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Writes about restaurants, cafes and bars around Seoul, Gyeonggi and Incheon, based on places visited in person. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Bars

PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Thursday Sunae Station BBQ with injeolmi pork rind: Jeju Monteurak

Jeju Monteurak Bundang Sunae Branch is a Korean BBQ restaurant near Exit 1 of Sunae Station in Bundang, Seongnam, where staff grill the Jeju black pork for you. On a Thursday evening packed with team-dinner crowds, two people ordered 2 servings of Jeju black pork belly, kimchi stew and pork rind for 60,000 won in total, and the chewy fat and the press-grilled pork rind dusted with injeolmi (roasted soybean) powder were the highlights. If you go to Jeju Monteurak Bundang Sunae Branch around quitting time, book ahead.

Written Jun 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeocho, SeoulRestaurants

Chinese restaurant with free valet at Sadang Station: Baoro China

Baoro China Sadang Branch (바오로차이나 사당점) is a Chinese restaurant on the 2nd floor of a building on Bangbaecheon-ro, near Exit 13 of Sadang Station in Seocho, Seoul. After work, the writer had chili jajang (spicy black bean noodles), seafood jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup) and chili yurinki (fried chicken in soy-chili sauce) for ₩59,000; the thin noodles, the smoky broth and the sweet-salty soy sauce on the yurinki stood out. Baoro China Sadang Branch's free 2-hour weekday valet makes it the easiest Chinese dinner in hard-to-park Sadang.

Written Jun 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Indian curry for two in Songdo: mutton korma, ₩44,000, Manokamana

Manokamana Triple Street Branch 2 is a traditional Indian restaurant on the second basement floor of Building C at Triple Street in Songdo, Incheon. A couple ordered butter chicken curry, mutton korma curry, 2 sweet naan and shrimp curry pasta for ₩44,000 in total; the shrimp curry pasta, tried for the first time, started out like rosé pasta and finished with a subtle spice aroma. Manokamana is a Songdo Indian curry spot where curry and thick sweet naan are best ordered together with a curry pasta.

Written Jul 1, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSiheung, GyeonggiRestaurants

Charcoal and griddle duck BBQ near Starfield Bucheon: Grill Duck

Grill Duck Hangari Barbecue (그릴덕 항아리바베큐) is a charcoal-grilled fresh domestic duck restaurant on Beoman-ro in Siheung, Gyeonggi, near Starfield Bucheon. An order of half-and-half duck (800g) comes with two grills at the table: fresh duck goes on the charcoal grill and duck jumulleok (marinated duck) on a gas-fired griddle, followed by free duck bone soup and chive fried rice. For 58,000 won for two, Grill Duck Hangari Barbecue is a good place to try both fresh and marinated duck in one meal.

Written Jun 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceUiwang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Uiwang fish grill for a couple: Spanish mackerel rice pot and pizza

Hwadeogeuro Gan Godeungeo Baegun Lake Branch (화덕으로간고등어 백운호수점) is a newly opened hanok-style grilled fish restaurant near Baegun Lake in Uiwang, Gyeonggi, serving fish grilled in a 500℃ wood-fired oven as sotbap (rice cooked in an iron pot) set meals. A couple ordered a mackerel rice pot set, a Spanish mackerel rice pot set and a 15,000 won gorgonzola pizza for 53,000 won in total, and enjoyed the fish (crispy outside, moist inside), the free self-serve side dish bar and the nurungji (scorched rice) finish. Hwadeogeuro Gan Godeungeo Baegun Lake Branch is a solid choice for a family meal with parents or older relatives.

Written Jul 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwacheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Gwacheon duck restaurant, jumulleok & buckwheat jeonbyeong: Deo Chadol

Deo Chadol (더차돌) is a restaurant near Seonbawi Station in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi, specializing in fresh duck brisket BBQ and fresh duck jumulleok (marinated stir-fried duck). On a weeknight, a couple who love fresh duck ordered duck jumulleok for 2, buckwheat makguksu (cold noodles), buckwheat jeonbyeong (crepe rolls) and 2 bowls of rice at Deo Chadol for ₩54,000 in total. They were happy with the mild marinade, the fresh duck and the refreshing makguksu, which makes Deo Chadol an easy duck jumulleok spot in Gwacheon even for adults who can't handle spice.

Written Jul 13, 2026Sponsored
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