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Quiet Kettle, Incheon-Daejeon Cafes and Restaurants

Writes about cafes and restaurants she visits around Incheon and Daejeon-Chungcheong. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Bars

PlaceBupyeong, IncheonBars

Solo-friendly cocktail bar near Bupyeong Station: Columbus Lounge

Columbus Lounge Bupyeong is a second-floor cocktail bar in Bupyeong, Incheon, within walking distance of Bupyeong Station. At Columbus Lounge, the staff asked the writer how sweet, sour and strong they liked their drinks before recommending cocktails and snacks, and the writer was delighted by the friendly service from start to finish and the balance of the cocktails. Verdict: Columbus Lounge is a Bupyeong Station cocktail bar that works for a date and for drinking solo at the bar seats.

Written Oct 16, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Cheonan jjukkumi spot with a big parking lot, perilla wraps: Bulnaneun

Bulnaneun Jjukkumi Yuryang Direct Branch (불나는쭈꾸미 유량직영점) is a spicy stir-fried baby octopus (jjukkumi) restaurant in Yuryang-dong, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan, Chungnam. The writer parked in the wide private lot in front of Bulnaneun Jjukkumi, ordered the set with a rice pot and 2 shrimp tempura, and enjoyed a mountain of jjukkumi plus scorched rice (nurungji) from the pot. Verdict: for easy parking and big portions of spicy baby octopus, Bulnaneun Jjukkumi Yuryang is the top pick for a return visit.

Written Jun 19, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Cheonan sashimi spot to treat parents, jjim fried rice: Donghae Bada

Donghae Bada Hoetjip (동해바다횟집) is a sashimi and seafood jjim (spicy braised seafood) restaurant in Dujeong-dong, Cheonan. Back in her hometown, a daughter took her seafood-loving parents there for the assorted sashimi + seafood jjim set for 3; the thick aged sashimi and seafood-packed jjim were so generous that she took the leftover jjim home and made fried rice with it the next day. Verdict: Donghae Bada Hoetjip satisfies on both portion size and quality for a meal out with parents.

Written Jun 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonCafés

Coffee bar at Songdo outlet: non-acidic decaf & chewy kaimak, Wunder

Wunder Coffee Bar Hyundai Premium Outlet Songdo Branch is a coffee and dessert café on the B1 floor of Hyundai Premium Outlet Songdo in Yeonsu, Incheon, near the food court. The writer tried decaf coffee, a Wundergato made with hojicha ice cream, kaimak and an ube latte, and was most surprised that the decaf tasted deep rather than watery or sharply sour, and that the kaimak came with bread that was crisp outside and chewy inside. For rich decaf coffee and kaimak that is good down to the bread, Wunder Coffee Bar Songdo is worth a stop.

Written Jun 25, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Sinbuldang Korean restaurant in Cheonan, gallery-like hall: Hyangtaek

Hyangtaek Cheonan Buldang Branch is a Korean restaurant with neatly set meals in Sinbuldang (Buldang-dong), Seobuk-gu, Cheonan, Chungnam. The writer visited Hyangtaek on a cool autumn day with a group and shared several dishes, and was pleased with the neatly plated side dishes, mains marinated all the way through, generous table spacing and attentive staff. Hyangtaek is a Buldang-dong Korean restaurant worth recommending for a family meal with parents or a quiet get-together.

Written Sep 30, 2026Sponsored
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