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Loose Mirror, Incheon-Seoul/Daegu-Gyeongbuk/Daejeon-Chungcheong/Gangwon Restaurants, Bars, Cafes and Beauty

Writes about restaurants, bars, cafes, and beauty spots across Incheon, Seoul, Daegu-Gyeongbuk, Daejeon-Chungcheong, and Gangwon. · Writes about: Restaurants · Bars · Cafés · Hair & beauty salons

PlaceMichuhol, IncheonRestaurants

Sundae hot pot dinner after work near Juan Station, Incheon: Suraok

Suraok Sundaeguk Juan Station Branch is a sundae soup restaurant right outside Exit 6 of Juan Station in Incheon. After a weekday at work, the writer, who had just moved to Juan, ordered a medium sundae jeongol (Korean blood sausage hot pot). The pot of perilla leaves, bean sprouts and packed sundae came to a rolling boil, alongside a self-serve banchan bar, tablet ordering and a yogurt drink for dessert. Suraok Sundaeguk Juan Station Branch suits groups who want a hearty shared hot pot instead of single earthenware bowls.

Written Oct 18, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNamdong, IncheonRestaurants

Saturday galbi noodle hot pot with Mom in Namdong, Incheon: Guksuhwa

Guksuhwa (국수화) is a Korean restaurant on Sorae-ro in Namdong, Incheon, specializing in king galbi noodle hot pot. The writer booked a window seat on Naver for 11:30 a.m. on a Saturday and shared the king galbi noodle hot pot (20,900 won per person) with her mom: fully cooked king short ribs with beef shank and tendon, served as a set with salad, kalguksu (knife-cut noodles) and a fried-rice porridge finish that left them full. Verdict: Guksuhwa's clean galbi broth with no gamey smell and its large parking lot make it a strongly recommended spot near Namdong-gu Office for family meals or team dinners.

Written Jun 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNamdong, IncheonRestaurants

Guwol-dong pork belly BBQ after work: 3-person set for two at Midonjip

Midonjip Incheon Guwol Main Branch is a cauldron-lid pork belly BBQ restaurant in Guwol-dong, Incheon, near Yesulhoegwan Station. On a weekday after work, two people ate their fill of the 3-person set of pollack roe pork belly and ogyeopsal (five-layer pork belly), plus a 5,000-won cheese egg custard, with staff grilling all the meat and plenty of side dishes. Verdict: the pollack roe pork belly wrapped in perilla leaves and the 5,000-won cheese egg custard are the must-orders at Midonjip.

Written Oct 16, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonCafés

Songdo café for a weekend cream latte with Mom: Standard Square

Standard Square is a spacious café with a pleasant atmosphere on Keonbensia-daero in Songdo, Yeonsu, Incheon. On a Saturday afternoon, the blogger and their mom ordered a cream latte, a decaf iced americano and a chocolate scoop cake at Standard Square. The cream latte, topped with thick, rich cream, was the standout. For coffee and atmosphere together in Songdo, Standard Square's cream latte is well worth trying.

Written Jun 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Songdo sushi spot: ₩39,900 aged sashimi platter for two, Sushi Doku

Sushi Doku The Songdo is a sushi and sashimi restaurant on the 2nd floor of Onesta Mall in Songdo, Incheon. After a 20-minute wait on a Sunday morning, the writer ordered the Premium Sushi Set (25,900 won) and the assorted sashimi platter (39,900 won), and enjoyed the thick, odor-free aged fish and the refillable udon and salad. At Sushi Doku The Songdo, don't stop at the sushi set: add the assorted sashimi platter too.

Written Jun 16, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonBars

Songdo jazz bar on a Saturday with Mom, bacon cream pasta: Jazz 257

Jazz 257 Songdo Central Park Branch is a live jazz bar in the Artfore building near Senteureolpakeu Station in Songdo, Incheon. On a Saturday at 7:30pm, a mother and daughter shared a stone steak served with a fire show, bacon cream pasta, ricotta cheese salad and house white wine at Jazz 257 while a band of keys, double bass, drums and vocals played. The house white wine came out lukewarm this time, but Jazz 257 Songdo Central Park Branch is still a recommended Songdo spot for a mother-daughter date with atmosphere.

Written Jun 19, 2026Sponsored
PlacePohang, GyeongbukRestaurants

Pohang mulhoe spot, squid soup instead of spicy fish stew: Ppwang

Ppwang Mulhoe (퐝물회) is a mulhoe (cold raw fish soup) restaurant right in front of Yeongildae Beach in Pohang. On a weekend morning the writer ordered mulhoe and flounder sashimi, adding school-snack-style tteokbokki and hot squid soup with no fishy taste from the Ppwang Mulhoe self-bar. Weekend lunch peaks bring a wait, so Ppwang Mulhoe is best visited around 11 am.

Written Oct 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonCafés

Sunday ice cream café at Songdo outlet: slushy vanilla Gato, Wunder

Wunder Coffee Bar Hyundai Premium Outlet Songdo Branch is a coffee and ice cream café near the B1 food court of Songhyeon-a (Hyundai Premium Outlet Songdo) in Songdo, Incheon. Won over by the ice cream, the blogger returned on a Sunday afternoon and ordered a vanilla Wunder Gato and Wunder Coffee set, a hojicha ice cream and a decaf iced Americano. The vanilla Gato, which turns slushy at the bottom, and the cream-topped Wunder Coffee latte are reason enough to come back to Wunder Coffee Bar.

Written Jun 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwangjin, SeoulBars

Konkuk Univ. izakaya with hometown friends: engawa and skewers at Huto

Huto (후토) is a sashimi and skewer izakaya near Konkuk Univ. Station in Gwangjin, Seoul. On a Saturday evening with hometown friends, the group ordered the sashimi and 6-skewer set (₩49,500) plus 3 extra skewers and potato butter; the engawa (flounder fin) and tuna belly melted in the mouth, and the asparagus pork belly skewer was a standout. Huto serves good sashimi, but the skewers are what make this Konkuk Univ. izakaya worth the trip.

Written Jul 1, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNamdong, IncheonRestaurants

Moraenae Market raw fish shop, Incheon: mulhoe with perilla, Minyeong

Minyeong Hwareo Gongjang Moraenae Market Branch is a sushi and raw fish shop inside Moraenae Market in Namdong, Incheon. On a Sunday morning the blogger took home mulhoe (cold raw fish soup, 15,000 won), engawa (flatfish fin) sushi (15,000 won) and raw salmon sushi (10,000 won), then wrapped the mulhoe in perilla leaves bought at the market. The mulhoe broth was generous enough to nearly overflow and the fish was thick. Verdict: for takeout mulhoe and sushi together on a hot day, Minyeong Hwareo Gongjang at Moraenae Market is a good fit.

Written Jul 8, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNamdong, IncheonRestaurants

Incheon jjukkumi restaurant, Saturday dinner with grandma: Boksakkot

Boksakkot Pineun Jip Incheon Branch (복사꽃피는집 인천점) is a restaurant on Hogupo-ro in Namdong, Incheon, specializing in fire-grilled jjukkumi (baby octopus) stir-fry. On a Saturday around 7pm, the writer took their parents and grandmother there and ordered the stir-fry at spice level 2 (16,900 won per person) with the set of muk-sabal (chilled acorn jelly soup) and gorgonzola pizza. They mixed the stir-fry in a bowl of lettuce and bean sprouts with seaweed flakes, then took a free dunggulle (Solomon's seal) tea after the meal. With a large parking lot, plump baby octopus and a free after-meal drink, Boksakkot Pineun Jip Incheon Branch is a good choice for a family dinner with older relatives.

Written Jul 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNamdong, IncheonRestaurants

Chicken stew restaurant in Guwol-dong, Incheon with soft rice cakes

Tongkeun Sotttukkeong Dakbokkeumtang Guwol Branch (통큰솥뚜껑닭볶음탕 구월점) is a Korean restaurant near Yesulhoegwan Station in Guwol-dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon, specializing in dakbokkeumtang (spicy braised chicken stew) cooked on a cast-iron cauldron lid. Over a Saturday lunch, the writer ordered the stew for 2 with extra vegetables, potato and udon noodles, then finished with cheese fried rice melted with a torch; the spicy, peppery broth, tender rice cakes and chicken with no gamey smell stood out. Tongkeun Sotttukkeong Dakbokkeumtang is worth a visit when you want a fiery, filling meal, and the fried rice at the end is a must.

Written Jul 22, 2026Sponsored