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Quiet Crate, Seoul-Gyeonggi/Incheon Restaurants and Cafes

Writes about restaurants and cafes across Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Hair & beauty salons

PlaceGimpo, GyeonggiCafés

Gimpo media art café for a 3-generation outing with baby: The Nillai

The Nillai is a large brunch and media art café on Yangchonyeok-gil in Yangchon-eup, Gimpo, Gyeonggi. The writer visited The Nillai with her mom and her baby, ordered the truffle quattro mushroom pizza (₩20,000) and the 63 tomato pasta (₩17,900), and watched media art with the baby in the media room, a care-kids zone. With an elevator, baby chairs and a diaper-changing table, The Nillai is an easy Gimpo brunch café to visit with a baby.

Written Jun 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGoyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Cutlassfish stew set lunch near Starfield Goyang: Jeju Eunhui-ne

Jeju Eunhui-ne Haejangguk Goyang Samsong Branch is a haejangguk (hangover soup) and braised cutlassfish restaurant in the e-Pyeonhansesang City Samsong building, right in front of Starfield Goyang. Before heading to Starfield Goyang with a baby to buy a lightweight puffer jacket, the writer ordered Set 3 (34,000 won), which comes with braised cutlassfish, hangover soup and dombe pork (Jeju-style boiled pork). The deboned cutlassfish and sweet radish were good enough for an extra bowl of rice. Jeju Eunhui-ne Haejangguk Goyang Samsong Branch is a filling lunch before shopping at Starfield Goyang, and the braised cutlassfish is the dish to order.

Written Oct 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwacheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Gwacheon duck restaurant, no-grill jeyuk lunch with a baby: Deo Chadol

Deo Chadol (더차돌) is a duck restaurant on Duitgol 2-ro in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi, where the writer stopped for lunch with a baby after a day out at Seoul Grand Park. Instead of the grill-it-yourself course, the writer ordered two duck jeyuk (spicy stir-fried duck) sets at 15,000 won each and mul-makguksu (cold buckwheat noodles in icy broth) for 10,000 won, and was pleased by the staff wiping down the high chair, the duck jeyuk with no gamey smell and the slushy-cold noodles. For a no-grill lunch with a baby, the Deo Chadol duck jeyuk set is a good choice.

Written Oct 25, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Songdo outlet sushi with a baby: wasabi on the side, Sushi Doku

Sushi Doku The Songdo is a sushi restaurant on the 2nd floor of Onesta Mall in Songdo, Yeonsu, Incheon, in a building connected to Songdo Hyundai Outlet. On a weekend outlet trip with a baby who can't yet sit in a chair, the writer sat at a room-like table at the back and ordered 2 Premium Sushi Sets, where getting wasabi on the side to add to taste and brushing on soy sauce were especially convenient. The northern pink shrimp and eel sushi were the favorites, and Sushi Doku The Songdo satisfied on everything from flavor to service.

Written Jun 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGeomdan, IncheonHair & beauty salons

Grown-out hippie perm straightened, Geomdan salon: Lee Kyung Min Foret

Lee Kyung Min Foret Geomdan New Town Branch is a hair salon on the 3rd floor of Geomdan Nundambom on Ieum 1-ro in Geomdan, Incheon. After a one-on-one consultation, the writer had a frizzy hippie perm that had been left untouched for 4 months smoothed out with a magic straight perm, and only the damaged ends trimmed. Despite worries about damage, Lee Kyung Min Foret delivered glossy, silky straight hair that also tamed postpartum baby hairs and still looked the same two days later.

Written Oct 18, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGeomdan, IncheonRestaurants

Wanjeong Station katsu restaurant, baby lunch and yuzu salad: Gyeomson

Gyeomson Donkatsu Geomdan Branch (겸손돈가스 검단점) is a katsu (breaded pork cutlet) restaurant on Wanjeong-ro in Geomdan, Incheon, and its baby high chairs and widely spaced tables make it easy to visit with a child. On a lunch visit with a baby, the writer ordered two mixed katsu platters at 16,500 won each, dipped the cheese, sirloin and tenderloin katsu in several sauces, and got a refill of the yuzu mayo salad. Every cut was too good to pick just one, so the mixed platter is the dish to order at Gyeomson Donkatsu Geomdan Branch.

Written Oct 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNamyangju, GyeonggiCafés

Baby-friendly Namyangju café annex for a birthday: Waltz & Dr. Mahn

Waltz and Dr. Mahn is a large hand-drip coffee café on the Bukhan River in Joan-myeon, Namyangju, Gyeonggi. For a birthday, the writer visited on a weekday morning with a 6-month-old baby and sat in the care-kids annex, where babies are welcome, ordering Honor & Chevalier (18,000 won), Blueberry Yogurt Delight (16,000 won) and Opera cake (9,000 won). With baby chairs, a kids' menu and friendly staff, Waltz and Dr. Mahn is a café worth recommending for celebrating a special day with a baby.

Written Jun 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangseo, SeoulRestaurants

Magok Italian restaurant with a baby, stroller-friendly table: Romaok

Romaok Magok is an Italian restaurant on the 3rd floor of LG Arts Center Seoul, connected to Magongnaru Station in Magok, Seoul. The writer booked a bar seat on Naver for a weekday meal with Mom and a baby and worried about the stroller, but Romaok Magok called ahead to offer a regular table and also provided baby tableware and a high chair. With satisfying abalone gaeu pasta (abalone with abalone-innard sauce, 26,000 won), Hanwoo ragù fresh-pasta lasagna rolls (28,000 won) and herb and green onion starter bread, Romaok Magok is worth recommending as a place to eat with a baby near Seoul Botanic Park.

Written Jun 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangseo, SeoulRestaurants

Family sukiyaki lunch near Balsan Station: hanwoo round at Okso Ban

Okso Ban Magok Main Branch is a shabu-shabu and sukiyaki restaurant with unlimited vegetables near Magok and Balsan Station in Gangseo, Seoul. Visiting near the end of lunch with a grandmother and a child, the writer ordered hanwoo seoldo (Korean beef round) sukiyaki for 2 with kimchi fried rice to finish, and the egg-dipped beef and soy-sauce fried rice were the highlights. With baby chairs and in-building parking, Okso Ban Magok Main Branch is a solid pick for a Magok family meal with parents and babies.

Written Jul 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Suwon pho spot: extra-noodle brisket pho on a chilly day, Madam Hao

Madam Hao is a Vietnamese restaurant near Ajou University in Yeongtong-gu, Suwon. On a holiday outing in Suwon with a baby, the writer had brisket beef pho (11,000 won, extra noodles 1,500 won) and pad thai (12,500 won), and was pleased with the rich meat broth and generous portions. Madam Hao suits anyone after a filling bowl of pho on a chilly day and a hearty plate of pad thai.

Written Oct 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGeumcheon, SeoulRestaurants

Stroller-friendly pizza restaurant in Gasan with parking: Clap Pizza

Clap Pizza Gasan Public is an American-style pizza restaurant near Gasan Digital Complex Station in Geumcheon, Seoul, sharing its space with Downtowner. On a visit with a baby in a stroller, the blogger ordered a large (L) half-and-half of cheddar potato and pepperoni, and the spacious dining room, 2 hours of in-building parking and a diaper-changing table made the meal easy. Clap Pizza Gasan Public is a good fit for families looking for a pizza place in Gasan to eat out with a baby.

Written Jul 11, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGeomdan, IncheonRestaurants

Geomdan beef katsu lunch: 250g double gyukatsu and ramen at HOKATSU

HOKATSU is a tonkatsu and gyukatsu (breaded beef cutlet) restaurant in the Megabox building in Geomdan New Town, Incheon. While in Geomdan on an errand, the blogger ordered the gyukatsu set for lunch, a 250g Double Hogyu Katsu with tonkotsu ramen, and seared the beef on a butter-topped brazier; the yogurt-aged beef was tender and the ramen broth rich. For a gyukatsu lunch generous enough for two in Geomdan, HOKATSU's gyukatsu set is a good choice.

Written Jul 19, 2026Sponsored