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Thin Comb, Seoul-Incheon Rounds

Writes about restaurants, beauty spots, and cafes she visits around Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Restaurants · Hair & beauty salons · Cafés

PlaceGeomdan, IncheonBars

Wanjeong Station omakase bar with non-alcoholic highballs: Matgim

Matgim is an anju omakase bar (a chef's-choice course of drinking snacks) near Wanjeong Station and Dokjeong Station in Geomdan New Town, Incheon. The writer and her husband shared the ₩35,000 3.5 course for two with a non-alcoholic whisky highball and a non-alcoholic Earl Grey highball, watching the chef cook from counter seats as dishes arrived from an apple-and-chestnut starter to liver pâté, vongole, pork tenderloin steak and melon ice cream. Given the price, the taste and the atmosphere, there is no reason not to go to Matgim.

Written Oct 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHanam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Hanam Western restaurant: dinner with Mom, 400g striploin, Bokkeriu

Bokkeriu is a pasta and steak restaurant on Misadong-ro in Misa, Hanam, Gyeonggi. The writer took Mom to Bokkeriu for dinner as a party of 3 and ordered the steak set for 3 (₩156,000), a course of soup, sourdough with salmon salad, myeongnan (pollock roe) aglio e olio, jambon-beurre pizza, a 400g Hanwoo striploin steak and Basque cheesecake. Verdict: in both atmosphere and flavor, Bokkeriu holds its own against a famous Michelin-starred restaurant in Seoul.

Written Jun 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangseo, SeoulRestaurants

Magok Mexican restaurant near LG Arts Center: couple set, Taqueros

Taqueros Magok Main Branch is a Mexican family restaurant on the 2nd floor of GMG Tower in Magok, Gangseo, Seoul, about a 10-minute walk from LG Arts Center. The writer and her husband ordered the Taqueros Signature Couple Set (₩59,000), which came with complimentary nachos, fish and chicken tacos and Texas BBQ ribs. Dipping the ribs in yogurt sauce was a refreshingly different combination. For a Mexican restaurant near LG Arts Center with both good food and atmosphere, Taqueros Magok Main Branch is the right choice.

Written Jun 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangseo, SeoulRestaurants

Balsan Station Korean restaurant with 3-hour free parking: Mikodam

Mikodam Magok-Balsan Branch (미꼬담 마곡발산점) is a Korean set-meal (hanjeongsik) restaurant about a 5-minute walk from Balsan Station in Gangseo, Seoul, and diners can use the 77-space car park right next door free for up to 3 hours. The writer and her husband ordered the Hansang Gadeuk set for 2 (₩46,000), which came with beef seaweed soup, grilled mackerel, tangy cockle bibim and refillable side dishes that include beef jeon and jeyuk (spicy stir-fried pork). Mixing the cockle bibim into rice and wrapping it in plain seaweed was the standout pairing, and the Mikodam set left two people comfortably full.

Written Jul 8, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeohae, IncheonRestaurants

Gajeong Station BBQ for two: 1.8kg pork, unlimited kimchi, Euljiro

Euljiro Yeontan Gui Luone City Branch (을지로 연탄구이 루원시티점) is a briquette-grilled Korean BBQ restaurant a 5-minute walk from Gajeong Station Exit 6 in Incheon, where pork, beef and seafood are ordered by the 100g. The writer and her husband ordered the 600g pork set (38,000 won) with bibim naengmyeon (spicy cold noodles) and hwachae (fruit punch), and with unlimited refills of sesame-oil stir-fried kimchi and seasoned bean sprouts plus icy radish salad, the two of them got through 3 geun (1.8kg) of meat, cold noodles and rice. Euljiro Yeontan Gui Luone City Branch suits Gajeong couples who want to pile on side dishes and grill pork into the early hours.

Written Jul 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGuro, SeoulRestaurants

Sindorim jokbal restaurant: holiday lunch, spicy kalguksu, Sambaekga

Sindorim Sambaekga (신도림삼백가) is a Korean restaurant in Guro, Seoul, about a 10-minute walk from Sindorim Station, serving jokbal (braised pig's trotters) and fresh-noodle kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup). Two people visited for a public holiday lunch, ordered the Sambaek Jokbal Kalguksu set with the noodles switched to spicy kalguksu for 1,000 won extra, and also enjoyed complimentary cold jokbal plus refillable barley rice and homemade kimchi. With a good skin-to-meat ratio in the jokbal and spicy fresh noodles alongside, Sindorim Sambaekga is a set two people will finish in no time.

Written Oct 10, 2026Sponsored
PlacePaju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Paju ssambap restaurant, pregnancy-friendly Sunday dinner: Simhaksan

Simhaksan Deulkkot Ssambap (심학산 들꽃쌈밥) is a ssambap (rice with leafy-green wraps) set-meal restaurant right below Simhaksan mountain in Paju, Gyeonggi, close to Lotte Premium Outlets Paju. The writer, who was pregnant, had the Deul set for 2 (20,000 won per person) with her husband on a Sunday evening and was happy with everything: the savory doenjang (soybean paste) stew, fresh wrap greens, spicy pork and squid stir-fry mixed together, and chewy ice cream for dessert. For a Korean set meal that is easy on the stomach, Simhaksan Deulkkot Ssambap is a good fit.

Written Jul 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangseo, SeoulRestaurants

Third-visit mala hot pot and lemon cream shrimp in Magongnaru: J's Pot

J's Pot Magok Branch is a one-pot-per-person hot pot restaurant on B2 of COEX Magok, connected to Magongnaru Station in Seoul. On a third visit to J's Pot Magok Branch, a couple each picked a broth, mala and beef, mixed peanut sauce combos at the sauce bar and added lemon cream shrimp (4 pieces, 12,000 won). The numbing mala broth paired with plump lemon cream shrimp, plus surprisingly good shrimp balls, make J's Pot Magok Branch a memorable hot pot spot.

Written Jul 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangseo, SeoulRestaurants

Magok lamb BBQ dinner for two with truffle yolk soy sauce: Nokji

Nokji Magok Main Branch is a brazier-grill restaurant for aged beef and lamb in Queen's Park 9 in Magok, Seoul, between Magok Station and Balsan Station, where staff grill the meat for you. The writer and her husband ordered shoulder rack (₩32,000), French rack (₩34,000) and myeongran pa-bap (pollock roe and green onion rice, ₩6,000), with side dishes such as gungchae muchim (seasoned celtuce stems), truffle egg-yolk soy sauce and grilled minari, basil pesto and pecorino sauces. Nokji Magok Main Branch is a good pick for enjoying each bite of lamb differently through its sauces and accompaniments.

Written Aug 2, 2026Sponsored
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