Jina Baum · 40 stories
Writes about shopping stops, beauty counters, cafes and small restaurants around Incheon, Gyeonggi and Seoul. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Shopping · Hair & beauty salons
Dongchuwon Bulgogi is a Korean bulgogi restaurant on Hagikso-ro in Michuhol, Incheon, near Singi Market (신기시장). On a family outing with parents, the writer ordered the hanwoo (Korean beef) bulgogi set for 3 and received a June-only golden egg (stone-roasted egg), given at 1 per portion. Dongchuwon Bulgogi is a calm, easygoing spot for a filling family meal out.
Boksakkot Pineun Jip Incheon Branch (복사꽃피는집 인천점) is a fire-grilled jjukkumi (baby octopus) restaurant on Hogupo-ro in Guwol-dong, Namdong, Incheon. The writer ordered the Jjuchipa set for two, which pairs jjukkumi with pasta noodles, mozzarella cheese, rice balls, wood-fired pizza and muksabal (acorn jelly in cold broth). Adding the cheese and pasta to the spicy, smoky jjukkumi gave it an unusual rosé-like flavor. Verdict: when craving something spicy in Guwol-dong, Boksakkot Pineun Jip Incheon Branch is a jjukkumi spot worth settling on.
Songdo Jonghap Eosijang (송도종합어시장) is a sashimi restaurant on the first floor of Chaoreum Plaza on Haedoji-ro in Yeonsu, Incheon, serving a 12,000 won hoejeongsik (sashimi set meal) as a weekday lunch special. The Songdo Jonghap Eosijang set came with mixed flounder and rockfish sashimi, sushi, sea squirt, fried shrimp and steamed egg; the writer mixed rice and sashimi into the vegetable salad to make a hoedeopbap (raw fish rice bowl) and added ramyeon noodles to the spicy fish stew. Verdict: the Songdo Jonghap Eosijang lunch special is a filling, good-value way to eat sashimi without waiting for dinner.
Pasta House is a pasta restaurant on Sinteuri-ro near Bupyeong-gu Office in Bupyeong, Incheon. The writer arrived at opening time, ordered the shrimp rosé pasta, a seafood hangover pasta made spicy and a green salad, and looked over the white-toned interior and props, the baby high chairs and whether dogs are allowed. Verdict: Pasta House serves some of the best pasta the writer has ever had and is worth a visit if you are in Bupyeong.
Slow Cali Bupyeong is a poke and salad restaurant near Bupyeong Market in Incheon, a 4-minute walk from Exit 3 of Bupyeong-gu Office Station. On a hot day out in Bupyeong, the writer had the new Yeon-Cham-Mun-Pok (₩10,500) with added Grana Padano cheese, a salmon poke on a buckwheat noodle base (₩12,900), corn cream soup and a ₩1,000 event Americano. Slow Cali Bupyeong is a reliable pick for a solo meal or a light bite on a summer day when you have little appetite.
Manokamana Songdo Branch is an Indian restaurant on Haedoji-ro in Yeonsu-gu, Incheon. On a visit with a curry-loving child, the blogger ordered by tapping a phone on the table's NFC menu and had tandoori chicken, butter chicken, butter naan and sweet naan, and found the spices milder and lighter than expected. Manokamana Songdo Branch is an easy Songdo Indian curry spot even for families trying Indian food for the first time.
Cheolpanjeong is a dakgalbi (spicy stir-fried chicken) and iron-plate fried rice restaurant in Geomdan New Town, Seo-gu, Incheon. At lunch the writer ordered Cheolpanjeong's signature kongbul dakgalbi (spicy chicken with bean sprouts), and the portion was so big that three people still had leftovers, with sides including radish wraps, salad and steamed egg. With clean flavors and friendly service, Cheolpanjeong is a Geomdan lunch spot worth going back to.
Eonyang Dak Kalguksu Incheon Songdo Branch is a Korean restaurant in Songdo Zone 1, Incheon, specializing in chicken kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) and dak-gomtang (chicken soup). Over lunch with a college-age child home on break, the writer ordered chogye bibim guksu (spicy cold chicken noodles), chicken kalguksu and Eonyang-style kalguksu, and liked the milky, non-greasy broth, the chewy noodles and the spicy kimchi at the self-serve bar. For a mild, comfortable Korean lunch in Songdo, Eonyang Dak Kalguksu is a safe choice.
HOKATSU is a tonkatsu restaurant on Seogot-ro in Geomdan New Town, Seo-gu, Incheon, that has been making tonkatsu since 2012 and is reportedly listed in the Blue Ribbon Survey 2026. On a stop during an errand toward Cheongna, the blogger ordered the premium loin katsu, the Soknorang cheese katsu and tatari cold soba, and the premium loin katsu, eaten with a drop of perilla oil as the staff recommended, was especially tender. For anyone who loves soft, tender katsu, HOKATSU is a perfect fit.
Withwich is a Blue Ribbon pasta, sandwich and pizza brunch restaurant on Seonsuchongongwon-ro in Guwol-dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon. On a late lunch with her husband, the writer ordered a baguette with ricotta cheese, a spicy perilla-leaf bulgogi sandwich, beef brisket jjamppong pasta (pasta in a spicy Korean-Chinese seafood-noodle-style broth), a lemonade and a grapefruit ade, and the fiery beef brisket jjamppong pasta was the standout. Withwich is quieter after 1pm and well worth a return visit.
Hongdae Gureume Incheon Nonhyeon Branch is a Japanese ramen and set-meal restaurant in Nonhyeon-dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon, which has stayed in the same spot for more than 10 years. A regular since 2015 came back for the spicy special Uiseong black garlic Kumamoto ramen and a ramen set meal, and liked the peppery broth with no greasiness and a set that comes with fried shrimp, a croquette and inari sushi (sweet tofu-pouch rice). With ramen at 9,900 won a bowl, Hongdae Gureume Incheon Nonhyeon Branch is the answer if you want good value and a taste that hasn't changed.
Hantiok Lotte Department Store Incheon Branch is a Korean restaurant in the B1 restaurant floor of Lotte Department Store in Michuhol, Incheon, focused on hanwoo (Korean beef) noodle soup and rice soup. After shopping, the writer had the bossam (boiled pork) set meal, Andong guksu (knife-cut noodle soup) and bibim makguksu (spicy buckwheat noodles), and found Hantiok's side dishes and broth mild rather than salty, an easy, light meal. For anyone let down by department store food courts, Hantiok is a dependable Korean choice.
