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A Table Set Nearby

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

PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Songdo steak restaurant, flame show and a mocktail for Mom: Jazz 257

Jazz 257 Songdo Central Park Branch is a steak restaurant with live jazz overlooking the lake at Central Park in Songdo, Yeonsu, Incheon. The writer went with her mother, a fan of live performances, around 7:30pm on a weekday evening. Because they don't drink, they swapped the wine in the stone steak set for a non-alcoholic mojito and watched the 8pm jazz show. Jazz 257 delivered night views, steak and live jazz all in one spot in Songdo.

Written Nov 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Songdo pizza lunch with Mom: puppy-decorated gorgonzola at Pizza257

Pizza257 Songdo Branch is a wood-fired pizza restaurant near Songdo Central Park in Yeonsu, Incheon, specializing in dough cold-fermented for 72 hours. The writer came for lunch with her mom, ordered one gorgonzola pizza and 2 Coke Zeros, watched the owner knead the dough and bake it in the wood-fired oven, and dipped the stretchy, cheesy slices in honey. The gorgonzola pizza at Pizza257 won Mom over so completely that she suggested coming back the very next day.

Written Nov 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonCafés

Affogato café at Songdo outlet: Earl Grey-like hojicha twist, Wunder

Wunder Coffee Bar Hyundai Premium Outlet Songdo Branch is a takeout café in the basement food square of Hyundai Premium Outlet Songdo in Yeonsu, Incheon, known for affogato made with hojicha soft serve. Trying hojicha ice cream for the first time, the writer ordered 2 Wunder Gato (latte plus ice cream) with the twist mix of vanilla and hojicha and found the nutty, Earl Grey-like hojicha paired well with the strong espresso. If you can't choose between hojicha and vanilla, the twist mix Wunder Gato is a good pick.

Written Nov 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiCafés

Ansan rooftop café by Mulwang Reservoir: fig mont blanc, Flowerpot

Flowerpot Cafe (플라워팟) is a bakery café listed in Ansan, Gyeonggi, which the writer describes as a large three-floor rooftop café on the restaurant street at Mulwang Reservoir in Siheung. After lunch nearby, the writer stopped at Flowerpot Cafe for a fig fresh cream mont blanc, americanos, a yuzu & lemon tea and a vanilla latte, and liked the spacious parking lot, the reservoir and forest views and the wide range of bakes. Verdict: Flowerpot Cafe is a good place to rest after a meal at Mulwang Reservoir, especially with 10% off drinks when you bring your restaurant receipt.

Written Nov 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSiheung, GyeonggiRestaurants

Siheung Korean BBQ lunch for 4: two bulgogi sets, Bulhyangjip

Bulhyangjip Mulwang Lake Main Branch (불향집 물왕호수본점) is a Korean BBQ restaurant near Mulwang Reservoir in Siheung, Gyeonggi, known for briquette-grilled bulgogi. Four people ordered 2 weekday lunch sets at Bulhyangjip, one with briquette bulgogi and one with gochujang bulgogi, plus doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew), bibim guksu (spicy mixed noodles) and rice, and the generous meat and shredded scallions left everyone full. Bulhyangjip is a good pick when you crave smoky bulgogi and a well-laid Korean table.

Written Nov 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBucheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Okgil-dong BBQ after Starfield: Iberico pork neck, Dwaeji Gongbang

Dwaeji Gongbang Bucheon Okgil-dong Main Branch is a Korean BBQ restaurant near Starfield in Okgil-dong, Bucheon, that grills premium Iberico black thick-cut pork neck over bijangtan (white oak) charcoal. After shopping at Starfield, the writer ordered 2 servings of the Iberico thick-cut pork neck, bibim naengmyeon (spicy cold noodles) and rice, and was happy with the staff-grilled pork neck, the free sundubu (soft tofu) stew and the owner's recommended wrap combo of pickled garlic stems and white kimchi. For this repeat customer, Dwaeji Gongbang is their most-loved Korean BBQ spot.

Written Nov 8, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBucheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Bucheon duck restaurant: stomach-soothing perilla samgyetang, Keunsawi

Keunsawi Ori Jip Bucheon Okgil Main Branch is a duck course restaurant in Okgil-dong, Bucheon, near the Bucheon Nambu Ecological Park bus stop. On a return visit with family, the writer ordered the Keunsawi Special Course for 2, and mom, whose stomach was upset, settled it first with perilla samgyetang (chicken soup with perilla seeds). Even after cypress-steamed duck, duck dori-tang (spicy braised duck stew) and fried rice, there was enough dori-tang left to take home, proof that the portions at Keunsawi Ori Jip are generous.

Written Nov 4, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwacheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Gwacheon short rib spot at 4 pm with jujube galbitang: Gohyang

Gohyang Sogalbijjim Gwacheon is a braised short rib (galbijjim) and short rib soup (galbitang) restaurant on the ground floor of the Hillstate building near Exit 11 of Government Complex Gwacheon Station in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi. The writer went around 4 pm, after the crowd had left, and sat by the big windows. The writer ordered the braised short rib set with 2,000 won of potato noodles added, the short rib soup set and giant dumplings. The 11,900 won braised short rib set comes with 3 side dishes and siraegi-guk (dried radish-greens soup), and its ribs are so tender the bones slip right out, making it a good-value solo meal or lunch to keep coming back to in Gwacheon.

Written Nov 1, 2026Sponsored
PlacePaju, GyeonggiBars

Raw beef bar dinner on a Paju trip, Value Set 2: Yukhoe Maltuout

Yukhoe Maltuout Paju Yadang Branch (육회말투아웃 파주 야당점) is a pub near Exit 2 of Yadang Station in Paju, Gyeonggi, specializing in yukhoe (seasoned raw beef) and beef sashimi made from fresh hanwoo cow beef. On a Paju trip, the writer had Value Set 2 for dinner: beef sashimi, a medium yukhoe and beef ramyeon. The refillable raw liver and tripe, the soy sauce dip and a generous medium yukhoe stood out. For raw beef and a hot broth in one meal, the Yukhoe Maltuout value set is an easy, affordable choice.

Written Oct 27, 2026Sponsored
PlacePaju, GyeonggiCafés

Paju café with power outlets for laptops: ganache tart at Brick Rouge

Brick Rouge (브릭루즈) is a red-brick bakery café on Jimok-ro in Paju, Gyeonggi, spread over 4 floors and 1,000 pyeong. On an autumn weekend the writer settled in for a long stay at a 2nd-floor table with an outlet at every seat and tried a strawberry cream croissant, ganache tart, macarons, sunset orange juice, an Americano and an iced chocolate latte. Verdict: Brick Rouge is a Paju café where you can work on a laptop, study or watch a movie over dessert without feeling rushed.

Written Oct 26, 2026Sponsored
PlacePaju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Paju Chinese restaurant near Forest of Wisdom: jjamppong & menbosha

Dolpanseok Jjamppong Paju Simhaksan Branch is a Chinese restaurant on Dolgoji-gil near Paju Book City, Gyeonggi, specializing in nurungji (scorched rice) stone-plate jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup). For a first meal on an empty stomach, the writer and a younger sibling shared a medium (2-person) nurungji stone-plate jjamppong with a whole octopus added and a menbosha (fried shrimp toast) set. They loved the broth that grows richer as it reduces, the nurungji at the bottom and the crispy jumbo menbosha. Verdict: Dolpanseok Jjamppong is a generous-portion stop after a book date at the Forest of Wisdom (Jihye-ui Sup) and Paju Book City.

Written Oct 25, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiCafés

Ansan café with mild iced Americano and green tangerine tea: Nyanya

Nyanya is a dessert café with floor-to-ceiling windows on the 5th floor of World Town Building A in Gojan-dong, Ansan, home to two munchkin cats, Aha and Jena. At Nyanya, the writer paired a brown cheese croffle with an iced Americano as mild as drip coffee and a hot green tangerine tea, and found the Americano smooth enough for people who don't usually enjoy Americanos. Nyanya is a good pick in Ansan when you want to unwind with cats and dessert.

Written Oct 24, 2026Sponsored