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PlaceNamdong, IncheonThings to do

Incheon garage open Sundays: dog-friendly oil change at Smile Auto

Smile Auto (스마일자동차공업사) is a car repair shop in Mansu-dong, Namdong, Incheon, open on Sundays and public holidays (closed the first Sunday of each month). The writer booked through Naver Reservation, brought their dog Jadu along, and had the engine oil changed with Hyundai Xteer G70 5W30 for the mid-₩50,000s including labor, plus old oil suction, engine bay cleaning, a tire pressure check and a washer fluid top-up. For a weekend oil change with your dog in tow, Smile Auto is a good fit.

Written Oct 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJeju, JejuCafés

Oranda shop in Jeju Dongmun Market with my dog: gwajul for coworkers

Cheongchuni Oranda (청춘이오란다) Dongmun Market branch is a takeout-only shop inside Jeju's Dongmun Market that sells handmade oranda and gwajul, traditional Korean puffed-grain sweets. The writer toured Dongmun Market with their dog Jadu, bought yuzu and nut oranda plus several kinds of gwajul, and gave them to coworkers, who praised them as soft and not sticky on the teeth. Cheongchuni Oranda is a good place to pick up affordable takeaway gifts on a Jeju trip with a dog.

Written Oct 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonCafés

Dog-friendly café at Songdo outlet: hojicha Gato & Dwaeji Bar, Wunder

Wunder Coffee Bar Hyundai Premium Outlet Songdo Branch is a takeout-only coffee and ice cream café at the entrance to the B1 Food Square of Hyundai Premium Outlet Songdo in Incheon. On a weekday evening, the writer and their dog Jadu took away a hojicha Wunder Gato (7,500 won) and a Dwaeji Bar ice cream (6,500 won) and ate them in a dog-friendly area, where the hojicha ice cream and the strong espresso shot balanced beautifully. Wunder Coffee Bar is a great dessert stop while shopping at Hyundai Outlet Songdo with a dog.

Written Oct 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiShopping

Ansan butcher for a pension trip: yukhoe and yuksashimi, Morakmorak

Morakmorak Home & Cook (모락모락홈앤쿡) is a butcher shop on basement level 1 of Star Plaza in Sangnok-gu, Ansan, selling yukhoe (Korean beef tartare), yuksashimi (raw beef slices), hanwoo (Korean beef), marinated meat and meal kits. Before a summer pension (Korean holiday rental) trip, the writer bought chadolbagi (thin-sliced beef brisket), yukhoe (₩9,900) and yuksashimi (₩10,000) at Morakmorak Home & Cook for the high ₩20,000s, and two adults ate their fill. Verdict: Morakmorak Home & Cook offered the most satisfying freshness and portions for the price of any butcher in Ansan.

Written Jun 25, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiBars

Haenggung-dong, Suwon pub for a wedding-invite get-together: Ryu-eun

Ryu-eun (류은) is a fusion Korean pub on two floors in a Haenggung-dong alley in Suwon, and dogs are welcome indoors. A group of 5 friends booked Ryu-eun to celebrate a friend's upcoming wedding. They sat on the second floor and shared mild daedoritang (braised chicken stew) with extra glass noodles, gamtae (thin seaweed) cream pasta and a Midori Sour cocktail. The friends all praised Ryu-eun's atmosphere and food, making it a pub in Haenggung-dong worth recommending for a wedding-invitation gathering.

Written Oct 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Suwon chicken pub after the palace night opening: Haenggung Jangjak

Haenggung Jangjak Hanbang Tongdak (행궁장작 한방통닭) is a wood-fired barbecue chicken restaurant on Chicken Street in Haenggung-dong, Paldal-gu, Suwon. After the Suwon Haenggung Palace night opening, five friends shared a corn cheese gratin seasoned wood-fired chicken with extra fries, a Suwon galbi wood-fired chicken, perilla oil makguksu (buckwheat noodles) and tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes) with draft beer, and the tender chicken stuffed with sticky rice and the sweet garlic sauce stood out. Drinks at Haenggung Jangjak Hanbang Tongdak are on the pricey side, but it is a chicken-and-beer spot in Haenggung-dong worth coming back to.

Written Oct 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSiheung, GyeonggiRestaurants

Dog-friendly BBQ in Siheung: carrier and pet corner seat, Bulhyangjip

Bulhyangjip Mulwang Lake Main Branch is a briquette-grilled bulgogi restaurant near Mulwang Lake in Siheung, Gyeonggi, that welcomes small and medium dogs. The writer brought her dog Jadu in a carrier, showed a vaccination certificate app and sat in the pet-designated corner at the back, ordering 2 portions of pajeon bulgogi, the signature bibim guksu (spicy mixed noodles) and steamed egg, which was so generous that two people were full without rice. For smoky, fire-grilled meat with your dog and no awkward looks, Bulhyangjip Mulwang Lake Main Branch is a great fit.

Written Oct 11, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Ansan izakaya for drivers: barley mullet sashimi at Susanjang Seonbu

Susanjang Seonbu is a sashimi restaurant and izakaya (Japanese-style pub) in Seonbu-dong, Ansan, a 2-minute walk from Seonbu Station. The blogger drove there with her boyfriend, drank Cass non-alcoholic beer, and ate autumn barley mullet sashimi, ankimo (monkfish liver) on Butter Coconut crackers, egg fried rice and butter-grilled pollock roe, and every dish looked and tasted great. Susanjang Seonbu is a good Seonbu Station izakaya for seasonal sashimi and atmosphere, even on a night you have to drive.

Written Oct 11, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Ansan kimchi stew restaurant with visiting friends: Choburi Gojan

Choburi Kimchi Jjigae Gojan Main Branch is a kimchi stew restaurant near Gojan Station in Ansan, Gyeonggi, specializing in kimchi jjigae served with gardenia-yellow pot rice. The writer, a regular, brought friends visiting Ansan and ordered 3 servings of kimchi stew with the Pujimi topping (a generous add-on) and a perilla oil fried egg, and the friends praised the deep, refreshing broth. With unlimited white rice at the self-serve bar and free dessert, Choburi Kimchi Jjigae is a can't-miss choice for a filling meal in Gojan-dong.

Written Oct 11, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiRestaurants

No-fishy-smell eel buffet in Gojan-dong, Ansan: Songnim Bok

Songnim Bok Jangeo Freshwater Eel All-You-Can-Eat Ansan City Hall Direct Store is a newly opened all-you-can-eat charcoal-grilled freshwater eel restaurant in Gojan-dong, Ansan. The writer went with big-eater friends, got a free bottle of bokbunja (Korean black raspberry) wine, and ate plenty of plump charcoal eel plus pork belly and chicken neck from the self-serve bar. The writer is very sensitive to fishy smells but noticed no off-smell at all. For a restorative meal, a get-together with friends or a group dinner, Songnim Bok is a satisfying, good-value choice.

Written Jul 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Pasta restaurant near Suwon Station: vongole, seafood oil and tomato

Rolling Pasta Suwon Station Branch is a budget pasta restaurant on the 2nd floor of 2 Hyanggyo-ro 1beon-gil, near Suwon Station in Suwon. Three friends ordered one bowl each of seafood oil pasta and vongole pasta (₩8,900 each) and tomato pasta (₩7,900), and tablet prepayment let them walk out right after eating. Rolling Pasta is a Suwon Station lunch or solo-dining spot that gets taste and cleanliness right for under ₩10,000 a bowl.

Written Jul 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Eel buffet and bokso-sa near Choji Station, Ansan: Songnim Bok Jangeo

Songnim Bok Jangeo Wongok Branch is a newly opened all-you-can-eat freshwater eel restaurant in Wongok-dong, Ansan. An order of the unlimited eel refill for 2 came with self-bar pork belly and chicken neck to grill in turns, plus complimentary bokbunja (Korean black raspberry wine) mixed with soju and cider into 'bokso-sa.' Songnim Bok Jangeo is a satisfying pick near Choji Station for a filling eel dinner with a drink.

Written Aug 7, 2026Sponsored