Weekend Route Maker · 10 stories

Weekend Route

Writes about restaurants, cafes, bars, and things to do around Seoul, Gyeonggi, Gangwon, and Daegu/Gyeongbuk. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Bars · Things to do

PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Bundang Chinese restaurant team dinner: lemon cream shrimp at Palbok

Palbok Ori Branch is an upscale Chinese restaurant on the ground floor of Bundang M Tower near Ori Station in Bundang, Seongnam. In a spacious, high-ceilinged dining room, the writer got a welcome card printed with the reservation name and one free bottle of corkage, then tried Suzhou lotus-leaf dongpo pork (78,000 won), cotton-cloud lemon cream shrimp (38,000 won), tianmianjiang (15,000 won) and Palbok choma (17,000 won). For a company dinner or an important gathering in Bundang, Palbok Ori Branch delivers on both atmosphere and food.

Written Apr 25, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGyeongju, GyeongbukBars

Solo-friendly Gyeongju pub with Faust beer and egg in hell: Round Two

Round Two is a cozy pub on Bukseong-ro in Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk, with board games and darts, and it works for drinking alone or a casual drink with friends. At Round Two the writer ordered egg in hell (16,000 won) with added sausage (4,000 won), along with the house dark beer Round Two Dark (9,000 won) and Faust (11,000 won), and the beer and food balanced well. For a relaxed, atmospheric pub in Gyeongju where you can comfortably drink solo, Round Two is a recommended pick.

Written Apr 19, 2026Sponsored
PlaceIcheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Icheon beef BBQ after work: 800g short rib and 3 freebies, Yuksik Wang

Yuksik Wang (육식왕) is a charcoal-grilled beef short rib restaurant on the 1st floor of 116 Jungnicheon-ro in Icheon, Gyeonggi, open from 4 PM to 11 PM, which makes it an easy stop after work. At Yuksik Wang the writer ordered the mountain-piled seasoned beef short rib, 800g for 69,000 won, and joined the Daangn, Naver and Kakao review events, receiving a drink, chicken neck and pork skin on the house. Yuksik Wang delivers generous portions, good flavor and friendly service, a solid charcoal short rib spot in downtown Icheon.

Written May 4, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSokcho, GangwonCafés

Sunlit Sokcho bakery café: burnt potato bread & crab jjondeugi, Bultan

Sokcho Bultan Gamja Bread Main Store is a potato bread bakery café on Haksapyeong-gil in Sokcho, Gangwon. In a wood-toned shop with natural light pouring through floor-to-ceiling windows, the blogger had the charcoal-black burnt potato bread with coffee, then tried squid, snow crab and chicken gangjeong (sweet fried chicken) flavored jjondeugi (chewy Korean snack strips). Sokcho Bultan Gamja Bread Main Store served the most memorable dessert of the whole Sokcho trip.

Written May 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeocho, SeoulRestaurants

Gyodae Station poke shop: seafood on pasta, taco sandwich at Salering

Salering Gyodae Direct Store is a salad and poke restaurant on Seocho-daero 56-gil in Seocho, Seoul, near Gyodae Station. While watching their diet, the writer swapped the rice in the Seafood All-in-One Bibim Poke (₩15,900) for pasta noodles and added a Taco Chicken Sandwich (₩5,800); the raw salmon, shrimp and scallops were fresh and the portion was generous. Salering Gyodae Direct Store suits Gyodae Station office workers who want a diet lunch that still has plenty of flavor.

Written Jun 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMapo, SeoulCafés

Hongdae date café with savory chimney breads: Chimney Mansion

Chimney Mansion is a bakery café on Jandari-ro 6-gil in Hongdae, Mapo, Seoul, serving chimney bread, introduced as a traditional Hungarian dessert. In a wood-toned room built around a big chimney, the writer had an iced Americano and milk with egg mayo chimney bread (4,800 won) and scallion cream cheese chimney bread, and the salty, nutty scallion cream cheese chimney bread stood out most. Chimney Mansion is a satisfying Hongdae date café for an unusual dessert and a photogenic space.

Written Jul 4, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Hanwoo omakase dinner in Pangyo with whisky corkage: Uhwa

Uhwa Pangyo Avenue France is a hanwoo (Korean beef) omakase restaurant on the 2nd floor of Pangyo Avenue France in Seongnam, Gyeonggi. The blogger booked the first dinner seating at Uhwa through Catch Table, had the 129,000 won course and paid 50,000 won corkage for a bottle of whisky; the generous lineup ran through salchisal (chuck flap) steak to a hanwoo burger served with a lit candle. For a hanwoo course on an anniversary or date, Uhwa Pangyo Avenue France is an easy recommendation.

Written Jul 4, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Seongnam Korean BBQ where staff grill your pork belly: Yukhyangdo

Yukhyangdo Hadaewon Branch (육향도 하대원직영점) is a Korean BBQ restaurant on Dunchon-daero in Jungwon-gu, Seongnam, where staff grill the pork belly and pork neck for you from start to finish. The writer ordered Yukhyangdo pork belly and pork neck (16,000 won each), doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew, 6,000 won) and mul naengmyeon (cold noodles), and was happy with the juicy meat, the savory stew and the rich doenjang rice. Yukhyangdo Hadaewon Branch is a recommended Hadaewon BBQ spot for family dinners, dates or team dinners when you want to eat without grilling yourself.

Written Jul 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Seongnam chicken spot with cheese-dipped chicken feet: Jangjakgun

Jangjakgun Main Branch is a wood-fired chicken restaurant near Dandae-ogeori Station in Seongnam, Gyeonggi. I ordered the flame-grilled boneless chicken feet for 18,000 won and the half-and-half nurungji (scorched rice) whole chicken for 26,000 won, dipping the spicy chicken feet in cheese and scraping up the glutinous rice crust under the chicken. The nurungji beat the chicken itself, and the two dishes together make an ideal drinking spread for two.

Written Aug 13, 2026Sponsored
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