Bonito Coffee {Buan, South Korea}

Here are a few Instagram snaps (you can follow along @roxypearce for more) from the delightful little coffee shop right in front of our apartment in the little town of Buan.

As with all the coffee shops here in Korea, the decor is lovely and they also stock boutique clothing items. The make a mean hot chocolate too!

Japanese Noodle Bar, Daejeon

On a recent trip to Daejeon (Farmboy and I taught in Daejeon back in 2010) we headed to one of our favourite restaurants. We had been dreaming of these japanese noodles for the past 3 years since being out of Korea, and now that we are back we were dying to head back there for lunch.

The food was great, not quite how we had imagined it, but I think that tends to happen when you look forward to something too much. Still, it was yummy, and there was so much of it. I had the Miso Ramen, and Farmboy had the Seafood Miso Ramen which was incredibly spicy, so watch out! 

The food was very reasonable, and prices hadn't changed since we were there last 3 years ago. The Miso Ramen was W6000 and the Seafood Miso was W7000. Definitely worth a stop if you're in daejeon (its even worth the trip across the country like we did!).

Directions:
By bus (48, 101, 102, 105, 106, 109, 113, 114, 115, 119, 121, 704, 706)  towards Yuseoung, get off at HongIn Hotel (the name is announced in English). Hop off and walk about 200m towards the big bridge, cross the road and turn right just before the bridge. Its next door to the music shop.

If you’re taking the subway, get out at Yuseoung Spa, headings towards the Chugnam University (it's exit 6 and 7). Once you get to the big bridge (its about 500m) cross the road before crossing the bridge and turn right. Its next to the music shop, with red lanterns hanging outside.

They are open from 11am.

Brians House Grill Burger Bar, Daejeon

A late night stroll around Daejeon with friends just would not have been complete without a trip to Brian's Burger bar. Thanks Claire and Andrew for taking us there to stuff our faces with good old proper french fries and amazing beef patties. 

Burgers from W7 000, and sets which include fries and drink from W9 000.

Address:

Just behind Lotte Department Store, Daejeon

Building #119 Orange Town

423-3

Geojong-dong

Seo-gu, Daejeon

042-528-6639

Wednesday to Monday (Tuesday closed) 11am - 10pm

Brian is opening another branch in Daejeon this month, lucky Daejeon people.

HoaBinh Vietnamese Restaurant {Jeonju, South Korea}

Farmboy and I were needing a little break from Korean food and stumbled across this delightful little Vietnamese Restaurant in Jeonju. 
We weren't blown away by the food. It was after all, Vietnamese food made Korean style, but it was still a nice break from kimchi and soy beans.
Here is a link to their website (it is in Korean) but gives you a general idea of whats on the menu.  Prices range from W8 000 all the way to W40 000 for the monster platters.
Its tucked away on one of the side streets in Gaeksa, quite close to the Olive and Young. If you do stop by, let me know if you enjoyed it. Please do leave me a comment of any other places/restaurants to explore in Jeonju.