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Cafés, restaurants and places in Chungnam, written by bloggers who went there.

Cheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Sea eel and pomfret set for two at a Cheonan grilled fish restaurant

Hwadeuro-ganggodeungeo Cheonan Main Branch is a wood-fired grilled fish restaurant on Handeul 2-ro in Seobuk-gu, Cheonan, right next to Handeul Golf. The 10th-anniversary boyang (health-boosting) set for two costs 43,000 won and arrives as one full table of domestic sea eel, oil flounder, mackerel and braised deokja pomfret, alongside a big self bar with japchae, tteokbokki, sungnyung (scorched rice tea) and make-your-own bibimbap. Between the crisp-outside, juicy-inside wood-fired grilling and the punchy braise, Hwadeuro-ganggodeungeo makes a hearty family meal in Cheonan.

Written Sep 5, 2026Sponsored
Cheonan, ChungnamCafés

Rooftop café in Cheonan with shrimp chipotle pizza: Geurimseu Cafe

Geurimseu Cafe is a large brunch café at the foot of a mountain in Guryong-dong, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan. On a weekend afternoon after the rain stopped, Geurimseu Cafe offered two wide parking lots, outdoor tables seen from the rooftop, floor-to-ceiling windows framing the greenery, and a shrimp chipotle wood-fired pizza. The bakery shelves sell out late in the day, but the chewy wood-fired dough and the mountain views alone make Geurimseu Cafe worth a stop.

Written Sep 5, 2026Sponsored
Cheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Cheonan Korean BBQ with a kids' playroom: Hanmaeum Jeonguk Sikdang

Hanmaeum Jeonguk Sikdang Cheonan Sinbuldang is a premium aged fresh-pork Korean BBQ restaurant in Buldang-dong, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan, with a large kids' zone that makes eating out with children easy. A family of four with two kids ordered the aged half-pig set of five cuts (samgyeopsal, ogyeopsal, mokssal, hangjeongsal and gabrisal, 500g) for 39,000 won plus two bowls of rice, and the pork was thick with no gamey smell, served with jjolmyeon-noodle scallion salad and doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew). Hanmaeum Jeonguk Sikdang Cheonan Sinbuldang is a solid choice for parents who want to grill in peace while the children play.

Written Sep 6, 2026Sponsored
Cheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Army stew restaurant in Dujeong-dong, Cheonan: 1++ beef mince for two

Cheongwon Restaurant: Cooking Budae-jjigae, Cheonan Dujeong Main Branch is a Songtan-style budae-jjigae (army stew) specialist in Dujeong-dong, Cheonan. The Cheongwon budae-jjigae for two costs 12,000 won per person and arrives loaded with 1++ Korean beef mince, sliced beef belly and thick ham and sausage, eaten over rice and finished with ramyeon noodles in the leftover broth. When you want meat and a sharp chili kick rather than a ham-heavy stew, the Cheongwon budae-jjigae is the one to order.

Written Sep 6, 2026Sponsored
Boryeong, ChungnamBars

Brewpub near Daecheon Beach: solo platter and pizza, Daecheon Brewery

Daecheon Brewery Craft Beer Brewery & Pizza Pub is a brewery, taproom and pizza pub near Daecheon Beach in Boryeong, Chungnam. For dinner we ordered a pepperoni pizza and the solo platter, which came with sausage and buffalo wings and drumettes to go with the beer, and the local specialty Boryeong Mud Lager is brewed here too. If you want a different kind of evening meal on a Daecheon trip, Daecheon Brewery is a good fit.

Written Sep 6, 2026Sponsored
Cheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Baekseok-dong bossam restaurant in Cheonan: large set, Yukdaejang

Yukdaejang Cheonan Baekseok Branch is a yukgaejang (spicy beef soup) restaurant on the main road along Handeul 2-ro in Baekseok-dong, Cheonan. For a father-daughter lunch, the order was the gabrisal bossam (boiled pork neck) large plate with jaengban bibim naengmyeon (spicy cold noodles on a tray) as a 45,000 won set, with free refills of side dishes and wrap ingredients from the self-serve bar. Yukdaejang suits two big eaters who want a generous bossam-and-noodle combination.

Written Sep 6, 2026Sponsored
Boryeong, ChungnamRestaurants

Boryeong fish market: 20,000-won table charge for three at Nokdo Susan

Nokdo Susan is a live fish shop at stalls 57–58 of Daecheonhang Fish Market in Boryeong, right in front of Mud Mart. On the owner's recommendation we picked sea bream and flounder and ate them upstairs at Bada Hoe Center room 205, adding a spicy fish stew for 10,000 won and a sujebi (hand-torn noodle) portion for 3,000 won. The table charge is 15,000 won for two plus 5,000 won per extra person, so three people paid 20,000 won on top of the fish — worth knowing before you order.

Written Sep 6, 2026Sponsored
Cheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Kid-friendly pork rib BBQ in Cheonan's Seongjeong-dong: Suamgol

Suamgol Jjokgalbi Maeul Cheonan Seongjeong Branch is a pork rib restaurant in Seongjeong-dong, Cheonan that serves jjokgalbi (pork rib strips) already fully cooked, so you only warm them on the grill. The writer ordered one serving each of barbecue and spicy jjokgalbi with tuna mayo rice balls, steamed egg and kimchi sujebi to share with her child, and the free spicy sundubu jjigae paired especially well with the pickled onions. With the ribs trimmed so they pull apart by hand, Suamgol Jjokgalbi Maeul is an easy choice for a family meal with kids.

Written Sep 6, 2026Sponsored
Dangjin, ChungnamRestaurants

Unlimited galbi and pork belly in Dangjin: Myeongnyun Jinsa Galbi

Myeongnyun Jinsa Galbi Dangjin Gijisi Branch is an all-you-can-eat galbi (marinated short rib) restaurant on Seohae-ro in Dangjin, Chungnam. Two adults and a 5-year-old started with the galbi, but the thick-cut pork belly won them over and they refilled it several times, alongside the Global Galbi Festa's galbi fondue, galbi tacos and galbi bun cha plus free unlimited soft drinks. A family dinner that came for the galbi and left hooked on the pork belly.

Written Sep 6, 2026Sponsored
Asan, ChungnamRestaurants

Korean BBQ lunch set in Dunpo, Asan: Ilpum Chamsut Galbi

Ilpum Chamsut Galbi is a charcoal-grilled pork galbi restaurant on Jungangongwon-ro in Dunpo, Asan. At lunch the table came with muksabal (chilled acorn jelly soup), soy-marinated crab, braised fish, steamed egg and corn cheese as free side dishes, and the charcoal-grilled pork galbi was good enough to order a second round. Nurungji (toasted rice porridge) and cold buckwheat noodles made an easy finish, and the staff at Ilpum Chamsut Galbi were friendly throughout.

Written Sep 6, 2026Sponsored
Cheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Yuryang-dong, Cheonan crab hot pot for a lost appetite: Huni Gejang

Huni Gejang Cheonan Main Branch is a blue crab hot pot and soy-marinated crab restaurant at the entrance to Yuryang-dong in Cheonan. A pregnant diner whose appetite had faded emptied a full bowl of rice with the small-size crab hot pot and stone-pot rice, and all four Yeonpyeong-do blue crabs were packed with meat instead of being hit or miss. The washbasin-sized pot held enough to fill two people, so 70,000 won did not feel expensive.

Written Sep 6, 2026Sponsored
Cheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Charcoal pork belly, skirt meat and cold noodles: Euljiro Yeontan Gui

Euljiro Yeontan Gui Cheonan Buldang Branch is a retro charcoal-grill pork restaurant in Buldang-dong, Cheonan, Chungnam. Pork neck, belly, jowl and skirt meat are ordered by the 100g, grilled alongside kimchi, bean sprouts and garlic, then followed by grilled pineapple and dessert-style cold noodles and bibimbap. A cozy spot to share soju with friends on a rainy day.

Written Sep 7, 2026Sponsored