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Cafes and Tables

I write about visits to cafes and restaurants in Seoul and Incheon. · Writes about: Restaurants · Beauty products · Cafés · Hair & beauty salons · Shopping · Bars

PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiCafés

Ansan café after a weekday dinner: salt bread, marmalade at Flowerpot

Flowerpot Cafe Gojan Branch is a spacious bakery café near Culture Plaza in Gojan-dong, Danwon-gu, Ansan, that bakes its bread in-store. After dinner on a weekday evening, the writer and her husband ordered two iced Americanos (4,500 won each), a salt bread (2,900 won) and orange marmalade (8,000 won); the salt bread, crisp outside and moist inside, and the bittersweet orange marmalade were the highlights. For a quiet after-dinner chat in Gojan-dong, Ansan, Flowerpot Cafe is a good fit.

Written Oct 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGimpo, GyeonggiRestaurants

Yangchon, Gimpo BBQ: pork galbi with a 19-month-old, Jeongwon Galbi

Jeongwon Galbi Gimpo Main Branch is a charcoal BBQ restaurant on Gimpohangang 8-ro in Yangchon-eup, Gimpo, with a kids' play room and a trampoline. On a weekday evening the whole family (dad, younger sister, younger brother and a 19-month-old baby) shared 3 servings of Jeongwon pork galbi (₩15,900 per 250g) and 2 servings of Jeongwon marinated pork neck (₩14,900 per 270g). The pork galbi is not too sweet, so even the baby ate it well. For a family meal with young kids, Jeongwon Galbi Gimpo Main Branch delivers on the meat, the play room and the parking.

Written Oct 16, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeongjong, IncheonCafés

Yeongjong drive café for a weekday latte and lemonade: Pink Wall Cafe

Pink Wall Cafe is a pink-toned bakery café on Yongyuseo-ro in Yeongjong, Incheon. After a weekday lunch, the writer and her husband drove to Pink Wall Cafe for a café latte (7,500 won) and a lemonade (8,500 won), relaxing in the quiet afternoon thanks to the large parking lot and roomy seating. Pink Wall Cafe is a photogenic café worth a stop on a Yongyuseo-ro drive in Yeongjong.

Written Oct 16, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSongpa, SeoulRestaurants

Ogeum Korean restaurant, solo spicy squid lunch: Baekhyang Jipbulgui

Baekhyang Jipbulgui (백향짚불구이) is a straw-fire grill Korean restaurant on the ground floor of a side street near Ogeum Station and the Loss Adjuster Training Institute in Songpa, Seoul. While attending training at the institute, the writer went alone for a weekday lunch and ordered the 14,000 won weekday lunch squid straw-fire set at the spicy level, adding a 5,000 won steamed egg and 8,000 won garlic bibim guksu (spicy mixed noodles). Bite-size squid and a generous steamed egg made Baekhyang Jipbulgui a satisfying solo lunch.

Written Oct 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSongpa, SeoulCafés

Ogeum Station café after training: quattro cheese ciabatta, Grid Cafe

Grid Cafe is a small bakery café in Ogeum-dong, Songpa, Seoul, tucked into an alley right by the Loss Adjuster Training Institute (손해사정연수원) near Ogeum Station. After finishing a loss adjuster training session, the writer stopped at Grid Cafe alone for an iced café latte made with nutty Fritz beans (4,400 won), a quattro cheese ciabatta (5,000 won) and salt bread (3,000 won), then took an egg tart (3,700 won) and a cheese tart (4,500 won) home. Grid Cafe is an easy walk for a breather between classes, and the bread quality is excellent.

Written Oct 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMapo, SeoulRestaurants

Hongdae Korean BBQ with a 19-month-old by the window: Gogikkun

Gogikkun Gimchunbae Hongdae Supgil Branch is a Korean BBQ restaurant right beside Gyeongui Line Forest Park in Changjeon-dong, Mapo, Seoul. On a weekend lunch with her husband and 19-month-old baby, the writer sat at a reserved window seat and ordered the Korean beef and pork set for two (600g, 109,000 won), kkakdugi fried rice and half-and-half naengmyeon; the staff grilled the meat to the end, so she could eat comfortably while looking after the baby. For Korean BBQ in Hongdae with a baby, Gogikkun Gimchunbae Hongdae Supgil Branch is a good fit.

Written Oct 13, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulCafés

Yeoksam bakery café, tiramisu & vanilla bean latte: Selected Nicks

Selected Nicks (셀렉티드닉스) is a large bakery café with rooftop and outdoor seating in Yeoksam-dong, near Gangnam Station in Seoul. The writer visited Selected Nicks with her husband on a weekend afternoon, ordered a classic tiramisu and a vanilla bean latte, and found a quiet sofa seat despite the busy hour thanks to the spacious layout. The classic tiramisu and vanilla bean latte pairing was good enough that she plans to return to Selected Nicks on her next outing to Gangnam.

Written Jul 5, 2026Sponsored
PlacePaju, GyeonggiCafés

Paju bakery café on Jimok-ro for a weekday date: Brick Rouge

Brick Rouge (브릭루즈) is a large red-brick bakery café on the Jimok-ro café street in Paju, Gyeonggi. On a weekday off, the writer and her husband visited Brick Rouge around 4 pm for an iced hazelnut latte, an iced white cream einspänner (cream-topped coffee), a Cookpick macaron, a whole red bean bun and a White Roll cream bread, then packed the leftover bread at the self-service packing counter. Brick Rouge is a great large Paju café for a drive-and-bread date on a quiet weekday afternoon.

Written Oct 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeongjong, IncheonRestaurants

Yeongjong pork BBQ with a toddler and bibim naengmyeon: Hanmaeum

Hanmaeum Jeonguk Sikdang Yeongjong Sky City Branch is a butcher-shop Korean BBQ restaurant with a kids' playroom in Yeongjong Sky City, Incheon. On a weekend lunch, the writer, her husband and their 17-month-old baby ordered the half-pig set (500g), adding bibim naengmyeon (spicy cold noodles) and nurungji (scorched rice). While the baby played in the playroom the parents could eat at ease, making Hanmaeum a satisfying family meal spot in Yeongjong for parents with young children.

Written Jul 24, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGimpo, GyeonggiRestaurants

Baby-friendly Gimpo Italian restaurant: squid ink panne at Polia

Restaurant Polia Gimpo Unyang Branch is an authentic Italian restaurant in Unyang-dong, Gimpo, run by an Italian owner. The blogger visited on a weekend evening with their mom, younger sister and 17-month-old baby. They ordered the puffed-bread ricotta salad, squid ink panne (bread bowl) cream pasta and Napoli seafood tomato pasta, followed by a free mint herbal tea and iced Americano. With a spacious dining room that makes high chairs easy to use and friendly service, Restaurant Polia proved a satisfying spot for a family meal with a baby.

Written Jul 24, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeohae, IncheonRestaurants

3-generation family Korean BBQ in Ruwon City, Incheon: Heukdwaeji

Heukdwaeji Hyeongjedeul Gajeong Ruwon City Main Branch (흑돼지형제들) is a Korean BBQ restaurant in Ruwon City, Incheon, serving aged Jirisan black pork grilled over charcoal. The writer went on a weekend evening with her in-laws, husband and 17-month-old baby, three generations in all, and ordered the yukbaegi (pork neck and pork belly set), an extra 400g of aged black pork neck and a fresh black pork gochujang stew (spicy chili-paste stew); staff grilled the meat from start to finish, so she could look after the baby and still eat comfortably. With its spacious dining room and large parking lot, Heukdwaeji Hyeongjedeul was a satisfying choice for a family dinner with a young child.

Written Jul 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMichuhol, IncheonHair & beauty salons

Seokbawi hair salon for a men's down perm on puffy sides: Naple Hair

Naple Hair Juan Seokbawi Intersection Branch (네이플헤어 주안석바위사거리점) is a hair salon on the 3rd floor of a main-road building at Seokbawi Intersection in Michuhol-gu, Incheon. A man whose side hair puffs out visited alone at 1 p.m. on a weekday Wednesday and got a line-tidying cut and a side down perm from a stylist with 6 years of experience; after a simple blow-dry, his sides lay flat against his head. Naple Hair's cut and down perm combination is a good fit for men who find morning styling a chore.

Written Oct 8, 2026Sponsored