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I write about restaurant meals I come across in Incheon. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Bars · Hair & beauty salons · Shopping · Books & stationery · Beauty products

PlaceBupyeong, IncheonHair & beauty salons

Bupyeong facial spa: painless V Leb face-line contouring, V Medispa

V Medispa is a reservation-only skin care spa on the 5th floor of Gana Paraum, near Exit 12 of the Bupyeong Station underground shopping center in Incheon. After a 1:1 consultation about face-line and firmness concerns, the writer had V Leb, a painless contouring treatment that uses microwave energy, along with cleansing, an ARKFIT custom pack, décolleté care and an Entox lifting pack. Right after the V Medispa session, the skin had a dewy glow and the face line looked more defined, making it a recommended pick before an important day.

Written May 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Songdo snack bar for pan tteokbokki and sundae: Daewangpan Tteokbokki

Daewangpan Tteokbokki (대왕판떡볶이) is a Korean snack bar on Senteureol-ro in Songdo, Yeonsu, Incheon, serving pan tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes simmered on a large iron pan). The writer stopped by in the evening and took away 2 servings of tteokbokki, sundae (Korean blood sausage) packed with plenty of offal, and fried snacks, and was happy with the rich sauce, the generous sundae and the crispy frying. Daewangpan Tteokbokki is worth a stop for anyone looking for old-school pan tteokbokki in Songdo.

Written May 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeocho, SeoulBars

Sadang izakaya: akami tuna and skewer omakase at Gyeongseong Sanghoe

Gyeongseong Sanghoe is a retro Japanese-style izakaya in a basement off an alley near Exit 13 of Sadang Station in Seocho, Seoul. After work, the writer ordered the daily sashimi for 2 with extra akami (lean tuna), a five-skewer omakase and Jim Beam highballs, and the thick-cut sashimi and charcoal-grilled skewers went well with the highball. For a second-round bar in Sadang serving both sashimi and skewers, Gyeongseong Sanghoe is a solid choice.

Written Oct 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Non-spicy hot pot in Songdo: beef bone & mushroom broth, Sangsangcheom

Sangsangcheom Songdo Triple Street Branch is an all-you-can-eat hot pot and shabu-shabu restaurant on the 1st floor of Building D at Songdo Triple Street in Yeonsu, Incheon. Instead of the spicy red broth, the writer chose a half-and-half pot of beef bone and mushroom broth and worked through beef, lamb, the fried-food self-bar, one free drink per table and watermelon and orange for dessert. Sangsangcheom is a filling Songdo hot pot spot for people who can't handle spicy food and for families eating before or after shopping.

Written May 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonCafés

9am Songdo dessert café for milk tea & reading: Standard Square

Standard Square is a cookie and cake dessert café on Keonbensia-daero near Central Park in Songdo, Yeonsu, Incheon. The writer visited Standard Square at 9am, ordered a hot milk tea, a Basque cheesecake and a matcha macadamia cookie for 20,200 won in total, and spent a quiet morning reading to jazz. For an early-opening dessert café in Songdo, Standard Square was a satisfying pick that works as a filling brunch substitute.

Written May 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Songdo cutlet house, Ogong Set and garlic tteokbokki: Ogong Donkatsu

Ogong Donkatsu (오공돈까스) is a pork cutlet restaurant on the 1st floor of Building B at Songdo Smart Square in Songdo, Yeonsu, Incheon. The writer ordered cheese katsu, the Ogong Set (fish cutlet, pork cutlet and hamburg steak on one plate) and garlic tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes), and found the clean open kitchen, tablet ordering and spacious building parking convenient. Ogong Donkatsu is a good pick in Songdo for days when choosing just one kind of cutlet feels like a shame.

Written May 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Indian restaurant in Songdo: solo tandoori king prawns, Manokamana

Manokamana Triple Street Branch 2 is an Indian restaurant in the Triple Street shopping complex in Songdo, Incheon, run by Indian owners and staff. The writer, a self-declared prawn lover, ate alone at Manokamana during the day (there is no break time) and ordered tandoori king prawns (23,000 won), prawn makhani curry (15,000 won) and white rice for 40,500 won in total. Verdict: Manokamana is a good place for a relaxed solo Indian meal on a day when you are craving prawns.

Written May 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Shabu-shabu lunch in Ongnyeon-dong: a first taste of tendon, Syabudaum

Syabudaum Songdo Amusement Park Branch is a shabu-shabu course restaurant on the 1st floor of 95 Cheongnyang-ro, Ongnyeon-dong, Yeonsu, Incheon. Over lunch, two friends had a course of carpaccio, fried eggplant, vegetable, beef and beef tendon shabu-shabu, porridge and vanilla ice cream topped with a homemade cookie, and the friend trying beef tendon for the first time fell for its chewy texture. With dedicated parking for 5 or more cars out front, Syabudaum is worth recommending for a relaxed shabu-shabu meal near Songdo Amusement Park and Cheongnyangsan.

Written Oct 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceUijeongbu, GyeonggiRestaurants

Uijeongbu Station Korean BBQ: beef rib and doenjang stew at Sotongae

Sotongae Uijeongbu Direct Store (소통애 의정부직영점) is a Korean BBQ restaurant on the Rodeo Street side of Uijeongbu Station in Gyeonggi, where diners grill beef rib finger meat themselves over a real charcoal brazier. The writer ordered 2 servings of unmarinated beef rib and a bowl of rice, which comes with doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew). Sotongae Uijeongbu Direct Store is worth a visit for charcoal-grilled beef rib and a full rice meal near Uijeongbu Station.

Written Oct 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMichuhol, IncheonRestaurants

Family ramen at Lotte Incheon: kid-loved dongpo & karaage, Menya Seoul

Menya Seoul Lotte Department Store Incheon Branch is a ramen restaurant in the B1 food court of Lotte Department Store in Michuhol, Incheon. On a weekend, the writer, her husband and their child shared the basic mild dongpo chashu ramen (with braised pork belly) plus a karaage set, and the child especially loved the rich tonkotsu broth with no off-odor and the tender dongpo pork and jambon (ham). Menya Seoul is a satisfying, easy stop for a family meal with kids while shopping.

Written Jun 1, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Songdo teppanyaki restaurant for a fast office lunch: Jojo

Jojo Triple Street Branch (죠죠) is a Japanese teppanyaki restaurant at Triple Street in Songdo, Yeonsu, Incheon. For lunch, the writer had the Jojo Signature Set for 2 (39,000 won) with okonomiyaki, yakisoba and tonpeiyaki, and the food came out so quickly there was time for a stroll around Triple Street afterward. For office workers with a tight lunch hour, Jojo is a Songdo lunch spot that delivers both flavor and speed.

Written Oct 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Slightly spicy seafood stew with abalone in Pyeongchon: Haebonjeong

Haebonjeong Haemuljjim & Anguk-jjim Pyeongchon Branch is a seafood and monkfish stew restaurant in a food alley near Gwiin Middle School in the Pyeongchon academy district of Anyang. On a weekday lunch for two, the writer ordered the 1.5-serving seafood & monkfish stew lunch special at the slightly spicy level with abalone added, and found the boneless monkfish, crab, sea squirt, shrimp and squid generous, with a crispy complimentary kimchi pancake on the side. With 4 parking spaces out front and ₩4,000 off takeout, Haebonjeong is a solid choice for a seafood stew lunch in the Pyeongchon academy district.

Written Jun 2, 2026Sponsored