Korea & Brake

After visiting Gwangneung, I went to the Gwangneung Bulgogi headquarters, which is closed near Gwangneung. This restaurant, which has been televised many times, is famous for grilled bulgogi. If you visit on weekends or holidays, waiting is required. I visited between lunch and dinner time so was able to taste food without waiting. 광릉을 관람한 뒤 바로 옆에 위치한 광릉 불고기 본점을 찾았다. TV에 여러 번 방영된 바 있는 이 맛집은 석쇠불고..

Daegu has a variety of foods. Although not confirmed, according to a friend of mine whose hometown is Daegu, there is not much to see around because the area is surrounded by mountains. Therefore, it is said that the local residents enjoyed eating something when they relax so various kinds of food have been developed. Anyway, when I visit Daegu, I always have a pleasant worry about ‘what to eat’..

Because Songdo is a new city, there are many trendy restaurants that have new menus rather than traditional restaurants. As young people and foreigners live a lot, their taste is young too, and traditional restaurant also seem to have a lot of foods that are modified slightly to meet global taste. The name of restaurant that I visited this time is Pepper Lunch Steak. It is a chain store with a h..

I found that the headquarters of a famous noodle restaurant in the movie "Kangchulbi" is located in Yeoncheon. It is a ' Manghyang bibim guksu(Spicy noodles)'. Currently This restaurant operates many chain stores around the country so I don’t need to visit that shop on purpose. But expectation to taste the food of main restaurant led me to this place. 영화 '강철비'에 나오는 유명한 국수집의 본점이 연천에 있다고 해서 찾아 보았다..

Have you ever heard of the word "Chogye Tang"? Although it is Korean traditional food to eat in the summer for increasing stamina, it does not seem to be well known to all Koreans nationwide. This is the first time I have seen this food. It is the dish which is made with Boiled chicken piece, chilled chicken stock and various of vegetables. I went to Yeoncheon here because there was a restaurant..

There are various kind of restaurants in Gunsan like sushi, Chinese restaurant, blowfish, fried food and so on. What was a little surprising was that business hours would end sooner than others. In general, retaurants near Seoul are opened until 10 PM, but Gunsan’s restaurants are closed at 9 PM. The time I arrived at Gunsan was around 8 pm, so I checked in at hotel and went to the streets to fi..

Near Nakseongdae Station, there are many restaurants as one of the Seoul subway Line 2. The place that I was looking for lunch after visiting Naksungdae was a place called 'Soon bo bo' which is known as Fusion-style restaurant. It is close enough to be able to walk from the Nakseongdae park and it is also near Nakseongdae station. 낙성대역 근처는 서울 2호선 라인 답게 음식점들이 많다. 낙성대 방문 후 어디서 점심을 먹을까 고민하가 찾은 곳은 퓨..

In the Pyeongtaek international market, restaurants in many countries can be found without difficulty. I visited a restaurant famous for Thai food during this tour. Lana Restaurant is not that old house, but the owner is trying to show the local taste of Thailand and receives good reputation from the customers. The owner is Korean, and the manager is Thai person. 'Lana' is the northern part of T..

I went back to Daereungwon after visiting Wolseong and Najung. I stopped by restaurant called Gyori Gimbap which is known as famous Gyeongju restaurant to have a short lunch before returning bicycle. Many people are standing in line to buy Gimbab and it shows fame of this shop. Kimbap is a food that is developed to make it easy to eat while on the move, such as a trip. It is Korean food made by ..

There is a bakery run by a master baker of Gyeongbuk province in Gyeongju City apartment complex. It is Rencontre which I visit here every time I come Gyeongju. The so called baguette which is grain bread has hard texture of food is the main product of this house and it is quite delicious. The soft taste of inside of bread and savory flavor is that cannot be enjoyed anywhere. It is 5 minutes wal..