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PlaceGyeyang, IncheonCafés

Gyesan-dong bakery café with free cold brew opening gift: Dalgeuraem

Dalgeuraem is a new bakery café in Gyesan-dong, Gyeyang-gu, Incheon, that bakes its own breads and cakes every morning. With a partner who prefers rice to bread, the writer tried Dalgeuraem's chili salt bread (₩6,500), soft salt bread (₩3,000), corn mayo cream cheese ciabatta and chocolate ganache baguette with a watermelon juice and an iced Americano, and received a free bottle of cold brew concentrate as an opening gift. Dalgeuraem was satisfying enough that they bought extra bread on the way out.

Written Jun 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBucheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Bucheon steakhouse date: iron-plate hamburg steak at Macho Steak

Macho Steak Bucheon is a steakhouse on Seokcheon-ro in Wonmi-gu, Bucheon. The writer went on a weekday date with their partner after the lunch rush and tried Macho Steak's handmade hamburg steak and iron-plate beef bibimbap, both cheaper on weekdays from 11:30 to 15:00. With its upscale interior and a hamburg steak you finish on the hot iron plate to your preferred doneness, Macho Steak Bucheon is a satisfying spot for a meat-lover's date in Bucheon.

Written Jun 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMichuhol, IncheonCafés

Michuhol hand drip café, Incheon: Gesha & 4 desserts at Tiny Dot

Tiny Dot is a four-floor roastery café in the Juan area of Michuhol, Incheon, that brews hand drip coffee from beans it roasts in-house. Instead of lunch, the writer ordered an Ethiopia Abaya Gesha hand drip (hand drip costs ₩5,500–6,000) with Basque cheesecake, salt bread, a gourmet butter scone and a scallion cream cheese scone, and the clean acidity of the Gesha paired especially well with the cheesecake. If the taste of a single cup of coffee matters to you, Tiny Dot is a genuinely satisfying stop.

Written Jun 11, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBucheon, GyeonggiCafés

Handmade castella shop, Bucheon: original vs mugwort tasting at Jinsim

Jinsim Castella Bucheon is a takeout-only handmade castella (Japanese-style sponge cake) shop in Solarium Building B, near City Hall Station in Bucheon, Gyeonggi. The writer tried the original Jinsim castella, which was fluffy and moist with a rich, eggy flavor, and the mugwort castella, which had a gentle mugwort aroma; every castella costs 10,000 won or less. With neat packaging, Jinsim Castella Bucheon is a castella specialist well worth recommending for gifts and group snacks.

Written Jun 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBucheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Bucheon pizzeria for buffalo sticks and whole-cheese crust: Cheesewave

Cheesewave Bucheon City Hall is a pizza restaurant near Bucheon City Hall Station in Wonmi-gu, Bucheon, Gyeonggi. The blogger ordered Wave Set No. 2, a half sun-dried shrimp, half pepperoni pizza with buffalo sticks, and added the cheese crust, which puts natural whole cheese along the edge of the dough. With a clean dining room and rich cheese flavor, Cheesewave Bucheon City Hall is a good Bucheon pizza spot for 2–3 people sharing a set.

Written Jun 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeo-gu, IncheonRestaurants

Softly lit Cheongna shabu-shabu buffet with beef tenderloin: Shabuway

Shabuway Ruwon City Cheongna Branch is a shabu-shabu and salad bar restaurant on the 2nd floor of Ruwon Top Plaza in Seo-gu, Incheon. Over a half shiitake, half spicy broth, the writer had three meats (beef tenderloin, beef brisket and pork neck), plus pizza, soy-marinated shrimp and lasagna from the salad bar and ice cream for dessert. With a spacious, softly lit dining room, Shabuway Ruwon City Cheongna Branch is a Cheongna shabu-shabu spot that suits dates, family meals and group gatherings alike.

Written Jun 18, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, IncheonRestaurants

Slightly spicy live octopus hotpot in Eurwangni: Eurwangni Jjanggune

Eurwangni Jjanggune is an octopus restaurant in Eurwangni on Yeongjong Island, Incheon, serving only three dishes: the red one (nakji jeongol, spicy octopus hotpot), the white one (yeonpo-tang, clear octopus soup) and raw live octopus tangtangi. For a slightly spicy red hotpot for 2, the staff added and cut 2 large live octopuses, 1 per person, and the meal finished with kalguksu (knife-cut noodles) and fried rice cooked in the broth. With a large parking lot and pets allowed, Eurwangni Jjanggune is worth a stop for fresh octopus in Eurwangni.

Written Jun 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonCafés

Songdo brewed coffee café with Colombian natural brew: Standard Square

Standard Square is a blue-signed brewed coffee and dessert café on Keonbensia-daero in Songdo, Yeonsu, Incheon. The writer paired a Colombia Agua Linda Chiroso natural brewed coffee with a triple berry scoop cake and a caramel pecan cookie, and the coffee's bright acidity brought out the flavors of both desserts. Standard Square is worth recommending as a Songdo café when you want both good coffee and good dessert.

Written Jun 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeohae, IncheonRestaurants

Dinner date burgers in Seohae, Incheon: bacon mash at Hippo Burger

Hippo Burger Woonwon City is a handmade burger restaurant on the basement level of the Linstrauss Alisville commercial building in Woonwon City, Seohae, Incheon, and says it makes its own buns, patties and sauces. On an evening date, the writer and their partner ordered the bacon mash burger set, the truffle mushroom burger set and buffalo wings, and found the burgers mild and full of real ingredient flavor, with softly lit, cozy surroundings. For a proper handmade burger in Woonwon City, Hippo Burger is the first place worth considering.

Written Jul 3, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNamdong, IncheonRestaurants

Incheon sushi takeout: weekday engawa & orange cooler bag, Minyeong

Minyeong Hwareo Gongjang Moraenae Market Branch (민영활어공장 모래내시장점) is a sushi and raw fish takeout shop on the main street of Moraenae Market in Namdong, Incheon. On a weekday afternoon the writer took home engawa (flounder fin) sushi for ₩15,000 and special assorted sushi for ₩15,000, and was impressed by the thick cuts of fish and the packaging, which included a cooler bag, ice pack and soup. For fresh sushi at good value, Minyeong Hwareo Gongjang Moraenae Market Branch is worth a stop.

Written Jul 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDo, IncheonCafés

Yeongjong Haneul City bakery: salt bread and canelé at 5PM sunset hour

5PM sunset hour is a bakery café on the ground floor of the KCC Switzen apartment shopping block in Yeongjong Haneul City, Incheon, where bread is baked continuously in an in-store bakery. At an outdoor parasol table, the writer tried a Peachpresso, Moonlight drip coffee, salt bread, a canelé and an egg tart, and the 5PM sunset hour salt bread was crisp outside with butter soaked through the soft inside. 5PM sunset hour is worth a visit if you want properly made salt bread and coffee on Yeongjongdo.

Written Jul 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Two-story Indian restaurant in Songdo: butter naan Set B, Manokamana

Manokamana Triple Street Branch 2 is an Indian curry restaurant in Triple Street Building C in Songdo, Incheon. In its exotic two-story dining hall, Set B (green salad, chicken tikka, curry, naan, rice and lassi) was ordered with chicken masala curry and butter naan, plus mango and strawberry lassi. The spices at Manokamana are never overpowering, making it an easy Triple Street pick even for first-time Indian curry eaters.

Written Aug 6, 2026Sponsored