Birthday fusion omakase in Pangyo, Seongnam: hanwoo uni maki at Kkweda

Quick summary ✔️ Kkweda, a fusion omakase restaurant in Pangyo Avenue France ✔️ Summer dinner 8-course, ₩75,000 ✔️ Highly recommend adding the hanwoo uni maki, ₩10,000 ✔️ Good for Pangyo anniversaries, dates, meals with parents, and company dinners

Why Kkweda for a birthday dinner in Pangyo?

This time we decided to go somewhere with a bit of atmosphere and good food to celebrate my boyfriend's birthday. Since it was a special occasion, I wanted something a little different from our usual meals, and I happened to hear that the omakase at Avenue France was good, so I looked into it and found this place!

Also, since it was near the end of summer and my boyfriend loves watermelon, I thought we absolutely had to try the summer course with watermelon in it! So I booked right away haha. Kkweda apparently changes its course to match the season about every 4 months — it was currently on the summer course, and it changes to the autumn course starting in October. So this time we thoroughly enjoyed the summer course! I'm planning to go back for the autumn course too, paying with my own money for another anniversary!!

Kkweda location, reservations and seating times

📍 Kkweda 25 Dongpangyo-ro 177beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 1F, Pangyo Avenue France

• ⏰ Lunch seating 12:00
• 🌙 Dinner seating 1 at 17:00
• 🌙 Dinner seating 2 at 19:00
• ⏱️ About 1.5–2 hours
• 🚇 Good access, close to Pangyo Station and Pangyo Hyundai Department Store
• 📌 Reservations via Naver Reservation / Catch Table

Since it's omakase, reservations are essential! Because it runs as a course, they said it's best to arrive on time — if you're late, the early courses may be rushed through. I'd recommend arriving with time to spare!

Inside Kkweda: counter seats and the private room

Kkweda is located on the ground floor facing the main street, below Hoban Summit, behind Avenue France. The sign is clean and large, so it wasn't hard to find.

The window is set slightly toward the back of the space, so it doesn't feel like the interior is fully exposed to the street — overall it had a private, cozy atmosphere. Since this is a place for anniversaries, I actually preferred this over a too-open restaurant.

Walking in, the first thing you see is a long bar table. The seats were spaced quite generously, so even as a couple we could talk comfortably without worrying about the next table. There was also plenty of room for bags. On one side there's a small floor-to-ceiling window that lets you glimpse outside without feeling fully open, which actually added a sense of comfort.

Table reservations are available for groups of 3 or more, and there's a private room further inside. While we were eating, a group of guests did go into the room. Apparently the room's hours can be adjusted separately, so it seems good for planning group gatherings without being tied strictly to the first or second seating.

So it seems like a good option for Pangyo business meetings, company dinners on the corporate card, meals with parents, or slightly more formal occasions like a meeting-the-parents dinner. It's also close to Pangyo Station and Pangyo Hyundai Department Store, so access is good!

What's in Kkweda's summer 8-course dinner, and the price

Kkweda's summer course!

It consisted of 8 courses total, built around seasonal ingredients.

Kkweda summer dinner course Watermelon gazpacho Grilled vegetable salad Sweet corn custard Iberico charcoal grill Sea bass karaage Eel donburi Neungi duck soup Yogurt sorbet

Dinner requires one drink order per person, so we ordered: 🍹 Yantai Gold Highball ₩10,000 🍹 FULL MOON Highball ₩12,000

Non-alcoholic substitutes are apparently available too! And since the food looked so delicious, we also added the hanwoo uni maki for ₩10,000. That turned out to be a great decision, in the end haha.

First, a look at today's course. Before the food came out, we waited while reading a sheet listing today's courses and ingredients used. Apparently Kkweda changes its course seasonally about every 4 months. This summer course is said to start light and gradually move toward heartier, more nourishing dishes!

Eating through it, that's exactly how it felt. It started light, but by the end a warm duck soup came out, and I got progressively fuller and fuller haha.

Yantai Gold Highball and FULL MOON Highball at Kkweda

While reading the course description, our ordered cocktails came out first. It seemed like they matched the glasses for people dining together, though that may vary depending on the drink!

First, the Yantai Gold Highball, ₩10,000. It had more pineapple aroma than I expected. And they didn't skimp on the alcohol, which I actually loved haha. The subtle pineapple scent lingered in the mouth without a strong alcohol kick, so it paired well with the dessert-style dishes that came later.

And the FULL MOON Highball, ₩12,000, uses bokbunja (Korean black raspberry) distilled liquor, so it was a pretty pink color. And it wasn't just pretty — it was really delicious. I sipped away and before I knew it, I'd finished it and gotten a little tipsy haha. The Full Moon Highball paired well with the meat dishes.

Course by course: watermelon gazpacho to yogurt sorbet

01. Watermelon gazpacho

The first course was watermelon gazpacho! Apparently it's gazpacho, the Spanish cold soup, made with watermelon, a summer fruit.

Inside were cubes of squid and melon, finished with a begonia flower on top. The tomato-based soup was tangy and refreshing, a great way to whet the appetite as the first course.

And with the flower on top, it looked so pretty visually. A great cool start for a hot summer day.

02. Grilled vegetable salad

The second course was grilled vegetable salad, made with zucchini, carrot, peanuts, and prosciutto. The vegetables were arranged so neatly, it was adorable haha.

The zucchini seemed to use the inner and outer parts separately, so the texture varied slightly with each bite, and the carrot kept some of its bite while being well-grilled with a subtle sweetness.

And the way you eat this matters too! Mix the vegetables together, then wrap them in the prosciutto.

The grilled, sweetened vegetables paired so well with the salty prosciutto. I actually thought about making this at home haha. A light way to start the course, perfect for the early part of the meal.

03. Chodang sweet corn custard

The third course was sweet corn custard. Personally, this was genuinely delicious.

A soft custard cream topped with sweet corn, scallop, and shallot, with roasted quinoa added for texture.

The texture was similar to the soft egg mayo or potato salad you'd find in a salad. Adding scallop brought a chewy-yet-soft texture that made it delicious.

And the real kicker here was the roasted quinoa! Its crunchy texture created a proper contrast with the soft custard. I scraped the plate clean haha.

04. Charcoal-grilled Iberico pork

The fourth course was Iberico charcoal grill!

This one was grilled right in front of us over charcoal by the chef while we ate the earlier courses. My partner and I each got a separate plate, so I took a photo of the two together haha. Moist, well-grilled Iberico! There was a slightly fatty part clustered together, but personally it didn't bother me much.

What I really loved was the generous portion. It came with a chimichurri herb sauce that wasn't overly strong in aroma, so it paired nicely with the meat.

And here I got hooked on the potatoes again haha. The grilled potatoes that came with it were genuinely amazing — crisp outside, soft inside, perfectly grilled. I wanted to have another round of these too.

05. Hanwoo uni maki, 10,000 won (add-on)

And the menu we added in the middle! Hanwoo uni maki!!! This one is genuinely... a full recommendation. So delicious, I could cry.

The uni (sea urchin) was so fresh — rich and creamy without being the least bit greasy — and it paired incredibly well with the hanwoo (Korean beef) yukhoe (beef tartare). The size was a full two bites, and they had pre-scored the seaweed so it was easy to bite through cleanly. Rich uni + fresh hanwoo + umami seaweed — this combination was truly amazing.

If I hadn't been getting full, I probably could've eaten three of these haha. If you visit Kkweda, I highly recommend adding the hanwoo uni maki!

06. Sea bass karaage

Next was sea bass karaage. I'm not usually a fan of fish cutlets, but after eating this, my mind changed a little. I started wondering — maybe the fish cutlets I've had before just weren't good fish...? haha

The fried sea bass was genuinely so tender, with zero fishy smell. When a fish with a bit of natural fattiness gets fried, this is what it's really like.

Dipping it in the yuzu ponzu sauce that came with it added a bright, tangy note and the seasoning was just right. Grated radish came alongside too, but personally that part was just okay for me!

07. Eel donburi (rice bowl)

The sixth dish was eel donburi. This is where I started thinking, ah, this is a Japanese-style omakase.

But one reason I liked Kkweda so much was that it isn't just endless raw fish like a typical Japanese omakase — there's rice, fusion dishes, meat, and soup, so the course never got boring.

I'm usually not a big fan of eel, but here even the tiny bones were mostly removed, making it very easy to eat. It came with warm miso soup in a ceramic cup, and the rice itself had a slightly sweet soy seasoning.

And the pickled melon on top! Eaten with the eel, it was soft, sweet, and salty, which kept me eating more rice haha.

In the end I ate so much rice that I started feeling pretty full from this point on... Still, I think this was the softest, least fishy eel donburi I've ever had.

08. Neungi mushroom and duck soup

The seventh dish was neungi (mushroom) duck soup! A broth simmered with neungi mushrooms and duck bones, with bean sprouts and noodles inside, topped with sous vide duck breast.

And this duck breast... it was seriously so tender. It really did melt in my mouth — saying that might sound like exaggeration, but it genuinely was that soft haha. I've had sous vide duck steak before, but this was on a completely different level. The broth wasn't overly rich or heavy, but the flavor of the neungi mushroom and duck bones came through fully, making it easy to eat lightly. The combination of bean sprouts and thin udon-style noodles was great too. The noodles were plump and chewy, so I kept eating spoonful after spoonful even though I was already full haha.

If the final dish had been too heavy, it would've been tough eating it on an already-full stomach, but the warm soup was actually perfect. It felt like proper nourishment! By this point I suddenly thought a lot about my parents. This was the dish where I first thought, 'I should bring my parents here next time.'

09. Yogurt sorbet

Finally, the last course! Yogurt sorbet. They called it sorbet, but personally it felt closer to ice cream than sorbet. Eaten with the berry jam, it was sweet and tangy and delicious, and it felt like it cleaned and refreshed a palate that had grown a bit heavy from the previous courses!

The crumble on the side was nutty and paired nicely with it. Looking over at the next table, someone must have mentioned it was their birthday, because the staff added a candle to their dish! Ours was technically an anniversary too, but since it was a bit before his actual birthday, we didn't mention it haha. If you're visiting for a birthday or anniversary, it might be worth mentioning in advance!

How was the pacing and portion size at Kkweda?

Overall, I was really satisfied with Kkweda, this Pangyo omakase. First, the pacing of the course was great — just right for talking and eating slowly. The food kept coming at a steady rhythm without gaps, so I never felt rushed, which I appreciated.

And at first I thought the portions seemed a bit small, but then it kept coming. And coming. And coming haha. By the end I was so full I couldn't finish everything. Starting light and moving through vegetables → custard → meat → fish → rice → soup → dessert, before you know it you're completely full.

Is Kkweda worth it for a birthday omakase in Pangyo?

If you want a variety of dishes with a bit of atmosphere for an anniversary in Pangyo, I recommend Kkweda!

Rather than a simple sashimi-and-sushi-focused omakase, it offers a wide range — fusion dishes with seasonal ingredients, meat, fish, donburi, and soup — and personally I really liked the composition of the course. I'd especially recommend adding the hanwoo uni maki, and since it's close to Pangyo Station, it's a good option when looking for Pangyo date spots, Pangyo blind date restaurants, or Pangyo anniversary restaurants.

With a room and tables available, it also seemed useful for slightly more formal occasions like Pangyo company dinners, Pangyo business meetings, or meals with parents in Bundang. It's also close to Pangyo Hyundai Department Store, so you could pair it with a shopping-then-dinner date course!

Most of all, I was so satisfied this time that I started thinking about bringing my parents once the next course comes out. Since it switches to the autumn course starting in October, I'm already curious about the next season. If you're looking for somewhere special to eat in Pangyo, I'd recommend trying Kkweda's omakase course, which changes with the seasons!