Pocheon restaurant with baby chairs and kids' tableware: Myeongimong

When you're driving around Pocheon, the hardest part is honestly finding a restaurant that works for a baby too. If it's just adults we'll eat anything, but with a baby along we end up avoiding anything too spicy or salty — and if you only think about what the baby can eat, then it's awkward for the parents haha. Myeongimong, the Pocheon restaurant we visited this time, made choosing the menu really easy on that front, hehehe!

Their signature dishes are charcoal-grilled tteokgalbi and hand-cut makguksu (buckwheat noodles) — and to cut to the chase, even the baby ate the tteokgalbi really well, and I finished my mul-makguksu down to the last drop too haha. I especially liked that the tteokgalbi seasoning wasn't overdone.

Where is Myeongimong in Pocheon, and what are its hours?

• 📍 235 Sinpyeong-ro, Sinbuk-myeon, Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
• 👶🏻 Baby chairs available
• 🚗 Parking lot available
• Wed–Mon 11:00–20:00 (last order 19:30)
• Closed every Tuesday

Myeongimong is near Pocheon Art Valley and Herb Island, so it's a perfect meal stop while touring Pocheon haha. The parking area is spacious too, which is definitely convenient for families like us moving around by car with a kid!!

Ordering Set 2 at Myeongimong: two tteokgalbi and one makguksu

We ordered Set 2 — 2 charcoal pork tteokgalbi + 1 makguksu. You can choose between mul (cold broth) or bibim (spicy mixed) makguksu, and we went with buckwheat mul-makguksu! We wanted to give some to the baby before mixing in the sauce haha.

Looking at Myeongimong's à la carte prices:

• Charcoal pork tteokgalbi ₩13,000
• Buckwheat mul-makguksu ₩10,000
• Buckwheat bibim-makguksu ₩10,000
• Buckwheat dumplings ₩7,000
• Buckwheat pancake ₩7,000
• Buckwheat warm noodles ₩12,000

✔️ There's also kids' tableware at the self-serve bar, just so you know!

The side dishes at Myeongimong were spot on too

Myeongimong's side dishes come in quite a variety and are neatly plated! You could probably finish a whole bowl of rice just with these haha.

Fresh-tossed greens, radish salad, white kimchi.

Pickled cucumber, garlic scapes, cabbage salad.

Buckwheat pancake. Every single side dish was good, but the pancake especially was soft and fluffy — really tasty! The baby loved the pancake and the white kimchi so much.

Such a good eater, our baby haha.

Why Myeongimong's tteokgalbi works for a baby

And finally, the tteokgalbi arrived. It comes out on a sizzling hot plate, nice and thick — handmade tteokgalbi grilled over charcoal!! According to the shop's info, it's made with 100% domestic pork mixed with vegetables and fruit, aged, then grilled over charcoal. (No wonder it tasted so good.)

One thing I pay close attention to with tteokgalbi is the seasoning balance. It's hard to make tteokgalbi taste bad, but sometimes you get one that's 'too sweet…' or so salty it gets tiring after a few bites. But Myeongimong's tteokgalbi, to my taste, wasn't too sweet or salty — the seasoning was just right.

The meat itself was moist and tender, and since it's grilled over charcoal you get a subtle smoky aroma — so it was great eaten on its own or with rice. So good •• head shaking in approval.

The cold buckwheat mul-makguksu was better than expected

It wasn't just the tteokgalbi — the buckwheat mul-makguksu was delicious too. Myeongimong doesn't use pre-made noodles; apparently they knead the buckwheat flour in-house and cut fresh noodles the moment an order comes in. So it didn't feel like a mere side to the tteokgalbi at all.

Slurping cool buckwheat noodles after a bite of warm tteokgalbi refreshes your palate perfectly, and then a bite of tteokgalbi, a bite of noodles — you just keep going haha. Personally, I loved how the broth wasn't overly strong-flavored but clean, so I kept reaching for more.

Why you should eat tteokgalbi and makguksu together

If you come here, I'd recommend not choosing just one — eat both together. The combo of warm tteokgalbi and cool makguksu is surprisingly great. It's good just alternating bites, but try putting a piece of tteokgalbi on top of the makguksu noodles too. It's a hidden delicacy haha.

The clean flavor of the buckwheat noodles paired with the juicy, seasoned tteokgalbi made it clear why they're bundled into a set. Eating tteokgalbi alone for too long can feel a bit heavy, but the cool mul-makguksu in between made the combo work really well.

Pick the bread and build your own tteokgalbi burger

Besides the combo we mainly had that day, there's another fun option kids would love. When you order tteokgalbi, you can choose rice or bread, and if you pick bread, you can build your own tteokgalbi burger by sandwiching the tteokgalbi and salad between the bread. Recent visitor reviews also mention people actually making mini-bread tteokgalbi sandwiches with vegetables. If you're going with a baby or kid, making this together could be fun haha.

A good lunch stop after visiting Pocheon Art Valley

Because of its location, Myeongimong looks like a solid pick for people searching for restaurants near Pocheon Art Valley. When touring Pocheon, people often plan their route around Art Valley or Herb Island. It's a convenient spot to stop for a proper meal while moving between sights, rather than just grabbing something quick inside the attraction.

Above all, since the menu is tteokgalbi and makguksu, it works well for taking parents along too, and as a family meal with a baby like ours, choosing the menu wasn't difficult at all.

Save Myeongimong if you're eating out with a baby in Pocheon

That day I had the 2 tteokgalbi + 1 mul-makguksu combo and was satisfied overall. The tteokgalbi wasn't too sweet or salty and the seasoning suited my taste perfectly, and the mul-makguksu wasn't just a side dish — being hand-cut noodles made it fun to eat alongside. And most importantly, our baby ate the tteokgalbi so well haha.

Traveling around Pocheon with a kid, it's surprisingly hard to find a menu that adults enjoy while the child can eat it too. On that front, I thought Myeongimong, a Pocheon restaurant, was pretty good. If you're looking for restaurants near Pocheon Art Valley or figuring out lunch while visiting kid-friendly spots in Pocheon, try the tteokgalbi + mul-makguksu combo. Next time I'd like to switch to bibim-makguksu and wrap tteokgalbi in it haha.