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Quiet Shelf, Gyeonggi Cafes and Outings

Writes about cafes, restaurants, and everyday outings around Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Things to do · Restaurants · Cafés

PlaceGwangju, GyeonggiCafés

Mountain-view café in Namhansanseong on a rainy day with a friend: Sum

Sum (카페 숨) is a large bakery café with a main building and an annex on a mountainside in Namhansanseong-myeon, Gwangju, Gyeonggi. On a day of pouring rain, the writer and a friend had jujube tea (₩9,000), a vanilla bean latte (₩8,000), yeontan bread (coal briquette–shaped bread, ₩7,000) and fresh cream mocha bread (₩5,600) while watching the mountains in the rain through tall floor-to-ceiling windows. Sum is a Namhansanseong drive café worth going out of your way for on a rainy day.

Written Jul 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Gwangju lamb skewer spot with pineapple sorbet for kids: Sinbaegok

Sinbaegok Lamb Skewers Taejeon Branch is a Harbin-style lamb skewer restaurant on Taebong-ro in Gwangju, Gyeonggi. The writer went on a weekday evening with a second son who had been begging for lamb skewers. They ordered the Couple Value Set and pineapple sorbet, and won a cola in the receipt review draw. With a clean dining room and tender lamb skewers, Sinbaegok Lamb Skewers is a solid pick for a family meal out with kids.

Written Jul 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiThings to do

Pangyo Station Pilates trial that found my tilted pelvis: Pom Pilates

Pom Pilates is a director-led Pilates studio in Unit 504 of the Naksaeng Building on Seopangyo-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, near Pangyo Station. The writer, trying Pilates for the first time, took a ₩55,000 one-on-one trial session, learned moves on Merrithew reformers, and was told several times that they drifted to one side in moves that should stay centered, which revealed a tilted pelvis for the first time. The Pom Pilates trial is an easy, comfortable start even for anyone hesitant because they have never done Pilates.

Written Jul 19, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwangju, GyeonggiCafés

Gonjiam bakery café for 3 hours of solo laptop work: La Cuesta

La Cuesta Gwangju is a large bakery café with floor-to-ceiling forest views in Gonjiam-eup, Gwangju, Gyeonggi. On a Thursday afternoon, the writer visited La Cuesta alone, ordered the La Cuesta latte, a fresh fruit kouign-amann (₩5,400) and a sweet pumpkin campagne, and spent 3 hours writing on a laptop; even with more than half the seats taken, the café felt relaxed rather than crowded. La Cuesta is a large Gonjiam café where you can comfortably stay alone for hours, even when it's busy.

Written Jul 19, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHanam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Hanam pasta restaurant with mother-in-law: poached egg pasta, Bokkeriu

Bokkeriu is an Italian restaurant on Misadong-ro in Misa, Hanam, Gyeonggi, serving pasta and pizza by a chef who specialized in Italian cuisine, with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a garden. The writer took her mother-in-law to Bokkeriu and ordered the house-made jambon beurre pasta with a poached egg (₩23,000), eggplant ricotta pizza (₩24,000), ricotta cheese salad (₩13,000) and plum and mango ades (₩7,000 each), and both were very satisfied. With its stylish interior and a walking path to stroll after the meal, Bokkeriu is a good fit for a family meal with elders.

Written Jul 16, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYangpyeong, GyeonggiRestaurants

Yangpyeong fermented Korean lunch, then Kant's Village: Ochan Hoedong

Ochan Hoedong (오찬회동) is a fermented hanjeongsik (Korean set-course) restaurant on Gangnam-ro in Gangsang-myeon, Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi, where the owner couple cook and serve every dish themselves and explain how each one is made. The writer took her mother-in-law, ordered the 59,000 won Ochan Hoedong set course for two, ate everything from seasonal porridge to seed-soy-sauce hanwoo tteokgalbi (Korean beef patty) and strawberry vinegar for dessert, then went for coffee and a walk at nearby Kant's Village. Ochan Hoedong gets deep flavor without artificial seasoning and suits an outing meal with older family members.

Written Jul 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYangpyeong, GyeonggiRestaurants

Yangpyeong burger restaurant with a Hawaiian Special Burger: Burger924

Burger924's Yangpyeong main branch is a handmade burger restaurant on the second floor of a building on Jungang-ro 167beon-gil in Yangpyeong-eup, Gyeonggi, serving 36 kinds of burgers. A couple visited Burger924 at 4:30pm to avoid the wait, ordered the Yangpyeong Hanwoo Bulgogi Burger and the Hawaiian Special Burger, and enjoyed a window seat looking out over farm fields and mountains. The Hawaiian Special Burger at Burger924 leans sweet but isn't greasy, and it was a satisfying pick.

Written Aug 1, 2026Sponsored
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