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Gyeonggi Dining Stops

I write about restaurant meals and small dining stops around Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Things to do · Bars · Shopping

PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiBars

Yeongtong date pub, Suwon: mala cream shrimp for mala skeptics, Hwial

Hwial Ajou University Branch (휘얼 아주대점) is a Korean pub in front of Ajou University in Yeongtong-gu, Suwon. After enjoying Hwial's dishes as takeout, the writer returned for a date with her boyfriend and ordered aged salmon sashimi, a large mala cream shrimp and yukjeon (pan-fried beef slices) with four draft beers on a 3+1 deal. Even her boyfriend, who doesn't usually like mala, named the mala cream shrimp his favorite, making Hwial Ajou University Branch a date bar with high-quality food.

Written Jun 4, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Suwon set-meal restaurant, salt-grilled chicken date lunch: Gyewondang

Gyewondang Ingye Branch is a Japanese-style chicken cutlet and set-meal restaurant in Ingye-dong, Paldal-gu, Suwon, near City Hall Station. On a lunch date, the writer ordered the flame-grilled salt chicken steak set with black multigrain rice and the icy chogye guksu (chilled chicken noodle) set with chicken cutlet, and used the ₩900 unlimited soda refills and the self-serve side dish bar. Gyewondang Ingye Branch is a solid pick for couples who want a healthy, clean-tasting set-meal lunch.

Written Jun 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Suwon pho spot near Ajou: couple's hangover beef pho, Madam Hao

Madam Hao is a Vietnamese and Southeast Asian restaurant on Woldeukeop-ro 193beon-gil in Suwon, near Ajou University. A couple came to Madam Hao for a hangover lunch and ordered 2 basic beef pho, one with extra noodles. They enjoyed the thick brisket, the rich broth and the chả giò (fried spring rolls) they got from a review event. With generous portions and great broth, Madam Hao is a pho spot near Ajou the couple would 100% revisit.

Written Oct 25, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGunpo, GyeonggiRestaurants

Sanbon Station sashimi bar, croaker special cuts: Sokcho Fish Market

Sokcho Fish Market Sanbon branch is a raw fish restaurant near Sanbon Station in Gunpo, Gyeonggi, with an outdoor terrace and a self-serve bar, making it an easy pick for work dinners or family meals. To try seasonal fish, the writer ordered the croaker (minuh) set, which comes with croaker sashimi, croaker jeon (pan-fried croaker fillets) and soup, plus special cuts that only come out a few pieces a day. With chewy croaker sashimi, savory croaker jeon and a refreshing soup on one table, Sokcho Fish Market Sanbon branch is worth recommending for a group dinner near Sanbon Station.

Written Jun 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnyang, GyeonggiBars

Fountain-view Beomgye pub: mulmakguksu & draft beer, Bueongi Sanjang

Bueongi Sanjang Beomgye Branch (부엉이산장 범계점) is a spacious, mountain-lodge-style Korean pub near Beomgye Station in Anyang, Gyeonggi. On a date, the writer had pork jowl suyuk (boiled pork) with bossam kimchi, cheese potato jeon (pancake) and mulmakguksu (cold buckwheat noodles in broth) with draft beer, and got a free toast through the receipt review event. With tidy Korean bar food and a big hall, Bueongi Sanjang Beomgye Branch suits both dates and group get-togethers.

Written Jun 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Mangpo Japanese restaurant: egg cold soba, tonkotsu set – Myeonsikdang

Myeonsikdang Mangpo Station (면식당 망포역점) is a Japanese restaurant serving ramen, katsu, soba and rice bowls on the 1st floor of Golden Square near Mangpo Station in Suwon. A couple stopped in for lunch and built a set with cold soba and tonkotsu ramen as mains, whole-mozzarella cheese katsu and loin katsu as sides, and a lemonade, then got a free Coke Zero through the receipt review event. Myeonsikdang Mangpo Station gets busy enough for a wait, but its good-value set makes for a hearty, satisfying lunch.

Written Oct 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMichuhol, IncheonRestaurants

Noodle shop near Inha Univ., Incheon: shabu rice noodles, Myeonsikdang

Myeonsikdang Inha Branch is a Japanese noodle and rice-bowl restaurant near the back gate of Inha University in Yonghyeon-dong, Michuhol-gu, Incheon. The writer ordered shabu rice noodles, a big butadon (pork rice bowl) and a mozzarella cheese katsu side. The writer found the smoky, mildly seasoned butadon and the meat-packed shabu rice noodles satisfying in both portion and flavor. Verdict: Myeonsikdang Inha Branch is an easy, no-fuss Japanese spot by Inha's back gate for a solo meal or lunch.

Written Jun 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Songdo Korean restaurant: whole-drumstick dak-gomtang lunch, Eonyang

Eonyang Dak Kalguksu Incheon Songdo Branch (언양닭칼국수 인천송도점) is a Korean chicken restaurant in Songdo Zone 1, Yeonsu, Incheon. At a nearly full lunch hour, the writer ordered dak-gomtang (chicken and rice soup), which arrived with a whole large drumstick and the rice already stirred in, and the summer chogye guksu (cold chicken noodles), a tangy icy broth with daedagi (spicy seasoning paste) mixed in. Eonyang Dak Kalguksu is a solid pick for Songdo office workers who want a hearty Korean lunch.

Written Jun 11, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSiheung, GyeonggiRestaurants

Steamed shellfish and bottomless draft beer in Siheung Baegot

Unlimited Refill Grilled Shellfish Siheung Baegot Branch is an all-you-can-eat shellfish and meat restaurant on the 2nd floor of Avenue France Central Purple A in Baegot, Siheung. On an early Saturday evening, the ₩35,900 adult buffet was switched to steamed shellfish for ₩4,000 extra per table, with ₩6,900-per-person unlimited draft beer and a homemade Bulldak mayo sauce alongside scallops, king scallops and meat. Because steamed shellfish needs no grilling, Unlimited Refill Grilled Shellfish Siheung Baegot Branch is an easy, filling choice for families and couples.

Written Jun 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBupyeong, IncheonRestaurants

Smoky, bite-size garlic jokbal revisit in Bupyeong: Jangmo Jokbal

Jangmo Jokbal Bupyeong Market Station Branch (장모족발) is a jokbal (braised pig's trotters) restaurant on Buheung-ro in Bupyeong, Incheon, that boils fresh domestic pork trotters in-house. After enjoying a half-and-half jokbal takeout on an earlier visit, the blogger returned for a large garlic jokbal made with front leg for 42,000 won, cut into bite-size pieces like boneless fried chicken and grilled for a smoky flavor, plus a large makguksu (buckwheat noodles) in icy broth for 9,000 won. Thanks to its not-too-sweet house sauce and tender front-leg meat, Jangmo Jokbal's garlic jokbal is worth coming back for.

Written Jun 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNamdong, IncheonRestaurants

Japanese restaurant in Nonhyeon, Incheon: Sunday date aburi sake-don

Hongdae Gureume Incheon Nonhyeon Branch is a Japanese restaurant on the 2nd floor of the iFlex Building near Nonhyeon Station in Namdong, Incheon. On an early Sunday lunch with her boyfriend, the writer ordered the special assorted sushi and the aburi sake-don (torched salmon rice bowl) set, and received salmon sushi and a Coke Zero through the review event. With an interior that feels like a trip to Fukuoka, Hongdae Gureume Incheon Nonhyeon Branch is an easy pick for a date meal in Incheon.

Written Jun 16, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHwaseong, GyeonggiRestaurants

Dongtan Chinese spot: hangover cockle jjamppong with wood ear, Bultina

Bultina Kkomak Jjamppong Dongtan Namgwangjang Branch is a Chinese restaurant specializing in cockle jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup) on Nojak-ro in Dongtan, Hwaseong. Looking for a hangover cure after the previous night's drinks, a couple ordered two bowls of cockle jjamppong at lunch and found big, plump cockles, small clams, wood ear mushrooms and meat in a spicy broth. Verdict: Bultina is a Dongtan hangover jjamppong spot that doesn't skimp on ingredients.

Written Oct 13, 2026Sponsored