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I write about restaurant meals and small dining stops around Seoul. · Writes about: Restaurants · Bars · Cafés

Olympic Park picnic brunch: wine-pairing menu & group seats, Que Sera

Que Sera (쾌세라) is a brunch, pasta and wine restaurant and bakery on the 1st floor of a building on Baekjegobun-ro in Songpa, Seoul. The writer ordered the Farmers Omelette Plate and the Healthy Shrimp Oil Pasta. They liked the Que Sera menu with wine recommendations, the seating from tables for two to group tables, and the takeout bread for a picnic in Olympic Park. For a group meetup or a brunch before a picnic in Songpa, Que Sera is a reliably satisfying choice.

Written Apr 22, 2026Sponsored

PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Gojan, Ansan taco shop: first taco, mild pollo burrito, The Taco Booth

The Taco Booth Ansan Gojan Branch (더타코부스 안산고잔점) is a Mexican restaurant specializing in tacos and burritos on Gwangdeokseo-ro in Gojan, Ansan. Trying tacos for the first time, the writer ordered the best-selling birria taco, which paired the meat and sauce well, and the pollo burrito (chipotle chicken), which is marked spicy but proved manageable even for someone with low spice tolerance. The Taco Booth Ansan Gojan Branch is an easy, low-pressure Mexican spot in Gojan for taco beginners.

Written Apr 30, 2026Sponsored

PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Suwon pizzeria with a downstairs café deal: Backstreet Pizza

Backstreet Pizza is a pizza restaurant on the 2nd floor of a building on Jeongjo-ro 900beon-gil in Haenggung-dong, Suwon, offering S, R and L sizes and half & half orders. Two friends who can't handle much spice shared a small half & half of Shrimp Gangster and Potato Killer. The Shrimp Gangster, marked spicy on the menu, was easy for them, and the generous toppings left both full on a small. With the 1st-floor café tie-in offering a drink discount or free cheese balls, Backstreet Pizza is worth a stop for a meal on a Haenggung-dong outing.

Written May 12, 2026Sponsored

PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Ansan sashimi spot, 4 special sauces in order: Eochongye 1beonji

Eochongye 1beonji (어촌계1번지) is a live-fish sashimi and seafood restaurant on Bandalseom in Danwon-gu, Ansan. On a weekday evening of sashimi and soju, the writer ordered the small seasonal assorted sashimi platter, live octopus and crab seafood ramyeon, then worked through the sauces in the order printed on the table paper, from ceviche sauce to the special hairtail sauce. Eochongye 1beonji is a Bandalseom sashimi restaurant where fresh fish and a wide range of sauces make the meal fun.

Written May 15, 2026Sponsored

PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiBars

Gojan-dong bar in Ansan: yukhoe with minari and persimmon rolls

Yuksul (육술) is a Korean pub in Gojan-dong, Danwon-gu, Ansan, near Jungang Station, serving hanwoo beef yukhoe, beef sashimi and mungtigi (thick-cut raw beef) alongside handmade dishes. At Yuksul the writer ordered hanwoo yukhoe (Korean beef tartare) and the cream cheese dried persimmon roll, ate the yukhoe with a poached egg and minari (water dropwort), and drank Suntory Premium Malts draft beer from a Stanley cup. With roomy seating and 2 hours of free parking, Yuksul is a solid pick for drinks with friends or a group.

Written Jun 17, 2026Sponsored

PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Gojan-dong, Ansan izakaya with mom: sweet shrimp and uni, Susan Jang

Susan Jang (수산장) is a Japanese-style seafood izakaya in Rodeo Town, Gojan-dong, Ansan. With her mom, the writer ordered the torch-seared seasonal seafood platter, cheese-grilled scallops, Sokcho sweet shrimp with uni and a yogurt highball; the sashimi dipped in sesame oil sauce and the sweet shrimp and uni on gamtae (thin seaweed) were the most memorable. For fresh sashimi and seafood in a quiet setting in Gojan-dong, Susan Jang is worth recommending.

Written Jun 23, 2026Sponsored

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