Third Stop on the Line, Gyeonggi to Gyeongnam — Tin Kettle Loiterer

Spring-slump eel buffet in Siheung Baegot, eel rice bowl: Songnim Bok

Songnim Bok Jangeo (송림복장어) is an all-you-can-eat freshwater eel restaurant on the first floor of Yuho N City in Baegot, Siheung, serving eel along with pork belly and chicken neck. Feeling drained by spring fatigue, the writer went for a restorative weekend dinner around 7 p.m., ate thick eel with salt, shredded ginger and scallion kimchi, and finished with a whole-eel rice bowl. At 29,900 won per adult (plus a 3,000 won table fee) for 2 hours, Songnim Bok Jangeo is a solid pick for a family dinner or a Parents' Day meal.

Written Apr 18, 2026Sponsored

PlaceSiheung, GyeonggiRestaurants

Geobukseom seafood restaurant for a drive lunch: octopus first, Bada

Bada Super Haemul Cheonha Jogaegui (Geobukseom Oido Branch) is an ocean-view grilled and steamed clam restaurant on the 3rd floor of the Marina Sunset building on Geobukseom in Siheung, Gyeonggi. On a weekend drive, the writer and her mom took a window seat and had the small broth clam pot (54,000 won) for lunch. The meal came with free cheese tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes) and meat, and finished with kalguksu (knife-cut noodles). With its sea view and generous seafood, Bada Super Haemul Cheonha Jogaegui is a place worth coming back to.

Written Apr 19, 2026Sponsored

PlaceHaeundae, BusanRestaurants

Marine City Chinese: hangover jjamppong with island views, Bueokgan

Bueokgan Chinese Marine City Branch is a Chinese restaurant of about 100 pyeong in Marine City, Haeundae, Busan, with panoramic sea views toward Dongbaek Island. As a hangover meal, the writer had the beef brisket jjamppong (spicy noodle soup, 12,000 won) and the poached-egg ganjajang (10,000 won), and liked both the spicy broth enriched by the savory brisket and the ganjajang mixed with a burst poached egg. For a hangover-curing bowl of jjamppong with an ocean view, Bueokgan Chinese Marine City Branch is a strong fit.

Written Oct 4, 2026Sponsored