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Two Coasts, One Table

Writes about restaurant meals in Seoul and Jeju, moving between city counters and coastal tables. · Writes about: Restaurants · Bars

PlaceBupyeong, IncheonRestaurants

Rainy-day Korean BBQ in Bupyeong: Paulaner and Idong galbi, Nocheongol

Nocheongol Bupyeong Main Branch is a beef and pork galbi restaurant near Exit 4 of Bupyeong Market Station in Incheon. On a rainy day, the writer and a partner had 2 servings of Pocheon Idong galbi (beef short ribs) grilled at the table by staff, then Paulaner draft beer, a doenjang risotto (doenjang sulbap) packed with beef short rib, and mul naengmyeon (cold noodles in broth). Verdict: Nocheongol Bupyeong Main Branch lets you enjoy tender Pocheon Idong galbi with draft beer without traveling all the way to Pocheon.

Written Oct 22, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJongno, SeoulRestaurants

Medium pork bone stew with three add-ons in Jonggak: Jangheon

Jangheon Gamjatang Jonggak is a gamjatang (pork bone stew) restaurant on basement level 1 near Exit 4 of Jonggak Station in Jongno, Seoul, and the restaurant says it uses only domestic ingredients. The blogger arrived without eating all day, worked through a medium gamjatang with glass noodle, sujebi (hand-torn dough flakes) and ramen add-ons, and was too full to order fried rice. Verdict: Jangheon Gamjatang Jonggak is a hearty pork bone stew spot worth revisiting for a Jonggak lunch or a group gathering.

Written Oct 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJongno, SeoulRestaurants

Jonggak sashimi bar with autumn salt-grilled shrimp: Suksseong

Suksseong Susan Jongno Main Branch is an aged sashimi restaurant and bar on the 3rd floor of 16 Samil-daero 19-gil in Jongno, Seoul, a 5-minute walk from Jonggak Station Exit 4. On a return visit, the writer ate sashimi aged for 24 hours at low temperature, plus autumn salt-grilled shrimp, red snow crab innards cream croquettes and fried shrimp heads. Verdict: if you want aged sashimi and autumn shrimp together, eat the salt-grilled shrimp at Suksseong Susan now.

Written Oct 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJongno, SeoulBars

Jonggak anniversary date bar: Chardonnay and jambon pizza, Sudowonui

Sudowonui Bimil Jeojanggo (수도원의 비밀 저장고) is a medieval-monastery-themed pub and kitchen on basement level 1 near Exit 4 of Jonggak Station in Jongno, Seoul. After a walk along Cheonggyecheon Stream, the writer celebrated an anniversary at Sudowonui Bimil Jeojanggo with a bottle of Chardonnay white wine, a wood-fired Monastery Garden Arugula Jambon Pizza and homemade chipotle sauce. Sudowonui Bimil Jeojanggo is a good fit for a Jonggak date if you want pizza and wine in an unusual setting.

Written Oct 16, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBucheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Bucheon fries shop where 3 mini burgers split the family: Angry Potato

Angry Potato Hyundai Department Store Jungdong Branch is a fries, chicken and burger shop on the B1 floor of Hyundai Department Store near City Hall Station in Bucheon, Gyeonggi. The writer's family ordered a Deep Crunch Box, a mini burger set and whole mozzarella cheese sticks; each family member picked a different favorite among the shrimp, beef and chicken mini burgers. The Chewy Potato, the chicken and the free-refill sauce zone all won them over too. Verdict: Angry Potato is known for potatoes, but its burgers and chicken are just as good and worth the wait.

Written Oct 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBucheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Bucheon lamb restaurant that tastes like Hongdae 10 years ago: Ichiryu

Ichiryu Bucheon Hyundai Branch is a charcoal-grilled lamb restaurant near Exit 3 of Bucheon City Hall Station in Bucheon, Gyeonggi. The writer, who first tasted lamb at Ichiryu in Hongdae more than 10 years ago, ordered lamb ribs and a French rack. Staff grilled the lamb with vegetables over charcoal and moved it to a second warming grill, and the meal came with cold noodles from a review event. Ichiryu Bucheon Hyundai Branch's biggest draw is that the same flavor from the Hongdae days is still there in Bucheon.

Written Oct 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJeju, JejuRestaurants

Jeju Airport black pork BBQ right after rental car pickup: Pork80

Pork80 Jeju Airport Branch (포크80 제주공항점) is a charcoal-grill restaurant in Nohyeong-dong, Jeju, serving Nanchuk Matdon, a native Jeju black pork. Straight after picking up a rental car, our family ordered the traditional charcoal-grill platter, added the hard-to-get fresh ribs, and finished with bibim noodles that came with chilled boiled pork for wrapping. Even the fat was chewy, and Pork80 earned a thumbs-up from the whole family as the first meal of the trip.

Written Aug 5, 2026Sponsored
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