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I write about restaurants and meals I come across in Gangwon. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Things to do · Bars · Hair & beauty salons

PlaceGunpo, GyeonggiRestaurants

Pork BBQ in Sanbon: aged couple set + 200g skin-on belly, Geobugi

Geobugi Dongne Gunpo Sanbon Branch (거북이동네 군포산본점) is a pork BBQ and shabu-shabu restaurant on the 2nd floor in front of Lotte Fit In, near Exit 3 of Sanbon Station (Line 4) in Gunpo. The writer ordered the four-cut couple set (500g, 32,500 won) with pot rice, then added 200g of ogyeopsal (skin-on pork belly, 11,980 won) because the meat was so good. Thick, 14-day aged pork and a generous self-bar made Geobugi Dongne a satisfying visit for taste, atmosphere and service.

Written Apr 25, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangneung, GangwonRestaurants

Gangneung sea-view burger spot for a whole-lobster burger: Burger Bar

Burger Bar is an ocean-view handmade burger restaurant on Haean-ro, facing Sageunjin Beach in Gangneung. The writer paired Burger Bar's Lobster Burger (23,500 won), made with a whole lobster, with Chili Fried Mozzarella, fries and a Coke Zero, and was pleased with everything from the lobster tomalley sauce to the buttery bun. For a special meal with a sea view on a Gangneung trip, Burger Bar's Lobster Burger is a great fit.

Written Apr 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangneung, GangwonRestaurants

Gangneung sashimi takeout, Friday yubiki and mulhoe for 2: Samsami-ne

Samsami-ne Gyeongpodae Main Branch is a sashimi restaurant right in front of Gyeongpo Beach in Gangneung, Gangwon. The writer booked through Naver Place for an early Friday evening and took out the value sea bream yubiki (sashimi with lightly blanched skin) and mulhoe (cold raw fish soup) set for 2 at 80,000 won. The set was generous, with thick-cut sea bream, chewy blanched skin, refreshing mulhoe broth, rice for sushi and somen noodles. Samsami-ne Gyeongpodae Main Branch's sea bream yubiki set is a clean, good-value choice even as takeout.

Written May 1, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Pork belly BBQ in Anyang: couple set and albap roe rice at Manshikine

Manshikine Sotddukkeong Samgyeopsal Megatria is a cauldron-lid pork belly restaurant on the first floor of the Megatria shopping building in Manan-gu, Anyang. On a weekday visit around 8 PM, the couple set (250g pork belly and 250g pork neck, 38,000 won) and albap (fish roe rice, 4,000 won) came with free seonji haejangguk (ox blood hangover soup) and a generous self-serve side dish bar. Grade-1 Korean pork grilled on a giant cauldron lid comes out crisp outside and juicy inside, making Manshikine a solid Korean BBQ pick in Anyang.

Written May 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwacheon, GyeonggiShopping

Gwacheon butcher shop for 1++ hanwoo striploin steak: Youngman Chuksan

Youngman Chuksan (영맨축산) is a butcher shop in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi, that opened in late April 2026 near Weaverfield, a short walk from Government Complex Gwacheon Station. The writer bought 304g of 1++ hanwoo striploin for 38,000 won and 518g of hanwoo soup beef for 18,130 won at Youngman Chuksan, then cooked a steak and a beef soup at home and was pleased with how juicy and tender the meat was. With a clean shop, a friendly owner and handmade items, Youngman Chuksan is a Gwacheon butcher worth making your regular.

Written May 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwacheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Gwacheon duck BBQ, 120-hour aged brisket, 16-min wait: Deo Chadol

Deo Chadol (더차돌) is a duck brisket BBQ and marinated duck restaurant near Exit 3 of Seonbawi Station in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi, about 10 minutes by car from Seoul Land. On a Saturday the blogger joined the waitlist at 12:11, waited behind 5 groups and was seated at 12:27. The blogger then had the 55,000 won couple course for two, served in order as grilled duck brisket, marinated raw duck and fried rice. With its own parking lot, a clean dining room and friendly staff, Deo Chadol is a place worth returning to for a get-together before or after an autumn foliage outing.

Written Nov 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSiheung, GyeonggiRestaurants

Siheung Korean restaurant, sizzling whole octopus by the lake: Maepsi

Maepsi Nakji Mulwang Reservoir Main Branch is a Korean restaurant serving stone-plate stir-fried octopus, located behind the Starbucks Mulwang Lake branch in Siheung, Gyeonggi. The Maepsi stone-plate octopus for 2 (30,000 won), ordered with the original seasoning, came as two large whole octopuses sizzling on a stone plate, which went into a big bowl with bean sprouts and perilla leaves to make bibimbap, alongside a 35cm octopus and shrimp pancake (18,000 won). Maepsi Nakji is a good stop for a meal before a walk around Mulwang Reservoir and a coffee.

Written May 16, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Anyang gopchang BBQ: Saturday Naver booking & free heart, Ilmigop

Ilmigop is a gopchang (grilled beef intestine) restaurant in Bisan-dong, Anyang, across from the Bisan 1-dong Community Center. On a Saturday around 5pm, the writer arrived with a Naver booking and ordered one serving each of the mixed grill (21,900 won) and ox gopchang (20,900 won). The 5–7pm booking perk added a free serving of beef heart, and a 1.5-serving fried rice (4,900 won) ringed with beaten egg finished the meal. Ilmigop's rich, nutty gopchang and attentive staff make the wait at this Anyang gopchang spot worth it.

Written May 24, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwacheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Gwacheon seaweed soup restaurant, three mussels a spoonful: Haenon

Haenon Miyeok Gwacheon Direct Branch (해논미역 과천직영점) is a seaweed soup (miyeokguk) restaurant near the youth center in Munwon-dong, Gwacheon, Gyeonggi. The beef seaweed soup set (20,000 won) and the mussel seaweed soup set (19,000 won) both arrived boiling in earthenware pots, packed with beef and mussels, alongside side dishes like seasoned flounder and japchae plus a self-serve bar. Portions at Haenon Miyeok are so generous that leftover soup goes home in a 1,000 won container, making it a great Gwacheon Korean restaurant for family gatherings.

Written Oct 31, 2026Sponsored
PlaceUiwang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Uiwang Mexican restaurant with kids menu: bulgogi quesadilla at Eaters

Eaters Lotte Premium Outlets Uiwang is a Mexican restaurant in Taste Ground on the 1st floor of Lotte Premium Outlets Uiwang, near Baegun Lake in Uiwang, Gyeonggi. The writer ordered shrimp tacos (10,900 won for 2), a bulgogi quesadilla (16,900 won), a grilled beef burrito (12,200 won) and a kids oven pasta (9,900 won), and liked the warm bulgogi quesadilla served with sauces best. With high chairs and a kids menu, Eaters Lotte Premium Outlets Uiwang is an easy Mexican restaurant to visit with children.

Written May 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Pyeongchon monkfish stew: boneless for 2 with wasabi dip, Haebonjeong

Haebonjeong Haemuljjim & Anguk-jjim Pyeongchon Branch is a seafood and monkfish stew restaurant near the Pyeongchon academy district food street in Anyang, Gyeonggi. Two diners shared a 1.5-serving boneless monkfish stew (₩35,000) at the default saltiness and spice level, finished with fried rice for two (₩6,000), and left very full thanks to generous monkfish, gonyi (monkfish roe) and warty sea squirts. Verdict: Haebonjeong is a solid Pyeongchon academy district lunch pick when you crave something spicy.

Written May 31, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwacheon, GyeonggiHair & beauty salons

Gwacheon hair salon root volume, bangs perm for thin hair: Juno Hair

Juno Hair Gwacheonchungsa Station is a hair salon on the 2nd floor of a building right outside Exit 11 of Government Complex Gwacheon Station in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi. The writer, who has thin, flat, slightly wavy hair, got a root volume perm and a bangs perm, plus a layered cut to trim the perm-damaged ends, and the treatment took about 2 hours with time to spare. For anyone who wants to fix flat roots and heavy hair in one visit, the root volume perm, bangs perm and layered cut combination at Juno Hair Gwacheonchungsa Station was a satisfying choice.

Written Oct 28, 2026Sponsored