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A Modest Meal

I write about food places and meals I come across. · Writes about: Food & snacks · Restaurants

PlaceBuk-gu, GwangjuRestaurants

Gwangju donkatsu 10 years later: shiitake sauce tenderloin, Filling

Filling Donkatsu Yongbong Branch is a donkatsu (Korean-style pork cutlet) restaurant in Yongbong-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju, loved for over 10 years. The writer first visited Filling Donkatsu more than a decade ago on a friend's recommendation and returned with her husband and baby for onion spicy donkatsu, Narikura-style low-temperature tenderloin katsu, fried shrimp and a grapefruit ade. Filling Donkatsu is still as good as it was years ago, and the low-temperature tenderloin katsu is the must-order dish.

Written Jun 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeo-gu, GwangjuRestaurants

Gwangju goat restaurant: neungi hotpot with in-laws and baby, Ilsang

Ilsang Heukyeomso Maewol-dong is a black goat health-food restaurant on Jeonpyeong-gil in Maewol-dong, Seo-gu, Gwangju. The writer went with her in-laws and baby and ordered the neungi mushroom health hotpot with an extra 200g of black goat, followed by dessert soup and pot rice. Eating goat for the first time, she found the broth clean with no gamey smell and finished every drop. Ilsang Heukyeomso is a safe choice for a family meal with a baby or a restorative meal with parents.

Written Jun 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwangsan, GwangjuRestaurants

Western restaurant in Gwangju Suwan: 61,000-won Couple Set B, Bueokgan

Bueokgan Suwan Branch is a Western restaurant beside a park in the Suwan district of Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju. On a rainy weekday afternoon, the writer ordered Couple Set B (basil margherita pizza, shrimp rosé pasta, napa cabbage Caesar salad, coffee and grapefruit ade) for 61,000 won in total, and the chewy dough, plump shrimp and large grapefruit slices stood out. Bueokgan Suwan Branch is a Suwan Western restaurant that even a picky eater wants to come back to with her mom.

Written Jun 22, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBuk-gu, GwangjuRestaurants

Baby-friendly shabu-shabu buffet in Cheomdan, Gwangju: Shabu20

Shabu20 Gwangju Cheomdan is an all-you-can-eat shabu-shabu buffet with unlimited meat on Cheomdanyeonsin-ro in Buk-gu, Gwangju. The writer came for lunch with her husband and baby and had shabu-shabu in katsuobushi and spicy broths, the salad bar and side buffet, porridge, and affogato for dessert. With no break time and easy parking, Shabu20 Gwangju Cheomdan was a satisfying spot for a family meal out with a baby.

Written Jun 22, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeo-gu, GwangjuRestaurants

Burger set in Sangmu, Gwangju: garlic butter fries upgrade, Downtown

Downtown Gwangju Sangmu is a handmade burger restaurant on Uncheon-ro in the Sangmu district of Seo-gu, Gwangju. On a first visit, the writer ordered the Downtowner burger set (14,800 won) and the chimichurri avocado burger set (17,800 won), swapping the sides for chicken fries (+5,400 won) and garlic butter fries (+3,900 won). The burgers were big and the fries stood out most. At Downtown Gwangju Sangmu, order a set and always upgrade the fries.

Written Jul 14, 2026Sponsored
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