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

Byeollae sushi bar for a solo lunch after school drop-off: Kamu Sushi

Kamu Sushi is a sushi restaurant specializing in sushi sets, on a side street in the cram-school district of Byeollae-dong, Namyangju, Gyeonggi. After dropping a child off, the writer stopped by alone for a weekday lunch, sat at the counter and ordered Assorted Sushi B (12 pieces, 20,000 won), which the chef shaped and served one piece at a time because it was a busy hour. With a small amount of rice that lets the toppings shine, Kamu Sushi is an easy, unpretentious sushi spot for eating alone in Byeollae.

Written Oct 20, 2026Sponsored

PlaceGangneung, GangwonCafés

Gangneung Christmas café: frozen corn & sesame sand—Gangneung Sand

Gangneung Sand Main Branch is the original three-floor Gangneung Sand shop on Seonggokgoyang-gil in Gangneung, Gangwon, visited on a weekday while the Christmas decorations were up. The picks were the Chodang corn sand and the black sesame sand (sandwich cookies, each listed as 17.0): the black sesame sand was deeply nutty, and the corn sand's cream, with real corn kernels, stayed soft even after freezing, making it a good kids' snack. With an elevator and a heavy-equipment play zone, Gangneung Sand Main Branch is an easy souvenir stop with children on a Gangneung trip.

Written Dec 16, 2025Sponsored

PlaceNamyangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Korean restaurant in Jinjeop for groups who skip loach soup: Chuojeong

Chuojeong Namwon Chueotang (추오정남원추어탕) is a Korean restaurant on Geumgang-ro in Jinjeop-eup, Namyangju, specialising in chueotang (loach soup) made with domestic mud loaches, with a group room for up to 28 people and a solo-dining zone. The writer cannot eat loach soup, so ordered fire-grilled baby octopus stir-fry, fish cutlet and a half portion of fried loach, and enjoyed the crunch of the freshly fried dishes and the smoky flavour of the octopus stir-fry mixed into bibimbap. For a Jinjeop get-together where some people find loach soup too much, Chuojeong Namwon Chueotang offers plenty of other menu choices.

Written Oct 13, 2026Sponsored

PlacePocheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Late-brunch haesintang and CCTV playroom in Pocheon: Haepumgye

Haepumgye Pocheon Main Branch is a Korean restaurant in Songu-ri, Soheul-eup, Pocheon, specializing in haesintang (seafood and chicken hot pot) and samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup). After a weekend trip to Pocheon with the kids, four adults ordered haesintang at Haepumgye for a late brunch and kept going with fish cake skewers, sticky rice, kalguksu (knife-cut noodles) and porridge. Thanks to its playroom and CCTV, Haepumgye Pocheon Main Branch lets families with young children enjoy a hearty restorative meal at a relaxed pace.

Written Jul 7, 2026Sponsored

PlaceNamyangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Namyangju valley BBQ with a toddler & dog after renewal: 2002 Witch's

2002 Witch's Arpeggio (2002 마녀의 아르페지오) is a Korean BBQ restaurant in front of Myojeoksa Valley in Wabu-eup, Namyangju, Gyeonggi, serving tomato-marinated pork belly since 2002. After hearing about its renewal, the blogger returned on a Saturday with a friend's family, a 17-month-old son and a dog, ate cheese tomato pork belly, potato pancake, a tteokgalbi (grilled short-rib patty) kids' set and cauldron pollock roe fried rice on the outdoor patio, then played in the valley stream. 2002 Witch's Arpeggio made a satisfying summer valley meal for a family with a toddler and a dog.

Written Jul 14, 2026Sponsored

PlaceJungnang, SeoulRestaurants

Jungnang tonkatsu lunch with Mom after a movie: Katsu Monster Myeonmok

Katsu Monster Myeonmok (카츠몬스터 면목점) is a Japanese-style tonkatsu restaurant on Sangbong-ro near Myeonmok Station in Jungnang, Seoul. After a movie with her mother, the writer ordered the set for two (2 katsu + 1 large noodle dish) and got loin katsu, fillet katsu and cold soba; the tonkatsu was crispy outside and juicy inside, and her mother praised how tender the pork was. Katsu Monster Myeonmok's tonkatsu and cold soba pairing makes a filling summer lunch for a mother and daughter.

Written Jul 15, 2026Sponsored

PlaceYongsan, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Hannam-dong hair salon regular perm for mom's dry hair: ONLY FOR YOU

ONLY FOR YOU Hannam Main Branch is a third-floor hair salon a short walk from Hannam Station Exit 1 in Yongsan, Seoul. Designer Daewoong, who specializes in women's perms, trimmed the damaged ends and added layers before a regular perm that took about an hour and a half through neutralizing, leaving dry hair glossy and springy. With underground parking at the Hyundai Liberty House building, ONLY FOR YOU is an easy pick for a mom's perm in Hannam-dong.

Written Sep 23, 2026Sponsored

PlaceDongjak, SeoulCafés

Vanilla latte takeout and coffee gift sets in Dongjak: Coffee by Hands

Coffee by Hands Roastery is a takeout-focused roastery café in Sangdo-dong, Dongjak, Seoul, set midway between Sangdo Station and Soongsil University Station on Line 7. This visit covered a takeout vanilla latte and bottle latte, where house-roasted beans gave a nutty milk flavor that met the rich espresso cleanly, and Coffee by Hands Roastery also pours a signature einspänner and takes orders for coffee gifts such as drip bags and cold brew concentrate. A solid pick for freshly roasted coffee to go and for gift sets.

Written Sep 20, 2026Sponsored

PlaceYongsan, SeoulRestaurants

Pork cutlet in Richensia Building B, Yongsan, Seoul: Onjeong

Yongsan Donkatsu Onjeong Gyeongyang Sikdang, Yongsan branch is a Western-style pork cutlet restaurant on the 1st floor of Richensia Building B, near Hyochang Park Station in Yongsan, Seoul. The cheddar cheese pork cutlet costs 13,500 won and the classic pork cutlet with cold soba set costs 14,500 won, both served with mushroom soup and an unlimited rice and side dish self bar; navigation apps lead to Building A, so check for Building B before parking. With 2 hours of free parking and bar seats for solo diners, Onjeong is a solid value pick in Yongsan.

Written Sep 18, 2026Sponsored

PlaceNamyangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Byeollae makchang restaurant for a dinner with kids: Chodaechang

Chodaechang Byeollae Branch is a charcoal-grill restaurant specializing in beef and pork intestines (daechang, makchang) on Byeollae 5-ro 5beon-gil in Namyangju, Gyeonggi. On a weekend evening with children, the writer cross-ordered two servings of grilled galbisal (boneless beef short rib) at 18,000 won each and one serving of grilled makchang at 20,000 won, and the staff grilled and cut everything over real charcoal from start to finish, so the parents could simply eat. With dessert ice cream and juice for the kids, Chodaechang Byeollae Branch is an easy pick for family dining in Byeollae.

Written Sep 17, 2026Sponsored

PlaceNamyangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Hopyeong-dong pork belly with kids and egg sauce: Chodaebak Naengsam

Chodaebak Naengsam Pyeongnae-Hopyeong Branch is a Korean BBQ restaurant in Hopyeong-dong, Namyangju, Gyeonggi, serving 100% domestic Dodram pork frozen pork belly. On a weekend evening with kids, the writer ordered Set 1 (two servings of frozen pork belly plus one serving of pork collar), paired it with egg soy sauce and steamed egg, enjoyed complimentary minari and king oyster mushrooms, and added honeycomb pork skin and cheonggukjang (fermented soybean stew) as sides. Grease-free tables and a self-serve bar made it an easy, comfortable spot for a family meal with children.

Written Sep 7, 2026Sponsored

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