mekong Thai Sejong Naseong Branch is an easy choice.

Written Aug 13, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSejongRestaurants

Naseong-dong Korean restaurant with 3-hour parking, Sejong: Chungsilok

Chungsilok Ppyeohaejangguk (충실옥) is a pork bone soup and gamjatang restaurant in Naseong-dong, Sejong, across from the National Fire Agency. A line forms at lunch peak, so arriving at opening secured a window table, and two orders of Chungsilok pork bone soup (11,000 won each, rice included) brought spicy broth and generous meat. Self-serve yeolmu kimchi and 3 hours of parking in the building make Chungsilok a filling lunch stop in Sejong.

Written Aug 16, 2026Sponsored
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