Jaewon Sim · 2 stories

An Evening Skillet in Gwangju

Writes about restaurant meals found while wandering neighborhoods in Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Restaurants

PlacePyeongtaek, GyeonggiRestaurants

Pyeongtaek pork belly restaurant with thin-cut samgyeopsal: Jumulleok

Pyeongtaek Jumulleok Pyeongtaek Station Branch is a Korean pork belly restaurant near Pyeongtaek Station in Gyeonggi. The order was samgyeopsal (pork belly) for two, sliced thin so it cooks in moments, plus doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew), a rice ball and steamed rice, and not one of the banchan side dishes was left — bean sprout and scallion salad, soy-marinated shrimp, mayo cabbage with crab and cucumber salad. With no gamy smell on the pork and a banchan lineup this generous, Pyeongtaek Jumulleok is a meal worth returning for.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeocho, SeoulRestaurants

Gangnam Station kaisendon with tender abalone and uni: Ilpum Gangnam

Ilpum Gangnam Branch is a kaisendon (seafood rice bowl) restaurant in the underground arcade at Gangnam Station in Seocho, Seoul. The 37,000-won premium kaisendon comes with salmon, uni, ankimo, squid, abalone, salmon roe and grilled scallop, eaten plain or wrapped in gim and gamtae seaweed, and the course runs from chawanmushi (steamed egg) to cold udon and mango pudding, with an umeshu highball on the side. Of all the seafood at Ilpum Gangnam Branch, the abalone stood out most: tender rather than chewy.

Written Sep 16, 2026Sponsored
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