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I write about restaurant meals and small dining stops around Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Bars · Stays · Hair & beauty salons

PlaceYongin, GyeonggiRestaurants

Roman pizza spot by Sanghyeon Station: mom-and-daughters lunch, Romaro

Romaro Trattoria Gwanggyo Sanghyeon Station branch is a Roman-style pizza restaurant at the entrance to Gwanggyo Maeul, right in front of Sanghyeon Station in Yongin, Gyeonggi. Returning less than a month after a first visit, the writer ordered four dishes for a lunch with her mother and sister: carbonara original (20,000 won), Romaro pizza (24,000 won), funghi Roman pizza (20,000 won) and wood-fired salt bread (8,000 won), and liked the light dough and the thick, egg-yolk carbonara. For a filling Italian family lunch near Sanghyeon Station, Romaro Trattoria is worth coming back to.

Written Nov 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwacheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Gwacheon minari shabu-shabu for groups, full at 1:30 pm: Cheongnok

Cheongnok Minari Restaurant Gwacheon (청록미나리식당 과천점) is an all-you-can-eat minari (water dropwort) shabu-shabu restaurant on Gwanmun-ro in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi. At 1:30 pm on a weekday, the writer ordered the shabu set for 2 with minari jeon (minari pancake) in clear broth, added large dumplings, refilled minari at the self-serve bar and finished with kalguksu noodles and fried rice. Even after the lunch rush, tables were packed with group diners. For a first-timer to minari shabu-shabu, Cheongnok Minari Restaurant Gwacheon beat expectations as a place for group meals in Gwacheon.

Written Apr 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiCafés

Jangan-mun rooftop café in Suwon, hot Americano: Jeong Ji-young

Jeong Ji-young Coffee Roasters Jangan-mun branch (정지영커피로스터즈 장안문점) is a three-floor rooftop café at the entrance to the Haenggung-dong café street from Jangan-mun gate in Suwon, Gyeonggi. On a weekday evening, the writer had a hot Americano (5,500 won) and an ube Basque cheesecake on the third-floor rooftop, looking out over the Haenggung fortress wall path and Jangan-mun gate. The view, the atmosphere and the coffee all impressed, making Jeong Ji-young Coffee Roasters a café worth recommending for a Haenggung-dong date.

Written Apr 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiHair & beauty salons

Mangpo hair salon: lie-down damaged hair treatment, Hwasa Hair Room

Hwasa Hair Room Mangpo Station branch is a hair salon on the 2nd floor of a building near Exit 5 of Mangpo Station in Yeongtong-gu, Suwon. The writer had a 2-step moisture and oil protein treatment (₩70,000) for hair left dry and split from flat-iron use, and took the second step lying down, which felt like resting rather than sitting through a salon visit. Hwasa Hair Room is reasonably priced and friendly, a good choice for hair care before an important occasion.

Written Apr 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJecheon, ChungbukRestaurants

Jecheon buckwheat noodle house, ₩45,000 lunch for two: Samhan Makguksu

Samhan Makguksu Jecheon Main Branch is a makguksu (buckwheat noodle) restaurant on Goam-ro in Jecheon, Chungbuk, serving house-made noodles of 100% pure buckwheat. On the way to Yeongwol, two people ordered buckwheat sprout suyuk (boiled pork), pollock bibim makguksu and perilla oil makguksu for 45,000 won in total, and the tender buckwheat sprout suyuk made the strongest impression. With easy parking and fair prices, Samhan Makguksu Jecheon Main Branch is a lunch spot worth returning to on a Jecheon trip.

Written Apr 25, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Salad takeout in Suwon for office lunch: noodle bibim poke, Salading

Salading Gwanggyojungang Station branch is a newly opened Korean-style bibim poke salad shop in the underground arcade of Gwanggyojungang Station in Suwon. The grilled chicken thigh bibim poke (11,900 won) and the beef brisket bibim poke (12,500 won), both on noodles, made a takeout office lunch. Salading's gochujang-based bibim sauce added a mild kick, much like jjolmyeon (spicy chewy cold noodles). For a filling, healthy lunch, takeout from Salading Gwanggyojungang Station branch is a good fit.

Written Apr 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeongwol, GangwonStays

Couples' glamping in Yeongwol with beef BBQ and pasta: Deo Swim X5

Deo Swim (영월 더 쉼) is a private caravan glamping stay on Donggang-ro in Yeongwol-eup, Yeongwol, Gangwon. The writer stayed in the 2-person X5 caravan, with a marble kitchen and a hotel-like bathroom, and had a dinner of beef, meal-kit pasta and wine at its private BBQ area (grill and charcoal ₩30,000). Deo Swim is a quiet, mountain-view stay recommended for couples who want to rest in Yeongwol.

Written May 2, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Gwanggyo pizzeria, a pizza each at a booked window seat: The European

The European Gwanggyo is an art-gallery-themed wood-fired pizza restaurant on Gwanggyo Café Street in Suwon, Gyeonggi. The writer booked a window seat through Naver and ordered one pizza each, the steak burrata pizza (31,000 won) and the signature basil burrata pizza (27,000 won), and especially loved the chewy, non-greasy dough. For wood-fired pizza fans looking for a date spot with atmosphere, The European Gwanggyo is a reliable choice.

Written May 2, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiCafés

Suwon Haenggung-dong Christmas café with a giant tree: Jeong Ji-young

Jeong Ji-young Coffee Roasters Jangan-mun branch is a café in a converted detached house at the start of Haenggung-dong, Suwon, right in front of Jangan-mun gate. On a weekday afternoon in early November, the visit took in the giant Christmas tree at the entrance with 2 hot Americanos and a Basque cheesecake. With a nutty Americano, a dense, rich cheesecake and an early holiday mood, Jeong Ji-young Coffee Jangan-mun branch is a Christmas date café in Haenggung-dong worth recommending.

Written Nov 8, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Suwon eel buffet for a restorative dinner with Mom: Songnim Bok

Songnim Bok Jangeo Freshwater Eel All-You-Can-Eat Suwon Main Branch is an all-you-can-eat eel restaurant in Gwonseon-dong, Suwon. The writer went there with Mom for a restorative dinner, paying ₩29,900 per adult plus a separate ₩3,000 table setting fee, refilling the eel and finishing with pork belly; the plump, chewy eel and the friendly owner stood out most. Songnim Bok suits anyone near Suwon City Hall who wants plenty of eel at a reasonable price.

Written Nov 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Korean BBQ restaurant in Suwon with unlimited minari: Uni Teotbat

Uni Teotbat (우니텃밭) is a Korean BBQ restaurant specializing in frozen pork belly (naengsam) and thin-sliced pork belly (daepae samgyeopsal), on the 1st floor of Plus Town near Yeongtong Station in Suwon, Gyeonggi. The writer and their parents ordered 3 portions of frozen pork belly and 1 portion of thin-sliced pork belly at ₩9,000 per 200g portion, and paid the ₩2,000 garden fee for an unlimited self-bar that includes minari (Korean water parsley). With good value and high-energy staff who speak in a Gyeongsang dialect, Uni Teotbat is a satisfying Yeongtong Station pick for family meals or group dinners.

Written May 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHwaseong, GyeonggiRestaurants

Dongtan Japanese restaurant: double-beef gyukatsu date lunch, Hurato

Hurato Sikdang Dongtan Lake Commo is a gyukatsu (beef cutlet) restaurant on the 2nd floor of Lake Commo, facing Dongtan Lake Park in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, where you finish the cutlet yourself on a mini brazier. Two people ordered gyukatsu with extra meat, which doubled the beef, and a Japanese-style runny omurice for ₩49,500 in total, and the dark, izakaya-style interior made a good date setting. Hurato Sikdang's gyukatsu and runny omurice combo is an easy pick for a date lunch before or after a walk around Dongtan Lake Park.

Written May 13, 2026Sponsored