Tray and Tongs, Gyeonggi — Yoonseul

Omokcheon sundaeguk restaurant in Suwon for a hangover: Gohyangok

Gohyangok Spicy Sundaeguk Suwon Omokcheon Branch is a sundaeguk (blood sausage soup) restaurant beside Gosaek Bridge in Suwon, Gyeonggi, a 7-minute drive from Omokcheon and Gosaek stations. After drinking until dawn the night before, the writer arrived at 1 p.m. on a Saturday for siraegi sundaeguk (dried radish green soup) at 11,000 won and the spicy sundaeguk pyeonbaek set at 19,000 won, and the perilla-scented siraegi bowl was gentle enough to settle the stomach — a proper hangover cure. Gohyangok was full with three groups waiting, but parking for more than 30 cars and an unlimited self-serve side dish bar make it worth a return trip.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored

PlaceHwaseong, GyeonggiRestaurants

Bongdam set lunch with self-serve bar gochujang bibimbap: Hwadamga

Hwadamga is a Korean restaurant on Nangnaegi-gil in Bongdam-eup, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, serving set-menu lunches and stone-plate grilling in the evening. On a weekend drive we ordered the wood-fired mackerel set (16,000 won) and the flame-grilled pork set (16,000 won), then filled plates at the self-serve bar in the middle of the room with salad, namul (seasoned vegetables), tteokgalbi (grilled short rib patty) and japchae (glass noodles) and mixed our own gochujang bibimbap. With coffee, omija (schisandra) tea and mango juice for dessert, Hwadamga is an easy Korean restaurant to bring parents to.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored

PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Ansan Korean BBQ with pre-grilled pork neck: Gogit-ri 88beonji

Gogit-ri 88beonji Ansan Gojan Branch is a briquette-fire Korean BBQ restaurant at the entrance of the tuna restaurant alley in Gojan-dong, Ansan. This visit was at an indoor table rather than the outdoor yard seats, over the Gogit-ri Assorted Set A (45,000 won: pork belly, pork neck and skirt meat) and doenjang sulbap (7,000 won), and the pork neck — pre-grilled cut by cut by the owner in the prep room — was the highlight. With tables that can be pushed together, Gogit-ri 88beonji suits group dinners and family outings.

Written Sep 5, 2026Sponsored