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I write about restaurants I visit around Sejong. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés

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Sejong Lake Park Korean course: hijiki japchae, Bapkkot Hansang

Bapkkot Hansang (밥꽃한상) is a Korean restaurant on the 3rd floor of a building on Doum 8-ro in Sejong, near Sejong Lake Park. After a walk around Sejong Lake Park, the writer and her husband ordered the Bapkkot Special course (25,000 won per person, minimum 2 people). The Bapkkot Special arrived in two rounds: salad, hijiki japchae (seaweed glass noodles), tofu kimchi, dried eggplant rice cake salad, bossam, chive pancake and buckwheat noodle salad, then tteokgalbi, gangdoenjang and doenjang stew. For a neat Korean meal after a Sejong Lake Park stroll, Bapkkot Hansang's Bapkkot Special is a good choice.

Written Nov 14, 2026Sponsored
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Galbi kimchi hot pot at 11am opening in Sejong: Chung-sil Hoegwan

Chung-sil Hoegwan (충실회관) is a Korean restaurant on Noeul 3-ro in Hansol-dong, Sejong, specializing in galbi kimchi hot pot (rib and aged kimchi stew) and kimchi stew. The writer arrived at the 11am opening for an early lunch of galbi kimchi hot pot (₩15,000) and enjoyed meaty ribs, well-aged kimchi, a deep, not-too-salty broth and pot rice, and by about 11:30 every table at Chung-sil Hoegwan was full. For a relaxed lunch at Chung-sil Hoegwan, arrive right at the 11am opening.

Written Nov 3, 2026Sponsored
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Fresh pasta restaurant in Seonhwa-dong, Daejeon: corn soup set, Plate

Plate (플레이트) Seonhwa is a fresh pasta restaurant tucked into an alley in Seonhwa-dong, Jung-gu, Daejeon. The writer and their son paid 4,000 won extra per pasta for the set, ordering white vongole with squid ink spaghetti and a steak cream ragu, and especially loved the house-made corn soup and Bushman bread with cream. For tasty fresh pasta at a reasonable price, Plate Seonhwa is a thoroughly satisfying choice.

Written Oct 15, 2026Sponsored
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Sejong pasta spot by Geumgang Riverside Park: red shrimp rosé, Olivus

Olivus Compagno Sejong Boram Branch is a pasta and risotto restaurant in Boram-dong, Sejong, near Geumgang Riverside Park, and the writer reports it was a Blue Ribbon pick two years running, in 2025 and 2026. On a weekend visit the writer ordered red shrimp rosé panne pasta, vongole pasta, top blade cream risotto, a triple berry ade and a lemon ade: the cream risotto wasn't greasy, the top blade was nicely grilled, the red shrimp were large and the vongole came loaded with clams. For a date or family meal somewhere with a nice atmosphere, Olivus Compagno Sejong Boram Branch is an easy recommendation.

Written Oct 12, 2026Sponsored
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Sejong pho restaurant after the Hangeul Festival air show: Mekong Thai

Mekong Thai Sejong Naseong Branch is a pho and Southeast Asian restaurant on the 2nd floor of NS Building in the Naseong-dong food alley in Sejong. After watching the Black Eagles air show at the Sejong Hangeul Festival in Sejong Lake Park on Hangeul Day, the writer ordered Mekong Thai's signature brisket pho and bun cha (grilled pork with rice noodles), and the high ceiling kept the busy dining room from feeling cramped. Verdict: Mekong Thai Sejong Naseong Branch is a good spot for a generous family meal after a festival outing.

Written Oct 10, 2026Sponsored
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Sejong café on a Pokémon GO walk: grapefruit ade at Café The Corner

Café The Corner is a café on a corner of Bodeum 3-ro in Dodam-dong, Sejong, open daily from 11:00 to 01:00 the next day. On a holiday Pokémon GO walk with her son, the writer stopped by and ordered a hot café latte, grapefruit ade made with homemade syrup and honey bread. Her son finished the grapefruit ade in one go and every item satisfied, making Café The Corner a Dodam-dong café worth seeking out on purpose next time.

Written Oct 6, 2026Sponsored
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Thai restaurant in Sejong for a cold day: hot rice noodles at Thanon55

Thanon55 is a Thai restaurant at the Best Western Plus Hotel Sejong, on Doum 1-ro in Eojin-dong, Sejong. On a day when a cold was coming on, the writer had beef rice noodle soup, gamjatang (pork-bone soup) rice noodles and spring rolls for lunch, and found the soft noodles, clean-tasting bone meat and well-filled spring rolls all satisfying. Thanon55 is a good spot for Thai-style rice noodles, a change from Vietnamese pho, when you're craving a hot broth.

Written Oct 6, 2026Sponsored
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Doum 8-ro Thai restaurant: spicy seafood pad thai, Mekong Thai Sejong

Mekong Thai Sejong Lake Park Branch is a Vietnamese-Thai restaurant on the 3rd floor of Sejong Machi, near Sejong Lake Park. After a walk around the lake, a couple ordered beef pho, spicy seafood pad thai, and a side of goi to share, finding both the toppings and portions generous. Parking can be validated in-store after the meal, making it an easy walk-and-lunch combo to repeat.

Written Sep 7, 2026Sponsored
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