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Past the Lunch Rush

I write about meals and restaurant visits in Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés

PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiCafés

Suwon Korean sweets for a father-in-law's birthday: Haenggung Daol

Haenggung Daol (행궁다올) is a 100% handmade traditional Korean sweets shop on the first floor of Forena Gwanggyo in Gwanggyo, Suwon. Unable to visit her in-laws over Chuseok, the writer chose the Daol No.3-A set (44,000 won) to celebrate her father-in-law's birthday, and Haenggung Daol wrapped it neatly in pink yangdan silk bojagi at a size that doesn't feel overwhelming. For a formal gift for parents or a return gift in Suwon, Haenggung Daol's bojagi-wrapped traditional sweets are a fitting choice.

Written Oct 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHwaseong, GyeonggiRestaurants

October 1+1 beef shabu kalguksu in Byeongjeom: Mansu Shabu Kalguksu

Mansu Shabu Kalguksu is a shabu kalguksu (shabu-shabu hot pot with knife-cut noodles) restaurant at 40 Yeongtong-ro in Byeongjeom, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi. On a cool early-October visit, the writer ordered beef shabu kalguksu for two in clear broth plus fried rice. The October meat 1+1 event added a second plate of beef, and the handmade meatballs, chewy house-made noodles and highland napa cabbage kimchi also satisfied. Verdict: for a hearty shabu kalguksu meal in Byeongjeom in October, Mansu Shabu Kalguksu's meat 1+1 deal is worth catching.

Written Oct 3, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Barley rice spot in Yeongtong, Suwon: mackerel and pork sets, Boriook

Boriook Main Branch is a barley rice (boribap) restaurant near Fantasium in Mangpo, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, with an all-you-can-eat self-bar of namul (seasoned vegetables), wrap greens and side dishes. On an early lunch visit, the barley rice mackerel set (₩15,000) and barley rice gochujang (red chili paste) pork set (₩16,000) came with cheonggukjang (fermented soybean stew) and eggplant and lotus root fritters for a generous spread. With a mother-of-pearl wall, roomy table spacing and parking right out front, Boriook Main Branch made a great family meal out.

Written Aug 8, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Suwon ramen and katsu family lunch set with lemonade: Myeonsikdang

Myeonsikdang Mangpo Station is a Japanese restaurant serving ramen, soba, katsu and rice bowls on the first floor of Golden Square, in front of Exit 3 of Mangpo Station in Suwon. A family with a child shared the set for two (29,800 won) over lunch: spicy tonkotsu ramen, handmade pork loin katsu, a smoky mini buta-don (pork rice bowl), mozzarella cheese katsu and lemonade. For families who find it hard to pick just one ramen, the Myeonsikdang Mangpo Station set for two is a good fit.

Written Sep 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHwaseong, GyeonggiRestaurants

Weekend family Japanese meal in Bongdam, Hwaseong: free ham cutlet

Sindong Lab Hwaseong Bongdam Branch is a Japanese restaurant on Wau-ro in Bongdam-eup, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, serving cook-at-the-table dishes such as sukiyaki and hot-plate grilled steak. On a weekend visit with a child, the table ordered the sukiyaki set 130g, the jumbo hot-plate grilled steak 190g with ricotta cheese salad and the traffic-light cream udon nabe, and received a free ham cutlet from the kids' service menu. With wood tones, plants and baby tableware ready at Sindong Lab, it is an easy choice for eating out with a child.

Written Aug 16, 2026Sponsored
PlaceOsan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Osan restaurant with group tables for 54: Dami Sik stone jjajang set

Dami Sik is a Korean-Chinese fusion restaurant on Sumogwon-ro 49beon-gil in Nueup-dong, Osan, Gyeonggi, where the signature dish is stone jjajang (black bean noodles) served on a 300°C stone plate. The writer ordered the stone jjajang and dongpo pork set for 2-3 people at 48,000 won plus a mini yuringi (fried chicken in soy-vinegar sauce) at 8,000 won, then mixed rice and a fried egg from the self-bar into the leftover sauce. With tables for six and eight and room for up to 54 guests, Dami Sik suits family outings and company dinners as much as a regular lunch.

Written Sep 24, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYongin, GyeonggiRestaurants

Suji noodle spot for Daegu udon set and kimchi bibim guksu: Chilseong

Chilseong Jemyeonso Suji Main Branch is a noodle restaurant on the first floor of Seohee Star Hills on Seongbok1-ro in Suji-gu, Yongin. Over an early dinner with a child, the writer ordered the Daegu Bukseongro udon set, fresh-noodle kimchi bibim guksu, flat mandu with seasoned vegetables and old-school tteokkkochi (rice-cake skewers); the udon was mild rather than sharp, and the pork cutlet that comes with the set was what the child ate most. With noodles, pork cutlet, mandu and gukbap all on one menu, Chilseong Jemyeonso Suji is an easy choice when everyone in the family wants something different.

Written Sep 22, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiCafés

Suwon tea café after a meal: grapefruit honey black tea at Diaz Cake

Diaz Cake Boutique is a cake and tea dessert café on the second floor of a building at the start of Nahyeoseok-geori in Ingye-dong, Suwon, directly across from Dongsuwon CGV. Stopping in after a meal, we ordered an iced grapefruit honey black tea, an iced choco latte and a slice of fig cake, and the fig cake was the highlight: not too sweet, with rich, nutty whipped cream. Diaz Cake Boutique was busy enough to mean a short wait, but the floor-to-ceiling windows and clean interior make it a fine place for tea time.

Written Sep 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Suwon Ingye-dong pork bone soup with 60-car underground parking

Eolkeunhan Ppyeo Haejangguk Suwon Ingye Branch is a 24-hour pork bone soup (ppyeo haejangguk) restaurant in the Drama City building in Ingye-dong, Paldal-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi. A couple came for lunch and ordered the premium teuk-ppyeo haejangguk and the regular ppyeo haejangguk, both at mild spice level, dipping the big chunks of meat off the bone into wasabi soy sauce and refilling kkakdugi (cubed radish kimchi) from the self-serve bar several times. With 3 spaces in front and an underground lot for more than 60 cars behind the building, Eolkeunhan Ppyeo Haejangguk is an easy place in Ingye-dong to drive to for a filling meal.

Written Sep 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHwaseong, GyeonggiRestaurants

Dongtan Korean restaurant for two-bowl weekend family lunch: Yangpuni

Yangpuni Kimchi Jjigae & Samgyeopsal is a Korean restaurant in Bansong-dong, Dongtan, Hwaseong, serving kimchi jjigae (kimchi stew), kimchi jjim (braised kimchi), duruchigi (stir-fried pork) and samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly). On a weekend family lunch the samgyeop kimchi jjim set for two cost 28,000 won and came with soft braised kimchi, thick pork belly, a warm egg roll and rice, and everyone ate two bowls of rice. Yangpuni is worth a return trip whenever a hearty, home-style Korean meal sounds good.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored
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