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Anniversary Japanese course in Magongnaru with zaru soba: Encounter

Encounter Magongnaru is a Japanese course restaurant on Magokjungang-ro in Gangseo, Seoul. A couple preparing for their wedding marked their 800-day anniversary with the 19,000-won-per-person meal course, seven dishes running from bulgogi salad to grilled sushi (6 pieces) and katsuo mini oden, and the portions were bigger than expected, leaving them full. For a reasonably priced anniversary date course in Magongnaru, Encounter Magongnaru is a solid choice.

Written Nov 13, 2026Sponsored

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Hwaseong, GyeonggiRestaurants

Dongtan Mokdong tonkatsu, my son's pick: cheese & loin set, Kkot Gatsu

Kkot Gatsu Dongtan Main Branch is a handmade tonkatsu (pork cutlet) restaurant using Korean Handon pork, near the Mokdong relocation housing lots in Dongtan, Hwaseong. The writer's family has been regulars since the kids were small, and on a late weekday evening with no wait they ordered the usual Kkot Katsu tenderloin set, the Chideung Katsu set the son picked and an extra su udon for the kids. Kkot Gatsu Dongtan Main Branch's crispy, juicy tonkatsu and non-spicy su udon make it a good fit for a family dinner with kids.

Written Nov 13, 2026Sponsored
Gangseo, SeoulRestaurants

Magok Station gnocchi restaurant: truffle cream gnocchi at Marguerite

Marguerite is an Italian restaurant serving handmade gnocchi and fresh pasta, right outside Exit 3 of Magok Station in Gangseo, Seoul. The writer took their grandmother to Marguerite and ordered arancini, truffle cream gnocchi and amatriciana pasta, and the grandmother, who usually eats very little, finished almost all of the truffle cream gnocchi herself. For a Western-style meal out with family near Magok Station, Marguerite is a good choice.

Written Nov 13, 2026Sponsored
Gangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Gangnam team dinner pub with a 4-kind sashimi set: Guwol-ui Socheol

Guwol-ui Socheol (구월의 소철) is a Korean pub and restaurant on basement level 1 at 343 Hakdong-ro in Gangnam, Seoul, connected to Gangnam-gu Office Station. The writer ordered the 4-kind sashimi platter (yukhoe, salmon, beef sashimi and mungtigi, with uni), orange yuringi and basil seafood steamed in liquor, and found the calm atmosphere easy to talk in over food. With a good balance of food and atmosphere, Guwol-ui Socheol is worth recommending for a team dinner near Gangnam-gu Office Station.

Written Apr 23, 2026Sponsored
Gangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Yangjae Station chicken BBQ for a wedding invite dinner: Yanggyegok

Yanggyegok is a third-generation charcoal chicken BBQ (dakgalbi) restaurant near Exit 4 of Yangjae Station in Gangnam, Seoul, specializing in dakgalbi, godang (chicken soup) and kalguksu (knife-cut noodles). Four of us met there for a wedding invitation dinner, ordered the Yanggyegok platter (55,000 won), added one portion each of salt, soy sauce and gochujang chicken plus chicken cartilage, and the owner gave us free flying fish roe rice balls. If you want clean, mild chicken BBQ with no gamey smell in several flavors, start with the Yanggyegok platter.

Written Apr 22, 2026Sponsored
Bucheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Bucheon restaurant after kids' class: pizza, cutlet & pasta, P&Chick

P&Chick is a Western restaurant serving pizza, pork cutlet and pasta on the ground floor of the Wibe The State Complex 3 shopping arcade near Sinjungdong Station in Bucheon, Gyeonggi. After their child's class, the writer and their 5-year-old ate pork cutlet, pizza and pasta at P&Chick, plus the free nacho corn cheese and kabocha pumpkin soup served to diners after 5pm. Easy parking and widely spaced tables make P&Chick a good fit for family meals with kids.

Written Apr 22, 2026Sponsored
Buk-gu, BusanRestaurants

Beef restaurant in Hwamyeong, Busan: four-mushroom bulgogi, Uminam

Uminam Hwamyeong Branch is a beef restaurant on the restaurant street near Hwamyeong Rose Park and Hwamyeong Library in Hwamyeong-dong, Buk-gu, Busan. On a weekday at 1:30 pm, the writer ordered the new lunch special: hanwoo (Korean beef) mushroom bulgogi for two, 300g in total at 21,000 won per person. The sweet bulgogi came with four kinds of mushrooms and glass noodles, plus steamed egg, doenjang (soybean paste) stew and bibimbap. Uminam Hwamyeong Branch is a crowd-pleasing lunch spot in Hwamyeong for family meals with kids, dates and work lunches alike.

Written Apr 22, 2026Sponsored
Goyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Hwajeong shabu-shabu buffet lunch before blossom viewing: Pyeonbaek

Pyeonbaek Hoegwan Ilsan Hwajeong Branch is an all-you-can-eat shabu-shabu and cedar-steam restaurant on the 3rd floor of Chelsea Building on Rodeo Street, near Exit 1 of Hwajeong Station in Goyang, Gyeonggi. A local regular stopped by for a weekday lunch before going blossom viewing, picking katsuo and beef-bone mala broths, a cedar steamer topped with penguin steamed buns, self-bar vegetables, rice paper rolls, tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes) and tomato pasta, plus beef belly refills. The verdict: Pyeonbaek Hoegwan is a calm, good-value lunch spot near Hwajeong Station that satisfies every time.

Written Apr 23, 2026Sponsored
Seocho, SeoulRestaurants

Poi-dong pork bone stew with 4-car parking, sauced pork cutlet: Chomu

Chomu Gamjatang (초무 감자탕) is a pork bone stew (gamjatang) restaurant at 59 Nonhyeon-ro in Poi-dong, Seocho, Seoul, with room for about 4 cars in front. We ordered the small gamjatang and the handmade pork cutlet + rice set. The small gamjatang was generous enough for 2–3 people, and both the rich broth with perilla seed powder and dried napa cabbage greens (ugeoji) and the pork cutlet with sauce poured over were satisfying. Chomu Gamjatang is an easy pick in Poi-dong for family meals or group get-togethers when you're driving.

Written Apr 22, 2026Sponsored
Seo-gu, IncheonRestaurants

Geomdan wood-fired pizza for a husband's birthday: Bistro Cookie

Bistro Cookie is an authentic Neapolitan wood-fired pizza restaurant on Mokji-ro in Geomdan New Town, Seo-gu, Incheon. The writer brought her baby, ordered the 2–3 person Cookie Set (₩58,000) plus a truffle funghi pizza, and celebrated her husband's birthday over four dishes: ricotta salad, porcini mushroom cream pasta, arugula prosciutto pizza and the truffle funghi pizza. With baby chairs, baby tableware and fresh flowers on every table, Bistro Cookie is a Geomdan wood-fired pizza spot well suited to family gatherings and special occasions.

Written Apr 23, 2026Sponsored
Busanjin, BusanRestaurants

Gaya Station, Busan Chinese restaurant with a stroller: Surabanjeom

Surabanjeom Gaya Branch (수라반점 가야점) is a Chinese restaurant on a quiet side street on Eomgwang-ro near Gaya Station in Busanjin, Busan. After a good meal at the Seomyeon branch, the writer brought family and a stroller and ordered the jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup) and tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork) set: fiery chili jjamppong, beef brisket jjamppong and glutinous-rice tangsuyuk, plus kids' chairs and tableware, a clean self-serve bar and free rice. For a family meal with kids, Surabanjeom Gaya Branch is as reliable as the Seomyeon branch.

Written Apr 22, 2026Sponsored
Suseong, DaeguRestaurants

Daegu Korean restaurant for lunch with a college friend: Cafe Dongyi

Cafe Dongyi Branch 1 is a Korean set-meal restaurant on the ground floor of the Suseong SK Leaders View complex in Dusan-dong, Suseong, Daegu, near Suseongmot. Over lunch with a college friend, the writer ordered the baby octopus stir-fry set and the Eonyang-style crispy bulgogi set (16,900 won each) plus a mini tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork, 9,900 won), with self-serve fried eggs and barley gangjeong for dessert. Cafe Dongyi Branch 1 offers generous, tasty sets for the price, making it a good Suseongmot spot for a filling meal with friends.

Written Apr 23, 2026Sponsored
Gimpo, GyeonggiRestaurants

Gimpo galbi house lunch set with spicy doenjang stew: Jeongwon Galbi

Jeongwon Galbi Gimpo Main Branch (정원갈비 김포본점) is a galbi restaurant in Yangchon-eup, Gimpo, serving the Gurae and Masan neighborhoods, with a garden and play facilities. On a weekday lunch the writer ordered the Jeongwon pork galbi set for 2, with one diner choosing rice with doenjang stew and the other mul-naengmyeon (cold buckwheat noodles); the side dishes, including seasoned raw crab and japchae, and the spicy doenjang stew stood out. With a large parking lot, private rooms, an indoor play room and an outdoor garden with a trampoline, Jeongwon Galbi Gimpo Main Branch is a solid pick for family meals and group gatherings.

Written Apr 23, 2026Sponsored

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