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Worn Map, Gyeonggi/Gangwon Cafes, Restaurants and Shopping

Writes about cafes, restaurants, shopping streets, and weekend outings across Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Gangwon. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Things to do · Shopping

PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Haenggung-dong, Suwon course restaurant with 1-hour free parking: Hado

Hado (HADO) is a black-toned casual dining restaurant in Gyo-dong, Haenggung-dong, Suwon. The 45,000-won-per-person course at Hado runs from a tart starter through pasta bisque, squid ink pasta and sous vide chicken breast steak to black sesame ice cream, with 1 hour of free parking at the Gyo-dong public parking lot, a CD player at each table and stick mouthwash. Hado is a satisfying, unfussy choice for a course meal on a date or anniversary in Haenggung-dong.

Written Oct 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnseong, GyeonggiCafés

Café by the Anseong outlets: matcha crookie & campagne, Chat Baker

Chat Baker Brunch & Bakery Café is a large brunch and bakery café inside the outlet shopping complex in Gongdo-eup, Anseong, Gyeonggi. The writer paired Yeoksam Horangi drip coffee and peppermint tea with cranberry walnut campagne, olive ciabatta, cream cheese squid-ink bread and a matcha crookie, and explored Chat Baker's waterfall window, outdoor terrace and plant-filled second floor. Verdict: Chat Baker is a roomy Gongdo café that is easy to linger in over coffee and bread before or after shopping.

Written Jul 25, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHwaseong, GyeonggiRestaurants

Gyukatsu near Yunggeolleung, Hwaseong: rare jumbo on a butter stone

Sindong Lab Hwaseong Bongdam Branch is a gyukatsu and Japanese restaurant on Wau-ro in Bongdam-eup, Hwaseong, close to the Yunggeolleung royal tombs. At Sindong Lab, the jumbo gyukatsu set with ricotta salad arrives rare and you grill it yourself on a buttered stone plate over a personal brazier, while in the sukiyaki set you cook the beef in the pot as long as you like and dip it in egg. For a meal before or after a Yunggeolleung outing with good atmosphere and the fun of grilling your own beef, Sindong Lab Bongdam is a solid choice.

Written Oct 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Suwon gopchang restaurant for a grilled set after shopping: Horangigul

Horangigul Timevillas Suwon is a gopchang and daechang (beef small and large intestine) restaurant on the 3rd floor of Lotte Department Store's Timevillas Suwon in Suwon, Gyeonggi. After shopping, the writer had dinner at Horangigul: the daechang-gopchang grilled set, the Horangigul gopchang + daechang hotpot and egg risotto, starting with the hotpot broth and finishing by mixing rice into the leftover sauce. With both indoor and outdoor seating, Horangigul Timevillas Suwon makes it easy to combine shopping and a meal in one trip.

Written Aug 4, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Seoul Station Japanese steak set on a brazier that stays hot: Ichigyu

Ichigyu Seoul Station Branch is a Japanese restaurant serving gyukatsu (breaded beef cutlet) and steak sets in the basement of the LG Building near Seoul Station in Jung-gu, Seoul. Arriving after the lunch peak meant no wait, and the Ichigyu steak set, grilled on a personal brazier with rice, soup and cabbage, kept a strong flame to the end of the meal, alongside a karaage set of 2 jumbo fried shrimp and 4 karaage pieces. Ichigyu Seoul Station Branch is a good pick when you want a lunch near Seoul Station that is a little different from a standard Korean set meal, before or after a meeting.

Written Sep 29, 2026Sponsored
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