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Lunch Rounds in Incheon

I write about restaurant meals I try around Incheon. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés

PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Solo gopchang dinner in Yeonsu-dong, Incheon: Yeonsu Gopchang

Yeonsu Gopchang Yeonsu Main Branch is a gopchang and makchang (grilled intestine) restaurant in the Yeonsu-dong food alley in Incheon. Dining alone, the writer ordered stir-fried vegetable gopchang, salt-grilled makchang, cheese bomb steamed egg and sesame oil fried rice, and the Yeonsu Gopchang staff looked after the solo diner attentively. Verdict: for anyone hesitant about eating gopchang alone, Yeonsu Gopchang is an easy place to try it.

Written Jun 18, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulCafés

Sunday Gangnam terrace café: salted choco financier, Upper and Under

Upper and Under is a large bakery café on Gangnam-daero 102-gil, between Gangnam Station and Sinnonhyeon Station in Seoul. At 3pm on a Sunday, the writer and his wife came without the kids and sat on the Upper and Under terrace with a pistachio cream coffee, an iced Americano, a matcha canelé, a salted choco financier and a crème brûlée flan. Even at weekend peak time, seats turned over quickly and the café was clean, making Upper and Under a good pick for terrace seating and baked sweets.

Written Jun 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Gangnam Station ramen, Sunday 4:30pm solo with 3 soft eggs: Oreno

Oreno Ramen Gangnam is a chicken paitan (creamy chicken broth) ramen shop behind the CGV at Exit 11 of Gangnam Station in Seoul, reportedly named a Michelin Bib Gourmand 8 years in a row. The writer walked in alone around 4:30pm on a Sunday with no wait and ordered the spicy kara paitan with 2 extra soft-boiled eggs and tsukune chashu, and was blown away by the rich, heavy broth with its spicy kick. Oreno Ramen Gangnam is an easy recommendation for anyone looking for a filling solo meal near Gangnam Station.

Written Jun 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulCafés

Gangnam Station terrace café: crème brûlée madeleine, Bakerist Brown

Bakerist Brown (베이커스트 브라운) is a large bakery café on the café street between Gangnam Station and Sinnonhyeon Station in Seoul, spread over basement level 1 and floors 1 to 3. A couple made Bakerist Brown the last stop of their Gangnam café tour around 4 p.m. on a Sunday. They had salt cream coffee, a crème brûlée madeleine and an egg tart on the 1st-floor terrace, and took away a 6-flavor Gangnam Sand set as a gift for their child's kindergarten teacher. Verdict: Bakerist Brown's salt cream coffee was the best drink of the whole tour, and even when packed the café had enough seats and stayed clean.

Written Jun 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Songdo chicken kalguksu spot for a three-generation lunch: Eonyang

Eonyang Dak Kalguksu Incheon Songdo Branch is a perilla chicken kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) restaurant on the first floor of The First City in Songdo, Yeonsu, Incheon. A family of five, including picky grandparents and kids aged 5 and 3, ordered 3 servings of chicken kalguksu (one extra-large for 1,000 won more), and the staff made the kids' portion less salty and left out the scallions, so everyone cleared their bowls. With a spacious dining room and kids' tableware, Eonyang Dak Kalguksu is an easy pick for a Songdo family lunch with grandparents and little ones.

Written Jul 3, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Aged wagyu steakhouse in Songdo for a couple's date: Salt Steak

Salt Steak (솔트스테이크) is an aged wagyu steakhouse in Songdo Central Park Prugio City, beside Songdo Central Park in Yeonsu, Incheon. On a couple's date in Salt Steak's British classic dining room, the writer ordered the wood-fire wagyu flap steak and the white ragù tagliatelle, and both the charcoal-scented aged wagyu and the fresh pasta became the writer's all-time favourite dishes. Salt Steak is a great pick for an anniversary or a long-overdue date, with dinner followed by a walk in Songdo Central Park.

Written Jun 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonCafés

Songdo smoothie café takeout before kids' pickup: Ugly Tongue

Ugly Tongue is a healthy smoothie café in the academy (hagwon) district of Songdo Block 1 in Yeonsu, Incheon. The blogger, a busy working mom, stopped at Ugly Tongue before picking up her child and took out a diet smoothie with banana, blueberry, fig and lemon plus a basil cheese toast; she rated the smoothie 10 out of 10 and found the portion big enough to replace dinner. Ugly Tongue is on the pricier side, but the generous ingredients make it a meal worth recommending for days when eating properly is hard.

Written Jul 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonCafés

Songdo laptop café in Incheon with Bolivian brew: Standard Square

Standard Square is a specialty brewed-coffee café on Keonbensia-daero in Songdo, Yeonsu, Incheon. The writer came alone with a laptop and a book to work and unwind over a Bolivia Walliqui Java Washed brewed coffee, a Basque cheesecake and a Dwaeji Bar cookie (inspired by the Korean ice cream bar) with strawberry jam hidden inside. With outlet seats, a spacious room and well-balanced acidity in the coffee, Standard Square is a great café for a solo work session in Songdo.

Written Jul 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonCafés

Songdo bakery: strawberry soboro roll kids call "snail bread," Tomoru

Tomoru Bakery (송도토모루베이커리) is a low-sugar bakery on Haedoji-ro 120beon-gil near Songdo Central Park in Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, open 08:30–21:30. A regular dad from a bread-loving family of four stopped by for his kids' snacks and took home pumpkin rice bread, a green onion and pollock roe baguette, basil tomato bread and a strawberry soboro roll, which the kids nicknamed "snail bread" and liked best. Tomoru Bakery is a family-friendly bakery where you can pick up meal breads and kids' snacks in one stop.

Written Aug 2, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMichuhol, IncheonRestaurants

Solo pizza near Inha Univ.: basil shrimp & five cheese, Furg Pizza

Furg Pizza Inha University Station branch is a handmade pizzeria with bagel dough near Inha University Station in Michuhol, Incheon. The writer went alone and ordered a medium (M) half-and-half of basil mascarpone shrimp and five cheese, adding the whole cheese milk crust, extra cheese topping, and ranch and garlic sauces, and was so pleased with the dough and cheese that they finished every bit of crust. Verdict: Furg Pizza Inha University Station branch was the best pizza the writer had all year.

Written Oct 4, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonCafés

Songdo Central Park bakery from Yu Quiz: family-of-four haul, Tomoru

Tomoru Bakery (송도토모루베이커리) is a neighborhood bakery near Songdo Central Park in Yeonsu, Incheon, that drew even more attention after winning the 2026 Bakery World Cup and appearing on the TV show Yu Quiz on the Block. On this visit, a family of four filled a bag with 3 salt breads, milk bread, sweet pumpkin rice bread, a Dubai chocolate baguette and soboro bread (Korean streusel-topped bun) to share. Verdict: Tomoru Bakery's salt bread and milk bread go in the bag every time, and the Dubai chocolate baguette is best enjoyed with a glass of milk.

Written Sep 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Solo sashimi lunch plus mulhoe noodles: Songdo Jonghap Eosijang

Songdo Jonghap Eosijang is a long-running sashimi restaurant in Songdo, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, where the signature order is a 12,000 won lunch special sashimi set. On this visit the writer came alone and ordered two servings of the set plus one bowl of mulhoe noodles (chilled spicy raw fish noodles), which brought assorted sashimi, sushi, sea squirt, fried shrimp, steamed egg, seasoned vegetables and spicy fish stew, along with a free self-serve bar. Eating alone here feels easy, and for a normal appetite one serving of the set is already a full meal.

Written Aug 11, 2026Sponsored