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Writes about cafes and small restaurants she visits around Incheon. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés

PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Songdo Indian curry on a Convensia event day: butter chicken & tikka

Manokamana Songdo Branch is an Indian curry restaurant on the first floor of Songdo First World, near Songdo Central Park in Yeonsu, Incheon. On a day crowded with Convensia event visitors, the writer ordered Set B (butter chicken curry, chicken tikka, naan and salad) and swapped the lassi for mango and strawberry lassi. The verdict: Manokamana Songdo Branch keeps the spices mild, so even people new to Indian food can eat there comfortably.

Written May 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonCafés

Songdo smoothie café with blue spirulina ice cream: Ugly Tongue

Ugly Tongue (어글리텅) is a healthy smoothie café in the Songdo Block 1 academy district of Yeonsu, Incheon. The writer ordered the diet smoothie (15,000 won) and the blue spirulina ice cream (6,000 won) at Ugly Tongue, drinking the smoothie as a meal replacement and after a workout. Thanks to the natural sweetness of banana and berries and a fullness that lasts, the Ugly Tongue diet smoothie is an easy, guilt-free drink while you watch your diet.

Written May 19, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Songdo chicken kalguksu after cram school, 2 self-serve bars: Eonyang

Eonyang Dak Kalguksu Incheon Songdo Branch is a Korean restaurant specializing in chicken kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) and dakgomtang (chicken soup), located in Songdo Zone 1, Yeonsu, Incheon, facing the back-gate side of Songdo Food Mart. After waiting in Songdo's cram school district, the writer had lunch there with a child just out of class: two bowls of chicken kalguksu and one dakgomtang. The perilla chicken-bone broth with half a chicken in each bowl, the chewy house-made noodles and the spacious dining room with two self-serve bars stood out. Eonyang Dak Kalguksu is a satisfying choice for a hearty yet gentle family lunch with rich broth.

Written May 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Songdo pizzeria by Tekeunopakeu Station: 3-pizza lunch, Salerno

Salerno Songdo Onesta is a wood-fired pizza Italian restaurant on the 3rd floor of the Songdo Onesta building by Tekeunopakeu Station in Songdo, Incheon. On a weekday lunch with a pizza-loving friend, the writer ordered arugula pomodoro, salsiccia burrata and quattro formaggi pizzas, and for ₩1,000 extra the lunch set added corn soup, bread before the meal, ade and coffee. Salerno Songdo Onesta is a satisfying Songdo lunch spot for anyone who wants both atmosphere and good wood-fired pizza.

Written May 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Kid's sashimi lunch near Songdo academies: Songdo Jonghap Eosijang

Songdo Jonghap Eosijang is a sashimi restaurant in the Songdo Block 1 academy district of Yeonsu, Incheon, serving a lunch-only sashimi set (hoejeongsik) for ₩12,000 per person. Meeting a child between academy classes, the writer ordered two sets that came with seaweed soup, steamed egg, fried shrimp, sushi, sea squirt, mullet and flounder sashimi and spicy fish stew, and found the price had dropped from ₩15,000 a few months earlier. Songdo Jonghap Eosijang's lunch set is a filling alternative to a convenience-store meal for parents and kids in the Songdo academy district.

Written May 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonCafés

Songdo outlet café: vanilla Gato & chocolate soft serve cup, Wunder

Wunder Coffee Bar Hyundai Premium Outlet Songdo Branch is a coffee bar on the B1 floor of Hyundai Premium Outlets Songdo in Yeonsu, Incheon, near Tekeunopakeu Station. After shopping and a meal, the writer's child wanted ice cream, so the family ordered a vanilla Gato (espresso over vanilla ice cream) and a cup of soft serve with chocolate added; the balance of espresso and vanilla and the soft, milk-forward soft serve stood out. For a not-too-sweet coffee dessert with a child after shopping, Wunder Coffee Bar is a safe choice.

Written May 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Yeonsu, Incheon shabu-shabu: weekday-only kalguksu set at Syabudaum

Syabudaum Songdo Amusement Park Branch is a course-style shabu-shabu restaurant on Cheongnyang-ro in Yeonsu-gu, Incheon. The blogger's family ordered the weekday-only chewy shabu kalguksu (shabu-shabu with knife-cut noodles), 15,000 won per person and available until 2pm, with a side of snow cheese potato pancake. With free parking out front and partitioned seats, Syabudaum Songdo Amusement Park Branch made for an easy family lunch out.

Written Aug 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Songdo sushi restaurant on a hot day: sea urchin and eel at Sushi Doku

Sushi Doku The Songdo is a sushi restaurant on the 2nd floor of Onesta Mall at Technopark Station (Incheon Subway Line 1) in Songdo, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon. With no appetite in the heat and craving something tangy, the writer returned to this regular spot and ordered the premium special set for 25,900 won, which came with salad, steamed egg, udon, fried shrimp and karaage alongside the sushi. The sea urchin and eel sushi, brushed with soy sauce, stood out, and arriving at opening time makes a visit to Sushi Doku The Songdo stress-free.

Written Aug 8, 2026Sponsored
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