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Full Basket, Gyeonggi Restaurants and Shopping

Writes about restaurants and shopping spots around Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Restaurants · Shopping

PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Pasta place in Ansan Gojan: new arancini & carbonara, Two Find Peter

Two Find Peter Ansan Gojan is a pasta and pizza restaurant in the Gojan-dong food alley in Ansan, Gyeonggi. On a weekend evening, a longtime regular ordered the carbonara, the corn pizza and the new arancini: the carbonara had chewy noodles and a generous portion of about 1.5 servings, and the arancini was crisp outside with stretchy mozzarella inside. Two Find Peter Ansan Gojan is a reliable pick when you want carbonara and corn pizza that won't disappoint.

Written Jul 8, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Ansan City Hall eel buffet before Chobok with my husband: Songnim Bok

Songnim Bok Jangeo Freshwater Eel All-You-Can-Eat Ansan City Hall Direct Store is an all-you-can-eat charcoal-grill restaurant near Ansan City Hall in Ansan, Gyeonggi, serving unlimited freshwater eel, pork belly and chicken neck for ₩29,900 per person. The writer went with her husband for a stamina meal just before Chobok, the first of summer's 'dog days', and filled a plate with eel that was plump with almost no fishy smell, while the chicken neck turned out to be the surprise favorite. Songnim Bok is a good pick for families who want a filling eel meal at a reasonable price.

Written Jul 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Ansan tteokbokki shop: rice cakes and wheat-cake jjajang: Yum Bbokki

Yum Bbokki is a tteokbokki (spicy rice cake) snack bar on the Gojan-dong food street in Ansan, Gyeonggi. The writer ordered the Value Yam Set 2 with added mixed sundae (Korean blood sausage) and jjajang tteokbokki, choosing rice cakes for the regular tteokbokki and wheat cakes for the jjajang. The chewy rice cakes, the peppery sauce and the sweet jjajang sauce, like instant 3-minute jjajang, stood out. With a choice of rice or wheat cakes, adjustable spice and generous portions, Yum Bbokki is an easy, affordable tteokbokki spot for everyone from students to office workers.

Written Jul 18, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiShopping

Ansan butcher's mild bulgogi with mushrooms and LA galbi: Morakmorak

Morakmorak Home & Cook (모락모락홈앤쿡) is a butcher shop in the basement of Star Plaza in Sangnok-gu, Ansan, selling marinated meats such as yukhoe (Korean beef tartare), dakgalbi (spicy stir-fried chicken), jeyuk bokkeum (spicy stir-fried pork) and LA galbi, along with frozen meal kits and hanwoo (Korean beef) by cut. The writer bought marinated beef bulgogi and top-grade marinated LA galbi; the seasoning wasn't overpowering, and the bulgogi already came with mushrooms and vegetables, so there was almost nothing else to prepare. Morakmorak Home & Cook suits anyone in Ansan who wants to cook meat at home with minimal effort.

Written Jul 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Ansan sashimi spot: chewy fins and salmon for two, Eochongye 1beonji

Eochongye 1beonji (어촌계1번지) is a live-fish sashimi restaurant on Bandalseom island in Danwon-gu, Ansan, Gyeonggi. On their first visit to Bandalseom, a sashimi-loving couple ordered the medium mixed salmon sashimi platter with salmon, flounder, yellowtail and olive flounder. They were happy with the generous portion for two, the chewy texture of the live fish and the six dipping sauces. Eochongye 1beonji is a good Bandalseom sashimi stop for a drive from Ansan or Siheung.

Written Jul 30, 2026Sponsored
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