Jeongnim Hanjeongsik is a medicinal seasoning research center and medicinal food specialty restaurant. They make syrup with five grains for sweetness and vinegar with persimmon or plum for a sourn flavor. Pickled vegetables are fermented for 3 years or longer with enzymes made of native grasses.

Surabang Pork Cutlet at the Gimcheon Rest Area on the Busan-bound Gyeongbu Expressway. Tasty handmade king-size pork cutlet and delicious cheese pork cutlet.

It is a place where you can enjoy Korean BBQ. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do. The most famous menu is grilled pork belly.

Gongju Rest Area on the Daejeon-bound Expressway

Located near Bukhansan Mountain, Suringneun Goeul (formerly “Insubong Sigol Bapsang”) is a Korean restaurant serving down-home country cooking. Menu items include simple but healthy dishes such as tofu, vegetables, fish, and bulgogi (marinated spicy pork). The interior is decorated like an old countryside house with traditional earthenware, Hanji (Korean paper), and wooden tables. When the weather is nice, the outdoor tables are the perfect spot from which to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Bukhansan Mountain as you eat.

Gohyangjip Kalguksu offers kal-guksu (noodle soup) using home grown red pepper powder, rice, and seasonal vegetables.

It is a place where the directly made soba noodles and thick broth are excellent. The best menu at this restaurant is buckwheat noodles. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do.

It is a place where only live fish are used. The best menu at this restaurant is live octopus. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do.