Teaspoon Notes · 6 stories

A Quiet Teaspoon Through Gwangju and Jeolla

Writes about small cafes and neighborhood restaurants around Gwangju and the wider Jeolla region. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés

PlaceGwangsan, GwangjuRestaurants

Western restaurant in Cheomdan, Gwangju: shrimp rosé pasta at MooDoo

MooDoo (무두) Cheomdan is a Western restaurant on the 2nd floor of Yastek Tower in the Cheomdan district of Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, serving everything from brunch to pasta, risotto and wood-fired pizza. The blogger shared shrimp rosé pasta (18,000 won), steak galbi (Korean short rib) cream risotto (19,500 won) and french fries (9,000 won), and was impressed by MooDoo's spacious, stylish dining room, open kitchen and up to 3 hours of parking support. For a date or group meal in Cheomdan, MooDoo's pasta-and-risotto combo is a satisfying choice.

Written Oct 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwangsan, GwangjuRestaurants

Gwangju Chinese restaurant with candied sweet potato starter: Mayway

Mayway (메이웨이) is a Chinese restaurant in the Cheomdan district of Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, that carries on the cooking of Daeheung Banjeom, which opened on Chungjang-ro in Gwangju in 1950. The blogger ordered yusanseul rice (seafood and vegetables in a glossy sauce over rice, 14,900 won), samseon ganjjajang (seafood black bean noodles, 12,900 won) and a half portion of tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork, 18,900 won), with candied sweet potato before the meal, a self-serve side bar and unlimited rice refills. Mayway is a spacious, clean Chinese restaurant in Cheomdan that works well for sharing several dishes at one table.

Written Oct 13, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMokpo, GwangjuRestaurants

Bossam restaurant in Mokpo Hadang with no break time: Bak Man-bae

Bak Man-bae Arirang Bossam Mokpo Hadang Branch is a bossam (boiled pork wrap) restaurant in Hadang, Mokpo, that bills itself as a 35-year tradition specializing in gabrisal (pork neck-cap). The blogger Dwaeri ordered the half-and-half bossam (42,000 won), served with both napa cabbage and kimchi, chose the seafood clam kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) as the set perk, and tried everything from the self-serve tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes) to the last of the noodle broth. Verdict: the moist, chewy gabrisal at Bak Man-bae Arirang Bossam never got tiresome, right to the final bite.

Written Oct 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeo-gu, GwangjuRestaurants

Italian date in Sangmu, Gwangju: risotto & rosé pasta at Camel Orzo

Camel Orzo is an Italian restaurant on the first floor of Urban Peak Sangmu in the Sangmu district of Seo-gu, Gwangju. After looking around Camel Orzo's exotic rattan-and-plant terrace and warmly lit dining room, the blogger ordered one Manjo crema risotto (23,500 won) and one red shrimp bisque rosé pasta (22,000 won) to share, and was happy with both the creamy risotto and the rosé pasta's rich seafood flavor. Camel Orzo is a solid Gwangju date spot when you want great atmosphere and good food together.

Written Oct 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMuan, GwangjuCafés

Park-view window café in Namak, Muan with chocolate churros: GRAY LAZY

GRAY LAZY Namak is a spacious, calm café and dessert shop on the 2nd floor of a building in downtown Namak, Samhyang-eup, Muan, Gwangju. At a window seat looking toward the park, the writer alternated an Americano (4,800 won), an Amachubokchu mango-peach iced tea (7,000 won) and chocolate churros fried to order (6,500 won), and the clean coffee and tangy fruit iced tea cut the sweetness of the chocolate so it never got cloying. Open late, GRAY LAZY Namak is a good café for slowing down and resting on a busy day.

Written Oct 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeo-gu, GwangjuRestaurants

Gwangju Sangmu late lunch full at 2pm: shrimp rosé pasta, Bueokgan

Bueokgan Sangmu Branch is a brunch and Western restaurant on Seogwangju-ro in Seo-gu, Gwangju, with a spacious dining room designed around a vintage Italian classic hotel concept and its own private parking lot. Arriving for a late lunch after 1:30pm, the dining room was already nearly full, and the order was shrimp rosé pasta at 20,000 won, kung pao chicken pilaf at 22,000 won, and sweet potato fries at 8,000 won. Bueokgan Sangmu Branch is not just a pretty room — the food and the atmosphere both hold up, which makes it a safe pick for both dates and family meals.

Written Aug 19, 2026Sponsored
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