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I write about restaurants I visit and meals I try in Gangwon. · Writes about: Food & snacks · Restaurants · Cafés · Bars · Beauty products · Hair & beauty salons · Shopping · Home & living · Stays

PlaceNamyangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Jinjeop Korean BBQ, ₩10,000 pepper bulgogi lunch: Dwaeji Ohyeongje

Dwaeji Ohyeongje Namyangju Jinjeop Branch is a newly opened Korean BBQ restaurant on Geumgang-ro in Jinjeop-eup, Namyangju, with a large play area and high chairs for family meals. At lunch the blogger ordered the pepper bulgogi and stone-pot crab stew set for 3 (₩30,000) plus cold young radish kimchi noodles, and especially liked the spicy crab stew with 3 crabs and the seasoned greens, good enough to refill. Dwaeji Ohyeongje Jinjeop is a great-value family lunch spot where ₩10,000 a person buys a generous spread.

Written Apr 22, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSongpa, SeoulShopping

Munjeong florist: pink rose S bouquet with extra flowers, Habio

Habio Flower by Su is a European-style florist on the ground floor of the Park Habio complex in Munjeong-dong, Songpa, Seoul. Ahead of Parents' Day, the writer managed to get a hard-to-find booking, picked a bouquet style from Instagram, and ordered a pink rose S bouquet with extra flowers and added greenery as a gift for an acquaintance. Because Habio Flower by Su made the bouquet the same day, it smelled lovely and looked fresh, and the recipient even asked where it came from.

Written Apr 25, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSongpa, SeoulCafés

Jamsil cake shop: pink bear cake for a 3–4 hour trip, Circus Rabbit

Circus Rabbit (서커스래빗) is a custom lettering cake shop in the basement of Jangmi Complex Building B in Jamsil, Songpa, Seoul. For a friend's birthday, the writer ordered a pink bear lunchbox cake with 5-character lettering for 25,500 won and added a cooler bag for a 3–4 hour trip, and the frozen ice box inside kept the cake's shape intact. The 100% dairy-cream cake was so good it was finished in one sitting, making Circus Rabbit a Jamsil lettering cake shop worth returning to.

Written Apr 25, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNamyangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Budget brisket BBQ at Dasan Station: grilled with kimchi, Chadolpung

Chadolpung Dasan Station Branch (차돌풍 다산역점) is a patio-style chadolbagi (thin-sliced beef brisket) BBQ restaurant near Exit 4 of Dasan Station in Namyangju, Gyeonggi. The writer ordered 3 servings of brisket at ₩7,500 per serving and a brisket doenjang (soybean paste) stew, grilled the brisket together with kimchi, and ordered three bowls of rice to go with the rich stew. Chadolpung Dasan Station Branch suits Dasan locals who want cheap brisket and doenjang stew in one meal.

Written Apr 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangdong, SeoulRestaurants

Solo gukbap and pancakes at Cheonho Station, leftovers to go: Boseung

Boseung Hoegwan Cheonho Station Branch (보승회관 천호역점) is a 24-hour gukbap (rice soup) restaurant in front of Exit 3 of Cheonho Station in Gangdong, Seoul. On a solo visit before dinner on a weekday, the writer had the spicy pork jowl and boiled pork gukbap (14,000 won) and a mung bean pancake and seafood scallion pancake combo (15,000 won). The spicy broth was only mildly hot but rich, the kkakdugi (cubed radish kimchi) was crunchy, the homemade onion and chili sauce was sweet and tangy, and the leftover pancakes were packed neatly to go. For a solo diner who wants pancakes alongside gukbap, Boseung Hoegwan Cheonho Station Branch is an easy choice that also packs up whatever you can't finish.

Written Apr 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSongpa, SeoulShopping

Songpa florist pink carnation basket for Grandma: Helio Flower by Su

Helio Flower by Su is a florist in Building B of the Helio City shopping arcade, by Exit 3 of Songpa Station in Songpa, Seoul. Ahead of Parents' Day, the blogger reserved a small pink carnation basket for Grandma the day before and picked it up for ₩60,000; a day later the carnations had not wilted, smelled lovely, and Grandma was delighted. Helio Flower by Su is a Songpa Station florist where you can get generous Parents' Day carnations at a reasonable price.

Written Apr 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceIcheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Icheon Korean BBQ for Parents' Day with Grandma: pork galbi, Neul Gogi

Neul Gogi Jip Icheon Main Branch is a pork galbi (marinated pork ribs) restaurant on Gyeongchung-daero in Icheon, Gyeonggi. Ahead of Parents' Day, the writer took Grandma to Neul Gogi Jip and ordered nuruk-marinated pork galbi plus pork neck for 3 (57,000 won), hwangmi (yellow rice) bowls and a 10,000 won doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew) packed with beef tendon and beef. Staff grilled the galbi at the table, which made the meal easy. For an Icheon family meal with a grandparent or older relatives, the pork galbi and doenjang jjigae combination at Neul Gogi Jip Icheon Main Branch is a good fit.

Written Apr 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNamyangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Deokso eel restaurant with private rooms: Hangangeuro Onjangeo

Hangangeuro Onjangeo (한강으로온장어) is a Han River-view grilled eel restaurant on Gosan-ro near Deokso Station in Namyangju, Gyeonggi. Diners pick their eel on the 1st floor, then eat pre-grilled charcoal eel, grilled deodeok (bellflower root) and cauldron rice at Han River-view seats on the 2nd floor. Highlights are the eel with pickled perilla leaves, ginger and house-made sauce, and the nurungji (scorched rice) with doenjang soup. With private rooms and a large parking lot, Hangangeuro Onjangeo is worth revisiting for a family meal with parents or a drive date.

Written May 2, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNamyangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Korean BBQ in Jinjeop with parents: brisket & pork belly, Deomajang

Deomajang Hanwoo is a hanwoo (Korean beef) and Korean pork BBQ restaurant on Haemil Yedang 1-ro in Jinjeop-eup, Namyangju. The writer ate hanwoo brisket (₩29,400 for 300g), pork belly (₩27,000 as an add-on) and yeolmu bibim guksu (spicy young radish kimchi noodles, ₩8,000) with their parents, and also got tripe soup through the restaurant's review event. The parents were so pleased they asked to come back soon, which makes Deomajang Hanwoo a sure choice for a family meal at a BBQ restaurant in Jinjeop.

Written May 1, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNamyangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Byeollae noodle spot with parents: 40-min wait, more fried rice, Gojip

Gojip Tongmuneo Kalguksu Byeollae Byeolgaram Station Branch is a seafood kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) restaurant near Exit 3 of Byeolgaram Station in Byeollae, Namyangju. A family of four, including the writer's parents, waited 40 minutes on a weekend evening and shared small cuttlefish bulgogi, surf clam kalguksu for 3 and fried rice for 3, stir-frying one more serving of fried rice than planned because the cuttlefish sauce was so good. Gojip Tongmuneo Kalguksu is a Byeollae kalguksu restaurant well suited to a family meal with parents.

Written May 4, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Apgujeong izakaya: braised sea bream head and big futomaki, Gatpojun

Gatpojun is a kappo-style dining izakaya on basement level 1 near Exit 4 of Apgujeong Station in Gangnam, Seoul. The writer and a friend ordered the truffle shrimp cream croquette (29,000 won), napa cabbage Caesar salad (21,000 won), braised sea bream head (38,000 won), futomaki (20,000 won for 5 pieces) and Suntory highballs (24,000 won for 2), and liked the sea bream head and the large futomaki most. With private rooms and counter seats, Gatpojun is worth recommending as an Apgujeong bar for a date or a group night out.

Written May 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSongpa, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Munjeong hair salon root touch-up + 3-step treatment: Artcre Artistic

Artcre Artistic Munjeong is a hair salon in Munjeong-dong, Songpa, Seoul, on the 2nd floor of the Lotteria building near Exit 4 of Police Hospital Station. On hair that was damaged and last dyed 3 months earlier, the writer got a root touch-up, a 3-step treatment, a layered cut that kept the length and side bangs, and especially liked the thorough consultation and the refreshing scalp-massage shampoo. Verdict: Artcre Artistic Munjeong is an affordable Munjeong-dong hair salon for getting color, treatment and a cut done in one visit.

Written May 7, 2026Sponsored