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I write about restaurant meals and small dining stops around Incheon. · Writes about: Things to do · Restaurants · Hair & beauty salons · Cafés

PlaceNamdong, IncheonRestaurants

Pork belly restaurant in Guwol-dong: couple's dinner at Midonjip

Midonjip Incheon Guwol Main Branch is an aged pork restaurant in Guwol-dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon. For dinner, the writer and her husband ordered the Don Set (41,900 won) with mango hangjeongsal (pork jowl) and added cheese scallion kimchi fried rice (6,000 won). The pollack roe pork belly wasn't salty, and staff grilled all of the meat. Midonjip Incheon Guwol Main Branch was a satisfying couple's dinner of pollack roe pork belly, minari wraps and a fried rice finish that wasn't salty.

Written Sep 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNamdong, IncheonRestaurants

Guwol-dong sashimi restaurant: 13,900 won lunch special, Veteran

Veteran General Fish Market Incheon Guwol Branch is a sashimi and seafood restaurant near Rodeo Street in Guwol-dong, Namdong, Incheon. At lunch, the 13,900 won per-person lunch special sashimi set (sashimi, sushi, fried food and spicy fish stew) came in generous portions. The 27,000 won raw shrimp sashimi mini (10 pieces) was firm and had no fishy taste. For good-value sashimi at lunch in Guwol-dong, the lunch special at Veteran General Fish Market Incheon Guwol Branch is a satisfying choice.

Written Sep 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Sriracha mayo chicken box takeout in Songdo food hall: Angry Potato

Angry Potato Hyundai Premium Outlet Songdo Branch is a chicken and potato stall in the basement 1 food hall of Hyundai Premium Outlet Songdo in Yeonsu, Incheon. The order was a Deep Crunch chicken box, mini burger skewers and a cider for about 32,000 won, with the sauces squeezed out by hand at the self-packing counter and taken home to eat, and the sriracha mayo was the one that stood out. The chewy potato disappeared even without sauce, though it is worth packing the adult sauces separately.

Written Sep 18, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonThings to do

Toddler-friendly board game café in Incheon: Holmes & Lupin24

Holmes & Lupin24 OTT Board Game Plus Incheon Dongchun is a nearly unstaffed board game and Nintendo space in Dongchun-dong, Yeonsu, Incheon. A family of four — parents with daughters aged 49 months and 26 months — booked a private room for 3 hours and played easy board games such as Yeol Ramen, Kkochi-ui Dalin (Skewer Master) and Tumblin' Monkeys, along with Just Dance, Watermelon Game and a bowling game on Nintendo. Even without knowing every rule, the two young children had plenty to do at Holmes & Lupin24.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Songdo sushi restaurant at a 5:15pm wait with two kids: Sushi Doku

Sushi Doku The Songdo is a sushi restaurant on the 2nd floor of Onesta Mall in Songdo, Yeonsu, Incheon. Arriving at 5:15pm with two young children meant a short wait for a table, after which the parents shared the deluxe sushi set (myeongpum sushi) at 25,900 won while the 5- and 3-year-old daughters split a single kids' set, with tonkatsu left over to take home. Between the sushi, udon, tempura and truffle chawanmushi in one set, Sushi Doku The Songdo has become this family's regular spot since moving to Songdo.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGanghwa, IncheonRestaurants

Ganghwa mountainside duck jumulleok and duck roast with kids: Deok Ori

Deok Ori Jumulleok Ganghwa Main Branch is a duck restaurant tucked in the mountains in Gilsang-myeon, Ganghwa, Incheon. Visiting with kids, the order was 2 servings of ori jumulleok (spicy stir-fried duck), 1 serving of ori roseu (plain duck roast), and fried rice for 63,000 won, letting the adults enjoy the charcoal pre-grilled seasoned jumulleok while the kids ate the milder roseu. For a family meal with children, ordering one of each turned out to be a very satisfying combination.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
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