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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

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
PlaceGoyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Thai restaurant in Ilsan: tom yum, pad thai & som tam at Drunken Thai

Drunken Thai Ilsan (드렁킨타이 일산점) is a Thai restaurant near Jeongbalsan Station in Ilsan, Goyang, across from WeDome MBC. Having already visited the Unjeong branch, the writer ate tom yum goong (spicy-sour shrimp soup, 17,000 won), seafood pad thai (14,000 won), squid khao pad (Thai fried rice, 11,500 won), tod man goong (shrimp cakes), spring rolls and som tam (green papaya salad, 12,000 won) under rattan lamps that feel like a Bangkok eatery. Drunken Thai Ilsan is a reasonably priced Thai restaurant in Ilsan where you can order several dishes without worrying about the bill.

Written Jul 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Yangju Okjeong tonkatsu with three kids and extra udon: Himawari

Himawari is a premium tonkatsu restaurant on Okjeongdong-ro 7da-gil in Yangju, Gyeonggi. On the way back from Pyeonggang Land in Pocheon, the writer stopped at Himawari with three kids for a loin katsu set and a skewer udon set (13,000 won each), then ordered another bowl of skewer udon because the kids ate so well. With kid chairs and children's tableware ready, Himawari was a satisfying spot for a family meal out.

Written Aug 4, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGimpo, GyeonggiRestaurants

Late dinner with kids after water play, Gimpo shabu kalguksu: Homilwon

Homilwon Shabu Kalguksu Gimpo Main Branch is a shabu kalguksu (hot-pot noodle soup) restaurant built on agaricus mushroom broth, on Geolpo-ro in Geolpo-dong, Gimpo, Gyeonggi. On the way home from camping and water play at Taesan Family Park, the family ordered the Hansanggadeuk Special Agaricus Kalguksu set for two (19,900 won each, 39,800 won total) and ate it as a course: shabu beef, house-made rye noodles, spicy jjukkumi (baby octopus) stir-fry, boiled pork and perilla-oil fried rice. A large private parking lot and an all-you-can-eat beef, mushroom and radish rice self-bar made Homilwon an easy late dinner with children.

Written Aug 20, 2026Sponsored
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