Bucheon Second Helping · 52 stories
I write about restaurants I visit in Gyeonggi and the meals I have there. · Writes about: Restaurants · Food & snacks · Fashion · Beauty products · Bars · Cafés · Hair & beauty salons · Home & living · Things to do · Shopping
Kkochi Naege (꽃이내게) is a flower shop in Janggi-dong, Gimpo, that also runs startup classes for aspiring florists. The writer ordered a pastel birthday bouquet of peonies, apricot carnations and gerberas from Kkochi Naege for her daughter, who was delighted by the fresh flowers and refined colors. With 24-hour unmanned pickup for advance orders, Kkochi Naege is a convenient florist for busy people.
Gogi Gubneun Bangatgan (고기굽는방앗간) Sinjungdong Station Branch is a Korean BBQ restaurant near Sinjungdong Station and Lotte Department Store Bucheon in Bucheon, Gyeonggi. A party of three shared the Daepyo Bangatgan A Set (1kg+50g) for 57,000 won in the spacious, well-spaced dining room, and all three called the meat "really tender." Gogi Gubneun Bangatgan Sinjungdong Station Branch is a solid pick for company dinners, family gatherings and get-togethers with friends.
Ceramine UV Protector Sunscreen is a 30ml mineral sunscreen made with 100% zinc oxide. The writer, who has dry, sensitive skin, received Ceramine UV Protector Sunscreen as a provided product and found that its soft lotion texture absorbed with a moist finish and no stiffness, did not pill when layered, and gave a clear tone correction before makeup. Verdict: Ceramine UV Protector Sunscreen is a good fit for dry skin looking for a gentle, hydrating sunscreen.
Cheonghwawon Daehangno Branch is a Taiwanese-style Chinese restaurant on Daemyeong-gil near Exit 4 of Hyehwa Station in Jongno, Seoul, known for Taiwanese beef noodles and handmade dim sum. The writer shared 4 dishes with a childhood friend over a weekday lunch, including knife-cut beef noodles in a rich, herb-scented broth and juicy xiaolongbao (soup dumplings). Cheonghwawon Daehangno Branch, where native cooks prepare the food, is a good pick for an authentic Taiwanese lunch in Daehangno.
Ceramine Collagen Mask Pack is a dried collagen lifting mask made from plant-based collagen and low-molecular collagen. The writer placed the coated side on the skin, pressed it down with mist or water, left it on for about 15 minutes and peeled it off from bottom to top; dead skin and sebum came away with the mask, and skin texture and makeup grip felt better the next day. Verdict: Ceramine Collagen Mask Pack is a home-care option for anyone concerned about firmness and pores who wants lifting and exfoliation from a single mask.
Mikodam Magok-Balsan Branch is a Korean restaurant near Exit 4 of Balsan Station in Gangseo, Seoul, serving full table sets built around miyeokguk (seaweed soup). On her daughter's birthday, the writer arrived for the 11 a.m. opening and ordered the ₩46,000 full-table set for two. The seaweed soup was so rich that the daughter, who usually dislikes it, called it delicious several times. For families who want an easy birthday meal, Mikodam Magok-Balsan Branch was a satisfying choice.
Ssosam 208 Siheung Baegot Branch is a Korean BBQ restaurant on the first floor of Dain Royal Palace Baegot 4 in Baegot-dong, Siheung, near Siheung Premium Outlets. The writer had thick pork belly (samgyeopsal) there for dinner with her daughter, and because the Ssosam 208 staff grilled the meat from start to finish, the two could relax and talk at length for the first time in a while. Verdict: both the pork belly and the grilling service were satisfying, making Ssosam 208 a Siheung Baegot pork belly spot worth revisiting.
Pyeongi Dambaek Bone Kalguksu Siheung Premium Outlets is a Korean restaurant specializing in bone kalguksu (noodle soup with pork bones) and suyuk (boiled pork), located in Taste Village on the 1st floor of Siheung Premium Outlets in Siheung, Gyeonggi. After a weekday shopping trip with their son, the blogger ordered the bone kalguksu and gabrisal suyuk set plus dumplings. They enjoyed the chewy, thinly sliced gabrisal suyuk and the bone kalguksu, which came with plenty of meat. If you want a filling bowl of hot broth after shopping, Pyeongi Dambaek Bone Kalguksu is a good fit.
레모젠 Tenyear is a solid lemon product made by concentrating fresh lemon juice, meant to be taken with water. The writer took 레모젠 Tenyear with water on an empty stomach in the morning, before and after workouts, and when rehydrating after work or tending plants, and ended up drinking water more often because the tablets are easy to carry and taste fresh. The verdict: 레모젠 Tenyear is a helpful aid for a lemon juice diet, but weight management still needs a proper diet and exercise.
키글루겐 Act Max is a Korean inner-beauty tablet supplement that combines liposomal glutathione with New Zealand solid kiwi and actinidin, sold as 50 tablets of 600mg. The writer took 2 키글루겐 Act Max tablets every day alongside a vegetable-focused diet and felt their complexion didn't turn dull while losing weight, and that pillow marks faded faster in the morning. Verdict: the writer recommends 키글루겐 Act Max for anyone looking after both their diet and skin texture.
Levia Hair Bucheon Branch is a newly opened hair salon on the 3rd floor of the City Office building near Exit 5 of Bucheon City Hall Station in Bucheon, Gyeonggi. The writer's long hair had become tangled and dry from frequent blow-drying and dyeing, so she had a natural dye matched to her skin tone, protein care and scalp care in one visit at Levia Hair Bucheon Branch, and says her fingers now glide smoothly through her hair. If you want dyeing plus scalp and hair care in one visit near Bucheon City Hall Station, Levia Hair Bucheon Branch is worth considering.
Golmok Sottukkeong Samgyeopsal Sinjungdong branch is a Korean BBQ restaurant near Sinjungdong Station in Bucheon, Gyeonggi, where staff grill minari (water dropwort) low-temperature-aged whole pork belly on a cauldron-lid griddle. The writer ate the golden, crisp pork belly topped with minari cooked during a minari fire show. The nutty pork and fresh minari aroma made the meal less greasy. For minari lovers or anyone after a different pork belly pairing, Golmok Sottukkeong Samgyeopsal Sinjungdong branch is worth remembering.
