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A Corner Glass Through Gyeonggi

Writes about restaurants, cafes, and bars scattered across Gyeonggi's smaller towns and stations. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Bars

PlacePaju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Yadang Station Korean BBQ in Paju with Jeju-style meljeot: Haetteuljip

Haetteuljip (해뜰집) is a newly opened pork belly restaurant in the Yadang Station food alley in Paju, Gyeonggi, open from 4pm to 6am the next day. At Haetteuljip, the writer grilled a pork belly set for two (samgyeop-ro) with minari (water dropwort), bracken, stir-fried kimchi and meljeot (Jeju salted anchovy sauce), then moved on to cheonggukjang (fermented soybean stew), mul naengmyeon (cold noodles) and fried rice, finding the pairing and sauce identical to the pork belly eaten in Jeju. Haetteuljip is strongly recommended when you want good-quality meat late at night.

Written Jul 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYongin, GyeonggiRestaurants

Yongin Korean buffet with window seats and pork cabbage wraps: Daedong

Daedong Korean Buffet & Dosirak (대동한식뷔페&도시락) is a Korean buffet restaurant in its own standalone building in Yangji-eup, Cheoin-gu, Yongin. It charges 9,000 won for adults, 7,000 won for elementary school students and 5,000 won for preschoolers, and the spread covers namul (seasoned greens), jeyuk bokkeum (spicy stir-fried pork), fried dishes, self-cooked ramen and desserts. The writer ate with family at a floor-to-ceiling window seat on a weekend; in line with the restaurant's no-MSG sign, the seasoning was mild and the children ate well. Verdict: Daedong Korean Buffet & Dosirak is a bright, good-value Korean buffet for family meals, with a large parking lot.

Written Oct 11, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGoyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Fight-heat-with-heat dumpling hot pot in Siksa-dong, Goyang: Arirang

Arirang Gaeseong Son Mandu Siksa Branch is a Korean restaurant specializing in Gaeseong-style handmade mandu (dumplings) on Dongguk-ro in Siksa-dong, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang. Timed to a friend's shift ending at Dongguk University Hospital, the visit covered the Gaeseong handmade mandu hot pot (12,000 won per person), a sampler of steamed mandu and a kalguksu (knife-cut noodle) finish, with a clear, spicy vegetable broth and generously filled dumplings standing out. For a filling, easy-on-the-stomach meal that fights heat with heat on a hot day, Arirang Gaeseong Son Mandu Siksa Branch is a good fit.

Written Jul 13, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGoyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Ilsan fish stew restaurant for 3 generations, kids' cutlet: Hantangang

Hantangang Maeuntang Ilsan Main Branch is a freshwater spicy fish stew (maeuntang) restaurant in Seongseok-dong, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang, that started in Anigol, Pungdong, in 1996 before moving to its current site. With her mother and two kids, the blogger had crab-catfish stew, fried loach and a giant pork cutlet, finished with sujebi (hand-torn dough soup) and eojuk (fish porridge), then made self-serve coffee in the backyard garden coffee zone. Hantangang Maeuntang suits a three-generation family meal that covers a stamina dish for adults and a kids' menu in one stop.

Written Jul 9, 2026Sponsored
PlacePaju, GyeonggiBars

Paju raw beef bar for a family dinner with 3 kids: Yukhoe Maltuout

Yukhoe Maltuout Paju Yadang Branch (육회말투아웃 야당점) is a bar specializing in yukhoe (Korean raw beef) and beef sashimi from hanwoo cows, in the central shopping area by Yadang Station in Paju, Gyeonggi. A family with three sashimi-loving kids ordered beef sashimi, seasoned yukhoe, hanwoo tataki with half the wasabi left out and two bowls of beef ramyeon, and the kids cleared the complimentary raw liver, tripe and minari salad. Verdict: Yukhoe Maltuout serves soft raw hanwoo with no gamey smell that the whole family can enjoy together.

Written Jul 10, 2026Sponsored
PlacePaju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Paju ssambap restaurant, healthy lunch for my acne-prone teen

Simhaksan Deulkkot Ssambap (심학산 들꽃쌈밥) is a ssambap (leaf-wrap rice) and Korean set-meal restaurant on Dolgoji-gil at the foot of Simhaksan in Paju, Gyeonggi. A family looking for healthy food for a 14-year-old with acne ordered the signature set for lunch. The meal included a self-serve greens bar, pumpkin porridge, doenjang stew with a homemade-paste taste, side dishes in brassware, pot rice with nurungji (scorched rice), and stir-fried pork and squid wraps. Simhaksan Deulkkot Ssambap is a good pick for families wanting a filling, gentle and wholesome Korean meal.

Written Jul 9, 2026Sponsored
PlacePaju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Thai restaurant in Yadang, Paju with night-market decor: Drunken Thai

Drunken Thai Unjeong Yadang Branch is a Thai restaurant near Yadang Station in Unjeong, Paju. Its pink exterior, Thai-language signs, chandeliers and wall fans set the scene for a table full of beef rice noodle soup, tom yum goong, morning glory, squid khao pad and tod mun goong. Drunken Thai Unjeong Yadang Branch keeps the spices gentle, so it works for Thai food beginners and fans alike.

Written Jul 18, 2026Sponsored
PlacePaju, GyeonggiCafés

Paju café with friends: sweet-and-bitter mango bingsu, Fruit Forest

Fruit Forest Paju Direct Store (과일의숲 파주직영점) is a fresh-fruit dessert café near Simhaksan in Paju, Gyeonggi, and its main branch is in Gimhae. After a meal nearby with friends, the writer ordered the fresh mango bingsu (Korean shaved ice dessert) and an iced Americano at Fruit Forest, and loved the melt-in-your-mouth fresh mango, the milk snow ice and the mango purée served on the side. Fruit Forest is a great mango bingsu café for dessert after eating around Simhaksan.

Written Jul 19, 2026Sponsored
PlacePaju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Paju Simhaksan Chinese restaurant: new summer cold jjamppong

Dolpanseok Jjamppong Paju Simhaksan Branch (돌판석짬뽕 파주심학산점) is a stone-plate Chinese restaurant on the Simhaksan restaurant street in Paju, Gyeonggi. The blogger's family ordered nurungji (scorched rice) stone jjajang, the new summer cold jjamppong (chilled spicy seafood noodles) and a handmade sweet-and-sour pork and chicken gangjeong set, and both the blogger, trying cold jjamppong for the first time, and the 9-year-old fell for the cold jjamppong. For a family meal that combines sizzling stone-plate dishes with chilled noodles, Dolpanseok Jjamppong is a good fit.

Written Jul 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGoyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Ilsan duck restaurant, a summer stamina meal for five: Seokgi Sidae

Seokgi Sidae (석기시대) is a duck restaurant on Songsan-ro in Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi. To build up strength in the summer heat, five friends shared one platter of seasoned duck jumulleok (marinated duck) and a seafood pajeon (savory pancake), and everyone was happy with the self-serve nurungji (scorched rice), the side dishes, the complimentary duck soup and the fried rice to finish. With a large parking lot and long tables, Seokgi Sidae is an Ilsan duck restaurant worth returning to for a meal with parents or a group gathering.

Written Jul 17, 2026Sponsored
PlacePaju, GyeonggiCafés

Paju Unjeong terrace-deck café with Häagen-Dazs for kids: Pound Coffee

Pound Coffee Unjeong Main Branch is a modern wood-interior café in Unjeong, Paju, across from Unjeong Health Park. After a meal at a camping-themed restaurant, the writer stopped by Pound Coffee with two kids, ordered an iced flat white, a Jangdan bean cream latte and Häagen-Dazs ice cream for the kids, and enjoyed them on the terrace deck out front, though the popular financiers had already sold out. With coffee and ice cream at reasonable prices, Pound Coffee Unjeong Main Branch makes a satisfying café stop for family outings with kids.

Written Jul 25, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGoyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Wondang noodle house, scissor-free mul makguksu: Bongpyeong Gohyang

Bongpyeong Gohyang Makguksu is a buckwheat noodle restaurant with house-made noodles on Hoguk-ro in Wondang, Goyang, Gyeonggi. Visiting with a friend and kids just after the weekend lunch rush, the writer ordered buckwheat jeon (pancake), mul makguksu (cold buckwheat noodles in broth) and perilla buckwheat kalguksu; the mul makguksu noodles, eaten without cutting them with scissors, broke off easily with a rich buckwheat aroma, and the broth recalled Pyongyang-style naengmyeon. For a clean, healthy buckwheat meal near Wondang, Bongpyeong Gohyang Makguksu is a choice that won't disappoint.

Written Oct 7, 2026Sponsored