Weekend Pangyo brunch restaurant: clam risotto & cod gratin at Andover

This weekend I went to Andover, a brunch restaurant on the Baekhyeon-dong Café Street in Pangyo. The interior has a great atmosphere, and the menu has special dishes you can't get at other restaurants. It's honestly a perfect date spot. It's also not far from The Hyundai Seoul's Pangyo department store, so I came to shop and eat something good at the same time, haha.

Where is Andover? Baekhyeon-dong Café Street in Pangyo

Andover is at 1F, 10-7 Pangyoyeok-ro 10beon-gil, on the Baekhyeon-dong Café Street in Pangyo. There are so many cafés around that it was easy to head out for coffee after brunch.

Andover's exterior and seating

This is Andover's exterior.

It's gotten pretty cold, so the outdoor tables aren't in use now, but the terrace looked really lovely for summer, spring and autumn when the weather is nice.

The restaurant is quite big. Tables for 2–4 people were the most common, and there is group seating too, with tables that can fit up to 8–10 people. Fresh flowers on every table made it feel even more atmospheric, and overall it felt like an upscale, nicely moody brunch restaurant.

The tables are spaced widely and the ceilings are high, so the interior feels open. Haha.

I also liked that you can order comfortably from your seat with the QR code on the table.

Andover brunch menu and prices

Andover's brunch menu can only be ordered during the morning brunch hours. The portions are smaller than the main menu, but so are the prices, which works well when you want to try several dishes.

• Meatball cream/tomato ₩24,000
• Cod gratin & grilled vegetables ₩24,000
• Andover-style lasagna ₩22,000
• Fresh basil cold short pasta ₩23,000

There was a wide range of risotto and pasta too, and plenty of special dishes you don't often see elsewhere, like meatballs and cod gratin. Overall, many of the dishes looked like they let the natural flavor of the ingredients shine. The menu is totally my style, so I come to Pangyo often, and whenever I want brunch in Pangyo I think Andover will always come to mind!

What does Andover's clam risotto taste like?

Andover's clam risotto is ₩23,000. It's a risotto with a deep shrimp flavor, with clams and tomato in it and fresh arugula on top. I ordered it thinking it was tomato sauce based, but when I tried it, the sauce was based on shrimp innards. So it was much richer and nuttier than I expected.

Of all the shellfish, clams are my favorite, haha. Topping the risotto with clam meat and arugula added a fresh note to the savory taste, which was lovely. Maybe it's because I'm getting older, but even at brunch I really need rice. With the risotto, my stomach felt comfortable and full~

Fresh cheese oil pasta loaded with whole fresh cheese

Andover's fresh cheese oil pasta is ₩26,000 and comes loaded with big chunks of whole fresh cheese. The owner said they put in a whole piece of Italian cheese as is, and the cheese really was fresh and so delicious. The portion is big too, so you can really taste the cheese. It's an oil pasta with chorizo for extra flavor, and it wasn't harsh at all, and way more satisfying than I expected.

Personally, the noodles were cooked just right, so if you like oil pasta and cheese, you'll be happy with this one! In other reviews it seemed like nobody really ordered this dish, but I'm glad I did^^

Cod gratin & grilled vegetables, brunch size

The brunch version of the cod gratin & grilled vegetables is ₩24,000. This dish comes in two versions, brunch menu and regular menu, depending on the amount of cod gratin. We had already ordered pasta and risotto, so we went for the lighter brunch version. It's a gratin of cod with milk, and the cod was soft and nutty, so it was delicious.

The grilled vegetables served alongside were the kicker. You get asparagus, carrot, bell pepper, mushroom, broccoli and eggplant, and they were grilled so well that even people who dislike vegetables could eat them, haha. They go nicely with the cod, and it's great to eat vegetables that are both tasty and healthy.

Can you see how soft the cod is? It's a little like a fluffy potato, yet you still get the nuttiness of fish and the creaminess of milk. It's a flavor you can only enjoy at Andover🙌

Should you add extra bread to the cod gratin?

Andover's cod gratin comes with only one piece of bread by default, so if two or more people are eating, add extra bread and you'll have plenty. We added bread, haha.

I piled vegetables and cod onto the bread and ate them together.

My favorite vegetable was the eggplant 🤍 Crispy outside and soft inside, with that signature eggplant texture and a nutty taste, haha.

Verdict on Andover's clam risotto, pasta and cod gratin

From the menu to the atmosphere, Andover is a Pangyo brunch spot with a charm a little different from an ordinary Western restaurant. The fresh cheese oil pasta stayed with me the most. It had generous chunks of fresh cheese and the noodles were cooked well, so I ate it very happily. The clam risotto impressed me with the rich flavor of shrimp innards, and for the cod gratin I loved the combination of soft fish and grilled vegetables.

All three dishes had different characters, so I'm glad we ordered several and shared~~ I'd like to visit again and try other dishes too, haha.