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I write about restaurant visits across Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Restaurants · Hair & beauty salons · Bars · Cafés · Shopping

PlaceHanam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Hanam Misa pufferfish restaurant for a couple's dinner: Dongnae Bokjip

Dongnae Bokjip Hanam Misa branch (동래복집 하남미사점) is a pufferfish restaurant on Misa-daero in Hanam, Gyeonggi, serving saengbok-jiri (fresh pufferfish clear soup) along with pufferfish courses and à la carte dishes. After shopping at Traders, the writer and her boyfriend had fresh pufferfish clear soup for two (₩70,000) for dinner on a cold day and enjoyed the refreshing broth, the thick pufferfish meat and the nurungji (scorched rice) from the pot rice. Dongnae Bokjip Hanam Misa branch is a good stop in Hanam Misa when a cold day calls for a hot, clear soup.

Written Nov 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSongpa, SeoulBars

Jamsil izakaya for a group birthday: abalone innards pasta at Daemul

Daemul Jamsil Bangi Main Branch (대물 잠실방이본점) is a Japanese-style izakaya in Bangi-dong, Jamsil, in Seoul's Songpa district, near Songpanaru Station. At a friend's birthday get-together there, the abalone innards pasta (25,000 won) came in a thick, rich abalone-innards sauce and the chicken cartilage karaage (12,000 won) had a curry-scented batter, both better than expected, and the staff were friendly. With a spacious interior, several group tables and dim Japanese-style lighting, Daemul Jamsil Bangi Main Branch suits group gatherings, work dinners and dates alike.

Written Apr 24, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSongpa, SeoulCafés

Jamsil cake shop: first KakaoTalk lunchbox cake order, Circus Rabbit

Circus Rabbit (서커스래빗) is a handmade cake shop specializing in lettering cakes and lunchbox cakes, on basement level 1 of Jangmi Jonghap Shopping Complex in Jamsil, Songpa, Seoul. The writer booked a small lunchbox cake for a close friend's birthday through Circus Rabbit's KakaoTalk channel for the first time, received a design photo before pickup and bought birthday candles at the shop. The cake matched the requested design, looked lovely and tasted good, so the writer would order from Circus Rabbit again for any birthday party in Jamsil.

Written Apr 25, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSongpa, SeoulRestaurants

24-hour gukbap in Bangi Food Alley after a birthday night: Boseung

Boseung Hoegwan Bangi Branch (보승회관 방이점) is a 24-hour gukbap (Korean rice soup) restaurant at the entrance to the Bangi-dong Food Alley in Jamsil, Seoul. After a friend's birthday dinner in the alley, the writer came to Boseung Hoegwan for a second round of drinks and hangover food, ordering the Solo Special Pork Jowl Suyuk Gukbap (spicy) for 19,000 won and the Osori Hangover Ramen for 13,000 won; the rich broth and meat with no gamey smell beat expectations. With a large hall divided by partitions, Boseung Hoegwan Bangi Branch is a good second stop for hangover soup after a night of drinking.

Written Apr 25, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangneung, GangwonCafés

Gangneung souvenir café: corn sand, not salted seafood—Gangneung Sand

Gangneung Sand Main Branch is a large café and dessert souvenir shop in Seonggok-dong, Gangneung, Gangwon. On the last day of a Gangneung trip with her boyfriend and friends, the writer stopped by after lunch and, guided by the cross-section photos on the kiosk, bought the Chodang corn and coffee Gangneung Sand boxes for 17,000 won each. As a change from the salted seafood (jeotgal) she always used to bring home from Gangneung, Gangneung Sand Main Branch was more satisfying than expected.

Written Apr 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwangjin, SeoulRestaurants

Guui Korean BBQ before Konkuk drinks: pork belly and neck at Sanggu's

Sanggu's Sotttukkeong Samgyeopsal Guui Branch (상구네솥뚜껑삼겹살 구의점) is a pot-lid pork belly restaurant on Achasan-ro in Gwangjin, Seoul, within a 10-minute walk of Guui Station. On a Sunday evening before drinks near Konkuk University, the writer and friends ordered a mix of pork belly and pork neck, thick Korean Handon pork grilled entirely by staff and eaten with scallion kimchi and lettuce wraps. Two people can eat their fill for ₩50,000, making Sanggu's a good-value Korean BBQ spot that keeps regulars coming back.

Written Apr 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwangjin, SeoulBars

Konkuk Univ. Station pub for group meetups: avocado mentaiko, Dowon

Sinseon Sulzip Dowon is a Korean pub near Konkuk Univ. Station in Gwangjin, Seoul, known for Korean-style drinking snacks. Meeting up with friends who live across Gyeonggi-do, the writer ordered the heart shrimp chive jeon (Korean pancake, 19,800 won), avocado mentaiko with butter potatoes (19,800 won) and honey yogurt ice cream (15,800 won); the tempura-crisp chive jeon and the butter potato and mentaiko pairing beat expectations. With a roomy space, group rooms and cozy lighting, Sinseon Sulzip Dowon suits big group nights out.

Written Apr 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangdong, SeoulRestaurants

24-hour gukbap restaurant in Cheonho for a hangover lunch: Boseung

Boseung Hoegwan Cheonho Station Branch is a 24-hour gukbap (pork and rice soup) restaurant about a 5-minute walk from Cheonho Station in Gangdong, Seoul. The writer stopped by for a late lunch to cure a hangover the day after drinking with a friend and ordered the spicy pork jowl gukbap 1-person special for ₩19,000. It came with rich broth, a savory heat, meat with no gamey smell, and generous pyeonyuk (boiled pork slices) and sundae (Korean blood sausage). Verdict: with its spacious, stylish café-like interior, Boseung Hoegwan is a Cheonho spot worth revisiting for hangover relief or group meals.

Written Apr 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Korean set meal after driving practice in Chowol, Gwangju: Bomseol

Bomseol (봄설 한정식) is a Korean set-meal (hanjeongsik) restaurant at 51 Hyeonsan-ro 385beon-gil in Chowol-eup, Gwangju, Gyeonggi. After a driving-practice outing with friends, the group shared master-recipe soy-marinated crab (25,000 won), barley-dried yellow croaker, or bori gulbi (27,000 won), and fiery pork stir-fry (20,000 won), making bibimbap from the unlimited barley rice while they waited. Every dish at Bomseol beat expectations, making it a Gwangju hanjeongsik spot worth revisiting with parents.

Written Nov 11, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwangju, GyeonggiCafés

Gonjiam café near closing time: cookies & cream meringue, La Cuesta

La Cuesta Gwangju is a large two-story bakery café in Gonjiam-eup, Gwangju, Gyeonggi. The writer stopped at La Cuesta Gwangju on an evening drive and driving-practice outing with her boyfriend and a friend, arriving just before closing, and had an iced La Cuesta latte (8,000 won), a Jeju matcha latte and a Cookies and Cream meringue cookie, though most of the popular breads were already gone. Visit in the afternoon if you want bread, but La Cuesta's roomy seating and good drinks alone make it a Gonjiam café worth stopping at.

Written Nov 11, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangdong, SeoulRestaurants

Chicken galbi in Cheonho at 9pm, strawberry milk ice cream: Ondogye

Ondogye (온도계) is a charcoal chicken galbi (grilled marinated chicken) restaurant at the entrance to Jjukkumi Alley near Cheonho Station in Gangdong, Seoul. The writer went back with her boyfriend around 9pm for garlic salt chicken galbi (2 servings, ₩34,000), spicy chicken galbi (1 serving, ₩17,000) and steamed egg (₩5,000), and loved the free fried gizzards, the tender chicken grilled by staff and the strawberry milk ice cream dessert. Ondogye almost always has a wait at peak hours, so book ahead or arrive right at opening.

Written Nov 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHanam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Café-style Korean BBQ date night in Misa, Hanam: Jangheungjip

Jangheungjip Misa is a newly opened frozen pork belly BBQ restaurant in Hanam, Gyeonggi, about a 5-minute walk from Misa Station. The writer and her boyfriend had dinner there: 3 servings of flash-frozen pork belly (₩45,000), plenty of banchan (side dishes) and a thick, rich jjagyechi (Chapagetti noodles with egg and cheese, ₩6,000) to finish. From banchan to pork to jjagyechi, everything beat expectations, making Jangheungjip Misa a Korean BBQ spot near Misa Station worth returning to soon.

Written Nov 8, 2026Sponsored