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I write about meals and impressions from restaurant visits in Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Stays · Things to do · Hair & beauty salons

PlacePaju, GyeonggiCafés

Paju café with homemade mango jam on fresh mango bingsu: Fruit Forest

Fruit Forest Paju Direct Store (과일의숲) is a fresh-fruit snow bingsu café on Dolgoji-gil near Simhaksan in Paju, Gyeonggi. The writer stopped by at weekday lunchtime during her husband's time off and ordered the fresh mango snow bingsu for 32,000 won, adding spoonfuls of the homemade mango jam served alongside the ripened mango and milk ice. For bingsu made with fresh rather than frozen mango, Fruit Forest Paju Direct Store is a satisfying choice.

Written Aug 16, 2026Sponsored
PlaceUijeongbu, GyeonggiRestaurants

Uijeongbu dakgangjeong for beer at home: garlic soy pick at Dalgom's

Dalgom's is a takeout and delivery dakgangjeong (sweet crispy fried chicken) shop inside Jeil Market in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi. Three of us ordered the 1.5-chicken size (24,000 won) split across three flavors — sweet, spicy garlic and garlic soy — and ate it at home with beer, and the chicken stayed crisp because Dalgom's fries it in small pre-fried batches. Garlic soy was the clear winner, and the spotless open kitchen is reason enough to come back.

Written Aug 30, 2026Sponsored
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