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Hyehwa Kalguksu is a restaurant specializing in noodle soup in Daehak-ro that has served traditional Gyeongsang-do Province-style noodle soup for forty years. This is the restaurant where Sung Dong-il and Lee Il-hwa ate noodles with their daughter Sung Bo-ra (Ryu Hye-young) who was arrested by the police after taking part in a student movement. This restaurant is a popular restaurant that was introduced in several television programs, including ‘Baek Jong-won’s Top 3 Chef King’. The “Andong guksi” cooked with a rich bone soup is the restaurant’s main dish. The noodles are thinner when compared to the usual noodle soup noodles, but the thin noodles are glutinous and light. The noodle soup with “deep-fried fish,” the restaurant’s delicacy, will make the meal even more enjoyable. The harmony between the lightness of the noodle soup and the savory flavors of the deep-fried fish presents an unforgettable taste. The browned bulgogi with its grease removed when cooked over a grill, mung bean pancake, boiled meat slices, and octopus are also popular dishes of this restaurant.

In Episode 15, Sun-woo (Go Kyung-pyo) and Bo-ra (Ryu Hye-young) drink Vienna coffee and enjoy their date at Taegeukdang, which has been transformed into a café in the drama. Taegeukdang is the oldest bakery in Seoul that boasts a seventy-five-year history. The bakery’s representative goods, like the loaves of bread, butter cake, bun with sweet red bean filling, and salad bread, were promoted through Reply 1988. The bakery’s atmosphere differs slightly from that which was portrayed in the drama as the bakery recently underwent renovations, but it continues to maintain the flavors, shapes, and packaging to stir up nostalgia in customers. Inside the bakery is a cafeteria that continues to receive love, even after the end of the drama, by both older regular customers and the younger generation who seek a newtro vibe. In March, the bakery collaborated with LINE Friends to launch the “BROWN Monaka.” In addition to the main branch in Jangchung-dong, flavors of traditional bread can be found at the Insa-dong, Eulji-ro, and Itaewon branches

Brown Hands is the place where Jung-bong (Ahn Jae-hong), the older brother of Jung-hwan (Ryu Jun-yeol), goes on a date with Mi-ok (Lee Min-ji), a friend of Deok-sun (Hye-ri). This is where the scene of Jung-bong and Mi-ok’s first kiss was filmed. Like the name of the café, the interior is decorated in shades of brown for a cozy and dignified atmosphere. This is a café and gallery run by a lifestyle creator who pursues new “lifewear” made from traditional methods and upcycled items. Various coffees line up with cast-iron furniture and props along the tables and walls. Accessories made by young artists are also on display and sold here. There are various coffee drinks, but the Einspänner coffee (Vienna coffee) is recommended for those want to experience the young romance of Jung-bong and Mi-ok. The coffee will offer the true taste of bittersweet love.