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Tin Tray, Seoul/Gyeonggi Cafes and Restaurants

Writes about cafes and restaurants she visits around Seoul and Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés

Bucheon Chinese restaurant: whole-octopus jjamppong, Glory Works

Glory Works is a Chinese restaurant with a café-like interior near Sangdong Station in Bucheon, Gyeonggi. The writer and her husband shared garlic tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork) piled with minced garlic, seafood jjamppong (spicy noodle soup) with a whole octopus and king prawns, and jjajangmyeon (black bean noodles) that comes topped with a fried egg as standard, and all three dishes were satisfying. For properly made Chinese food in a clean space near Sangdong Station, Glory Works is well worth recommending.

Written Jun 25, 2026Sponsored

PlaceGangseo, SeoulRestaurants

Magok pasta restaurant for big eaters, 1kg aglio olio: Oneul Pasta

Oneul Pasta Magok Branch is a pasta restaurant on the 2nd floor of the building right in front of Exit 3 of Magok Station in Gangseo, Seoul. A couple, including a husband who loves pasta enough to eat it every day, ordered a 1kg aglio olio, a truffle carbonara with a free size-up and a gorgonzola pizza. They added the self-serve salad bar and finished every bite. Oneul Pasta Magok Branch suits big eaters who want both generous portions and good flavor.

Written Jun 26, 2026Sponsored

PlaceBucheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Kkachiul Korean set meal, cold-water scorched rice tea: Gim Myeongju

Gim Myeongju Tteuranchae Bapsang Bucheon Main Branch is a Korean set meal restaurant serving stone pot rice in Kkachiul, Bucheon. The writer and her husband ordered the Tteuranchae Bapsang for 2 with an extra order of charcoal-grilled pork, and enjoyed odorless cheonggukjang (fermented soybean stew), fried eggplant, japchae, kimchi, self-bar banchan refills and a lukewarm sungnyung (scorched rice tea) made by pouring cold water into the stone pot. With perfectly seasoned side dishes you can eat as much of as you like, Gim Myeongju Tteuranchae Bapsang is a great Korean set meal restaurant to take your parents to.

Written Jun 25, 2026Sponsored

PlaceBucheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Bucheon pizzeria for half pizza and cheese oven spaghetti: Cheesewave

Cheesewave Bucheon City Hall is a pizzeria in the food alley near Bucheon City Hall Station, known for its cheese crust, which is baked with the cheese exposed on the outside of the dough. The writer and her husband shared a Hawaiian and sun-dried tomato shrimp half-and-half pizza with cheese crust and garlic dipping sauce for lunch, and paid extra to add a cheese oven spaghetti. Thick, stretchy cheese and a crunchy crust made Cheesewave a satisfying lunch that the couple finished down to the last bite.

Written Jul 3, 2026Sponsored

PlaceBucheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Sinjungdong Western restaurant date: pork & fish cutlet set, P&Chick

P&Chick (피앤칙) is a Western-style restaurant in Sinjungdong, Bucheon, serving pizza, fried chicken and donkatsu (breaded pork cutlet). On a date, a married couple shared a loin pork cutlet and fish cutlet set, a loin pork cutlet on its own and a fish cutlet on its own. They loved P&Chick's classic old-school demi-glace sauce, the fish cutlet that stayed crisp to the last bite, and the complimentary sweet pumpkin soup and kkakdugi (cubed radish kimchi). For a neat, old-school Western-style pork cutlet in Sinjungdong, P&Chick is worth considering.

Written Jul 14, 2026Sponsored

PlaceGangseo, SeoulRestaurants

Magok pork cutlet: the spicy chicken cutlet my husband loved, Tteudon

Tteudon Magok Branch (뜨돈 마곡점) is a pork cutlet (donkatsu) restaurant on Gonghang-daero near Magok Station in Gangseo, Seoul, with a kids' room and a free self-bar serving tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes), bread, soup and ice cream. A couple ordered the jeyuk udon pork cutlet, the spicy chicken cutlet and the pork loin cutlet. The husband, who never cared for chicken cutlet, called Tteudon's spicy chicken cutlet the best chicken cutlet of his life. Generous portions and the free self-bar make Tteudon Magok Branch a good-value pork cutlet spot near Magok Station.

Written Jul 17, 2026Sponsored

PlaceGangseo, SeoulCafés

Baby-friendly Magongnaru café with tiramisu and patio seats: Komorebi

Komorebi (코모레비) is a glass-fronted dessert café in Gangseo, Seoul, between Magok Station and Magongnaru Station. The writer visited Komorebi with her husband and baby, ordered an iced americano, an iced café latte and a large tiramisu, and was very happy with the rich latte and the tiramisu piled high with mascarpone cream. Komorebi is a Magongnaru neighborhood café with delicious tiramisu and lattes that welcomes strollers and dogs without fuss.

Written Jul 11, 2026Sponsored

PlaceGangseo, SeoulRestaurants

Magok Mexican restaurant date: rib meat on cheese nachos, Taqueros

Taqueros Magok Main Branch is a Mexican restaurant on the 2nd floor of Magok GMG Tower in Magok, Gangseo-gu, Seoul. On a date with her husband, the writer ordered the couple set (ribs plus 2 tacos) and especially loved the warm cheese sauce served on request, the house-fried tortilla nacho chips, ribs whose meat slides easily off the bone and a fish taco with no fishy taste. With its red-and-wood interior, Taqueros Magok Main Branch is a solid pick for anyone looking for an atmospheric date dinner in Magok.

Written Jul 23, 2026Sponsored

PlaceGangseo, SeoulCafés

Balsan Station café: butter pineapple bun dipped in jam, Byway Bakers

Byway Bakers Balsan Station is a dessert café specializing in baked goods near Balsan Station in Gangseo, Seoul. On a weekend visit, the writer and her husband ordered 2 iced Americanos, a pineapple bun filled with butter, a kadaif-filled dujjonku (Dubai chewy cookie) and 2 financiers; the financiers came individually bagged by flavor and were eaten at home. For anyone missing the pineapple buns of Tamsui, Taiwan, Byway Bakers Balsan Station is a welcome find.

Written Jul 21, 2026Sponsored

PlaceGangseo, SeoulRestaurants

Magongnaru pasta restaurant, Toowoomba set dinner for two: Pasta Go

Pasta Go Magok Branch is a pasta restaurant on the 2nd floor of the Botanic Prugio City officetel, right in front of Magongnaru Station Exit 1 in Gangseo, Seoul. A couple had dinner there: a Toowoomba pasta solo set with sweet potato pizza and a zero-sugar cola, plus aglio e olio with a shrimp topping. The thick cream sauce clung to the wide, flat noodles, and they wiped up every last bit with dinner rolls. With 20% off dine-in and takeout, Pasta Go Magok Branch delivers both flavor and value.

Written Aug 7, 2026Sponsored

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