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PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Suwon self-serve bar buffet with gochu japchae: Pyeonbaek Hoegwan

Pyeonbaek Hoegwan Cheoncheon Branch is an all-you-can-eat shabu-shabu and cypress-steamed meat restaurant on the 8th floor of Daeil Plaza in Cheoncheon-dong, Jangan-gu, Suwon. Diners pick between a clean broth and a spicy broth and help themselves to vegetables and meat, while the self-serve bar adds gochu japchae (stir-fried peppers and pork), steamed flower buns, tteokbokki, fried snacks and buckwheat noodles, with juk (rice porridge) cooked in the broth at the end. The dining room at Pyeonbaek Hoegwan is large, so it works well for family dinners and bigger group meals.

Written Aug 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHwaseong, GyeonggiRestaurants

Hwaseong meat restaurant: hanwoo bone broth ramen corner, Morakmorak

Morakmorak Jeongyuk Sikdang Namyang Hwaseong City Hall Main Branch is a butcher-style Korean BBQ restaurant on Yeokgol-jungang-ro in Namyang-eup, near Hwaseong City Hall, where you pick meat labelled with its weight and price from the display case, pay, and the owner pre-grills it for you. This visit's picks were marbled pork neck and fresh pork belly, wrapped with the self-bar's wild garlic leaves and turned into mini tacos with guacamole and tortillas, while a separate corner lets you cook a pack of hanwoo (Korean beef) bone broth 1:1 with one ramen packet, the broth boiled for three days and chill-aged for two. Morakmorak Jeongyuk Sikdang is an easy, good-value choice for a family meal or a group get-together.

Written Aug 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Reserved table and cheese fried rice at Suwon Station BBQ: Ssosam 208

Ssosam 208 Suwon Station Branch is a stone-grill pork belly restaurant on Deogyeongdae-ro 895beon-gil near Suwon Station in Suwon, Gyeonggi. Booking ahead meant the side dishes were already set out, and the meal ran from the mixed stone-grill platter (medium) with beef brisket doenjang stew and steamed egg with flying fish roe to a cheese fried rice finish, with staff checking the 208-degree stone plate and grilling every piece. Ssosam 208 is an easy, hands-off pork belly dinner worth repeating near Suwon Station.

Written Sep 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Ingye-dong Suwon BBQ with a self-serve ssam bar: Jipbul Taebaek

Jipbul Taebaek Suwon Ingye Branch is a Korean BBQ and grill restaurant near Nahyeseok-gil in Ingye-dong, Suwon. At dinner, staff grilled the thick pre-seared meat from start to finish, and the table came with japchae, seasoned namul and other banchan, a self-serve bar of ssam vegetables and kimchi, and kimchi stew to finish; a weekday lunch set, Jipbul Baekban Jeongsik, runs 14,000 won from 11:30 to 15:00. Jipbul Taebaek Suwon Ingye Branch is a filling, easy pick for a date or a company dinner in Ingye-dong.

Written Sep 19, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Eel with chive salad wraps at a Suwon Homaesil restaurant: 99Jangeo88

99Jangeo88 Suwon Homaesil Branch is an eel restaurant in Homaesil-dong, Gwonseon-gu, Suwon. The eel arrives about 70% pre-grilled and is finished on the table grill, then eaten with self-serve pickled banchan and wrapped in lettuce and perilla leaves with a tangy, spicy buchu muchim (chive salad). For anyone who loves eel with chive salad, 99Jangeo88 is a satisfying stop, rich but never heavy to the last bite.

Written Sep 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Kid-friendly burger restaurant in Maetan-dong, Suwon: 666 Burger

666 Burger Main Branch is a handmade burger restaurant with a red-and-white interior on Maeyeong-ro in Maetan-dong, Suwon, Gyeonggi. Driving there is easy, with plenty of room in the Baekja Apartments lot, and the Best Position set and the spicy jumbo chicken leg arrived alongside a baby chair, so families with children are welcome. For a Suwon burger restaurant that covers both parking and kids, 666 Burger Main Branch is the comfortable pick.

Written Sep 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeongjong, IncheonRestaurants

Family meal at Yeongjong meat buffet Jangsodam: ramyeon & soft serve

Jangsodam Yeongjong Direct Store is a buffet-style BBQ restaurant in Yeongjong, Incheon serving eel, beef, and pork all in one place. Visiting for a family meal, we made the rounds of the self-bar's lettuce wraps, tteokbokki, sundae, a build-your-own ramyeon corner, and soft-serve ice cream, plus a wide range of specialty dishes. With plenty of choices for a group with different tastes, it was a satisfying stop.

Written Sep 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeongdeungpo, SeoulRestaurants

Yeongdeungpo lamb BBQ buffet with 5 sauces: Yangnam Yanghwa

Yangnam Yanghwa is an all-you-can-eat lamb rib and lamb T-bone barbecue restaurant on Yeongdeungpo-ro 18-gil in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul. Booking a lunch table for two adults, the writer worked through 5 sauces including mint jelly and cumin (jjeuran) plus pickled gungchae (aster stem), with staff grilling the lamb T-bone and lamb shoulder rib from start to finish, then closed the meal with bibim-guksu (spicy mixed noodles). Clean meat with no gamey smell and full grilling service made Yangnam Yanghwa the most satisfying Yeongdeungpo barbecue meal of recent visits.

Written Sep 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Ansan katsu restaurant with curry beef katsu & gyudon: Gin Jaryoko

Gin Jaryoko Ansan Gojan Branch is a Japanese restaurant in Gojan-dong, Ansan, where pork cutlet, rice bowls, curry and udon are all on one menu. The curry beef katsu, special gyudon (beef rice bowl) and a side of chicken karaage all came in generous portions, and the karaage was crisp outside and juicy inside. Gin Jaryoko seats guests at a bar table, so solo dining is easy, and a 1.5-portion upsize is free — but leaving food behind adds a 3,000 won environmental fee.

Written Sep 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Yeonsu sashimi restaurant with pan-fry burner and ice cream: Veteran

Veteran General Fish Market Incheon Yeonsu Branch is a raw fish and seafood restaurant on the 3rd floor of Yeonsu Gwangjang Plaza in Yeonsu-gu, Incheon. The couple set for two (₩58,000) came with thick-cut sashimi, salmon sushi, grilled fish, fried food and a finishing spicy fish stew, plus a self-bar with wrap vegetables and a gas burner to grill your own side dish, and coffee and ice cream after the meal. It's a full spread rather than just raw fish, making it a good pick for a family meal or a get-together with several people.

Written Sep 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Suwon grilled fish and gochujang bulgogi: Godeungeo Myeongpumi Doeda

Godeungeo Myeongpumi Doeda Suwon Branch is a Korean restaurant in Suwon, Gyeonggi, serving grilled fish, sashimi, and sushi. I tried grilled mackerel, Spanish mackerel, and cutlassfish with spicy gochujang bulgogi, self-serve side dishes, seaweed soup, and scorched-rice water. Verdict: a hearty Korean meal when you want to sample several kinds of grilled fish.

Written Sep 10, 2026Sponsored