Tag: 현지인추천

Daerim Changgo

Seoul · A 1970s rice warehouse, left as it was. Where Seongsu's big cafés began.

Travel highlight: 78 Seongsui-ro. Pop-ups and exhibitions run often next door.

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Susanna's Apron

Seoul · A large bakery café in Chungmuro, with an unusual range of bread.

Travel highlight: Open 8am to 10pm, with parking next door.

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Jumadeung 2

Seoul · The second room opened by a chef who appeared on television.

Travel highlight: Second floor, open from five in the evening.

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Mario Chef Yangnim

Gwangju & Jeonnam · A Yangnim-dong pasta house now in its second generation.

Travel highlight: On the same lane as the Yangnim heritage buildings.

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Yusoba Yangnim

Gwangju & Jeonnam · A soba house where cold noodles meet a strong dipping broth.

Travel highlight: On the same route as the Yangnim heritage walk.

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Mentaru

Gwangju & Jeonnam · Thick iekei ramen in Gwangju's Yangnim-dong.

Travel highlight: Closes at five and shuts on Mondays — lunch is the window.

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Meolmeol Pangyo

Gyeonggi · A brunch room on the Baekhyeon-dong café street.

Travel highlight: Weekend brunch hours bring a wait.

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Hwadam Yeontan

Busan · Boneless chicken feet over coal briquettes, until four in the morning.

Travel highlight: Opens at 7pm and runs until dawn.

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Waikiki Pocha

Busan · A large basement bar on Haeundae's Gunam-ro, opening at six.

Travel highlight: Open from 6pm until the early hours, walkable from Haeundae Station.

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Maenggu Pocha Gwangan

Busan · A block back from Gwangalli, with glasses moving late.

Travel highlight: Follows naturally from the Gwangan Bridge night view.

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Muwol Hannam

Seoul · A Korean drinking house made from a converted detached home.

Travel highlight: Tables are divided by room, which makes it easy to talk.

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Seongsu Odeng

Seoul · An oden bar where the skewers come with warmed sake.

Travel highlight: Opens at four in the afternoon and runs to 1am.

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Yukhoegwan Pocha Euljiro

Seoul · Korean beef served raw, from that day's slaughter.

Travel highlight: It comes as a platter by cut — good for a table sharing.

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Yeonjubang Yeonnam

Seoul · A Yeonnam seafood tavern built on raw sweet shrimp.

Travel highlight: Semi-basement, so the entrance takes finding. Evenings only.

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Tomare Jemyeonso

Jeonbuk · Noodles made on the premises — the name says noodle works.

Travel highlight: It breaks in the afternoon — plan around the gap.

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Chakhan Makchang Iksan

Jeonbuk · Grilled makchang and soju, with terrace seating.

Travel highlight: Evenings only, and best suited to a table sharing.

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Jeonju-neun-Jeonju

Jeonbuk · Jeon pancakes and traditional liquor, on Taejo-ro in the Hanok Village.

Travel highlight: Open daily 11:00–23:00 — it suits dinner after walking the Hanok Village.

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Ichinisando

Gyeongbuk · Fruit sandos with the fruit left whole — and they can sell out by noon.

Travel highlight: They can sell out in the morning — ask about the afternoon batch.

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Seogwi Pian Bakery

Jeju · Glass on all three floors — the sea is there wherever you sit.

Travel highlight: The higher the floor, the wider the sea.

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Godokan Aewol Black Pork

Jeju · Seared in the block, then finished with smoke.

Travel highlight: The pork comes seared in the block. Most people add the kimchi stew.

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Jeju Gwanghae Aewol

Jeju · Braised cutlassfish, with the sea in front of you.

Travel highlight: Served as sets for sharing. Worth checking parking before you go.

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Unidam

Jeju · A restaurant built around sea urchin rice bowls.

Travel highlight: Sea urchin is at its best in summer. Window seats look over the water.

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Mungae Eomeong

Jeju · Seafood ramen with a whole octopus on top, on the Aewol shore.

Travel highlight: A whole octopus tops the clay-pot ramen. Valet parking is available.

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Mont Bell Shelter Gwangbok

Busan · A newer bakery in Gwangbok-dong, built around the croissant.

Travel highlight: On the route up to and down from Yongdusan Park.

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Abraham Coffee Nampo

Busan · The Nampo branch of a roastery from Yeongdo, pouring geisha by the cup.

Travel highlight: Specialty coffee is served by the cup — ask about the beans.

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Baohaus

Busan · Taiwanese food rebuilt to its own recipe, and a Bib Gourmand in the Michelin Guide.

Travel highlight: It breaks in the afternoon, and weekends bring a long queue.

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Doldak

Busan · Braised chicken finished on a heated stone plate.

Travel highlight: There is a queue even at weekday lunch. Most people add the potato pancake.

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Baksu Sikdang

Busan · Anju built from whatever the sea sent that day. Evenings only.

Travel highlight: Evenings only, and the wait is long — book ahead.

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Anjjokjip

Busan · Pork and kimchi grilled together on one plate — a Nampo-dong way of doing it.

Travel highlight: Order the kimchi fried rice after the meat — that is the full meal.

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Hannam Hanbang Tongdak

Seoul · Whole chicken roasted over a wood fire.

Travel highlight: There is a wait even on weekdays — early evening is easier.

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Somunnan Seongsu Gamjatang

Seoul · A pork spine stew house that opens at six in the morning.

Travel highlight: One dish only. On your own, ask for the single earthenware bowl.

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Yeongyo

Seoul · A Yeonnam dim sum house whose xiaolongbao run with soup.

Travel highlight: It closes between lunch and dinner — plan around the break.

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Tak Hannam

Seoul · New York-style tacos, served from a basement room.

Travel highlight: Queues form even on weekdays — arriving at opening helps.

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Nanpo Hannam

Seoul · A dining room serving noodles and ssambap built from Korean ingredients.

Travel highlight: Noodles and ssambap lead the menu. Evenings bring a wait.

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Sancheong Sutbul Garden

Seoul · Black pork over charcoal, and the longest queue for meat in Euljiro.

Travel highlight: The queue is long — set a remote place in line through CatchTable.

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Soi Yeonnam

Seoul · Thai noodles that started in Yeonnam and now run branches across the country.

Travel highlight: Easy to combine with a walk on the Gyeongui Line park.

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Archivist Hannam

Seoul · A café people come to for one cup: the einspänner.

Travel highlight: Weekends mean a wait — try opening time or late afternoon.

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Tutti Hannam

Seoul · A small European-style café in a Hannam lane, and dogs are welcome.

Travel highlight: Dogs are welcome. There are not many seats.

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Dotori Oven

Seoul · Greek yoghurt and baked pastries, made to go together.

Travel highlight: Most people order a baked pastry and the yoghurt together.

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Aubeurre Bakery

Seoul · A large bakery café in the middle of Euljiro, with an outdoor terrace.

Travel highlight: Open from 8am — early is the easiest time to get a seat.

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Hannam Jakupsil

Seoul · A second-floor terrace café you reach by climbing the stairs.

Travel highlight: Walkable from the Leeum Museum — try for a terrace seat.

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Passion 5

Seoul · A bakery built by a hotel, and you will stand a while at the case.

Travel highlight: Open every day of the year, from half past seven in the morning.

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Jirinseong

Jeonbuk · Chillies go into the black bean sauce — a Gunsan idea you will not find elsewhere.

Travel highlight: Chilli jjajang is the house dish — order the plain one if heat is not for you.

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Mango Day

Jeju · Shaved ice buried under whole apple mango, at the foot of Seongsan Ilchulbong.

Travel highlight: Well placed for after the climb up Seongsan Ilchulbong.

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Skunk Works

Gyeongbuk · A Gyeongju hanok left as it was, with a café placed inside it.

Travel highlight: Pushchairs and dogs are both welcome.

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Tarteudang

Gyeongbuk · A mochi too big for one hand, with whole fruit inside.

Travel highlight: It closes early when the fruit runs out; late afternoon leaves little choice.

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Of Bremen

Gyeongbuk · A large bakery café facing the sea, with a carousel inside.

Travel highlight: It opens directly onto the Yeongildae beach promenade.

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Jamae Galbi Jeongol

Jeonbuk · Mul-galbi — ribs that Jeonju cooks in broth rather than over fire.

Travel highlight: Order the chive fried rice after the meat — that is how the meal ends.

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Jungdong Hotteok

Jeonbuk · Griddled without oil, which is why it tastes clean.

Travel highlight: Sundays it opens only in the afternoon. Takeaway from a street stall.

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Bokseongru

Jeonbuk · Open six hours a day, and closed the moment the food runs out.

Travel highlight: Closed Sundays. Go before lunch or risk a wasted trip.

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Mongtan Aewol

Jeju · One long rib, cut with the bone left whole.

Travel highlight: Without a booking the wait is long — reserve through CatchTable.

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Suksungdo Aewol

Jeju · Black pork aged twice, then cut thick.

Travel highlight: The Aewol café street is close by for a walk afterwards.

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Woojin Haejangguk

Jeju · A bracken stew thick enough to stand a spoon in.

Travel highlight: Close to Jeju Airport — good on an arrival morning or a departure day.

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Tonshow Nampo

Busan · Fried twice, then smoked once over charcoal.

Travel highlight: The Berkshire K hirekatsu is Nampo-only. Queue through CatchTable.

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Subyeon Choego Dwaeji Gukbap

Busan · A bowl of gukbap at three in the morning, if that is when you need it.

Travel highlight: Season it yourself with chives and salted shrimp — that is the local way.

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Haeundae Amso Galbi

Busan · Sixty years on ribs alone, and now in the Michelin Guide.

Travel highlight: It closes between lunch and dinner for an afternoon break.

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Lee Jae Mo Pizza

Busan · Where people in Busan queue instead of ordering a chain pizza.

Travel highlight: Closed Sundays, no car park. Join the queue through CatchTable.

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Momos Coffee Marine City

Busan · To drink coffee from a World Barista Champion, you have to come to Busan.

Travel highlight: No car park of its own — use a paid lot nearby.

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Polv Yeonnam

Seoul · Open the door and the smell of baking pastry arrives first.

Travel highlight: No car park of its own — walking or public transport is easier.

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Paper Crane Euljiro

Seoul · A red-brick building, all three floors of it a bakery. Open until ten.

Travel highlight: Open 08:30–22:00, to 21:00 on Sundays. The bread selection is widest in the morning.

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Turtlehip Yeonnam

Seoul · Lettering cakes ordered today and collected today — the shop you remember when time is short.

Travel highlight: A lettering cake can be ordered and collected the same day.

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GRAZ COFFEE LAB Seongsu

Seoul · A shot of espresso under a layer of cream. People come for this one cup.

Travel highlight: Drink it unstirred so the cream and espresso arrive in layers.

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