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Lunches and Loose Pages

I write about restaurants and books encountered around Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Books & stationery · Restaurants · Hair & beauty salons · Cafés · Stays · Things to do

PlaceSiheung, GyeonggiRestaurants

Son's 9th birthday eel buffet in Siheung Baegot: Songnim Bok Jangeo

Songnim Bok Jangeo Siheung Baegot Direct Branch is an all-you-can-eat freshwater eel grill restaurant on the ground floor of Yuho N City 1, at the entrance to the food street in Baegot's central shopping district in Siheung, Gyeonggi. A family came for an early dinner after their 9-year-old son chose eel for his birthday, grilling as much eel, pork belly and duck neck as they liked, with sides from the self-serve bar, at 29,900 won per adult plus a 3,000 won table fee and 14,000 won per elementary school child. Verdict: Songnim Bok Jangeo makes a satisfying family dinner and stamina meal, with pork belly and duck neck as good as the eel.

Written Apr 23, 2026Sponsored
ProductTeurendeu riteoreoBooks & stationery

Trend analysis book with five lenses: Trend Literacy by Kim Boreum

Trend Literacy (Teurendeu riteoreo) is a trend analysis book by Kim Boreum that focuses on why people make the choices they do, rather than on predicting what will be popular. A working mom in her 40s who balances interior design work, a blog and parenting applied Trend Literacy's five lenses (data, platform, text, people and field) to her own work and content planning. Her verdict: Trend Literacy is not a book for memorizing next year's keywords but one that teaches you to read the context behind change.

Written Nov 12, 2026Product provided
PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Yeoksam Chinese with my kid: double jjajangmyeon, Jjamppong Jijon

Jjamppong Jijon Yeoksam Branch (짬뽕지존 역삼점) is a Chinese restaurant specializing in jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup) on Teheran-ro 10-gil, near Exit 3 of Yeoksam Station in Gangnam, Seoul. Sitting on a sofa seat with a child, the writer ordered a double portion of jjajangmyeon (black bean noodles), jjamppong and a small glutinous-rice tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork), then, despite being full, added free rice from the self-bar to the jjamppong broth because it was so good. All three dishes were satisfying, and the spacious dining room and self-bar make Jjamppong Jijon Yeoksam Branch an easy pick for family meals and office lunches.

Written Nov 6, 2026Sponsored
ProductMudri X Prof. KimBooks & stationery

AI-era trend forecast book on human proof and GEO: Market Trend 2027

Market Trend 2027 (마켓 트렌드 2027) is a trend forecast book on how markets will shift in 2027. A reviewer who runs both a business and a blog connects the book's ideas of the algorithm ecosystem and human proof, GEO, preventive living through an options portfolio, and story acting to their own work. Verdict: Market Trend 2027 is less a fad-prediction book than one that widens how you see the market, and it is worth reading for business owners and content creators.

Written Nov 4, 2026Product provided
PlaceSeo-gu, IncheonRestaurants

Saturday shabu-shabu buffet in Cheongna, mushroom heaven: Shabuway

Shabuway Ruwon City Cheongna Branch is an all-you-can-eat prime beef shabu-shabu restaurant on the 2nd floor of Ruwon Top Plaza in Seo-gu, Incheon. On a Saturday evening the writer's family had shabu-shabu in half basic, half spicy broth and worked through the salad bar, from two-color kalguksu (knife-cut noodles) to fried shrimp, pizza and soft serve; the writer piled on mushrooms while her husband ate more than 10 plates of beef. Verdict: wide spacing between tables and a hotel-restaurant feel make Shabuway Ruwon City Cheongna Branch a relaxed family dinner, even as a buffet.

Written Jun 8, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSiheung, GyeonggiRestaurants

Octopus restaurant with a kids' menu at Mulwang Lake: Maepsi Nakji

Maepsi Nakji Mulwang Reservoir Main Branch is an octopus (nakji) restaurant near Mulwang Lake in Siheung, Gyeonggi. On a weekend family outing, the writer's family ordered stone-plate octopus for 2 at the hotter spice level, 2 whole-loin pork cutlets for the kids and a 35cm acorn pancake for 3,000 won, and both the grandparents and the kids were comfortable thanks to the large parking lot and unlimited rice at the self-serve bar. Maepsi Nakji was a satisfying family gathering spot at Mulwang Lake, with spicy octopus and a kids' menu at one table.

Written Jun 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Suwon Station Korean BBQ after an indoor zoo with my son: Ssosam 208

Ssosam 208 Suwon Station Branch (쏘삼208 수원역점) is a pork belly Korean BBQ restaurant near Suwon Station in Suwon, Gyeonggi, known for its 208°C volcano grill and lava fondue cheese. The writer came on a weekday around 4:30 PM with a 9-year-old son after an indoor zoo nearby and ordered the medium mixed stone-grill set (500g) plus 2 extra servings of pork belly, flying fish roe steamed egg, bibim naengmyeon (spicy cold noodles) and basalt snowflake kimchi fried rice. Staff grill the meat from start to finish and the food suits a child's taste, making Ssosam 208 a family dinner spot worth recommending.

Written Jun 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSiheung, GyeonggiRestaurants

Siheung dumpling restaurant's summer soy milk noodles: Myeongseong

Myeongseong Handmade Dumpling Hot Pot Baegot Branch (명성손만두전골 배곧점) is a handmade dumpling and dumpling hot pot restaurant in Baegot-dong, Siheung, Gyeonggi. A family of regulars ordered the summer-only kongguksu (cold soy milk noodles) in regular and double portions, plus cheese fried dumplings, and found the soy broth thick and rich and the dumplings large and hefty. Verdict: Myeongseong is a Siheung soy noodle spot that even people who don't usually enjoy kongguksu came away happy with.

Written Jun 18, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNamdong, IncheonRestaurants

Late-lunch Guwol-dong ssam bap a bulgogi-shy kid finished: Chagane

Chagane Ssam Bap (차가네쌈밥) is a ssam bap (rice with leafy wraps) restaurant in Guwol-dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon, near Gil Hospital. For a late lunch, a family ordered 2 servings of the pork ssam bap set (jeyuk ssambap jeongsik) and 1 serving of the beef bulgogi ssam bap set for their child, along with self-serve wrap greens, kimchi pancake, japchae and namul (seasoned greens) side dishes, snail ssamjang (dipping paste) and seaweed soup. Chagane Ssam Bap made a satisfying family meal: the child who claimed to dislike bulgogi finished almost all the beef bulgogi alone.

Written Jun 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSiheung, GyeonggiRestaurants

Family Korean BBQ in Siheung Baegot, folding doors open: Ssosam 208

Ssosam 208 Siheung Baegot Branch is a Korean BBQ restaurant in the Baegot Central Shopping District food alley in Siheung, Gyeonggi, where staff grill the pork for you. On a family meal out with a child, the writer ordered the Marble Basic Set (400g pork belly + 200g pork neck), added 2 more servings of pork belly, and also had free refillable rice noodles, free minari (Korean water parsley), steamed egg with flying fish roe and Paldo bibim noodles. With the folding doors open for a street-patio feel, Ssosam 208 suits families who want to skip the grilling and focus on conversation.

Written Jun 24, 2026Sponsored
ProductDoudouBooks & stationery

Korean children's book a 9-year-old took to school: Doudou Donut Shop

Doudou Donut Shop (Doudou 도넛가게) is a Korean children's book for early elementary readers about Doudou, an undercooked glutinous-rice donut, and Moumou, a scrap of dough that broke off, who run a donut shop and comfort child customers with lots of worries. A 9-year-old read Doudou Donut Shop in one sitting and packed it for school to read with friends. With its balance of text and pictures, humor and a warm message, Doudou Donut Shop is worth recommending even to kids who find reading hard.

Written Jul 21, 2026Product provided
PlaceSiheung, GyeonggiRestaurants

Oido crab restaurant: aged sashimi rice bowl lunch at Crab Yasijang

Crab Yasijang Geobukseom Main Branch is an ocean-view seafood and crab restaurant on Geobukseom in Siheung, Gyeonggi, near Oido. A couple ordered from the lunch special: the aged sashimi hoedeopbap (raw fish rice bowl) set and the Yunseul 10-piece sushi platter 5-item set, and the aged sashimi rice bowl and the honey-glazed grilled blue crab stood out most. For a place named as a crab specialist, the Crab Yasijang Geobukseom lunch special is an easy, unpretentious way to enjoy the menu.

Written Jul 27, 2026Sponsored