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Cafe The Light (카페더라이트)

2023-08-08

269, Hando-ro, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do

Cafe The Light is located between Seongsan Ilchulbong Tuff Cone and Seongsanpo Port Terminal. The cafe is designed with the theme of light and dedicated to offer the sense of comfort from lights with a neat interior and large windows. The large windows offer an unobstructed view of Seongsan Ilchulbong Tuff Cone and Udo Island. The cafe also has a rooftop space with an adorable photo spot. All desserts and beverages on the menu are handmade. Nearby attractions include Seongsan Ilchulbong Tuff Cone, Gwangchigi Beach, and Cape Seopjikoji.

Oncheonjip Ikseon (온천집 익선)

2023-08-07

31-8 , Donhwamun-ro 11na-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul

A restaurant with a pond and garden in the courtyard for the feel of old hanok style architecture, visitors can enjoy a meal with a view of the pond anywhere in the restaurant. The white gravel floor looks like a snow covered ground, and the brazier that burns wood daily gives off the mood of real hot springs motel.

Chodang Halmeoni Sundubu (초당할머니순두부)

2024-12-02

77 , Chodangsundubu-gil, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do

This restaurant makes bean curd using traditional methods every morning. Their main menu is sundubu baekban (soft bean curd set menu), which lets you savor the rich flavor of freshly made bean curd without any added seasonings. They also serve a popular spicy soft bean curd stew, eolkeun jjaebok sundubu, made with venus clams from the East Coast.

Hasllacafe (하슬라가배)

2023-07-27

12 , Changhae-ro 14beon-gil, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do

Hasllacafe is a cafe located on Gangneung Coffee Street, next to Anmokhaebyeon Beach, Gangneung. Its Korean name combines Gangneung’s old name, “Haslla,” with “gabae,” a transliteration of coffee in Korea. Like its name, the cafe takes its aesthetic cues from the modern period of Korea. The café’s interior resemble that of a luxurious palace or a banquet hall in Europe. The view of Anmokhaebyeon Beach by the windows is a perfect backdrop for a defining picture of a trip to Gangneung. The cafe has two floors with rooftop seating. In contrast to the first floor’s dignified retro aesthetics, the latter has an ambience like that of holiday resorts, giving the impression of two separate cafes existing together in one space. The menu includes coffee and other beverages with a wide selection of dessert cakes. Visitors who brought cars can use the public parking lot at Anmokhaebyeon Beach.
This café also offers siphon coffee. Siphon coffee is made by extracting coffee in a condition similar to a vacuum, created using differences in air pressure. The entire process is visible through glass flasks, adding to the retro aesthetics of the space, not to mention the unique flavors created by this process.

Leesungdang (이성당)

2024-12-04

177 Jungang-ro, Gunsan-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-445-2772

Leesungdang, established in 1945, is the oldest bakery in Korea, renowned for its popular yachaeppang (vegetable bun) and danpatppang (bun with sweet red bean filling). Danpatppang is made with rice flour and generously filled with sweet red bean paste. Yachaeppang features a chewy texture with a variety of vegetables inside. It is also famous as one of the representative tourist attractions in Gunsan.

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This bakery, with its rich history and popularity among Koreans, has been featured in several variety shows, including "Two Days and One Night," "Infinite Challenge," "Home Alone," and "Night Goblin."

Hwangnambbang (황남빵)

2025-03-24

783 Taejong-ro, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do

Hwangnamppang, which literally means Hwangnam bread, was created in Hwangnam-dong, Gyeongju, in 1939, and the name was popularized among people who came to Gyeongju to buy this bread. Now branded as "Hwangnambbang," the late Choi Yeong-hwa, the founder of Hwangnam Bread, was a scion of the Gyeongju Choi family who came up with this masterpiece when he was 21 years old after much trial and error. Choi’s creation is based on the tradition of rice cakes and bread made with sweet red beans, passed down throughout the generations in his family. Even today, 80 years after the creation of the bread, it is only flavored with red beans. Another defining feature of Hwangnambbang is the delicate comb pattern inspired by the aesthetics of the Silla period.

Byeolchaeban Gyodong Ssambap (별채반 교동쌈밥)

2023-07-12

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Located in Hwangnam-dong, Gyeongju, Byeolchaeban Gyodong Ssambap is a famous joint that has made multiple appearances on TV programs. The signature menu of this restaurant is the leaf wraps and rice, or “ssambap”, where vegetables and leaves are used to create wraps with meat, fish, and other side dishes. The restaurant offers a variety of main dishes for wrapping, such as Pork Bulgogi and Duck Bulgogi. Other dishes include the Yukbuchon Spicy Beef Soup and Gondalbi Bibimbap. This restaurant is also quite appealing for vegan diners, since leaf wraps and rice involve plenty of vegetables. Group seats and reservations are available. Cheomseongdae Observatory and Daereungwon Ancient Tombs are located nearby, making it quite easy to plan the itinerary.

Susan Park (수산공원)

2023-08-08

52, Daemyeonghang 1-ro, Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-985-6672

Located in Daemyeongpo-gu in Gimpo, the large leisure cafe also operates a sushi restaurant, kid's cafe and monsterium. Open all year round, fresh sushi is available starting at 11:00 AM. With a large parking lot, it is convenient for visitors to come by car.

Bokseongnu (복성루)

2024-04-07

382 Wolmyeong-ro, Gunsan-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-445-8412

Bokseongnu is one of the top three jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup) restaurants in the Gunsan area. Its specialty lies in its flavorful jjamppong broth, made with fresh squid, mussels, cockles, and vegetables. Another popular menu item is the mul jjajang (black bean sauce noodles in broth), prepared by slicing various vegetables and seafood and adjusting the thickness with starch.

Chodang Gelato Dokkaebi Branch (초당젤라또 도깨비점)

2023-07-27

1605 , Haean-ro, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do

Chodang Gelato Dokkaebi Branch is a gelateria and a cafe located right in front of Jumunjin Breakwater, the filming site of the popular Korean drama “Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016).” It has a rotating selection of flavors centered around its signature menu item soft bean curd, and milk gelato. One can also have two different flavors in a cup. The interior is full of cups with cutesy characters and markers that one can use to draw on them. Second-floor seats are quite popular because they overlook Yeongjinhaebyeon Beach. Visitors who seek to secure a seat on the second floor are recommended to visit the store right before the opening time. Another popular menu is the Dokkaebi Coffee, made with Gangneung corn.

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