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I write about restaurants I visit around Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Hair & beauty salons · Bars

PlaceHanam, GyeonggiCafés

No-kids forest café in Misa, Hanam with scones & financiers: Cafe Suu

Cafe Suu Hanam Misa is a forest-themed brunch café filled with green plants, located on Misagangbyeonhangang-ro 354beon-gil in Misa, Hanam, Gyeonggi. Cafe Suu Hanam Misa is a no-kids, no-pets café open only to guests aged 13 and up, so it stays quiet, and on this visit an iced Americano with a scone and a financier showed just how well-made the desserts are. Cafe Suu Hanam Misa is a good stop in Misa, Hanam on a day you want a quiet break on your own.

Written Apr 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHanam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Misa, Hanam brunch restaurant with Mom: pumpkin soup, Bokkeriu

Bokkeriu (보께리우) is a Western restaurant in the Gangbyeon riverside area on Misadong-ro in Hanam, Gyeonggi, with its own parking lot and hours that run from brunch through dinner. The writer and her mom had the Bokkeriu steak set (sourdough with homemade butter, half salad, pumpkin soup, truffle mushroom pasta, Hanwoo striploin steak and cheesecake) and added an arugula jambon-beurre pizza. With food, atmosphere and staff service all satisfying, Bokkeriu is a solid pick for a date or family meal in Hanam.

Written Apr 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNamyangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Pre-grilled eel for three generations in Deokso: Hangangeuro Onjangeo

Hangangeuro Onjangeo (한강으로온장어) is a grilled eel restaurant with Han River views on Gosan-ro, near Deokso Station in Namyangju, Gyeonggi. The writer visited on a weekday evening with her mother and two children, chose freshwater eel for 2–3 people (₩60,100) at the 1st-floor seafood counter, had it pre-grilled, and finished it over charcoal at a 2nd-floor window table. With a large parking lot, about 300 seats and no table-setting fee for preschoolers, Hangangeuro Onjangeo made a satisfying three-generation family dinner.

Written May 2, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulCafés

Gangnam bingsu café open late: injeolmi bingsu at Siberian Bingsu King

Siberian Bingsu King & Café main branch is a bingsu (Korean shaved ice dessert) café on Teheran-ro 43-gil in Gangnam, Seoul. It is about 500m on foot from Seolleung Station and open until 2 AM. The writer stopped by after a meal with her mother, shared an injeolmi bingsu (shaved ice with roasted soybean powder rice cakes, ₩12,000) and took home a ₩2,000 financier. The red bean wasn't too sweet, so the bingsu never got tiresome. With late hours and Americanos from ₩3,000, Siberian Bingsu King is a good-value bingsu café the writer would happily revisit.

Written May 3, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Cheongdam pufferfish spot: live octopus soup with Mom, Bogi-o Boguk

Bogi-o Boguk (복이오복국) is a pufferfish restaurant on the 2nd floor of the Cheongdam Deokyoung Building on Dosan-daero in Gangnam, Seoul. On a weekday lunch with her mother, the writer ordered two clear (jiri-style) soups: the hangover pufferfish soup (16,000 won, weekday lunch only) and the live octopus pufferfish soup (38,000 won, limited quantity each day). The broth was clear, deep and free of grease, the octopus was tender, and Mom finished every last drop. With valet parking behind the building (3,000 won at lunch), Bogi-o Boguk is an easy place for a comforting meal with parents.

Written May 3, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Gangnam hair salon inner clinic instead of Mom's perm: Beorn Hair

Beorn Hair Cheongdam is a hair salon on the second floor of a building on Seolleung-ro in Gangnam, Seoul, 2–3 minutes on foot from Gangnam-gu Office Station Exit 3-1. The writer's mom came to Beorn Hair Cheongdam for a perm, but her designer checked her hair and recommended a clinic first, explaining each step of the inner clinic before finishing in the spa room. Because the consultation never pushed extra treatments, Mom was satisfied enough to decide to come back.

Written May 4, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJungnang, SeoulRestaurants

Jungnang market bakery: soboro burger prices, ₩3,900 fried rice, Daroa

Daroa Dongbu Market Branch is a takeout and delivery bakery inside Jungnang's Dongbu Market, near Exit 4 of Jungnang Station in Seoul, best known for the soboro burger (a burger made with crumb-topped soboro bread). Daroa's soboro burgers range from the ₩1,800 salad burger to ₩3,800 pasta burgers, alongside ₩3,900 fried rice and gangjeong (sweet glazed fried bites) ready meals, a ₩1,800 iced americano and a ₩10,000 root-crop bread set. With a crisp soboro crust and a generous filling, Daroa's soboro burger is a good pick for a quick meal or snack at Dongbu Market.

Written May 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNamyangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Hanwoo BBQ in Jinjeop, Namyangju: 3-generation family meal, Deomajang

Deomajang Hanwoo (더마장한우) is a hanwoo (Korean beef) restaurant in Haemilyedang, Jinjeop-eup, Namyangju, that says it serves only BMS9-grade beef from within the 1++ grade. The writer shared the ₩89,000 hanwoo assorted set (sirloin, tenderloin and brisket) with her mother and two children; staff grilled the meat at the table, and the free kids' meal for children under 10 came with galbitang (beef short rib soup), so the meal with the children was relaxed. Deomajang Hanwoo was a highly satisfying Namyangju spot for a family meal with both parents and children.

Written May 22, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNamyangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Perilla sujebi and unlimited barley rice in Dasan: Seonbi Kalguksu

Seonbi Kalguksu Namyangju Dasan 2 Cheongsa branch is a kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) restaurant on Dasanjigeum-ro in Dasan-dong, Namyangju, where every kalguksu order comes with unlimited yeolmu (young radish) barley rice. On a weekday lunch with her mom, the writer ordered jang kalguksu (11,000 won), perilla kalguksu swapped to sujebi (hand-torn dough soup, 12,000 won) and 10 Seonbi dumplings (9,000 won); the broth was deep and the dumplings were especially good. Seonbi Kalguksu is a solid pick for a hearty lunch in Dasan-dong.

Written May 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNamyangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Namyangju pork BBQ with a play room and trampoline: Dwaeji Ohyeongje

Dwaeji Ohyeongje Namyangju Jinjeop Branch is a large Korean pork (Handon) BBQ restaurant on Geumgang-ro in Jinjeop, Namyangju, with a kids' play room on the 1st floor and a big trampoline area on the 2nd floor. The writer shared a 3–4 person set of 640g frozen pork belly and kkotjjitang (spicy crab stew) with her mother, husband and two children, and was happy with the large parking lot and the ice cream for dessert. For a relaxed family BBQ meal with kids in Jinjeop, Dwaeji Ohyeongje Namyangju Jinjeop Branch is a good fit.

Written May 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSongpa, SeoulRestaurants

Garak Market fish shop, spring flounder with Mom: Yeongjae Susan

Yeongjae Susan (영재수산) is a live fish and seafood shop on the 1st floor of the Panmae-dong building in Garak Mall, Songpa, Seoul. To taste in-season flounder, the writer and Mom took home Yeongjae Susan's recommended flounder sashimi and flounder sekkosi (bone-in sliced flounder) set. The sashimi was nutty and faintly sweet, and the sekkosi kept its crunchy bite. For seasonal flounder as both sashimi and sekkosi, Yeongjae Susan at Garak Market is a solid pick.

Written May 31, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSongpa, SeoulRestaurants

Songpa sashimi restaurant: family omakase & mulhoe, Jangseong Susan

Jangseong Susan (장성수산) is a Garak Market sashimi restaurant on the 1st floor of the Garak Mall Panmae-dong building in Songpa, Seoul, selling regular mixed sashimi and a seasonal omakase built around fish in season. For a weekend family dinner, the blogger took Jangseong Susan's seasonal omakase home, and the set came with thick-cut sashimi, seafood side dishes, mulhoe (cold raw fish soup) and spicy fish stew ingredients, bringing the sashimi-restaurant feel to the dinner table. The Jangseong Susan seasonal omakase costs more than the regular mixed sashimi, but the portion size and variety make the price worth it once the box is open.

Written Jun 6, 2026Sponsored