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Thin Tray, Gyeonggi Beauty and Tables

Notes from beauty counters and small restaurants around Gyeonggi, Seoul, and Gangwon. · Writes about: Restaurants · Hair & beauty salons · Cafés

PlaceHwaseong, GyeonggiHair & beauty salons

Dongtan salon high layered cut + C-curl perm before a trip: Juno Hair

Juno Hair Dongtan Solbitnaru Branch is a large hair salon that takes up the entire 2nd floor of Jeongrim Plaza in Solbitnaru Village, Dongtan 1, Hwaseong. After a consultation, the writer got a high layered cut, a root volume perm and a C-curl perm before a spring trip, turning frizzy, unlayered hair into a soft C-curl style that falls along the face line. The writer was happy enough that every trip photo came out well, and especially recommends Juno Hair Dongtan Solbitnaru Branch to parents for its kids' room and family zone.

Written Apr 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiCafés

Café near Suwon City Hall Station: Earl Grey latte & choco cake, Diaz

Diaz Cake Boutique (디아즈케이크부띠끄) is a fruit-cake-focused dessert café on Nahyeseok Street in Ingye-dong, near Suwon City Hall Station. On a weekday afternoon, two friends visited the 2nd-floor café and tried an Earl Grey milk latte (₩7,900), a vanilla latte (₩6,900), a chocolate cream cake (₩10,900), and original (₩3,300) and almond (₩3,500) financiers. Every drink and dessert tasted refined rather than merely sweet. With its antique interior and wide range of whole cakes and candles, Diaz Cake Boutique also suits a date or picking up an anniversary cake.

Written Nov 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMapo, SeoulRestaurants

Daeheung-dong brunch café: French toast and jambon-beurre at HUG HAUS

HUG HAUS is a second-floor brunch café near Daeheung Station Exit 3 in Mapo, Seoul, with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Gyeongui Line Forest Park. Booked through Catchtable for Saturday opening time, the visit covered eggs Benedict (18,000 won), HUG French toast (14,000 won), fig jam jambon-beurre (12,000 won) and truffle mushroom pasta (24,000 won), and both the forest-park view and the food were satisfying. With free corkage and pets allowed, HUG HAUS is a Daeheung Station brunch spot that works for almost any group.

Written Jul 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHwaseong, GyeonggiRestaurants

Dongtan kalguksu with big oysters, no wait at 1pm on a weekday: Yubok

Yubok Haemul Kalguksu Dongtan Direct Branch is a Korean seafood kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) restaurant with pufferfish broth at 1-Dongtan Central Park in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi. On a weekday visit at 1pm there was no wait, and the set of kalguksu for 2 plus stir-fried baby octopus (jukkumi) for ₩39,000 came loaded with clams, warty sea squirts and big oysters in a clean, refreshing broth, while the stir-fried octopus was milder than expected, easy even for people who can't handle spice. With no break time, Yubok Haemul Kalguksu is an easy pick when you don't want to watch the clock.

Written Aug 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Suwon brunch with basil tomato pasta and garlic rice: Nonchalant

Nonchalant Lounge is a Western-style brunch restaurant on the main road at the entrance to Haenggung-dong in Suwon, Gyeonggi. On a weekday afternoon the writer ordered the chuck flap steak platter (37,000 won), the basil tomato pasta (15,000 won) and the fresh ricotta salad (11,000 won), adding a baguette (3,000 won) and garlic rice (3,500 won), and rated the pasta's noodle texture, the savoury tomato sauce and the generous garlic rice the highlights. Nonchalant Lounge is a wide, atmospheric room that suits couples and families alike.

Written Aug 11, 2026Sponsored
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