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

Wonju, GangwonRestaurants

Early breakfast with a baby at 24-hour Wonju restaurant Yukdaejang

Yukdaejang Dangye Musil-jeom is a 24-hour yukgaejang (spicy beef soup) and seolleongtang (ox bone soup) restaurant on Roanoke-ro in Wonju, Gangwon. Arriving at 8am with a 17-month-old after an early-morning drive, the writer ordered the old-style traditional yukgaejang, brisket seolleongtang, a hanbang bossam (herbal boiled pork) platter and seokswoe bulgogi (grilled marinated beef), all served with thick, generous cuts of meat. With a baby chair and a large free parking lot, Yukdaejang Dangye Musil-jeom made a dependable early-morning family meal stop.

Written Sep 6, 2026Sponsored
Gangneung, GangwonRestaurants

Hawaiian burger family lunch at a Gangneung burger spot: Moana Burger

Moana Burger is a handmade burger restaurant near Chodang Sundubu Village in Gangneung, Gangwon. For a weekend family lunch the order was the signature Moana Burger, a Hawaiian Burger with pineapple and bacon, chili beans and two colas, served with wet wipes, plastic gloves and even a Hawaiian flower pin. Moana Burger is an easy pick for Gangneung travellers who want a lunch other than sundubu (soft tofu stew).

Written Sep 6, 2026Sponsored
Chuncheon, GangwonRestaurants

Pork jowl katsu set and cold soba + fillet katsu in Chuncheon

Jeongseong Katsu Chuncheon Toegye Branch is a tonkatsu restaurant in Toegye-dong, Chuncheon, with free parking in the building. A regular customer tried the pork jowl katsu set (₩14,900) for the first time alongside the cold soba + fillet set (₩12,900), and both came with 4 pieces of pork cutlet, the same size as the set menu. Verdict: pork jowl katsu is best with wasabi and salt, while fillet katsu is the dish to eat first.

Written Sep 6, 2026Sponsored
Gangneung, GangwonRestaurants

Comparing 3 makguksu styles and a 2-person pork set in Gangneung

Gossi's Donghae Makguksu & Sundubu Kalguksu Main Branch is a makguksu (buckwheat noodle) and sundubu kalguksu restaurant on Changhae-ro in Gangneung. A family of four sat at a dog-friendly third-floor window table and ordered perilla oil makguksu, water makguksu, spicy mixed makguksu, and spicy sundubu kalguksu all at once to compare them, plus two orders of a 2-person set that brought two plates of boiled pork. It's a great pick for a group who each want to order something different and share.

Written Sep 7, 2026Sponsored
Sokcho, GangwonRestaurants

Sokcho makguksu restaurant with kids' menu jjajangbap: Topgol

Sokcho Topgol Makguksu Main Branch is a self-milled perilla oil makguksu (buckwheat noodle) restaurant right next to Sokcho Beach and Sokchoi. The visit included perilla oil makguksu, solo-portion suyuk (boiled pork), a potato pancake, and the kids' menu jjajangbap (black bean sauce rice), with the noodles enjoyed two ways after adding dongchimi (radish water kimchi) broth. The wide menu selection made it a satisfying meal for a family trip with kids.

Written Sep 7, 2026Sponsored
Gangneung, GangwonCafés

Greenhouse seating with parents at Coffee Dripper in Gangneung

Coffee Dripper is a roastery café in Gangneung's Chodang-dong, right in front of Café Toenmaru, which expanded and relocated in May this year. Visiting with parents, we ordered hot Americanos, homemade patbingsu (shaved ice with red beans), and salted vanilla financiers, and loved the light-filled greenhouse seating and open floor-to-ceiling windows. With its own private parking lot, it's an easy stop even in tourist-crowded Chodang-dong.

Written Sep 7, 2026Sponsored
Gangneung, GangwonCafés

Baby-friendly café in Gangneung on a cloudy day: Baegya Coffee

Baegya Coffee is a large three-story ocean-view bakery café right on the Gangneung coastal road. Visiting with a baby on a cloudy day, the writer ordered a corn cream shot latte, an Americano, and a milk cream bread, and found the visit easy thanks to ample front and back parking and a baby chair. The outdoor space and rooftop are no-kids-zones, but the indoor floor-to-ceiling windows alone offer plenty of sea view.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Gangneung, GangwonRestaurants

White-broth tofu hot pot for two at Jeong Eunsuk Chodang Sundubu

Jeong Eunsuk Chodang Sundubu is a sundubu (soft tofu) restaurant on Nanseolheon-ro in Gangneung, Gangwon. On a weekday Friday at 1pm, two diners ordered the premium set and shared a white-broth tofu hot pot, tofu samhap, and braised seasoned pollock, with standout boiled pork that had no gamy smell and a clean crab-based broth. Waits get long, so booking through Naver Reservation is worth doing.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Wonju, GangwonRestaurants

Late-night bossam and soju at Yukdaejang, a Wonju Korean restaurant

Yukdaejang Dangye Musil-jeom is a 24-hour Korean restaurant in Dangye-dong, Wonju, Gangwon, serving yukgaejang (spicy beef soup) and bossam (boiled pork with wraps) around the clock. One order of medium hanbang bossam, a cha-dol (beef brisket) yukgaejang and a bottle of soju covered both dinner and drinking snacks at once. Yukdaejang Dangye Musil-jeom is an easy pick when you want a hot bowl of soup with a drink beside it, at any hour.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored
Sokcho, GangwonRestaurants

Sokcho restaurant for wild greens bibimbap: Jinsol Halmeoni Sundubu

Jinsol Halmeoni Sundubu is a soft tofu and local-food restaurant at the start of the old Misiryeong road, in the Haksapyeong tofu village of Nohak-dong, Sokcho. The order here was jjamppong seafood sundubu (soft tofu stew) at 17,000 won and wild greens bibimbap at 13,000 won, which arrived with five seasoned greens — chwinamul, bellflower root, bracken, dried greens and shiitake — plus a bowl of pale Chodang soft tofu on the side. With a free lot big enough for tour buses and doors open from 07:30, Jinsol Halmeoni Sundubu is an easy breakfast or lunch stop on a Gangwon road trip.

Written Sep 5, 2026Sponsored
Sokcho, GangwonShopping

Sokcho Central Market jeotgal shop: 650g pollock roe for ₩30,000

Hwangbuja Jeotgal is a jeotgal (salted seafood) shop at stall 25 of Sokcho Tourist Fish Market in Sokcho, Gangwon, selling by the tub for takeaway or courier delivery. On a family trip, the writer bought 650g of grade-1 low-salt white pollock roe for 30,000 won, packed tight into a tub with ice packs and a cooler bag that kept it frozen all the way to Seoul. The roe sacs were large and only mildly salty, so Hwangbuja Jeotgal's pollock roe worked perfectly over rice with just scallion, sesame oil and sesame seeds.

Written Sep 5, 2026Sponsored
Sokcho, GangwonCafés

Sokcho egg tart bakery, reservation vs walk-in line: Doris Patisserie

Doris Patisserie is an egg tart bakery right beside Sokcho Tourist & Fisheries Market (Sokcho Central Market) in Gangwon. Reservations open at 6:00 AM the day before pickup, and the shopfront is split into two lines — reservation pickup on the left, walk-in purchase on the right — so anyone with a reservation walks straight in on the left. A Naver or Google review event added 2 free tarts to the 12 ordered, and at Doris Patisserie the original was soft and custardy while the walnut tasted richer and nuttier.

Written Sep 5, 2026Sponsored