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Empty Glass, Seoul and Gyeonggi Bars

Writes about bars and restaurants across Gyeonggi, Seoul, and Incheon, usually from a seat near closing time. · Writes about: Bars · Restaurants

PlaceBucheon, GyeonggiBars

Sinjungdong Station bar: hot chicken & fish cake soup, Geumbyeol Beer

Geumbyeol Beer Sinjungdong (금별맥주 신중동점) is a bar with a cozy café-style feel in the Sinjungdong food alley near Sinjungdong Station in Bucheon, Gyeonggi. The writer ordered the signature hot crispy chicken (22,000 won), which was well brined, juicy and slightly spicy, and the mul-tteok skewer fish cake soup (23,000 won), generously filled with high-fish-content skewered fish cakes and soft rice cakes. Geumbyeol Beer Sinjungdong is a chimaek (chicken and beer) bar with a good balance of taste, atmosphere and cleanliness.

Written Apr 13, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwanak, SeoulRestaurants

Pizza & beer date at Sillim Station: Red Rock set, Pug Pizza House

Pug Pizza House Sillim Branch is an American-style handmade pizza restaurant near Sillim Station in Gwanak, Seoul. The writer chose the Pug Pizza & Beer Set with a half-and-half large Amazing Shrimp and Mad Max American pizza, a salad, butter garlic potatoes and Red Rock beer, and added tomato cheese spaghetti. With chewy bagel dough, plenty of self-serve sauces and three spacious floors, Pug Pizza House Sillim Branch made a satisfying date spot near Sillim Station.

Written Apr 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Kalguksu with beer at Suwon Station: thick kal-nakji, bossam, Daseon

Daseon Kalguksu Main Branch (다선칼국수 본점) is a 25-year-old kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) restaurant on Hyanggyo-ro in Paldal-gu, Suwon, within walking distance of Suwon Station Exit 8. Three of us ordered the basic-flavor kal-nakji (knife-cut noodles with octopus) for 2 in the thick, sticky style at ₩14,000 per person and a medium suyuk bossam (boiled pork wraps) for ₩29,000, with beer on the side. The basic kal-nakji still had a spicy finish and the pork was tender with no gamey smell. Daseon Kalguksu Main Branch serves generous portions, so kal-nakji for 2 plus one suyuk bossam fills up three people.

Written Apr 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Suwon Station Korean BBQ: makchang & wasabi radish sauce, Ssosam 208

Ssosam 208 Suwon Station Branch (쏘삼208 수원역점) is a Korean BBQ restaurant near Suwon Station in Suwon, Gyeonggi, where staff grill pork belly and makchang (pork intestine) for you on a volcano-shaped stone plate. The order covered pork belly and pork neck (₩15,000 per 160g each), Daegu makchang (₩16,000 per 180g), Cheongdo minari, flying fish roe steamed egg and snowflake kimchi fried rice, and the standout was the makchang with roasted soybean powder and wasabi pickled radish sauce. Ssosam 208 Suwon Station Branch is a good pick for pork belly and makchang in one sitting.

Written Apr 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangseo, SeoulBars

Balsan Station beer pub: Chinese chicken salad & hotteok, Daily Beer

Daily Beer (Saenghwal Maekju) Balsan Station Branch is a craft beer pub on the ground floor of New Golden Tower on Magokjungang 6-ro, close to Exit 1 of Balsan Station (Line 5) in Gangseo, Seoul. On a second round, the blogger paired Cass draft beer with Chinese-style chicken salad (18,000 won), cinnamon pastry hotteok (7,500 won) and crunchy cheese balls (6,500 won), and the side dishes were generous enough to leave them full. For a second round when you're already full but still want something with your beer, the salad-and-dessert combination at Daily Beer Balsan Station Branch is a good fit.

Written May 3, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangseo, SeoulRestaurants

Live-fish sashimi spot in Magongnaru: mullet platter, Singsing Hoe

Singsing Hoe Susan Sijang Magongnaru Station Direct Branch (싱싱회 수산시장) is a live-fish sashimi restaurant near Exit 2 of Magongnaru Station in Gangseo, Seoul. The writer ordered the ₩49,000 mixed platter of flounder, rockfish, salmon and mullet with 9 side dishes, then finished with chobapbap, vinegared sushi rice topped with flying fish roe. For anyone who prefers live fish to aged sashimi, Singsing Hoe is a good-value spot with a satisfyingly chewy texture.

Written May 1, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBucheon, GyeonggiBars

Yeokgok Chinese pub with cheese corn kkanpunggi: Yongyong Seonsaeng

Yongyong Seonsaeng Bucheon Yeokgok is a retro-glam Chinese pub near Yeokgok Station in Bucheon, Gyeonggi, styled after a Hong Kong back alley. The writer ordered Yongyong stone-plate jjajang (noodles in black bean sauce, 22,900 won), corn kkanpunggi (sweet-spicy fried chicken, 16,900 won), Chinese cucumber salad and soy sauce egg fried rice (5,900 won each), and the smoky jjajang paired well with the cheese-seasoned corn kkanpunggi. With group tables for 12 and 20, Yongyong Seonsaeng Bucheon Yeokgok is a good fit for anyone looking for a group gathering or team dinner spot in Yeokgok.

Written May 25, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiBars

Quiet Korean pub in Suwon: stir-fried squid and gizzards at Munpocha

Munpocha is a cozy pocha-style Korean pub on Seji-ro in Gwonseon-gu, Suwon, across from Juhyang Sauna in Seryu-dong. At Munpocha we ordered stir-fried squid (₩23,000), stir-fried gizzards with whole garlic (₩13,000) and butter egg rice (₩4,000), and also received free side dishes such as acorn jelly salad and jeon (savory pancake), plus complimentary crackers, cream cheese and Shine Muscat grapes. Munpocha in Gwonseon-dong suits anyone who wants tasty drinking food and good value in a pocha atmosphere that isn't loud.

Written Feb 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNamdong, IncheonRestaurants

Guwol-dong sashimi restaurant: Chuseok grilled king prawns, Veteran

Veteran General Fish Market Incheon Guwol Branch is a sashimi restaurant in Guwol-dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon, a 5-minute walk from Incheon Terminal Station. Over the Chuseok holiday, seasonal grilled king prawns (30,000 won) and live-fish sushi (16,000 won) came with side dishes of seasoned pollack roe and dried pollack seaweed soup, plus kimchi pancake from the self-serve bar. Veteran General Fish Market in Guwol-dong is a spacious, good-value spot for seasonal prawns.

Written Sep 28, 2026Sponsored
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