Kim Deok-kyu Bakery (김덕규베이커리)
2024-01-24
20 Guji-ro, Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
Founded by Kim Deok-kyu, who is a recognized confectionery master, this bakery becomes crowded with people as early as 8 a.m. when it opens. The bakery’s most popular item among a lot of different breads is garlic cream bread, which everyone buys at least once. It is the most delicious one in this bakery, made by cutting a long plain bread into pieces and filling them with garlic cream of sweet condensed milk and soft whipped cream. The coconut milk bun, combined with crunchy biscuits and sweet and soft coconut cream, is also its best-seller..
Boobing (부빙)
2024-01-12
136 Changuimun-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Boobing is short for "Buam-dong bingsu" (shaved ice). As such, it is a shaved ice restaurant that always has a long waiting line on weekdays or weekends. The main menu item is pat bingsu (shaved ice with red beans), made with red beans that are provided by a bean produce. They also serve their own original bingsu desserts that use ingredients like melon, mint chocolate, and gold pineapple. Their signature menu is Chodang corn bingsu, made with finely ground corn with milk ice on top. The cafe has a one bingsu order per person policy.
Neulmajung (늘마중)
2024-01-12
11-5 Insadong 10-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Makgeolli is a traditional liquor made from rice or wheat as a main ingredient and with yeast and various other ingredients. Its uniqueness lies in the main ingredient or yeast used, thus a variety of makgeolli made with local specialties can be found throughout Korea. Neulmajung is a pub restaurant that serves 34 types of makgeolli from all over the country, as well as many foods that go well with them. In addition, its soft wooden interior creates a comfortable atmosphere. Its representative dish is haemul pajeon (seafood and green onion pancake), made with plenty of ingredients. They also serve crispy pan-fried gamja jeon (potato pancake) and memil jeonbyeong (buckwheat crepe), rich in both flavor and taste as it is made with buckwheat from Bongpyeong, Gangwon-do, all of which are a perfect paring to makgeolli.
Cheonghakdong Hoegwan (청학동회관)
2024-04-07
31 Gwanseodang-gil, Namwon-si, Jeonbuk-do
This restaurant has 60 years of tradition. As a traditional Korean house, it has a small pond with a watermill. The restaurant serves Namwon’s authentic Korean table d’hote, featuring about 20 dishes. The representative Cheonghakdong Set Menu includes Jeolla region's delicacies, such as hongeo samhap (skate, pork, and kimchi combo), braised galbi, Yeonggwang gulbi (dried yellow croaker), and japchae. The restaurant also has private rooms for family and groups who wish to dine in a more quiet manner.
Ijin Sanghoe (이진상회)
2024-01-11
656 Seoicheon-ro, Majang-myeon, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
Ijin Sanghoe is a complex cultural space with a café, a Korean table d’hote restaurant, an Indian curry restaurant, and a prop shop on a large site of 16,000 m2. As befitted for a representative city of ceramics, this space is filled with ceramics right from the entrance. In addition, there are many sculptures outside along the trail, like an outdoor art museum, providing many things to look around. The bakery café, the most famous spot in Ijin Sanghoe, has different designs for each seat, making it fun to choose where to sit. It sells many unique breads made using Icheon rice and various cakes. In particular, visitors can take the ceramic plates along with the bread they picked to their table. A rice ball-shaped bread and a fried egg-shaped bread made from Icheon rice are especially popular. It is a great place to be enjoyed by anyone, regardless of gender or age, as it is a large space full of attractions.
Dongmun Maebanga (동문매반가)
2024-01-11
27 Sauijae-gil, Gangjin-eup, Gangjin-gun, Jeollanam-do
Dongmun Maebanga is where Dasan Jeong Yak-yong, a representative civil servant of the Joseon dynasty and a Silhak scholar, stayed after being exiled to Gangjin. It now operates as a restaurant that serves the curled mallow soybean paste soup he enjoyed. It is right across from Sauijae House, where Dasan lived and devoted himself to education and academic research, so it is recommended to look around before going for a meal. Its signature menu is “Dasan Set Menu,” which comes with the curled mallow soybean paste soup and pan-fried battered clams. Other dishes such as braised red stingray, sea snail salad, and spicy stir-fried marinated pork are all plentiful and delicious.
Baegun Teahouse (Lee Han-young Tea Culture Center) (백운차실 (이한영 차문화원))
2024-01-11
107 Baegun-ro, Seongjeon-myeon, Gangjin-gun, Jeollanam-do
Lee Han-young Tea Culture Center, located in Gangjin, Jeollanam-do, was established to commemorate the achievements of Lee Han-young, who created Baegun Okpan Tea, Korea’s first tea brand. It is also a place that originated from the promise that disciples of Jeong Yak-yong, the greatest scholar of the Joseon period, made when he returned from exile to provide him with the tea they grew for one year and research achievements every year. As seen from his pen name, Dasan, which means a mountain (san) producing abundant tea (da), Jeong Yak-yong is said to have loved tea very much. Visitors can enjoy a tea ceremony experience of different teas consisting of Jakseol Green Tea and Wolsan Black Tea, as well as making their own tea. Visitors can also taste the rice cake tea that Jeong Yak-yong enjoyed.
Savzak (사부작)
2024-01-11
3361-20 Beonyeong-ro, Pyoseon-myeon, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do
Savzak serves a course meal carefully prepared with seasonal ingredients, with only a course menu, “Savzak.” It consists of six to seven dishes, including Jeju pork and radish soup; Damajjim, a dish of steamed seafood and pork; sweet and sour eggplant; grilled pollack roe; and skewers. Customers can enjoy diverse, high-quality dishes made with fresh ingredients and traditional Jeju liquors, such as omegi and gosori liquors. As it only accepts eight to ten customers daily, it operates on a reservation system. For same-day reservations, it is advised to check availability by phone before visiting.
Cafe Moohwa (카페무화)
2024-01-10
980-8 Noksaek-ro, Samho-eup, Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do
As its name suggests, it is a café that presents bread made from moohwagwa (figs), a specialty of Yeongam. Its two-story building and spacious garden give off a fresh atmosphere. Outdoor terrace seats on the second floor allow visitors to enjoy the magnificent view of the surrounding scenery. The fig bread made in the shape of a fig contains a lot of dried figs, making for a perfect snack. The premium gelato with five flavors—vanilla, dark chocolate, mango, black sesame, and ricotta cheese—is also popular. In addition, the cafe also sells beverages that can be accompanied by bread, such as coconut coffee.
Subaekdang Dwaejigukbap Gimhae Branch (수백당돼지국밥김해점)
2024-01-24
109 Inje-ro, Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
Subaekdang Dwaejigukbap specializes in dwaeji gukbap (pork and rice soup) with boiled pork slices and rice in a broth simmered with pork bones. Its owner is said to have visited 96 pork soup restaurants across the country to study the taste and make the best pork and rice soup. The rich, refreshing broth made by boiling pork backbone for a long time is excellent. This restaurant also serves sundae gukbap (sundae and rice soup) made with premium Berkshire pork. The Maneul Suyuk Baekban (garlic and boiled pork slices set menu), one of its signature items, is made with pork belly that anyone loves and topped with garlic sauce.
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