Yubin Cha · 2 stories

Small Mirror, Gyeonggi Beauty and Restaurants

Writes about neighborhood beauty shops and everyday restaurant finds around Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Hair & beauty salons · Restaurants

PlaceGoyang, GyeonggiHair & beauty salons

Ilsan hair salon: root dye + volume magic in 2.5 hours, Hair Onsae

Hair Onsae is a hair salon in Pungdong, Ilsan (Goyang), near Exit 2 of Poongsan Station, with a barbershop in the same spacious salon. The writer's mom had root dye and a volume magic perm (a Korean straightening perm that keeps root volume) together with designer Eunhye, and both services took about 2.5 hours in total. Her frizzy, puffy hair came out smooth while the crown stayed full, so the before-and-after at Hair Onsae was a satisfying result.

Written Aug 8, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGoyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Ilsan restaurant with ancient-rice abalone risotto: Upstairs Kitchen

Upstairs Kitchen Bamridan-gil Branch is a Western restaurant on Daesan-ro 11beon-gil in Ilsandong-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi. The order at Upstairs Kitchen was sirloin steak, abalone risotto and bruschetta No. 1, and the most memorable dish was the abalone risotto, made with ancient rice, abalone, gamtae (a thin Korean seaweed) and sea greens, for its pleasantly crunchy texture. Even without pasta, the three dishes at Upstairs Kitchen each had a different style and made a satisfying combination.

Written Aug 8, 2026Sponsored
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