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Plain Kettle, Sejong, Daegu/Gyeongbuk, Busan/Gyeongnam, Incheon, Gyeonggi and Jeju Cafes and Restaurants

Writes about everyday cafes and restaurants across Busan/Gyeongnam, Gyeonggi, Incheon, Daegu/Gyeongbuk, Sejong and Jeju. · Writes about: Cafés · Restaurants

PlaceGyeongju, GyeongbukRestaurants

Hot pot near Gyeongju Donggungwon, debone and re-boil tip: Hyoeunok

Hyoeunok Gyeongju Branch is a Korean beef rib hot pot restaurant near Donggungwon in Bomun Tourist Complex, Gyeongju. A regular visited just after the lunch rush and worked through the signature Bone-verest (5-item minari beef rib hot pot set) as a course of ribs, shabu-shabu sirloin, kalguksu noodles and gondre porridge, with Hanwoo soboro bibimbap for the child. Thanks to a large parking lot and well-spaced tables, Hyoeunok Gyeongju Branch is an easy pick for a family meal in Gyeongju with kids or parents.

Written Jun 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangneung, GangwonCafés

Gangneung coffee café: Americano with pine needle tea, Coffee Dripper

Coffee Dripper is a coffee and dessert café on Nanseolheon-ro in Chodang-dong, Gangneung. On a Gangneung trip, the writer had an Americano, a vanilla latte, milk ice cream and a financier, and found that the pine needle tea served after the Americano left the palate clean. Verdict: Coffee Dripper was the best café of the writer's whole Gangneung trip.

Written Oct 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangneung, GangwonCafés

Gangneung gelato shop after a meat lunch, eaten by the sea: Hi Gelato

Hi Gelato is a gelato shop on Toseong-ro near Gangneung Central Market in Gangneung, Gangwon. On a Gangneung trip with a child, the writer stopped at Hi Gelato for dessert, took Berry Berry and Milk Choco Chip gelato to go and ate them in front of the sea, and the tangy Berry Berry cleared away the heaviness left by a meat lunch. For a Gangneung trip with kids, Hi Gelato is a dessert stop worth recommending.

Written Oct 19, 2026Sponsored
PlaceUlju, UlsanCafés

Bakery café near Ulsan Station: the last lemon cinnamon roll at MUG

MUG (카페 먹) is a large bakery café with a garden and mountain views in Sangbuk-myeon, Ulju-gun (Eonyang), Ulsan, near Ulsan Station. Arriving when the bread was almost sold out, the writer got the very last lemon cinnamon roll at MUG and paired it with an iced Americano, a Meok latte and a vanilla latte, while the Halloween balloon decorations delighted the writer's child. MUG gets very busy, so if you want the signature cinnamon roll and Meok latte, go early and grab a seat first.

Written Oct 18, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGyeongju, GyeongbukCafés

Gyeongju café near Bulguksa for a garden walk with kids: Cafe Road 100

Cafe Road 100 is a large bakery café with a garden on Bobul-ro near Bulguksa Temple in Gyeongju. The writer visited Cafe Road 100 on a weekend with a child, took photos at the sunflower photo spot, and had a strawberry latte, a vanilla latte, an iced americano and a slice of carrot cake with a view out the window. With its spacious interior, parking lot and baby chairs, Cafe Road 100 is a good place to rest during a family trip to Gyeongju.

Written Jun 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Ansan buckwheat noodle restaurant with generous small suyuk: Memilchon

Memilchon Ansan (메밀촌) is a Korean restaurant on Songho 1-gil in Sangnok-gu, Ansan, near Handaeap Station, specializing in millstone-ground buckwheat makguksu (buckwheat noodles) and potato ongsimi (potato dumpling soup). On a hot day the writer ordered makguksu and a small suyuk (boiled pork), which cost 25,000 won. Even the small suyuk was generous, moist and free of any gamey smell, and the makguksu broth tasted clean with a refreshingly cool finish. For a cool bowl of makguksu with suyuk in Ansan, Memilchon Ansan is well worth the trip.

Written Jun 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMilyang, GyeongnamRestaurants

Summer loach soup and yellow mushroom rice, Milyang: Ilpum Irojeong

Ilpum Irojeong is a Namwon-style chueotang (loach soup) restaurant on Baengmin-ro in downtown Milyang, Gyeongnam. On a Milyang trip with a child, the blogger had the sanghwang loach soup set with mackerel and boiled pork (₩18,000) and a Korean pork loin cutlet (₩10,000), and found a hearty spread: thick perilla broth with no gamey smell, yellow sanghwang mushroom rice, neat side dishes and fried loach. For a summer stamina meal or a tidy Korean set meal in Milyang, Ilpum Irojeong is a 100% would-return recommendation.

Written Jun 19, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangneung, GangwonRestaurants

Gangneung BBQ near Shilla Monogram, hanwoo & pork galbi: Chodang Uga

Gangneung Hanwoo Chodang Uga is a charcoal-grill Korean BBQ restaurant on Haean-ro in Gangneung, near Shilla Monogram, serving hanwoo (Korean beef) and pork galbi. During a one-night stay at Shilla Monogram, the writer grilled hanwoo first and then alternated it with pork galbi. Staff lit the charcoal at another table because a child was present, and the side dishes even included Chodang sundubu (soft tofu). Chodang Uga is a good Gangneung pick for days when choosing just one of hanwoo or pork galbi feels like a shame.

Written Oct 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYangsan, GyeongnamCafés

Sunlit Oslo Park brunch café in Yangsan: vanilla latte, Famous Venny

Famous Venny Yangsan Oslo Park Branch is an Australian-style brunch café inside Oslo Park in Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan, Gyeongnam. On a weekend afternoon the writer ordered an iced americano, an iced vanilla latte and a strawberry latte, plus the signature The Famous Venny and French toast. The writer especially loved the bright sunlight and the rich, full-bodied coffee. Both the food and the atmosphere were a big hit, making Famous Venny a top pick for brunch and coffee in Yangsan.

Written Jun 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Ansan Mexican lunch: carne asada quesadilla and birria, The Taco Booth

The Taco Booth Ansan Gojan Branch is a Mexican restaurant on Gwangdeokseo-ro in Gojan-dong, Ansan, that makes tacos, burritos and quesadillas to order. At lunch the writer had the carne asada quesadilla (17,500 won) and birria tacos (13,600 won); the quesadilla was crisp, and the birria tacos, piled with cilantro, weren't greasy and came in generous portions. With aprons, a sink and a self-serve bar, The Taco Booth is well worth a visit for anyone looking for a taco spot in Ansan that does quesadillas well.

Written Jul 2, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Songdo Indian curry: tandoori king prawn, butter chicken, Manokamana

Manokamana Triple Street Branch 2 (머노까머나 트리플스트리트2호점) is an Indian curry restaurant at Triple Street in Songdo, Incheon. Ordered à la carte were the Tandoori King Prawn (23,000 won), Butter Chicken Curry (13,000 won), and butter naan and garlic naan (3,000 won each); the creamy Butter Chicken Curry suited Korean tastes despite worries about spices, and the Tandoori King Prawn came with large prawns and a pleasant charcoal aroma. For reliable Indian curry in Songdo, Manokamana is worth a visit, and the Tandoori King Prawn is the dish to add.

Written Jun 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Gyukatsu in Pangyo: lightly seared tenderloin and four dips, Ichigyu

Ichigyu Avenuefrance Pangyo is a Japanese-style gyukatsu (breaded beef cutlet) restaurant on the 2nd floor of Avenuefrance in Pangyo, Seongnam. At Ichigyu Pangyo, the writer seared tenderloin gyukatsu only on the surface over a tabletop brazier, then dipped it in turns in salt, gireumjang (sesame oil dip), special sauce and wasabi, with unlimited rice on the side. Ichigyu's thin-coated gyukatsu, crisp outside and tender inside, never got boring, and the writer would return 100%.

Written Jul 1, 2026Sponsored