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Paper Map, Gangwon and Incheon Shops

Writes about restaurants, cafes, and small shops across Gangwon, Incheon, and Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Shopping

PlacePaju, GyeonggiCafés

Paju lake-view café with my husband: chocolate cream scone, Mokushura

Mokushura French Café (모쿠슈라 프렌치카페) is a large lake-view bakery café spread over floors 1–4 on Gigok-gil in Jori-eup, Paju, Gyeonggi. On a weekday visit with her husband, the writer tried an Einspänner, an iced Americano, a steak panino, an almond mocha bun, a chocolate cream scone and a cream pastry, and the chocolate cream scone with its rich cacao flavor stood out most. Mokushura French Café is a good stop on a Paju drive or bakery tour when you want a meal and dessert in one place.

Written Jun 12, 2026Sponsored

PlaceGoyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Hwajeong shabu-shabu buffet, ₩18,900 weekday lunch: Pyeonbaek

Pyeonbaek Hoegwan Ilsan Hwajeong Branch (편백회관 일산화정점) is an all-you-can-eat cedar-steam and shabu-shabu restaurant near Hwajeong Station in Deogyang-gu, Goyang. For the ₩18,900-per-person weekday lunch, the writer ate cedar-steamed meat with rice paper wraps, then switched to shabu-shabu on the kiosk, with katsuo (bonito) and beef-bone mala broths and unlimited beef chuck and beef brisket. The meat quality is good for a buffet, so Pyeonbaek Hoegwan satisfies shabu-shabu lovers who always found the meat portions too small.

Written Jun 15, 2026Sponsored

PlaceGoyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Wondang Korean meal: burner-warm potatoes, DIY bibimbap, Kim Myeongju

Kim Myeongju Tteuranchae Bapsang Wondang Station Branch is a Korean set meal restaurant serving stone-pot rice near Wondang Station in Deogyang-gu, Goyang. On a day with errands near Wondang Station, the writer ordered the Tteuranchae set for two (13,000 won per person) plus charcoal-grilled pork (18,000 won), with unlimited sides and rice from the self-bar, braised potatoes and namul (seasoned vegetables) kept warm on a burner, and a DIY bibimbap made in a big self-bar bowl. Kim Myeongju Tteuranchae Bapsang is a filling meal that still sits easy on the stomach, a good fit for family gatherings with parents or group meals.

Written Jun 16, 2026Sponsored

PlaceGimpo, GyeonggiRestaurants

Gimpo Korean restaurant with unlimited kimchi jjim self-bar: Bomseol

Bomseol Gimpo is a Korean set-meal (hansik) restaurant on Geomdan-ro in Gamjeong-dong, Gimpo, Gyeonggi, known for the Bomseol Table of stone-pot rice and more than 10 side dishes with jeyuk bokkeum (spicy stir-fried pork), braised kodari (half-dried pollock) and cheonggukjang (rich fermented soybean stew). The writer and her husband ordered the Bomseol Table for 2 (18,000 won per person) and enjoyed unlimited kimchi jjim (braised kimchi), dongchimi (radish water kimchi) and barley rice from the self-bar, leaving full yet comfortable. When summer heat has drained your energy and you want a gentle Korean meal, Bomseol Gimpo is a good fit.

Written Jun 25, 2026Sponsored

PlaceGimpo, GyeonggiCafés

Gimpo brunch café with rich cream pepperoni pizza: The Nillai

The Nillai is a large brunch café on Yangchonyeok-gil in Yangchon-eup, Gimpo, reportedly run by a chef formerly of the 63 Building. On a shared weekday off, a couple ordered the rich cream pepperoni pizza, a mocha ice roll, milk sticks, an iced Americano and a decaf cold brew latte, then explored The Nillai's no-kids Nillai Garden and media art space. Verdict: with chef-made food, a bakery, plenty to see and decaf coffee, The Nillai is a large Gimpo café worth recommending for dates and family gatherings.

Written Jun 28, 2026Sponsored

PlaceSeo-gu, IncheonRestaurants

Cheongna eel buffet with parents, ginger and white kimchi: Songrimbok

Songrimbok Jangeo Freshwater Eel Unlimited Refill Cheongna Direct Branch is a charcoal-grill eel and meat buffet on Keuriseutal-ro in Seo-gu, Incheon. The writer took their parents there for a summer stamina meal, 3 adults on the unlimited plan at ₩29,900 each. Thick fresh freshwater eel with perilla leaf pickles, ginger strips, white kimchi and green onion kimchi stayed enjoyable to the last bite without getting greasy. For a stamina meal with parents who tire of eel quickly, Songrimbok Cheongna is a good fit.

Written Jun 30, 2026Sponsored

PlaceBucheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Sangdong Station Chinese restaurant for office lunch: Glory Works

Glory Works (글로리웍스) is a Chinese restaurant on the ground floor of Sigma Tower, near Save Zone by Sangdong Station in Bucheon. Arriving right at opening time, the writer ordered Glory Jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup, 14,000 won), an upsized jjajangmyeon (black bean noodles) topped with a runny fried egg (10,000 won) and fried dumplings (6,000 won), then soaked unlimited rice from the self-serve bar in the jjamppong broth. With a jjamppong broth loaded with beef, seafood and fish roe and seasoning that never goes overboard, Glory Works is a satisfying office lunch spot near Sangdong Station.

Written Oct 8, 2026Sponsored

PlaceBucheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Bucheon Japanese restaurant summer lunch: uni soba at Haehwagaban

Haehwagaban Lotte Department Store Jungdong Branch is a Japanese restaurant in the basement food court of Lotte Department Store in Bucheon, Gyeonggi, near Sinjungdong Station. The writer and her mother ordered eel rice bowl ochazuke (19,500 won), uni cold soba (18,500 won) and mixed tempura (9,000 won), finishing the ochazuke by pouring green tea over the rice and cooling off with cold soba topped with sea urchin. Haehwagaban is an easy, tidy Japanese lunch before or after shopping, with department store parking on hand.

Written Aug 12, 2026Sponsored

PlaceSeohae, IncheonRestaurants

Gajeong Station sukiyaki broth add-on shabu-shabu buffet: Shabuway

Shabuway Ruwon City Cheongna Branch is an all-you-can-eat shabu-shabu and sukiyaki restaurant on the 2nd floor of Ruwon Top Plaza in Seohae, Incheon, near Gajeong Station. A couple went for the weekday lunch at 24,900 won per person and added the sukiyaki broth for 3,000 won, and the salad bar was generous enough that they refilled the smoked salmon salad and cream soup twice each. The verdict: thinly sliced beef and pork dipped in raw egg makes the sukiyaki the best thing at Shabuway.

Written Aug 17, 2026Sponsored

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