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Writes about shopping stops and everyday finds in Incheon. · Writes about: Restaurants · Hair & beauty salons · Shopping · Bars · Cafés

PlaceYeongdeungpo, SeoulRestaurants

Hotpot buffet near Daerim Station with grilled lamb ribs: Sanha

Sanha Sinseungbu Daerim (산하신승부 대림본점) is an all-you-can-eat hotpot and lamb Chinese restaurant a 1-minute walk from Daerim Station in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul. After earlier visits for malatang and guobaorou (crispy sweet-and-sour pork), the writer came for an after-work dinner of the 29,000 won A set, which pairs grilled lamb leg and grilled lamb ribs with unlimited hotpot, plus a clear broth, a mala broth and a generous self-serve bar. The unlimited grilled lamb ribs at Sanha Sinseungbu Daerim were an unexpected highlight, tender and delicious, making the A set excellent value.

Written Apr 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeo-gu, IncheonShopping

Seogucheong home goods store with a blender group buy: On Saenghwal

On Saenghwal (온생활) is a two-floor home goods store in Seo-gu, Incheon, a 1-minute walk from Seogucheong Station. A regular who has shopped at On Saenghwal more than 10 times walks through the 1st-floor beauty and stationery sections, the 2nd-floor group-buy super-deal corner, and the bathroom, kitchen and dog supplies while weighing up a blender group buy. With most items priced at a few thousand won and plenty of choice, the writer and their parents each leave with both hands full, making On Saenghwal a home goods store worth recommending to Seo-gu, Incheon residents.

Written Apr 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGanghwa, IncheonRestaurants

Dog-friendly duck restaurant in Ganghwa with wild dropwort: Deok Ori

Deok Ori Jumulleok Ganghwa Main Branch (덕오리주물럭 강화도본점) is a restaurant specializing in duck jumulleok (spicy marinated stir-fried duck) near Jeondeungsa Temple in Gilsang-myeon, Ganghwa, Incheon. The writer arrived before the 11:00 opening and ordered shrimp duck jumulleok for two (50,000 won) plus fried rice with added cheese, and loved the aroma of wild dropwort and perilla leaves, the tender duck and the unlimited Korean-grown side dishes. Because dogs can come in when kept in a stroller or carrier, Deok Ori Jumulleok is a great fit for anyone touring Ganghwa with a dog.

Written Apr 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMapo, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Hongdae lash lift salon: L-curl for thin, broken lashes at Lashkimi

Lashkimi is a lash lift and nail salon in the basement of the KFC building in front of Exit 9 of Hongik Univ. Station in Hongdae, Mapo, Seoul. The writer, who has thin lashes with broken spots, got a moisture lash lift with a tight L-curl at Lashkimi. The treatment took 30 minutes, gave the curl she wanted with no lashes bending sideways, and cost in the ₩40,000 range. Verdict: an affordable, station-side Hongdae lash lift the writer was very happy with.

Written Apr 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGoyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Dog-friendly Ilsan tonkatsu date: kake udon set for two at Kitsuki

Kitsuki Ilsan Bamridan-gil Branch is a dog-friendly tonkatsu and udon restaurant on Bamridan-gil in Ilsandong-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi. On a date, the writer ordered the hirekatsu (pork fillet cutlet), rosukatsu (pork loin cutlet) and kake udon set for 39,500 won plus butter soy egg rice, and the crisp, juicy cutlets with salt and perilla oil stood out most. For two people, Kitsuki's set menus make it a good-value date restaurant on Bamridan-gil.

Written Apr 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMapo, SeoulRestaurants

Hongdae gukbap spot: weekday dinner of perilla oil makguksu, Yukjeon

Yukjeon Gukbap Seogyo Branch (육전국밥 서교점) is a 24-hour gukbap (rice soup) and makguksu (buckwheat noodle) restaurant a 5-minute walk from Exit 1 of Hongik Univ. Station in Mapo, Seoul. On a weekday evening the blogger ordered a large perilla oil makguksu (₩13,000) and the signature beef jeon gukbap (₩11,000). The noodles paired well with the self-serve young radish kimchi, and the gukbap stood out for its clean, non-greasy broth. For anyone who wants gukbap and makguksu in one meal, Yukjeon Gukbap Seogyo Branch is an easy, affordable recommendation.

Written Apr 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeo-gu, IncheonRestaurants

Luone City pork BBQ with parents: clam kalguksu to finish, Euljiro

Euljiro Yeontan Gui Luone City Branch is a briquette-grill pork BBQ restaurant in Luone City near Gajeong Station in Seo-gu, Incheon, open from 4 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next day. The writer first came with her boyfriend, liked the food, and returned with her parents. The three of them ate the dwaeji hangeun pork set plus extra pork belly, pork neck and dwitgogi (pork trimmings), finishing with clam kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup), for about ₩60,000 in meat. Euljiro Yeontan Gui Luone City Branch is worth recommending for a family dinner for its flavor, not just its value.

Written Apr 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangseo, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Magok Station nail salon: cat nail art with gel removal at Today Nail

Today Nail (오늘, 네일) is a new one-on-one private nail salon on the 4th floor of a building near Exits 4–5 of Magok Station in Gangseo, Seoul. The writer had gel from another shop removed and got Today Nail's May monthly art featuring a cute cat design, for ₩80,000 total, finished in 1 hour. Today Nail is a good fit for a quiet, quick spring–summer manicure near Magok Station.

Written May 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeodaemun, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Sinchon hair salon patch-free black dye on faded long hair: Demon Hair

Demon Hair Sinchon Branch is a hair salon on the 2nd floor of a building right outside Exits 1–2 of Sinchon Station in Seodaemun, Seoul. The writer, who has a cool skin tone, had long, faded hair with grown-out roots fully covered in black dye at Demon Hair Sinchon Branch; despite the damage there was no scalp stinging, and the color came out even with no patches. If you're a cool tone torn between a tone-down and black hair, black dye at Demon Hair Sinchon Branch was a good choice.

Written May 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangseo, SeoulRestaurants

Weekday lunch deal pork cutlet & udon set at Magok Station: Tteudon

Tteudon Magok Branch is a pork cutlet (tonkatsu) restaurant on the 2nd floor of a building a 1-minute walk from Magok Station in Gangseo, Seoul, near Seoul Botanic Park. On a weekday lunch the writer ordered the Tteudon sweet potato cheese katsu (14,900 won) and the fish cake udon set (14,900 won), and also had unlimited tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes) and soup from the self-bar plus free ice cream. With its sweet potato mousse, generous cheese and plentiful free extras, Tteudon Magok Branch is a great-value lunch spot in Magok.

Written May 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeo-gu, IncheonRestaurants

Ruwon City shabu-shabu, stroller room & half-mala broth: Shabuway

Shabuway Ruwon City Cheongna Branch is an all-you-can-eat shabu-shabu and buffet restaurant on the 2nd floor of Ruwon Top Plaza, in the Ruwon City food alley in Seo-gu, Incheon. For a family meal in May, Family Month, the blogger booked a private room with space for a stroller and enjoyed a half-mala, half-regular broth, prime beef and pork, buffet dishes and unlimited beer. Verdict: families with young children should book a Shabuway room a few days in advance.

Written May 8, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongdong, SeoulRestaurants

Seongsu fusion Korean walk-in date: risotto & tteokbokki, Out of Order

Out of Order (아웃오브오더) is a fusion Korean restaurant on the second floor of a building within a 5-minute walk of Seongsu Station in Seoul. On a walk-in date with no reservation, the writer ordered scallion tteokgalbi risotto (risotto with Korean grilled short-rib patty), charcoal gimmari spicy tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes with black fried seaweed rolls) and doenjang carbonara sujebi (hand-torn noodles in a soybean-paste carbonara sauce). Out of Order's warm lighting and quiet room suit dates and blind dates, and the creamy risotto paired with the spicy tteokbokki was the highlight of the meal.

Written May 15, 2026Sponsored