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Flower Raining Home Kitchen
- 12-21, Yeonmu-ro 166beon-gil, Yeonmu-eup, Nonsan-si, Chungcheongnam-do
- +82-507-1396-2358
“Farm to Your Tables.” This restaurant serves beverages and seasonal dishes made from naturally grown and handpicked vegetables. Come and taste fresh shepherd’s purse pasta, tomato pasta, meat and bean stew, mugwort latte, tomato basil ade, rice cake waffle, and other meals.
Manna Tteok Bangatgan
- 33, Cheongdong-ro, Yeonsan-myeon, Nonsan-si, Chungcheongnam-do
- +82-41-736-6088
For more than 20 years, this rice cake shop has been run by a married couple, who inherited it from the husband’s mother. They added the most recent facilities and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) certification to their years of experience. Minor ingredients, such as Nonsan-produced strawberries, jujube, chestnuts, various nuts, etc., are all domestically grown. You can also order their products in half a mal (8 kg) or more for delivery service.
Lim’s Castella
- 1F, 8, Jungang-ro 365beon-gil, Nonsan-si, Chungcheongnam-do
- +82-41-733-5914
This bakery bakes over 100 different types of bread, cakes, and cookies everyday. It specializes and offers castella made with mugwort, blueberries, black sweet rice, and other ingredients.
Gohyang Restaurant
- 317, Seonbi-ro, Yeonsan-myeon, Nonsan-si, Chungcheongnam-do
- +82-41-735-0407
They only serve ox knee soup made from specially selected Korean beef hind legs. It closes once they are sold out, so make sure to visit before 13:00 or call before you visit.
Yeonsan Halmeoni Sundae
- 1525, Hwangsanbeol-ro, Yeonsan-myeon, Nonsan-si, Chungcheongnam-do
- +82-41-735-0367
They let pork seonji sit for hours before using only the clear part. Braised with green onions, garlic, ginseng, pork rinds, and other ingredients, and there you have a milky sundae.. Sundae and rice soup is served with soft sundae in a thick broth, and you can add the sauce made with green onion. If you like innards, order a “sundae plate” and enjoy pork liver, heart, stomach, and head meat without the unpleasant smell.
Buja Jugeok Sujebi
- 17-1, Jungang-ro 500beon-gil, Nonsan-si, Chungcheongnam-do
- +82-41-734-0679
Not hand-pulled but rice paddle-used dough soup is served here. Unlike traditional hand-pulled dough soup, this special dish is made with dough spread on a rice paddle and pushed with a knife. This is a Chuncheong-do Province style, and it is said to make the dough’s thickness even. Aside from the basic dough soup with potato, summer squash, carrot, and clams, you can also order one with perilla seeds, mandu, and spicy flavor, respectively. It is located inside Hawji Jungang Market.
Yujeong Kongnamul Gukbap
- 2, Jungang-ro 210beon-gil, Nonsan-si, Chungcheongnam-do
- +82-41-732-0080
Eco-friendly bean sprouts are placed in a nickel-silver pot and cooked as soon as an order is received. Bean sprouts are cooked first, rice is added, and the special sauce goes in. For a mild flavor, add green onions and egg. For a mildly spicy flavor, add red chili powder. If you prefer a hot flavor, add Cheongyang red chili powder and Vietnamese chili pepper. It is perfect with side dishes such as seaweed powder, aged kimchi, and salted squid from Ganggyeong.
Setjipmae Farmhouse Restaurant
- 1354, Wonang-ro, Nonsan-si, Chungcheongnam-do
- +82-41-735-7798
You can order the grilled galbi patties set menu made with Korean pork and beef that serves two or more people. It is served with dried radish leaf salad, also known as Kkotsirak, to add nutty flavors. Kkotsirak is packed with high protein and nutrients and requires dedicated cultivation, fermentation, and processing stages. It is famous for its steamed rice made from homegrown Samgwang rice, various vegetable side dishes, and jjigae made with homemade soybean paste.
Manna Restaurant
- 138-2, Hwangsan-ri, Ganggyeong-eup, Nonsan-si, Chungcheongnam-do
- +82-41-745-7002
“The salted seafood set menu” of this restaurant costs KRW 10,000 per person. You will be served with 10 salted seafood side dishes if dining alone, 15 side dishes if dining with a company, and 20 side dishes if dining with more than four people. Their secret technique is to reduce the salt content of the dishes to make them easier to eat for side dishes.
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