Ansan Table Hopper · 9 stories

Plates Across Gyeonggi

I write about restaurants I visit around Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés

PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Songdo chicken soup spot: dakgomtang vs kalguksu, same broth, Eonyang

Eonyang Dak Kalguksu Incheon Songdo Branch (언양닭칼국수 인천송도점) is a Korean restaurant in Songdo, Yeonsu, Incheon, specializing in chicken broth dishes. On a chilly day, two diners ordered one dakgomtang (chicken soup with rice) and one dak kalguksu (chicken knife-cut noodle soup) to share. They found that the same chicken broth tastes nutty with rice and thicker with noodles. Verdict: Eonyang Dak Kalguksu Incheon Songdo Branch serves a mild chicken broth that suits both family meals and solo dining.

Written Nov 11, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonCafés

Songdo salt bread café: cream bun & air-fryer reheating, Cozy Bear

Cafe Cozy Bear Salt Bread Bakery is a bakery café specializing in salt bread in the Songdo academy district of Yeonsu, Incheon. The writer compared Cozy Bear's plain salt bread, potato salt bread, cream salt bread and several topping salt breads one by one, and shared tips for reheating takeout salt bread in an air fryer or oven. Verdict: Cozy Bear is a Songdo salt bread shop where fans of savory buns and fans of sweet-and-salty cream buns can both pick to taste.

Written Nov 11, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Ansan Mexican poke spot: two jumbo bowls to go, The Taco Booth

The Taco Booth Ansan Gojan Branch is a Mexican taco and poke restaurant on Gwangdeokseo-ro in Danwon-gu, Ansan. Around 3:10 PM the blogger took out a jumbo Gambas Rice Poke with grilled shrimp (14,500 won) and a jumbo Pollo Salad Poke with chipotle chicken (14,000 won). The sauces came packed separately, so the vegetables stayed crisp to the last bite, and the generous protein toppings made one bowl a filling meal. Verdict: choose the Gambas Rice Poke for a hearty meal and the Pollo Salad Poke for something spicy and light.

Written Oct 24, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Solo lunch restaurant in Jungangdong, Ansan: iron-plate pork at Jiglab

Jiglab (지글랩) is a pork set-meal restaurant in Jungangdong, Danwon-gu, Ansan, with mostly single seats, each with a partition and a phone stand. At Jiglab the writer had the pork belly and pork neck set, served sizzling on a cast-iron plate, with sides of onions, rolled omelet and doenjang-guk (soybean paste soup), then finished with naengmomil (cold buckwheat noodles). Jiglab is a good pick for a filling meat lunch when going to a Korean BBQ place alone feels awkward.

Written Oct 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiCafés

Ansan dessert café: strawberry Einspänner and mammoth cake, Deep Dive

Deep Dive is a dark-toned dessert café on Gojan-ro in Danwon-gu, Ansan, Gyeonggi. The writer ordered an iced peppermint tea, a strawberry Einspänner (a cream-topped drink) and a mammoth cake stacked with crumble and cream, and the unsweetened peppermint cut through the sweetness, so the cake and the drink never got cloying. Deep Dive is a calm Ansan café for pairing drinks with desserts.

Written Oct 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Ansan katsu restaurant: croquette & fried shrimp plate, Gin Jaryoko

Gin Jaryoko Ansan Gojan Branch is a Japanese katsu restaurant on Gwangdeokseo-ro in Gojan-dong, Ansan. The blogger had a generously sauced pork cutlet with fried shrimp and a croquette, plus furikake rice and salad, all as one meal. Gin Jaryoko is a good pick for a filling meal on days you want several kinds of fried food on one plate.

Written Oct 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Ansan gondre Korean restaurant, mild side-dish spread: Yeongwolae

Yeongwolae Gondre Ansan Branch is a gondre (Korean thistle greens) restaurant on the 2nd floor of Gojan Praum City in Danwon-gu, Ansan, Gyeonggi. The writer ordered the Yeongwol Mureungdowon set, a colorful spread with a main dish in the center surrounded by namul (seasoned greens) and side dishes, none of them too salty or too sweet, so everything was easy to eat. Yeongwolae Gondre is a good Ansan Korean restaurant for days when heavy flavors and delivery food have worn you out and you want a proper home-style meal.

Written Oct 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Ansan Gojan-dong charcoal beef BBQ, wrap and sauce combos: Yangsimso

Yangsimso Ansan Gojan Branch (양심소 안산고잔점) is a charcoal-grilled beef restaurant on Danggok-ro in Gojan-dong, Ansan, Gyeonggi. The writer grilled several cuts of beef over charcoal, switched between lettuce wraps, garlic and sauces for different combinations, and finished with doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew). With real charcoal smoke and juicy beef, Yangsimso Ansan Gojan Branch made a satisfying meal for a day when you just want meat.

Written Oct 6, 2026Sponsored
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