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Writes about Seoul restaurants, usually from a seat off to the side. · Writes about: Restaurants · Shopping

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Suwon blind-date restaurant with avocado kimchi fried rice: Low Five

Low Five Sinpung is a newly opened Western and pizza restaurant on Sinpung-ro in Haenggung-dong, Suwon. A Suwon local who had already visited the original Low Five branch twice ordered a half-and-half corn and hot chili potato pizza, avocado kimchi fried rice, a classic Caesar salad and lemonade at Low Five Sinpung. Thanks to its European-style atmosphere, Low Five Sinpung is a good pick for a blind date, a wedding invitation meetup or a family meal.

Written Nov 14, 2026Sponsored
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Suwon grilled fish date night, mackerel & Spanish mackerel: Godeungeo

Godeungeo Myeongpumi Doeda Suwon Branch (고등어명품이되다 수원점) is a grilled fish restaurant on Seobu-ro in Gwonseon-gu, Suwon, that cooks fish over an open flame in a wood-fired oven. The blogger visited on a weekday evening with her boyfriend, ordered one portion of grilled mackerel and one portion of grilled Spanish mackerel, and went back to the self-bar for more side dishes and sikhye (sweet rice drink). With light, non-greasy oven-grilled mackerel and a generous self-bar, Godeungeo Myeongpumi Doeda Suwon Branch is a definite place to return to.

Written May 12, 2026Sponsored
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Suwon Western restaurant, orange wine & burrata salad: Kueodeukkutteu

Kueodeukkutteu (쿠어드꾸뜨) is a dog-friendly Western restaurant on Sinpung-ro in Haenggung-dong, Suwon, with patio tables in the yard and a second floor with floor-to-ceiling windows. On a weekday visit, the burrata seasonal fruit salad, Manjo truffle pea risotto and shrimp rosé pasta at Kueodeukkutteu came paired with orange wine. Kueodeukkutteu suits occasions where atmosphere matters, such as a wine date or a blind date.

Written May 7, 2026Sponsored
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Sundaeguk with a new self bar at Suwon Station: Yetnal Gyeongseong

Yetnal Gyeongseong Sundaeguk Suwon Station branch (옛날경성순대국 수원역점) is a sundaeguk (pork and blood sausage soup) restaurant on Maesan-ro in Paldal-gu, Suwon. The blogger tried the classic Yetnal Gyeongseong sundaeguk, the spicy sundaeguk gukbap and the tojong sundae (traditional-style blood sausage), and found the broth rich with no gamey smell; the new self bar and the new gamjatang also stood out. For a solo meal or a hangover soup near Suwon Station, Yetnal Gyeongseong Sundaeguk is a satisfying choice.

Written May 29, 2026Sponsored
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Suwon soup restaurant: chilly-day offal soup & takeout, Jeju Eunhuine

Jeju Eunhuine Haejangguk Suwon Ingye Branch is a Jeju-style haejangguk (hangover soup) and gukbap (rice soup) restaurant in Ingye-dong, near Suwon City Hall Station. On a chilly day the writer ordered naejangtang (beef offal soup) and dombe pork suyuk (Jeju-style boiled pork served on a cutting board), ordered by T-order tablet, used the self-serve corner with unlimited rice, and found takeout available cooked or uncooked. Naejangtang packed to the brim with offal plus chewy, clean-tasting dombe pork makes Jeju Eunhuine Haejangguk a strongly recommended cold-day lunch in Suwon.

Written Oct 19, 2026Sponsored
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Yongin noodle spot with free parking: spicy hangover fresh noodles

Chilseong Jemyeonso Suji Main Branch (칠성제면소 수지본점) is a restaurant specializing in fresh noodles, buckwheat soba and pork cutlet, on the first floor of Seohui Starhills in Seongbok-dong, Suji-gu, Yongin. The writer parked for free in the apartment building's lot and ordered the cauldron-cooked spicy hangover fresh noodle soup, the real cheese pork cutlet and the tray soba set; the chewy fresh noodles and the wide range of dishes stood out. Chilseong Jemyeonso is an easy Seongbok-dong noodle restaurant to recommend for solo meals, family outings and office lunches.

Written Jul 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeocho, SeoulRestaurants

Seocho chicken restaurant for a rainy-day stew lunch: Seocho Jeonggye

Seocho Jeonggye is a Korean chicken restaurant on Beobwon-ro 1-gil in Seocho, Seoul, near Seocho Station. On a heavy-rain Tuesday lunch, the writer had the boneless dakbokkeumtang (spicy braised chicken) set, the chicken kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) set, a side of chicken tteokgalbi (grilled patty) and Jeonggye pepper fritters, and the well-seasoned braised chicken, rich cauldron-simmered broth and chewy noodles stood out. With a clean open kitchen and single-serving sets, Seocho Jeonggye is an easy, no-fuss pick for a busy Seocho lunch.

Written Jul 22, 2026Sponsored
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Late-night gamjatang in Ingye-dong, Suwon: bone hot pot with ramen

Eolkeunhan Ppyeo Haejangguk Suwon Ingye Branch (얼큰한뼈해장국 수원인계점) is a 24-hour pork bone soup and gamjatang restaurant in Ingye-dong, Paldal-gu, Suwon. The blogger came in close to 11 p.m. after work, ordered the small bone hot pot at regular spice and finished it with ramen noodles. With spice levels from mild to extra spicy and a free parking lot across from the entrance, Eolkeunhan Ppyeo Haejangguk is an easy late-night stop in Ingye-dong.

Written Aug 4, 2026Sponsored
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Ingye-dong hangover soup lunch with thick aprons: Jeju Eunhuine

Jeju Eunhuine Haejangguk Suwon Ingye Branch is a haejangguk (hangover soup) and tripe soup restaurant in Ingye-dong, Suwon, near Suwon City Hall Station. On a weekend lunch visit, the writer ordered haejangguk with seonji (congealed ox blood) and chili paste, haejangguk with chili paste only, and a small dombe pork (Jeju-style boiled pork), and liked the broth packed with glass noodles and meat and the moist dombe pork. With free rice and parking in front of the restaurant, Jeju Eunhuine Haejangguk is a solid pick for a soup lunch in Ingye-dong.

Written Aug 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeocho, SeoulRestaurants

Yangjae kalguksu restaurant with white water kimchi refills: Seonbawi

Seonbawi Memil Jangteo Yangjae Branch (선바위메밀장터) is a kalguksu and dumpling restaurant near Yangjae Citizens' Forest in Seocho, Seoul, serving noodles made from 100% pure buckwheat. On a lunch stop during the drive from Gangnam to Suwon, the writer joined the CatchTable waitlist, then ordered the Seonbawi buckwheat clam kalguksu and the handmade neungi mushroom king mandu, and got a heaping refill of the baekmul kimchi (white water kimchi) served on the side. The clam-packed, nutty buckwheat kalguksu and the baekmul kimchi alone make Seonbawi Memil Jangteo a Yangjae lunch spot worth a return visit.

Written Sep 30, 2026Sponsored
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Yeoksam Japanese restaurant date: kelp-cured salmon bowl at Chisot

Chisot Yeoksam Main Branch is a hitsumabushi and sake-don specialist on the first floor of a building on Bongeunsa-ro 30-gil, near Yeoksam Station in Gangnam, Seoul. Visiting with her boyfriend, the writer ordered the mini hitsumabushi set and a sake-don, and the konbujime (kelp-cured) salmon was so springy that her salmon-loving boyfriend gave it a thumbs up. With chawanmushi, a rice-and-ochazuke refill bar and seating from solo spots to group tables, Chisot works for a date or a meal with parents.

Written Sep 21, 2026Sponsored
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