Pocheon Italian restaurant on a cosmos drive: Sunday lunch, Eoneu Dal

Why we stopped for lunch at Eoneu Dal on a Pocheon drive

We went for a drive around Pocheon and stopped for lunch at Eoneu Dal (어느달), a well-known pasta spot in Pocheon. The cosmos along the roadside were already in full bloom!

We made it a Pocheon outing, drove around, and then came to Eoneu Dal, a Pocheon favorite, for lunch.

They say Eoneu Dal started as a small shop deep in the mountains of Gasan-myeon and eventually moved to its current spot in Eoryong-dong. It's an Italian restaurant that has won over regulars for a long time with its flavor and trustworthiness.

Parking and opening hours at Eoneu Dal

Eoneu Dal is at 54 Jeongmun-dong-gil, Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi, in a detached commercial building, and it's a popular restaurant near Pocheon Art Valley too. Parking is available.

The large lot holds about 15 cars in front of the building and about 30 behind it, 45 or more in total, so you don't need to worry about parking even on busy weekends and holidays.

• Tue–Fri lunch 11:30–15:30 (last order 14:30)
• Tue–Fri dinner 17:00–21:00 (last order 20:00)
• Sat 11:30–21:00
• Sun 11:30–20:30
• Last order is 1 hour before closing
• Regular day off: every Monday

A certificate next to the counter shows that Eoneu Dal is a "Taste and Style Restaurant" (맛앤멋음식점) designated by Pocheon City, so it's clearly already well known around Pocheon.

Open kitchen

Eoneu Dal says it uses ingredients delivered directly every day and simmers its sauces in-house. Its signature is not skimping on the key ingredient in each dish, so everything tastes rich. They also serve dishes made with seasonal ingredients, so first-timers and regulars alike can look forward to something new.

Stepping inside, the spacious, bright atmosphere welcomed us warmly and we could eat comfortably.

Eoneu Dal on a Sunday lunch: should you reserve?

We heard Sunday lunchtime is the busiest, so we booked a 12:00 table through Catch Table. It opens at 11:30, and the place was already nearly full.

Group room and baby chairs

A reservation came into the group room right after, so I barely managed to snap a photo just before..

Eoneu Dal near Pocheon Art Valley is a popular spot for family meals out, and there were plenty of baby chairs in the restaurant.

Check the Eoneu Dal menu with a QR code

There's no printed menu. You scan the QR code stuck on the table and the menu appears right away. I couldn't screenshot the menu screen when I opened it, so I just grabbed a few shots from Naver.

What we ordered

At Eoneu Dal we ordered the cheese pilaf, vongole (clam pasta) and shrimp salad. Prices were ₩19,000 for the cheese pilaf, ₩20,000 for the vongole and ₩21,000 for the shrimp salad, ₩60,000 for all three. When you leave after the meal, you take the bill to the counter and pay there.

Lemon water, homemade pickles and refillable salt bread

I liked all of the service at Eoneu Dal, but I especially loved the water bottle. The fresh lemon water looked lovely too. The homemade pickles were tasty, and what really touched me was that staff came over to refill them before they ran out during the meal.

The bread in this basket is the mini salt bread (소금빵) served before the meal. It came out warm, and eaten right away it was really good. Refills are possible, so we asked for more once.

How do the shrimp salad, cheese pilaf and vongole taste?

The Eoneu Dal shrimp salad came with fresh greens, shrimp, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes and fruit, and the colors alone looked appetizing. It was refreshing between the pasta and the pilaf, and with so many ingredients it was plenty for two to share.

The cheese pilaf blends nutty cheese with rice and goes well with pasta.

The shrimp salad and cheese pilaf came out first, and the pasta arrived a little later.

The vongole was generously topped with clams, and the oil sauce, fragrant with clam and garlic, soaked well into the noodles. A little lemon squeezed on top added a clean finish.

All three dishes came with plenty of ingredients, so it was a hearty meal.

Cheese pilaf baked like nurungji

The Eoneu Dal cheese pilaf has cheese inside the rice, so I think kids would love it. The top is lightly scorched like nurungji (crispy scorched rice), which gave it an even nuttier, crunchier taste.

How many dishes should a couple order?

Honestly, the salad and pilaf alone would probably have been enough for the two of us at Eoneu Dal. But I assumed portions would be small like at a typical restaurant, so we ordered three dishes with the vongole pasta too, and we left absolutely stuffed.

The vongole pasta had lots of clams too. My husband, a huge clam lover, was cracking them open and said it reminded him of the stir-fried clams he had on a trip to China, and he happily wiped up the sauce at the bottom.

Free corkage and who Eoneu Dal suits

Eoneu Dal offers free corkage, and they say they keep alcohol margins low, so wine and beer that pair with the food come at gentler prices. It's a nice place for brunch in the sunshine by day, or pasta with wine in the evening. Day and night have different charms, so it suits dates and anniversary meals, and it looks comfortable for group gatherings or family meals with a baby.

If you want a different kind of Italian meal in Pocheon, stop by Eoneu Dal, a Pocheon pasta favorite.

It's a good option for a meal before or after a trip to Pocheon Art Valley, and it stuck with me as a good-value Pocheon restaurant where you can enjoy both the menu and the atmosphere.

Eoneu Dal is a Pocheon restaurant I'd recommend to anyone looking for a date spot or a family meal out in Pocheon.