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The Meal Receipt

I write about food I try in Korea and my impressions of each meal. · Writes about: Food & snacks · Kids & baby · Restaurants · Cafés · Home & living · Books & stationery

PlaceGoyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

New gukbap restaurant in Daeja-dong, Goyang: self-serve bar, Mansori

Mansori Sogogi Gukbap is a newly opened Korean restaurant in Daeja-dong, Deogyang-gu, Goyang, specializing in beef gukbap (rice soup), galbitang (short rib soup) and naengmyeon (cold noodles). The writer ordered hanwoo beef gukbap (9,000 won), galbitang (12,000 won) and Hamheung bibim naengmyeon (10,000 won) with side dishes from the self-serve bar; the broths were clear and mild while the bibim naengmyeon was spicy and tangy, so the dishes never overlapped. With a large parking lot and a clean, spacious dining room, Mansori Sogogi Gukbap is a solid choice for a family meal or an everyday lunch.

Written May 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGoyang, GyeonggiCafés

Rainy-day Goyang café: mango bingsu & pour-in espresso latte, Baedagol

Baedagol Bakery House is a garden-style bakery café in Wondang, Deogyang-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi. On a rainy day the writer had the seasonal fresh mango snow bingsu (shaved ice dessert) and a Häagen-Dazs caramel latte with the espresso poured in separately; the bingsu came with plenty of mango and light, fluffy snow ice that never got tiresome to the last spoonful. In mango season, the fresh mango snow bingsu alone makes Baedagol Bakery House worth the trip.

Written May 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGoyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Samsong tripe soup + first ₩16,000 cold squid mulhoe: Jeju Eunhui-ne

Jeju Eunhui-ne Haejangguk Goyang Samsong Branch is a Jeju-style hangover soup restaurant in Samsong, Goyang, serving haejangguk (hangover soup), naejangtang (beef tripe soup), dombe pork, seasoned beef tripe and hanchi mulhoe (chilled squid soup). A longtime regular ordered the usual tripe soup (13,000 won) and added hanchi mulhoe (16,000 won) for the first time, finding that the hot, rich broth and the cold, tangy mulhoe balanced each other. If you have only ever ordered the tripe soup at Jeju Eunhui-ne, the hanchi mulhoe is worth ordering alongside it.

Written Jun 6, 2026Sponsored
ProductVerdanteHome & living

Low-foam 1450ppm fluoride gum care toothpaste: Verdante Classic

Verdante Classic Dental Care Toothpaste is a high-fluoride gum care toothpaste classed as a quasi-drug in Korea, combining 1450ppm fluoride with active ingredients for preventing gum disease. This review covers the Verdante Classic package of four 100g tubes, the light ivory cream texture, the herb-mint flavor, the low foam and how to use it. For anyone who wants cavity prevention and gum care together, Verdante Classic is a high-fluoride gum toothpaste worth buying.

Written Oct 17, 2026Product provided
PlaceGoyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Wondang pot rice restaurant, soy crab ordering rule: Kim Myeongju

Kim Myeongju Tteuranchae Bapsang Wondang Station Branch is a Korean restaurant near Wondang Station in Deogyang-gu, Goyang, serving pot rice, cheonggukjang (fermented soybean stew) and a spread of side dishes. Dining with parents, the writer ordered one Tteuranchae Bapsang set per person (₩13,000 each) and added an à la carte soy sauce marinated crab (ganjang gejang, ₩18,000), then ate the pot rice, cheonggukjang, self-bar sides and nurungji sungnyung (scorched-rice tea). Kim Myeongju Tteuranchae Bapsang suits family meals with its large parking lot, high chairs and table seating, but know before you go that the Tteuranchae Bapsang set must be ordered together with an à la carte dish.

Written Jul 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceChuncheon, GangwonRestaurants

Chuncheon galbitang and naengmyeon after Legoland: Sinbi Myeonok

Sinbi Myeonok Chuncheon Myeongdong is a Korean restaurant on Jungang-ro in Chuncheon that specializes in galbitang (beef short rib soup) and naengmyeon (cold noodles). After a day at Chuncheon Legoland, the writer's family shared galbitang and mul naengmyeon for dinner and loved the pairing of large, meaty ribs with refreshing cold noodles. With baby chairs and roomy table spacing, Sinbi Myeonok Chuncheon Myeongdong suits a family dinner with kids, though parking is limited to about 4 spaces behind the building.

Written Sep 30, 2026Sponsored
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