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Evening Ferry, Incheon and Gangwon Tables

Writes about restaurants, bars, and cafes across Gyeonggi, Incheon, Gangwon, Seoul, and Busan/Gyeongnam. · Writes about: Restaurants · Bars · Cafés

PlaceGangneung, GangwonRestaurants

Gangneung cockle bibimbap set that revived our appetite: Yeonhwa Maeul

Yeonhwa Maeul Kkomak Bibimbap is a Korean restaurant on Pungho-gil in Gangdong-myeon, Gangneung, specializing in cockle bibimbap and mulhoe (chilled raw fish soup), set in a village full of lotus leaves. As the first meal of a Gangwon trip, the writer ordered the set for two with cockle bibimbap and mulhoe, and a companion who had no appetite scraped the bowls clean. For cockle bibimbap and mulhoe in one sitting in Gangneung, the Yeonhwa Maeul Kkomak Bibimbap set for two is the answer.

Written Jun 24, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNamyangju, GyeonggiCafés

Palace-style Namyangju café with fall foliage views: Waltz & Dr. Mahn

Waltz and Dr. Mahn is a large scenic café on Bukhangang-ro in Joan-myeon, Namyangju, Gyeonggi, near Dumulmeori. In a year too busy to travel, the writer had an iced mochaccino, lemon honey tea and a seasonal fruit cheesecake at Waltz and Dr. Mahn while looking out at autumn-colored mountains and the river, and was happy with both the food and the friendly service. Even without a trip abroad, Waltz and Dr. Mahn offers the feel of a European aristocrat's villa just outside Seoul.

Written Oct 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, IncheonBars

Sunday day-drinking date pub in Jung-gu, Incheon: Incheon Beer Tiger

Incheon Beer Tiger (인천맥주 호랑이) is a pub and live music venue in Hall H of Incheon Art Platform, near the Gaehangjang (old open port) area in Jung-gu, Incheon. On a sunny Sunday after 4pm, the writer came on a date and had Pado draft beer, a tomato caprese (₩15,000) and an Unknown Pizza (₩20,000) in a sunlit, American-pub-style room with floor-to-ceiling windows. Incheon Beer Tiger is well worth it for a weekend day-drinking date in Incheon.

Written Jun 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangneung, GangwonRestaurants

Gangneung noodle house: no sugar, mustard and perilla oil, Samgyori

Samgyori Dongchimi Makguksu Namhangjin branch (삼교리동치미막국수 남항진점) is a dongchimi makguksu (buckwheat noodles in radish water kimchi broth) restaurant by the sea in Namhangjin, Gangneung, started in Jumunjin in 1976 and run by the same family for about 50 years. The writer arrived at opening for a weekday lunch, shared makguksu (11,000 won) and a small boiled pork plate (29,000 won), and built a personal bowl by skipping sugar and adding plenty of mustard and perilla oil. Verdict: a bowl of Samgyori Dongchimi Makguksu eaten beside the big sea-view window is reason enough to come to Gangneung.

Written Jun 25, 2026Sponsored
PlacePaju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Paju Jimok-ro restaurant: jjabagi, makguksu, pancake – Bubyeokjeong

Bubyeokjeong Pyeongyang Mandu (부벽정평양만두) is a Pyeongyang-style dumpling and cold noodle restaurant on Jimok-ro in Paju, near Lotte Outlet. On a weekend lunch visit, the writer joined the waitlist, drank self-serve misutgaru (roasted grain drink) while waiting, then ordered three single dishes: hanwoo jjabagi (Korean beef stew) for 14,000 won, Pyeongyang mul-makguksu (cold buckwheat noodles in broth) for 12,000 won and mung bean pancake for 10,000 won. With the rich hanwoo broth of the jjabagi, the clean, odor-free makguksu and the crispy pancake, Bubyeokjeong delivered a satisfying, well-rounded meal.

Written Aug 3, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGimpo, GyeonggiRestaurants

Gamjeong-dong Korean restaurant for dining with parents: Bomseol Gimpo

Bomseol Gimpo (봄설 김포점) is a Korean set-meal restaurant serving stone-pot rice (sotbap) on Geomdan-ro in Gamjeong-dong, Gimpo, Gyeonggi. The scallion bulgogi stone-pot rice set costs ₩20,000 per person and comes with unlimited kimchi jjim (braised kimchi) and side dishes from a self-serve bar. Bomseol Gimpo's spacious dining room offers group seating and reservations for birthdays or family gatherings. With a large parking lot, Bomseol Gimpo is an easy choice for a meal with parents.

Written Aug 10, 2026Sponsored
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