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Sidewalk Receipts, Then a Drink

Writes about restaurants, cafes, bars and small shopping stops around Seoul and Gyeonggi, one outing at a time. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Bars · Shopping

PlaceGoyang, GyeonggiCafés

Deogyang-gu bakery café with Mom & sister: matcha latte, Baedagol

Baedagol Bakery House (배다골베이커리하우스) is a large bakery café off Hoguk-ro in Deogyang-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi. The writer visited Baedagol Bakery House with her mom and older sister and enjoyed a blueberry tart (7,000 won), a Gongju chestnut tiramisu (7,000 won), a matcha latte and a chocolate latte (8,000 won each) and an Americano (6,000 won) by the second-floor glass windows. With its spacious interior, nature views and house-made desserts, Baedagol Bakery House is a good café to stop by with family on a Goyang outing.

Written Oct 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGoyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Hwajeong Station boneless gukbap, no sundae: early bowl at Pyeongando

Pyeongando Restaurant Hwajeong Branch is a gukbap (Korean rice soup) restaurant in Hwajeong-dong, Deogyang-gu, Goyang, open 24 hours every day of the year. The writer dislikes the smell of sundae (Korean blood sausage), so the writer went early in the morning with an acquaintance and ordered the boneless gukbap and the spicy boneless gukbap; the meat was tender with no gamey smell, and the house-made kimchi was especially good. Even people who don't eat sundae can get a filling meal of boneless gukbap at Pyeongando Restaurant Hwajeong Branch.

Written Jun 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJongno, SeoulRestaurants

Diet poke shop at Jonggak: beef dinner with a coworker, Wystab

Wystab Diet Gwanghwamun is a diet poke, salad and protein box restaurant in a basement near Jonggak Station in Jongno, Seoul. The writer, who is on a diet, stopped by for dinner with a coworker after studying at a café and ordered the Beef Light (12,900 won) and Beef Pasta (13,900 won) with the owner's recommended wasabi mayo sauce, praising the generous, fresh vegetables and evenly cooked green beans. For a diet meal that doesn't skimp on portion or flavor, Wystab Diet Gwanghwamun is a solid choice.

Written Jun 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, SeoulCafés

Gwanghwamun study café: praline latte & overnight oats | Center Coffee

Center Coffee Gwanghwamun (센터커피 광화문점) is a specialty coffee café on the B1 level of SFC Mall in Gwanghwamun, Seoul. While preparing for a company exam, the writer looked for a café with a nice atmosphere to study in. The writer ordered a decaf iced americano (5,400 won), a praline latte (6,500 won) and overnight oats (5,500 won), and was happy with the spacious, quiet room and the nutty oats. Center Coffee Gwanghwamun is close to the station and full of people studying, a good café for combining atmosphere and study time.

Written Jun 13, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGoyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Siksa-dong dumpling restaurant that won over a mandu skeptic: Arirang

Arirang Gaeseong Son Mandu Siksa Branch (아리랑 개성손만두 식사점) is a Korean restaurant in Siksa-dong, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang, that hand-makes its mandu (Korean dumplings) and serves mandu hot pot and shabu-shabu. A writer who never cared much for mandu ordered the Gaeseong mandu hot pot and beef shabu set for 2 (32,000 won), found it big enough for 3, with tender beef and plump, bursting dumplings, and even took fried mandu to go. Arirang Gaeseong Son Mandu Siksa Branch is the kind of meal that can change a mandu skeptic's mind.

Written Jun 22, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMapo, SeoulRestaurants

Nacho bar near Mangwon Station for a rainy-day date: Macho Nacho

Macho Nacho is a nacho restaurant and bar on Huiujeong-ro in Mapo, Seoul, near Mangwon Hangang Park. On a day of heavy rain, the blogger and her boyfriend dined in at Macho Nacho on the Signature Nacho (13,900 won), fresh mix-in rather than dip nachos, and the Truffle Cream Tteokbokki (16,900 won), chewy rice cakes with pepperoni that were the standout. If you visit Macho Nacho, the Truffle Cream Tteokbokki is a must-order.

Written Jun 25, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Korean BBQ in Myeongdong for a middle school reunion: Yuktongnyeong

Yuktongnyeong Myeongdong Main Branch is a black pork BBQ restaurant on Myeongdong 8na-gil in Jung-gu, Seoul, serving ogyeopsal (pork belly with skin) and samgyeopsal (pork belly), and was featured on the TV show Wednesday Foodie Talk as one of Seoul's top 3 pork belly spots. The writer's middle school friends got together at Yuktongnyeong after waiting behind 4 groups. They ordered omija-aged Gwanggaeto black pork ogyeopsal and neck at 17,000 won per serving and samgyeopsal at 32,000 won for 2 servings. The staff grilled the meat, served with mushrooms and myeongi (pickled wild garlic leaves), and the meal finished with cold noodles. The wait was a little tiring, but the meat quality makes Yuktongnyeong Myeongdong Main Branch a Korean BBQ spot worth recommending for a get-together with friends.

Written Jul 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceEunpyeong, SeoulRestaurants

After-work Korean beef BBQ for two in Yeonsinnae: ₩66,700 at Golmokjip

Golmokjip Galbisal Yeonsinnae Main Branch (골목집갈비살 연신내본점) is a retro-style Korean BBQ restaurant in an alley near Yeonsinnae Station in Eunpyeong, Seoul, where beef rib meat is grilled over hardwood charcoal. After work, the writer and an older coworker ordered galbisal (beef rib meat), marinated galbisal and yukhoe (Korean beef tartare) and paid ₩66,700 in total, impressed by the meat's color, condition and sweet aroma. Thanks to its meat quality, Golmokjip Galbisal is a recommended Yeonsinnae beef BBQ spot for an after-work drink.

Written Jul 15, 2026Sponsored
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