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Writes about restaurants, cafes and bars across Gyeonggi, Seoul, Daejeon/Chungcheong and Incheon. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Bars · Hair & beauty salons
Cafe Pips is a handmade scone café in an alley behind E-Mart, near Exit 2 of Bucheon City Hall Station in Bucheon, Gyeonggi. On a return visit, the writer, a regular since Cafe Pips opened, ordered an iced hojicha latte (5,500 won), the signature Pips latte (5,500 won) and a warmed Lotus scone (4,300 won). For scones with a latte, a chat or laptop work near Bucheon City Hall Station, Cafe Pips is an easy recommendation.
Mirim Yangjang Time Villas Suwon Branch is a Chinese restaurant specializing in Peking duck on the 3rd floor of Time Villas Suwon in Suwon, Gyeonggi. After a YouTube video made the writer curious about Peking duck, three people shared the ₩59,000 set (half a Peking duck, 2 meals and a drink) and found the crispy skin, juicy meat and that one set filling enough for all three. Half a duck is available without booking a day ahead, making Mirim Yangjang a good first Peking duck spot near Suwon Station.
Cham Dwaejitgan Bucheon Sinjung-dong Branch is a Korean BBQ restaurant near Sinjungdong Station in Bucheon, Gyeonggi, serving Boseong Nokdon pork and Jirisan black pork that staff grill at your table. With Mom away in the countryside, the writer took Dad out to dinner and ordered 2 portions each of chamsamgyeopsal (pork belly) and kkotmoksal (pork neck) at 16,000 won each, plus doenjang stew (soybean paste stew) at 6,000 won. The handmade no-splatter grill, wasabi mushrooms and potato wraps stood out, and Cham Dwaejitgan is an easy, tasty pick even for people who rarely go out for Korean BBQ.
Bas Burger Samseong Station Branch is a handmade burger restaurant in Gangnam, Seoul, in the alley facing the Gangnam driver's license exam center, a 5-minute walk from Samseong Station Exits 1 and 2. After a stop at COEX, the writer had the basic Bas Burger drink combo (8,200 won plus 2,400 won), a wasabi mayo shrimp burger (10,900 won) and a mozza cheese bar (3,300 won), with unlimited self-bar potato chips for dine-in guests and seven free sauces on the side. Even the basic burger at Bas Burger Samseong Station Branch is delicious, making it worth a return visit for a Samseong Station lunch or a solo meal.
Two Find Peter Bupyeong is a Western restaurant on Pyeongridan-gil in Bupyeong, Incheon, a 9-minute walk from Bupyeong Station Exit 6. On a weekday lunch the writer ordered the smoked salmon salad (13,000 won), pollock roe oil pasta (14,000 won) and the signature abalone intestine cream risotto (19,000 won); the salmon was far more generous than expected, and the risotto was rich and nutty. With generous portions and solid flavor, Two Find Peter Bupyeong is a safe pick for a Western lunch with a nice atmosphere on Pyeongridan-gil.
Angry Potato Hyundai Department Store Jungdong Branch is a fries, burger and chicken snack counter on B1 of the Hyundai Department Store food hall in Jungdong, Bucheon, where fresh potatoes are fried to order. The writer had missed Angry Potato during its pop-up because of the wait. On a weekday the writer got in with no line and took away a mini burger skewer (10,000 won) with ranch, Hot Crunch chicken, chewy potato, Nashville Hot chili cheese sticks and a vanilla shake, and found that even the cooled chewy potato stayed chewy. Angry Potato Jungdong is a perfect snack stop to grab before a movie at Hyundai Department Store Jungdong.
Oi Samgyetang Bucheon Main Branch is a samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup) restaurant in Sangdong, Bucheon, that moved to the 2nd floor of Neulpureun Complex near Bucheon City Hall. On a weekday evening before Malbok, the last of the three dog days, a family of four booked ahead and ate four bowls of herbal mung bean samgyetang at 18,000 won each in the inner room, with chicken tender enough to pull apart with chopsticks and a generous amount of porridge. Reserved-table signs sat on more than half the tables, so booking ahead on Bok days is the way to go at Oi Samgyetang.
