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Small Pouch, Gyeonggi Restaurants and Beauty

Writes about restaurants, beauty spots, and cafes across Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Hair & beauty salons · Restaurants · Cafés

PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiCafés

Group-friendly 24-hour café in Seohyeon, matcha Basque: Slowway

Slowway Coffee Bundang Seohyeon branch is a new café on Seohyeon-ro in Bundang-gu, Seongnam, open 24 hours a day, year-round. Five friends shared two Americanos (Dark Blue and Soft Scarlet, 6,000 won each), a salt cream latte (8,000 won), a Classic Matcha Basque (9,200 won) and a fig Earl Grey cake (8,500 won), and the spacious, high-ceilinged room never felt noisy even when it was busy. With atmosphere, coffee and desserts all covered, Slowway Coffee Bundang Seohyeon branch is a Seohyeon Station café that suits group meetups, dates and studying alike.

Written Jun 13, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Opening-time beef & pork bulgogi lunch in Pangyo: Bulgogi On Soban

Bulgogi On Soban Pangyo Branch is a Korean bulgogi restaurant on basement level 1 of Samhwan Hipex Building A in Sampyeong-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam. Arriving with neighborhood friends right at opening time, the writer ordered two servings each of 48-hour aged garlic beef bulgogi (18,000 won per serving) and gochujang-aged pork bulgogi (12,000 won per serving), plus pudding-soft steamed egg and Spam with a fried egg. Because Bulgogi On Soban puts mild and spicy bulgogi on one table, it suits anyone looking for a filling Korean lunch in Pangyo.

Written Jun 13, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Family tonkatsu dinner in Pangyo: last mozzarella katsu, Katsu Shokudo

Katsu Shokudo Pangyo Main Branch (카츠쇼쿠도우 판교본점) is a Blue Ribbon–certified Japanese tonkatsu restaurant on Basement 1 of Alpha Dome Tower 3 at Pangyo Station, near Hyundai Department Store Pangyo in Seongnam. For a family dinner, a mother, father and daughter shared the 2-person set (₩35,000) of fillet katsu, loin katsu, mini udon and mini soba, adding a mozzarella cheese katsu (₩16,000) that turned out to be the last one before it sold out that day. With good food, friendly service and 3 hours of free parking, Katsu Shokudo Pangyo Main Branch is a satisfying tonkatsu spot for families with kids.

Written Jun 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Unjung-dong Korean BBQ for 5 friends with no clothes smell: Yukhyangdo

Yukhyangdo Seopangyo Main Branch is a Korean BBQ restaurant in Unjung-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, serving pre-grilled pork belly. Five friends shared the Surahansang set (for 3-4 people, 90,000 won) plus gabrisal (pork shoulder-neck cut), jjapadwaeji (Jjapaghetti-style noodles) and fried rice. The meat came out of the kitchen already pre-grilled and juicy, with no grease splatter and no smell on their clothes. Yukhyangdo Seopangyo Main Branch is an easy pick for a team dinner or a get-together with friends in Seopangyo and Unjung-dong.

Written Jun 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiHair & beauty salons

Sunae-dong hair salon: dark dye for long hair gone too light, Hue Seek

Hue Seek Bundang Sunae is a hair salon in Sunae-dong, Bundang (Seongnam, Gyeonggi), a 5-minute walk from Sunae Station Exit 3. Long hair that had turned too light, with visible roots, was dyed a natural dark tone after a color consultation with the salon owner, and the split ends were lightly trimmed. For anyone who wants to take bright hair darker without it looking dull, Hue Seek Bundang Sunae's careful consultation and dyeing are a good fit.

Written Jun 24, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Sunae Station black pork BBQ welcome-home dinner: Jeju Monteurak

Jeju Monteurak Bundang Sunae Branch is a Jeju black pork BBQ restaurant about a 4-minute walk from Sunae Station in Seongnam, Gyeonggi. To welcome a friend briefly back from abroad, the writer ordered the Jeju pork belly set (51,000 won) and the black pork special neck (150g, 21,000 won). Staff grilled both from start to finish, and the meat was eaten with salt, meljeot (salted anchovy sauce) and grilled white kimchi until there was no room left for rice. With a spacious black-toned dining room and friendly service, the writer says they are 100% coming back to Jeju Monteurak.

Written Jun 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Seohyeon Station diet food spot, 3 p.m. fat-free Greek yogurt: Prefers

Prefers Diet Food Bundang Seohyeon is a diet food restaurant near Exit 4 of Seohyeon Station in Seongnam, Gyeonggi. The writer stopped by around 3 p.m. with a friend, who had the beef salad pasta combo (14,900 won), while the writer, already full from lunch, had the fat-free Greek yogurt (5,900 won). Verdict: Prefers Diet Food Bundang Seohyeon works when one person wants a filling meal and the other just wants a light bite.

Written Jun 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Pangyo brunch restaurant for 3 generations, ₩134,500 for 5: Andover

Andover is a Western brunch restaurant with house-made sauces on Baekhyeon-dong Café Street in Pangyo, Seongnam. A family of five, grandmother and kids included, ordered jambon cream pasta, a 320g lasagna, fresh basil oil pasta, shrimp bisque pasta, mushroom cream risotto and three coffees for 134,500 won in total, and the kids happily ate Andover's mild, non-spicy flavors. With roomy seating and friendly service, Andover is a very satisfying pick for a three-generation family meal.

Written Jun 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYongin, GyeonggiRestaurants

Dongcheon-dong rainy-day shabu-kalguksu with mother-in-law: Yun Ujae

Yun Ujae Shabu Kalguksu Gogidong Branch is a shabu-kalguksu restaurant (beef hot pot with knife-cut noodles) in the Dongcheon-dong and Gogi-ri area of Suji-gu, Yongin, known for its house-made noodles. On a rainy day, a blogger, her husband and her mother-in-law had lunch there and ordered white broth shabu-kalguksu for 3 at 11,500 won per person, plus a 16,000 won crispy seafood pajeon (savory pancake). The clean broth, chewy noodles and fried rice finish pleased even the mother-in-law, making Yun Ujae Gogidong Branch a family rainy-day spot worth revisiting.

Written Jun 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiCafés

Couple's lunch at a Pangyo brunch café: cabbage bacon salad, Meolmeol

Meolmeol Pangyo is a brunch café tucked inside the Baekhyeon-dong café street in Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi. A couple had lunch at Meolmeol Pangyo: a baby napa cabbage and bacon salad (23,000 won), an avocado open sandwich (19,000 won), an iced Americano (5,500 won) and an iced milk foam latte (6,000 won), and the smoky cabbage salad paired well with the spicy open sandwich. The napa cabbage bacon salad at Meolmeol Pangyo is the kind of dish you keep thinking about, making this a Pangyo brunch worth returning for.

Written Oct 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYongin, GyeonggiRestaurants

Dongcheon-dong shabu-kalguksu, family of 4 for ₩46,000: Yun Ujae

Yun Ujae Shabu Kalguksu Gogidong Branch is a shabu-kalguksu (shabu-shabu with knife-cut noodles) restaurant at the entrance to Gogi-ri in Dongcheon-dong, Suji-gu, Yongin. On a return visit, a family of four ordered four regular servings of white-broth shabu-kalguksu for 46,000 won and a crispy seafood pajeon (scallion pancake) for 16,000 won, and the clear broth, house-made flat noodles and fried rice were as satisfying as the first time. With a spacious hall and private rooms, Yun Ujae is a family dining spot worth recommending for meals with kids or parents.

Written Oct 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiHair & beauty salons

Jeongja Station hair salon dark brown dye for gray roots: Yeum Hair

Yeum Hair Bundang Jeongja Branch is a hair salon in Jeongja-dong, Seongnam, Gyeonggi, on the 4th floor of Baekgung Plaza 1, a 3–5 minute walk from Jeongja Station Exit 3. Bothered by over-lightened hair and gray roots, the writer got a calm, full dark brown dye from head designer Moa at Yeum Hair, who suggested a color level matched to skin tone and applied it carefully for a natural tone that doesn't look heavy. Going at opening time on a weekday morning means Yeum Hair is quiet, making it a relaxed time for a color appointment.

Written Aug 7, 2026Sponsored
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