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A Harbor Table in Sokcho

Writes about small restaurants along the Gangwon coast, from harbor stalls to quiet mountain-town kitchens. · Writes about: Shopping · Restaurants · Cafés

PlaceGuro, SeoulBars

Sindorim pub with crab-broth chicken stew and rice: Dongnae Sanjang

Dongnae Sanjang Sindorim Branch (동네산장 신도림점) is a pub in the food alley by Exit 3 of Sindorim Station in Guro, Seoul, whose signature dish is sunsal kkotdori-tang, a boneless chicken stew in a broth of blue crab and chicken. On a weeknight around 10 pm, two of us stopped by for a second round and paid ₩34,000: ₩30,000 for the stew, ₩3,000 for udon noodles and ₩1,000 for rice, and the smoky chicken and spicy broth held up against any chicken stew specialist. Dongnae Sanjang is a Sindorim Station pub best saved for your first round, not a full-stomach second.

Written Apr 20, 2026Sponsored

PlaceAsan, ChungnamRestaurants

Cabin BBQ restaurant in Asan with Charbroil gas grills: Stay Green

Stay Green Tourist Farm BBQ & Camp is a BBQ restaurant with private cabins on Simin-ro 180beon-gil in Asan, Chungnam. On a weekday evening the writer grilled the 2-person set (69,000 won) on a large Charbroil gas grill in Cabin G, and was very happy with the meat sold on site, the clean cookware and the kind owner couple. Stay Green Tourist Farm BBQ & Camp is a Cheonan-Asan BBQ party spot where you can arrive empty-handed and still get a full barbecue dinner and a relaxing night.

Written Jun 6, 2026Sponsored

PlaceAsan, ChungnamRestaurants

Neungi chicken baeksuk with broth refills in Asan: Oneungi Shabu

Oneungi Shabu Baeksuk (오능이샤브백숙) is a neungi mushroom baeksuk (whole chicken or duck boiled in broth) restaurant in Eumbong-myeon, Asan, Chungnam, formerly called Asan Kim Yeosa Neungi Mushroom Baeksuk. The ₩70,000 neungi chicken baeksuk came with one large chicken, a basket of 8 kinds of mushrooms, dried neungi mushrooms, a vegetable jeon (savory pancake), ginseng and a closing sticky rice porridge, and the broth was refilled throughout the meal. Oneungi Shabu Baeksuk serves a deep, clean, restorative meal on a different level from tourist-valley baeksuk.

Written Jun 8, 2026Sponsored

PlacePaju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Chinese restaurant near Paju Book City: level-3 jjamppong & dontang

Dolpanseok Jjamppong Paju Simhaksan Branch is a standalone Chinese restaurant on Dolgoji-gil near Simhaksan in Paju, Gyeonggi, best known for nurungji stone jjamppong, a spicy seafood noodle soup with scorched rice that is cooked on a thick stone plate. On a weekday lunch during a trip to Paju Book City, the writer ordered the spiciest level-3 nurungji stone jjamppong (medium, ₩29,000 for 2), dontang & chitang (pork and chicken sweet-and-sour) and dumplings. The crispy dontang was the best of the three fried dishes. Dolpanseok Jjamppong is worth it for scraping up the scorched rice and for its generous self-serve bar, but diners who don't handle spice well should stick to level 2.

Written Oct 11, 2026Sponsored

PlaceGangseo, SeoulRestaurants

Magok lamb skewers: 12 sirloin skewers and warm noodles, Hwarodam

Hwarodam Yang Kkochi Magok is a lamb specialty restaurant on the second floor of Queens Park 10 on Magokjungang 6-ro, near Balsan Station in Gangseo, Seoul. A 6:30pm Monday visit found the restaurant nearly full, and the order was two servings of lamb sirloin skewers (12 skewers), mango cream shrimp for 19,000 won, mapo fried rice, and onmyeon warm noodle soup for 8,000 won. The lamb sirloin had no gamey smell and burst with juice — good enough to crave again the next day.

Written Aug 9, 2026Sponsored

PlaceHongcheon, GangwonCafés

Hongcheon café with floor-to-ceiling windows: spicy pasta at Cafe Iseo

Cafe Iseo Hongcheon Branch is a red-brick brunch café and restaurant on Hanchigol-gil near Vivaldi Park in Hongcheon, Gangwon. Arriving right at opening for a seat by the floor-to-ceiling windows, the writer ordered shrimp cream pasta in the spicy version (19,500 won), a shrimp chicken sandwich (17,500 won), an Americano (5,500 won) and sparkling water (5,000 won). The cream sauce was generous enough to dip bread into at the end, making Cafe Iseo Hongcheon Branch a place worth visiting for the pasta more than the coffee.

Written Sep 26, 2026Sponsored

PlaceChuncheon, GangwonRestaurants

Chuncheon sushi buffet: jjamppong and giant fried peppers — QooQoo

QooQoo Chuncheon Branch is an all-you-can-eat sushi buffet on basement level 1 of the CGV building on Jiseok-ro in Chuncheon, Gangwon. Weekday lunch cost 22,900 won with a 2,000 won discount, and the meal ran from made-to-order jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup) and big fried peppers to grilled meats and a full dessert bar. Even diners who avoid raw fish leave full at QooQoo Chuncheon, since so much of the spread is grilled, fried or stir-fried.

Written Sep 22, 2026Sponsored

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