Paju Warm Pot Visitor · 6 stories

Warm Kettle, Gangwon and Gyeonggi Cafes and Restaurants

She writes about small cafes and restaurants she visits around Gangwon and Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés

PlacePaju, GyeonggiCafés

Paju bakery café brunch with seafood tomato pasta: Four & More

Four & More is a four-floor bakery café with Imjingang views on Soraji-ro in Paju, Gyeonggi. A couple who moved to Paju made their fourth visit to Four & More, browsed the freshly baked bread and had a late breakfast at 12 noon of seafood tomato pasta (26,000 won) and Stella margherita pizza (23,000 won). With roomy seating, European-style decor, friendly staff and reasonable prices, Four & More is a Paju café worth returning to for dates or get-togethers.

Written Jun 13, 2026Sponsored
PlacePaju, GyeonggiCafés

Quiet Paju Unjeong café for reading: ice cream latte, Pound Coffee

Pound Coffee Unjeong Main Branch is a café near Unjeong Health Park in Paju, Gyeonggi, known for its baked sweets and lattes. On a late-afternoon visit, when most desserts had sold out, the remaining garlic mayo financier (₩3,500) and lemon madeleine (₩3,100) came with an iced americano (₩4,500) and an OGI iced latte with ice cream (₩6,000), enjoyed while reading beside floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking trees. The coffee and the nutty garlic mayo financier make Pound Coffee Unjeong Main Branch a café worth returning to.

Written Jun 13, 2026Sponsored
PlaceUijeongbu, GyeonggiRestaurants

Uijeongbu pork galbi with warm japchae on a full weekend night: Manpo

Manpo Galbi Uijeongbu Main Branch (만포갈비 의정부본점) is a charcoal-grilled pork galbi restaurant on Beomgol-ro in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi. On a booked weekend dinner with her husband, the blogger ordered 3 servings of handmade marinated galbi at ₩16,000 per serving. She was happy with everything: the side dishes, including warm japchae (stir-fried glass noodles) and yukhoe (Korean beef tartare), and the free mul naengmyeon or bibim naengmyeon (cold noodles), one per person. Manpo Galbi Uijeongbu Main Branch was full on a weekend evening, so book ahead.

Written Jul 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSokcho, GangwonRestaurants

Sokcho market garlic dakgangjeong still crisp next day: Seomin Gapbu

Seomin Gapbu Sijang Dakjip (서민갑부 시장닭집) is a boneless dakgangjeong (crispy glazed fried chicken) shop at the far end of Sokcho Jungang Market in Sokcho, Gangwon. On a third trip to Sokcho, the writer pushed through the weekend crowds to take away one box of regular-heat garlic dakgangjeong for ₩24,000, and it stayed crisp on the way home and into the next day. The verdict: Seomin Gapbu Sijang Dakjip's garlic dakgangjeong is the best the writer has tried at Sokcho Jungang Market.

Written Jul 19, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSokcho, GangwonRestaurants

Sokcho Beach pizza and beer: a ₩35,000 five-slice spread, Gagas Pizza

Gagas Pizza is a New York-style slice pizza shop on Saemaeul 9-gil in Sokcho, about a 3-minute walk from Sokcho Beach. On a Sokcho trip, five slices (cheese, Margherita, Hawaiian, Super Combi and White Mushroom) with a Budweiser draft and a Coke Zero came to ₩35,000 in total. The White Mushroom slice was the clear favorite, and Gagas Pizza's window-lined second floor and hip-hop soundtrack made the atmosphere just as satisfying.

Written Jul 19, 2026Sponsored
PlacePaju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Paju ssambap spot with black sesame salad, squid stir-fry: Simhaksan

Simhaksan Deulkkot Ssambap (심학산 들꽃쌈밥) is a ssambap (rice with leafy wraps) and Korean set meal restaurant at the foot of Simhaksan mountain in Paju, Gyeonggi. On a weekend at an off-peak hour, the writer ordered the 26,000-won Flower Set (꽃정식) with grilled mackerel for two and helped themselves to ssam greens and side dishes from the self-serve bar. With black sesame salad, spicy squid stir-fry, glossy, sticky stone-pot rice and a scorched rice (nurungji) finish, Simhaksan Deulkkot Ssambap filled the table to overflowing.

Written Aug 2, 2026Sponsored
You've reached the end · 6 stories