Must-see restaurants in Chungcheongnam-do

  • Mushroom

    Chungcheongnam-do

    The best restaurant at the Donghak-sa entrance to Gyeryongsan National Park is styled after its namesake – you can't miss it. Naturally, it specialises in…

  • Gomanaru

    Chungcheongnam-do

    This restaurant serves the prettiest ssambap (assorted ingredients with rice and lettuce wraps) around, with a fragrant array of leaves and handfuls of…

  • Korea's Best Seafood Hotpot

    Chungcheongnam-do

    Seafood soup served in a hotpot (해물뚝배기) is the popular dish here. Boil the soup on the table burner and ladle out servings brimming with shellfish, shrimp…

  • Gudurae Dolssambap

    Chungcheongnam-do

    This popular restaurant with an eclectic interior serves delicious ssambap (rice and side dishes with lettuce wraps), with fragrant leaves and a whole…

  • Cheongju Haejangguk

    Daejeon

    This 24-hour soup joint is an all-around pleaser: cheap and delicious, good for both groups and solo diners. The specialty is haejangguk – known as …

  • Grilled Shellfish

    Chungcheongnam-do

    One of the busiest restaurants on the beach strip serving grilled shellfish. It's open late, so come for the seafood – typically ordered as a combination…

  • House of Baekje

    Chungcheongnam-do

    Enjoy the house specialties – grilled beef or pork served with ssam (lettuce wraps) and yeonnipbap (연잎밥), sticky rice steamed with pine nuts inside a…

  • Tasty Beef Intestines

    Daejeon

    You can't say you've done Daejeon without trying gopchang, beef or pork intestines, grilled golden brown. Many people love the chewy texture of ring…

  • Marron Village

    Chungcheongnam-do

    This bakery serves an outstanding piece of pastry called chestnut pie, a puff ball filled with sliced chestnut.

  • Matkkal

    Chungcheongnam-do

    The bottles of giant ginseng near the front door may look like something from a mad scientist's lab, but they are a reminder of the house specialty:…

  • Yeongsuni

    Daejeon

    Choose from a range of hearty set menus with shabu kalguksu (샤브칼국수), where you cook your own meat and noodles in a spicy mushroom and vegetable soup. More…

  • Indy

    Daejeon

    Daejeon's favourite Indian joint is located in Dunsan-dong and does authentic classics, from mild palak paneer to spicy chicken vindaloo.

  • Gomaru Gamjatang

    Chungcheongnam-do

    The specialty here is gamjatang, a classic Korean dish. This hearty pork bone stew has a rich, savory broth that's a little spicy. Gomaru Gamjatang is…

  • Subuk Sikdang

    Daejeon

    This restaurant serves plenty of Korean comfort food, such as kimchi jjigae (kimchi stew), galbitang (beef-rib soup) and bibimbap (rice with vegetables,…