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Sosomilmil Seoak Branch 　

A book cafe in Gyeongju's Seoak neighbourhood that appeared as the village meeting spot in The Good Bad Mother. Warm room, shelves you can actually read from, and a slower pace than the cafes nearer the historic park. Phone: +82-10-5220-3899 Address: 15 Neungnam-gil, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do Show this to your taxi driver경상북도 경주시 능남길 15 (서악동) / 소소밀밀 서악점 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 5050000-101-2022-00181) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Sonamujip 　

The dish here is ojingeo jjigae - squid stir-fried in chilli, then simmered with radish into a stew. Almost everyone adds noodles to it partway through, which turns it into ojingeo kalguksu. Do that; it is why the restaurant is known. Signature dish: Kalguksu (Noodle Soup) Also on the menu: Ojingeo jjigae, Extra serving of noodles Hours: 11:30~21:00<br>브레이크타임 15:30~17:30 Closed: 매달 첫째주, 셋째주 월요일 Phone: +82-42-256-1464 Address: 대전광역시 중구 대종로460번길 59 Show this to your taxi driver대전광역시 중구 대종로460번길 59 (대흥동) / 소나무집 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3650000-101-1970-00003) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Sindo Kalguksu Main Store 　

Running since 1961 and still the reference point for Daejeon kalguksu. The broth is beef bone and anchovy finished with ground perilla seed, which gives it a nutty thickness you will not find in Seoul. Order suyuk alongside and share both. Signature dish: Kalguksu (Noodle Soup) Also on the menu: Kalguksu, Dubu Duruchigi, Suyuk Hours: 10:00~20:00 Closed: 비정기적 휴무(전화문의) Phone: +82-42-253-6799 Address: 대전광역시 동구 대전로825번길 11 Show this to your taxi driver대전광역시 동구 대전로825번길 11 (정동,,16) / 신도칼국수 본점 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3640000-101-1973-00010) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Samcheonpo Jeongseobang 　

A Sacheon seafood restaurant that won the local cuisine contest at the 2017 Samcheonpo Port festival, with grilled fish as its signature. It seats 160, so it handles groups and does not require a reservation the way smaller coastal places do. Signature dish: Samcheonpo Haemul Bapsang (Seafood set menu) Also on the menu: Grilled Bulgogi & Grilled Fish Set Menu / Fresh Sliced Seafood and Abalone Hours: [Weekdays] 11:00-21:00 (Break time 15:00-17:00)[Weekends] 10:30-21:00 (Break time 16:00-17:00) * Last order 20:00 Phone: +82-55-835-5349 Address: 269 Jinsam-ro, Sacheon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do Show this to your taxi driver경상남도 사천시 진삼로 269 (신벽동) / 삼천포맛집정서방 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 5340000-101-2010-00152) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Place Flora 　

A glass greenhouse near Daecheong Dam that works as both cafe and Italian restaurant - pizza, pasta and risotto rather than cafe food. The setting is the draw. Reachable only by car, which keeps it calmer than its city equivalents. Signature dish: Sirloin steak Also on the menu: Carbonara pasta, vongole pasta, crab cream gratin, etc. Hours: [Restaurant] 09:00-20:00 (Break time 15:00-17:00)[Arboretum] 09:00-21:00 Phone: +82-42-272-8001 Address: 57-54 Hoenam-ro, Dong-gu, Daejeon Show this to your taxi driver대전광역시 동구 회남로 57-54 (신상동) / 플레이스플로라 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3640000-101-2001-00182) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Palpal Sikdang 　

Three dishes and nothing else: whole chicken soup, chicken wings, chicken bulgogi. It sits north of Juwangsan National Park, which makes it the meal after the hike. The baeksuk comes with porridge cooked in the same broth. Signature dish: Dakbulbaeksuk Also on the menu: Dakbaeksuk, dak bulgogi (chicken bulgogi), dak nalgae (chicken wings), etc. Hours: 10:00-20:00 (Last order 19:00) Phone: +82-54-872-2118 Address: 5157 Gyeongdong-ro, Jinbo-myeon, Cheongsong-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do Show this to your taxi driver경상북도 청송군 진보면 경동로 5157 / 팔팔식당 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 5160000-101-1995-00032) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Oegojip Seolleongtang 　

Seolleongtang is ox bone broth boiled for a day until it turns white, served plain so you season it yourself with salt, pepper and spring onion at the table. This Gangnam restaurant was listed in the Michelin Guide in 2017 and 2018. Doganitang, made with knuckle, is the deeper version. Signature dish: Seolleongtang Also on the menu: Suyuk, yukgaejang, doganitang, etc. Hours: 11:00-21:00 (Last order 20:30) Closed: Sundays, Seollal (Lunar New Year's Day) & Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day) holidays Phone: +82-2-567-5225 Address: 555 Samseong-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul Show this to your taxi driver서울특별시 강남구 삼성로 555 (삼성동,지상1층) / 외고집설렁탕 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3220000-101-2004-01110) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Odeng Sikdang Uijeongbu Main Branch 　

Budaejjigae was invented in Uijeongbu after the Korean War, when food from the American base was cooked with kimchi and chilli, and this is the stall where it started - now a proper restaurant run by the third generation. If you eat the dish once in Korea, eat it here. The iron-plate stir-fried version is the alternative order. Signature dish: Budaejjigae (Sausage Jjigae) Also on the menu: Budaejjigae, Cheolpan Budaebokkeum (spicy stir-fried sausage on hot iron plate) Hours: 08:30~21:30 Phone: +82-31-842-0423 Address: 7, Hoguk-ro 1309beon-gil, Uijeongbu-si, Gyeonggi-do Show this to your taxi driver경기도 의정부시 호국로1309번길 7 (의정부동, 지상1층) / 오뎅식당 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3820000-101-1968-00002) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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OC Kalguksu 　

Daejeon is Korea's kalguksu city, and this one builds its broth on surf clams. Order the mulchong and the clams arrive heaped above the rim of the pot. Anchovy and clam together make a broth that is savoury rather than delicate - the opposite of a Seoul-style noodle soup. Signature dish: Kalguksu (Noodle Soup) Also on the menu: Handmade Kalguksu, Mulchong (dongjuk jogaetang) Hours: 11:00-21:00 Closed: Mondays Phone: +82-42-627-9972 Address: 1F, 13 Yetsintanjin-ro, Dong-gu, Daejeon Show this to your taxi driver대전광역시 동구 옛신탄진로 13 (삼성동) / 오씨칼국수 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3640000-101-1992-00053) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Neungpo Dawon 　

A hanok tea house tucked between newer buildings in Gyeongju, used as the Arisol teahouse in the film Gyeongju. The owner brews the tea themselves. Small and quiet - the opposite of the tour-bus stops around the royal tombs. Hours: 13:00-21:30 Phone: +82-54-774-2178 Address: 91-3 Wonhyo-ro, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do Show this to your taxi driver경상북도 경주시 원효로 95-1, 2층 (노동동) / 능포다원 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 5050000-101-2024-00132) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Napori Hoetjip 　

Known locally for sea eel, and known to drama viewers as Chunsamdo Hoetjip from Castaway Diva. The dish worth ordering is hamo - pike conger - served raw in slices or as shabu-shabu, a summer speciality of the south coast that rarely appears on English menus. Signature dish: Sliced raw hamo (pike conger) & grilled eel set Also on the menu: Sliced raw hamo / Hamo shabu-shabu / Grilled eel Hours: 11:00-20:30 (Open from April to September) Closed: Closed from October to March of the following year Phone: +82-55-673-1481 Address: 133 Dupo 1-gil, Samsan-myeon, Goseong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do Show this to your taxi driver경상남도 고성군 삼산면 두포1길 133 / 나포리횟집 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 5420000-101-1996-00001) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Minu Sutbul Jangeo Nara 　

Charcoal-grilled freshwater eel in Andong, with eel soup as the other order. Eel is eaten in Korea as a summer restorative, the way samgyetang is - a useful thing to know when the heat makes heavier food unappealing. Signature dish: Grilled Eel Also on the menu: Grilled Eel / Eel Soup Hours: Weekdays 17:00-22:00 / Weekends 11:30-22:00 (Break time 15:00-17:00) Closed: Every Monday Phone: • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 <br>(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) <br> • For more info: +82-54-843-6888 Address: 24, Gwangmyeong-ro, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do Show this to your taxi driver경상북도 안동시 광명로 24, 1층 (옥동) / 민우숯불장어나라 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 5070000-101-2020-00063) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Jokbal Pajeon Geuttae Geujip 　

Bossam and jokbal - boiled pork wrapped in kimchi, and braised trotters - with room for a table of people, in Pyeongtaek. Ordinary, generous, and priced for locals rather than visitors. Signature dish: Kimchi Cabbage Wraps with Pork Also on the menu: Kimchi Cabbage Wraps with Pork / Braised Pigs' Feet Hours: 17:00-24:00 Closed: Sunday Phone: +82-31-662-5392 Address: 263 Songtan-ro, Pyeongtaek-si, Gyeonggi-do Show this to your taxi driver경기도 평택시 송탄로 263 (서정동) / 족발파전그때그집 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3910029-101-2005-00149) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Jinmi Pyeongyang Naengmyeon 　

Pyeongyang naengmyeon divides Koreans: a cold, almost unseasoned buckwheat noodle in clear beef broth, which newcomers often find bland until it clicks. Chef Im Sekwon trained in Jangchung-dong, the dish's Seoul heartland. Taste the broth before adding vinegar or mustard - that is the etiquette and the point. Signature dish: Naengmyeon Also on the menu: Eobok-jaengban, pyeonyuk, bulgogi, etc. Hours: 11:00-21:30 (Last order 21:10) Phone: +82-2-515-3469 Address: 305-3 Hakdong-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul Show this to your taxi driver서울특별시 강남구 학동로 305-3 (논현동) / 진미평양냉면 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3220000-101-1991-16728) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Jeong Jit Gan Sinpyeong Main Branch 　

Busan-style pork and rice soup, listed in the Michelin Guide, in Sinpyeong-dong. Jeongjitgan means kitchen in the Gyeongsang dialect. It is open 24 hours except Tuesdays, which makes it one of the few places to eat properly in Busan after midnight or before dawn. Signature dish: Pork Soup with Rice Also on the menu: Uiseong Garlic Soup with Rice / Sundae Soup with Rice / Intestine Soup with Rice Hours: 00:00-24:00* Closes at 12:00 on Tuesdays Phone: +82-507-1411-2900 Address: 6 Bibong-ro, Saha-gu, Busan Show this to your taxi driver부산광역시 사하구 비봉로 6, 1층 (신평동) / 정짓간 신평본점 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3340000-101-2018-00043) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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