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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

Baegot pork cutlet restaurant for kids, sauce on the side: Jeongssi

Jeongssi Hambak Baegot Branch is a Western-style restaurant serving hamburg steak, pork cutlets and pasta on the 2nd floor of the Orange Building at Avenue France in Baegot, Siheung. A family who have been regulars for years ordered a loin pork cutlet (sauce on the side), a spicy cheese pork cutlet and a meat tomato pasta with 2 extra fried eggs, and enjoyed free tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes), salad refills, and kids' tableware and scissors. For families looking for a pork cutlet meal with children in Baegot, Jeongssi Hambak Baegot Branch is a safe choice.

Written Jul 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGapyeong, GyeonggiStays

Gapyeong pool villa 3 min walk from Nami Island ferry: Grand Narang

Nami Island Grand Narang Pool Villa (그랑나랑 풀빌라) is a newly built pension on Bukhangangbyeon-ro in Gapyeong-eup, Gapyeong, Gyeonggi, a 3-minute walk from the Nami Island ferry terminal. The writer and a 9-year-old son spent one night in a 3rd-floor room with a Bukhangang River view, an indoor pool and spa connected directly to the room, and a pork belly dinner in a separate air-conditioned BBQ room. The pool came to below chest height on a 133cm child, so no float was needed, and the son was the first to say he wants to come back to Grand Narang Pool Villa.

Written Aug 4, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGapyeong, GyeonggiRestaurants

Gapyeong dakgalbi restaurant with a soy sauce serving for kids: Hanok

Hanok Dakgalbi Gapyeong Main Branch (한옥닭갈비 가평본점) is a griddle dakgalbi (spicy stir-fried chicken) restaurant on Bukhangang-byeon-ro in Gapyeong, near Namiseom. Visiting with a child, the writer ordered 2 servings of griddle dakgalbi at the medium-spicy level, a separate 1-serving soy sauce dakgalbi for the child, plus makguksu (cold buckwheat noodles) and flying fish roe cheese fried rice. With a large private parking lot and an entrance ramp, Hanok Dakgalbi Gapyeong Main Branch made an easy stop on a family trip.

Written Aug 5, 2026Sponsored
ProductSophie IrwinBooks & stationery

Regency romance novel set in 1818 London: How to Marry a Rich Man

How to Marry a Rich Man (Sophie Irwin) is a Regency romance novel set in England in 1818. Kitty Talbot, the eldest of five sisters, is left to support her younger siblings after losing her parents, so she hunts for a wealthy husband in London society and clashes with Lord Radcliffe, while the humor and verbal sparring in the dialogue keep the novel light. Readers who love Pride and Prejudice or the Bridgerton mood will find How to Marry a Rich Man easy to get absorbed in.

Written Aug 8, 2026Product provided
PlaceSiheung, GyeonggiRestaurants

Lunch with kids at a Siheung BBQ restaurant: Gongdan Gamjatang

Gongdan Gamjatang Samgyeopsal Siheung Main Branch is a pork BBQ and gamjatang (pork bone soup) restaurant in Janghyeon-dong near Siheung City Hall, Gyeonggi. Over a weekday lunch with a child, the mixed pork platter brought samgyeopsal, pork neck and gongdan-sal to the grill, and ordering half a platter or more added a free gamjatang, the spicy Motijeo Bulnaengmyeon cold noodles and a 3,000-won bowl of stir-fried pork. Thick-cut meat plus sides like oyster ssamjang and pan-fried aged kimchi with doenjang kept the meal interesting to the last bite.

Written Aug 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNowon, SeoulRestaurants

Nowon sushi buffet with a salmon-loving kid: spicy yukhoe, Kuu Kuu

Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch is a 300-pyeong sushi buffet on the 6th floor of 247 Nowon-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul. Booking on Naver the day before, the writer came with a salmon-loving child and worked through Norwegian fresh salmon sashimi, the new LA galbi, spicy yukhoe (raw beef), lamb chops, shiitake samgyetang and marble ice cream, with weekday lunch from 27,900 won. Private rooms and group tables make Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch an easy choice for a family gathering or a work dinner in Nowon.

Written Aug 19, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonHair & beauty salons

Thick-hair men's cut at a Songdo hair salon: Juno Hair Crystal Ocean

Juno Hair Songdo Crystal Ocean is a standalone, single-story hair salon on Landmark-ro in Songdo, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon. My husband, who has thick hair and sides that stick out, had a cut, a perm on top and a down perm on the sides from designer Junbo over about 2 hours. The sides lay flat and the top kept natural volume, and my hard-to-please husband said he actually liked his hair for the first time in ages.

Written Sep 22, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHwaseong, GyeonggiRestaurants

Saesol-dong eel and duck buffet with a 9-year-old: Songrim Bok Jangeo

Songrim Bok Jangeo Freshwater Eel All-You-Can-Eat Saesol Direct Branch is a grill restaurant in Saesol-dong, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, where freshwater eel, pork belly and duck are all unlimited. The writer visited with her 9-year-old son, who had asked for eel, and the two grilled all three meats in turn from the self-serve bar, testing eel sauce, ginger and baek-kimchi (white kimchi) pairings. At 29,900 won per adult plus a 3,000 won table charge and 14,000 won for elementary schoolers, Songrim Bok Jangeo made for an easy family dinner with a child in tow.

Written Sep 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceChuncheon, GangwonRestaurants

Chuncheon katsu dinner with kids: gyudon and king cutlet, Jeongseong

Jeongseong Katsu Chuncheon Hyoja Branch is a pork cutlet (katsu) restaurant in Hyoja-dong, Chuncheon, near Gangwon National University. On a family dinner with a child, the order was the Western-style king pork cutlet set, the spicy pork cutlet set and gyudon (beef rice bowl): the king cutlet came with the sauce on the side and was crisp outside and juicy inside, while the spicy cutlet topped with cheongyang chili had a savory depth. Wide U-shaped sofa seats and a kids' tray make Jeongseong Katsu an easy place to eat with children.

Written Sep 21, 2026Sponsored