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I write about restaurant meals and places I visit around Seoul. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Bars · Things to do

PlaceGangseo, SeoulRestaurants

Date-night sashimi spot near Balsan Station: 5-fish set, Neoul Magok

Neoul Magok is an aged sashimi and seasonal seafood restaurant near Balsan Station in Magok, Seoul. The writer had only used Neoul Magok for takeout and company dinners before finally bringing his wife for an aged sashimi set for two of flounder, tuna, salmon, Spanish mackerel and sea bream, with Terra bottled beer and a Jjapa Fry to finish. Verdict: both the aged sashimi and the outdoor-table atmosphere make Neoul Magok a good choice for dates and group dinners.

Written Apr 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDo, IncheonCafés

Brunch café in Yeongjongdo before Paradise City: 5PM sunset hour

5PM sunset hour (오선아, Oseona) is a bakery café known for its salt bread, in the Sangga-dong shopping block of KCC Switzen in Yeongjong Sky City, Yeongjongdo, Incheon. Before checking in at Paradise City, the writer and his wife timed their visit to the bread schedule and had a brunch of drip coffee, a latte, salt bread, an egg tart and salt bread ice cream at 5PM sunset hour. With easy parking and pleasant indoor and outdoor seating, 5PM sunset hour is a brunch café worth recommending for a morning on a Yeongjongdo trip.

Written May 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, IncheonRestaurants

Yeongjong Korean restaurant, rib stew in white kimchi wraps: 300°C

300°C Seafood Galbi Main Branch (300도씨해물갈비 본점) is a Korean restaurant on Masiran-ro, Yeongjong Island, Incheon, that specializes in seafood and pork back rib stew. On a weekday lunch date before checking in at Paradise City, the blogger ordered the seafood pork rib stew for 2 (₩59,000) on its own. The large ribs plus fish milt and roe filled them up with just rice, no seafood kalguksu needed. Spicy and deep without being harsh, 300°C Seafood Galbi is worth a stop for seafood stew near Eulwangni and Yeongjong Island.

Written May 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeo-gu, IncheonRestaurants

Kid-friendly dakgalbi restaurant in Geomdan, Incheon: Cheolpanjeong

Cheolpanjeong (철판정) is a fusion dakgalbi (spicy stir-fried chicken) and iron-plate fried rice restaurant in Wondang-dong, Geomdan New Town, Incheon. The writer and two children had egg mayo dakgalbi with a ramyeon noodle add-on, ordered a tuna mayo rice bowl and steamed egg for the kids, and finished with the free self-serve fried rice. Cheolpanjeong is a solid, satisfying pick for families who want spicy dakgalbi and kids' dishes at the same table.

Written May 12, 2026Sponsored
PlacePaju, GyeonggiCafés

Paju sunset date restaurant, lasagna & birthday mini cake: Four & More

Four & More (포앤모어) is a large café and restaurant occupying an entire building on Soraji-ro in Paju, Gyeonggi. From its rooftop, third-floor terrace and big windows, the writer watched the sun set over the Han River while eating limited-edition lasagna, honey quattro formaggio and seafood pasta, then took home a mini cake for their second child's birthday. Four & More is a drive-date spot near Seoul where sunset, a meal and bakery treats come together in one stop.

Written May 22, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangseo, SeoulRestaurants

Gopchang BBQ beer date with my wife near Magongnaru Station: Hwang Gop

Hwang Gop Magongnaru Branch (황곱 마곡나루점) is a hanwoo (Korean beef) gopchang (grilled beef intestine) restaurant on the food street by Magongnaru Station in Gangseo, Seoul. On a beer date with his wife, the writer ordered the Hwang Gop mixed platter for two (gopchang, makchang, daechang, heart and samgyeop-yangji brisket, 46,000 won), which came with free sample yukhoe (beef tartare) and a refreshing seafood stew, and finished with egg fried rice. Because Hwang Gop staff grill everything to the end, couples can focus on talking, making it an easy recommendation for a date or team dinner near Magongnaru Station.

Written Oct 31, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangseo, SeoulRestaurants

Balsan Korean restaurant: 2nd child's birthday flounder soup, Mikodam

Mikodam Magok-Balsan Branch is a Korean set-meal (hanjeongsik) restaurant near Balsan Station in Gangseo, Seoul, specializing in seaweed soup sets and cockle sets. For their second child's birthday, the writer ordered the Korean set meal for 2 and enjoyed flounder seaweed soup, cockle bibimbap, beef jeon (pan-fried beef), Norwegian grilled mackerel and a table full of side dishes. Verdict: Mikodam Magok-Balsan Branch serves a proper flounder seaweed soup that is hard to find elsewhere, making it worth a return visit for birthdays and family gatherings.

Written May 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceChangwon, GyeongnamRestaurants

Gwisan-dong, Changwon cream restaurant for Mom's birthday: Haedeun

Haedeun is a cream-focused Western restaurant in Gwisan-dong, Seongsan-gu, Changwon, right in front of the Gwisan Breakwater. For Mom's birthday, the whole family booked ahead and ate beef brisket pilaf (17,000 won), cream pasta (17,800 won), truffle oil cream gnocchi (18,800 won), sous vide steak (38,900 won) and Sunshine Cream Pasta, and even reordered the pilaf and the gnocchi. Haedeun was a birthday dinner spot that pleased everyone, from the grandparents to the child.

Written Jun 2, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHwaseong, GyeonggiRestaurants

Dongtan pasta restaurant: extra-large carbonara with kids, Brick Nojak

Brick Nojak is a red-brick Western restaurant in front of Nojak Park in Dongtan, Hwaseong. Eating with the kids, the writer ordered the couple set (green salad, carbonara and chuck flap steak) plus a gambero calamari pizza, asked for an extra-large pasta portion, and found baby chairs and baby tableware ready. Brick Nojak is a good Dongtan pasta restaurant for families looking for a kid-friendly meal near Dongtan Lake Park.

Written Jun 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangseo, SeoulRestaurants

Balsan Station Korean BBQ: pork, beef yukhoe, stew & rice, Ihwajeong

Ihwajeong Galbi Myeongga Magok-Balsan Branch is a large Korean BBQ restaurant near Exit 4 of Balsan Station in Gangseo, Seoul, serving marinated meat cross-aged for 144 hours with organic pears. Dining in the main hall with kids, the writer ordered 2 servings of marinated pork and Korean beef yukhoe (seasoned raw beef), then added 1 more serving of pork, doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew) and rice, finishing with pear sherbet. Tender marinated pork neck, staff who grill for you, kids' side dishes and tableware, and parking make Ihwajeong a satisfying pick for family meals or team dinners.

Written Jun 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHwaseong, GyeonggiThings to do

Dongtan indoor zoo: ray and seal feeding plus a mayor vote at Artis

Artis Theme Park is an indoor ecology theme park on the 9th floor of Sinyu Medi Plaza, right next to Dongtan Station in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, where land animals, aquatic animals, reptiles and insects share one floor and visitors can feed them. With two kids, we made a feed lunchbox, fed the rays and the seal, did the stamp tour, colored a fish and played in the jungle gym, and after the seal feeding we got a ballot for the 'Artis mayor election.' Artis Theme Park is a great Dongtan day out for spending a whole day indoors with kids as the weather heats up.

Written Jun 11, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangseo, SeoulRestaurants

Gopdori-tang & pajeon date near Magok Station: Cheongdam Sundori

Cheongdam Sundori Magok Flagship is a sundae (Korean blood sausage) soup and gopdori-tang (spicy chicken stew with beef intestines) restaurant on basement level B2 of VL Le West Building C, near Magok Station in Gangseo, Seoul. On a day off, the writer and his wife shared the Hanwoo daechang gopdori-tang for 2 (regular spice) and a handmade seafood pajeon (savory pancake). The Hanwoo daechang had no gamey smell, and the sauce was good enough to order extra rice. Cheongdam Sundori Magok Flagship is a good Magok Station pick for sundae soup at lunch and drinking food in the evening.

Written Jun 15, 2026Sponsored