Year-end Western dinner in Pocheon: beurre blanc risotto, Eoneu Dal

With the end of the year coming, Christmas vibes are everywhere 🎄 Year-end parties and get-togethers are about to pile up, so I'm introducing a restaurant with just the right mood: Eoneu Dal (어느달) in Eoryong-dong, Pocheon ❤️

Eoneu Dal opening hours, parking and location in Pocheon

Eoneu Dal is open Tue–Fri 11:30–21:30 (break time 16:00–17:00) and Sat–Sun 11:30–21:30, and closed every Monday. It has parking and baby chairs.

• Tue–Fri 11:30–21:30, break 16:00–17:00, last orders 15:00 and 20:30
• Sat–Sun 11:30–21:30, last order 20:30
• Closed every Monday
• Parking: yes
• Baby chairs: yes

Famous as a top pasta spot in Pocheon, Eoneu Dal is near the Eoryong 1-tong village hall.

I come here fairly often, and this time there was a Christmas tree, so it felt very Christmassy 🔥 There are dedicated parking areas in front and behind, and I hear about 40 cars fit.

What were the weekday evening wait and atmosphere like at Eoneu Dal?

On weekends you always have to wait at Eoneu Dal, but when I visited around 6:30 pm on a weekday there was no wait. Still, guests kept streaming in, and by around 7 pm it was almost full.

I'd always gone at lunchtime or early evening, and this was my first time after dark, and the mood was even better. With the dark outside, the white interior stood out more, and it felt clean and cozy 🫧

There's a waiting area inside, so you can wait fairly comfortably, and there are plenty of baby chairs too.

Isn't the table setting so classy and pretty? Everything you need to spend a good time with good people on a good day! 💗

I'm not good at drinking plain water, but with herbs and lime in it, it was fresh and clean, and I drank it happily.

How to order at Eoneu Dal and the November menu of the month

At Eoneu Dal you order by QR code and pay on your way out after the meal. Every month they offer a seasonal limited menu, made with seasonal ingredients and available for just that month. This November's limited dish is the red scallop risotto.

Eoneu Dal sells a wide range of Western dishes: steak, salad, pasta, pilaf, risotto and more.

Salt bread comes out before the meal, according to the number of people, and it was served warm from the oven, so the flavor was even better. You can get free refills of this bread!

What we ordered at Eoneu Dal, and prices

• Risotto of the month, red scallop: ₩23,000
• Shrimp rosé pasta: ₩20,000
• Original carbonara pasta: ₩20,000

Whenever I come to Eoneu Dal, I always order two or more pastas!

November's limited red scallop risotto: how does the beurre blanc sauce taste?

They say the red scallop risotto is made by gently steaming red scallops in white wine for deep flavor, then finishing with a rich yet refreshing beurre blanc sauce. Beurre blanc means "white butter" in French. It's a French butter sauce made by reducing white wine, vinegar, shallots and so on, then whisking in cold butter little by little to emulsify it.

The butter flavor was sooo strong that I wondered if it would be heavy, but thanks to the freshness of the vinegar it wasn't heavy at all, and even though it was a taste I'd never had before, it was delicious! The scallop meat was big and sweet too.

Is the shrimp rosé pasta okay to eat with a child?

They say the shrimp rosé pasta uses house-made cream sauce and tomato sauce.

When I ordered, the staff said it's a little spicy and that they could make it non-spicy if we were eating with a child, but I just asked for it as is, you know? And it seemed to suit my kid's taste too, because they ate so well, a sip of water, a bite of pasta. The sauce was smooth with a rich, creamy shrimp flavor, and there was plenty of sauce, so it stayed moist to the end. I was really satisfied!

Original carbonara with truffle oil aroma

Eoneu Dal's original carbonara is flavored with chicken stock, bacon, pepper, egg, egg yolk, cheese and truffle oil.

The salty bacon meets the fragrant truffle oil, and the smell alone is genius, a pasta for the nose,, I popped the yolk and mixed it in, and it was moist yet smooth, with a nutty richness too. A delicious pasta!

Eoneu Dal for a year-end party or Christmas date

If you're planning a year-end party with friends or a Christmas date with your partner, how about spending a good time with tasty food at Eoneu Dal in Pocheon, with its lovely atmosphere? 💫