Dongtan Korean restaurant with baby chairs and a salt-free egg roll

I was at E-mart Dongtan and got a craving for Korean food, so I searched for good spots nearby and found this place. 😋 The reviews were great, so I went in with high expectations. I visited around 2pm on a Saturday.

Yangpuni Kimchi Jjigae & Samgyeopsal: location, parking and menu prices

Yangpuni Kimchi Jjigae & Samgyeopsal is on the 1st floor at 36-13 Dongtanbansong 3-gil, Dongtan-gu, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, open daily 11:00–24:00 with a break time from 15:00 to 16:00. Parking for 4 cars is available in front of the restaurant, last order is 23:00, and it's closed on Chuseok Day.

• 📍 Address: 36-13 Dongtanbansong 3-gil, Dongtan-gu, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, 1st floor
• 🚗 Parking: 4 spots in front of the restaurant
• ⏰ Hours: Daily 11:00–24:00 / break time 15:00–16:00 / last order 23:00 / closed on Chuseok Day
• 💰 Signature menu: kimchi jjigae (1 person) ₩10,000, duruchigi (1 person) ₩11,000, samgyeopsal kimchi-jjim (1 person) ₩11,000
• Kimchi jjigae set for 2 ₩26,000, duruchigi set for 2 ₩28,000, samgyeopsal kimchi-jjim set for 2 ₩28,000
• Egg roll ₩7,000, soy sauce bulgogi ₩8,000

What the dining room and self-serve bar are like

The dining room at Yangpuni Kimchi Jjigae & Samgyeopsal had a comfortable amount of space between tables. On one side there's a row of tables separated from the rest, which looked great for group gatherings or work dinners!

The spacing between tables was just right.

On one side there's this row of tables separated from the rest, which looked great for group gatherings or work dinners!

Onion, shredded green onion, bean sprouts, kimchi, dried radish strips, seasoned black beans, garlic, ssamjang (dipping sauce).

The self-serve bar had all the side dishes laid out neatly.

The restroom is inside the restaurant, which I personally love.

• ✔️ Domestic Korean kimchi used
• ✔️ All menu items use domestic raw pork
• ✔️ Same-day delivery, same-day use policy
• ✔️ Fresh vegetables used

A lot of places these days use Chinese kimchi, so I appreciated that this one uses domestic kimchi. No matter how good a kimchi jjigae place is, it bugs me a bit if the kimchi is Chinese — but here it's domestic!!!!! 👍

👶 Is Yangpuni easy to visit with a baby?

I went with my 15-month-old, and Yangpuni Kimchi Jjigae & Samgyeopsal had a baby chair and baby dishes set up before we even sat down. I asked whether the egg roll for the baby would be freshly made or just reheated, and they said they'd roll it fresh as soon as we ordered.

I asked if they could make it without salt, and they said of course, and even asked first, "Should we leave out the onion and green onion too?" That kind of thoughtfulness meant a lot.

They also had the baby chair and baby dishes set up in advance, so we could eat comfortably.

Our 15-month-old ate really well too. ❤️

🍳 How did the salt-free egg roll taste?

Even without any seasoning, it was genuinely more delicious than I expected. It was made fresh and warm, so the flavor really came through.

The outside was golden, the inside was fluffy and moist, and it was thick enough to chew softly with a satisfying bite.

It also went really well with the kimchi jjigae.

🍲 Samgyeopsal kimchi-jjim set for two, 28,000 won: what you get

What I ordered was Yangpuni's samgyeopsal kimchi-jjim (pork belly kimchi braise) set for two (₩28,000). The set comes with samgyeopsal kimchi-jjim plus a choice of egg roll, bulgogi, or spicy stir-fried pork.

The moment the kimchi-jjim arrived, it passed the visual test instantly!!!!! You can eat it right away, but they told us it tastes even better after another boil, and it stayed warm the whole meal.

Simmered a long time in same-day vegetable stock with Grade 1 domestic raw pork and domestic kimchi plus a house sauce, the flavor is deep — you can really taste it.

It's not just aggressively spicy — it's pleasantly sharp with a subtle sweet-and-savory balance that keeps you eating. If it had been dinner, soju would've been non-negotiable.

The pork was also cut into big, generous pieces, so both the meaty flavor and the chewy texture were great.

Most restaurants serve plain white rice, but here you get black rice with mixed grains. It felt like they cared about health too, which I liked.

They also give you a separate big bowl for mixing rice — add broth, meat, kimchi, and even gim (dried seaweed) and mix it all together... and it's seriously a whole bowl of rice gone in seconds. 🤤

I've been trying to cut down on white rice lately, but that project failed hard this day...

The broth and kimchi were so good the rice just kept going in. The portion was also huge — even for two people, you could probably add extra noodles and easily feed three.

With pork belly, tofu, egg roll, and seasoned black beans, there's plenty of protein too, so it made me think it'd be fine even as a cheat-day meal out. (Rationalizing hard right now...)

I found myself wanting to try the samgyeopsal (pork belly) next time — grilling it with kimchi this good sounds amazing. After tasting the kimchi, I'm pretty sure it pairs perfectly with pork belly, so I've already decided what I'm ordering next time haha.

🍻 Why Yangpuni suits a group dinner with 1,900-won soju

Soju is ₩1,900 at Yangpuni Kimchi Jjigae & Samgyeopsal, and now I get why it's packed in the evenings. Given how prices are these days, that's a genuinely surprising deal. With kimchi jjigae, duruchigi, and samgyeopsal all on the menu, it's a Korean restaurant that pretty much any Korean would enjoy without complaint.

⭐ Final verdict on Yangpuni in Bansong-dong

If you're looking for a hearty Korean meal in Bansong-dong, Dongtan, this one's recommended.