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Writes about cafes and small restaurants found while walking around Incheon and Seoul. · Writes about: Cafés · Restaurants

PlaceGangneung, GangwonRestaurants

Gangneung tofu restaurant, salad sauce for 3 generations: Jeong Eunsuk

Jeong Eunsuk Chodang Sundubu (정은숙초당순두부) is a Korean restaurant on Nanseolheon-ro in Gangneung that specializes in chodang sundubu (soft tofu). The writer landed a same-day Naver reservation, ordered the Chodang Premium Table per person for her parents, husband and kids, and split the sundubu hot pot into red and white broths. Mildly seasoned food and side dishes that even her salad-hating dad ate made Jeong Eunsuk Chodang Sundubu a meal all three generations enjoyed.

Written Oct 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Songdo Indian restaurant where a rice lover chose naan: Manokamana

Manokamana Songdo Branch (머노까머나 송도점) is an Indian curry restaurant at 107 Haedoji-ro, Yeonsu, Incheon, five minutes from Songdo Central Park. The writer loves curry but had never tried authentic Indian curry. She and her husband ordered Set B by QR code: chicken tikka masala, tandoori chicken, naan and rice, and mango lassi. The spices were subtle and easy to enjoy. Verdict: even rice lovers should eat the chicken tikka masala at Manokamana Songdo Branch with naan.

Written Oct 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonCafés

Chilly-day Songdo café: hot Cozy Latte, Sapporo memories, Cozy Bear

Cafe Cozy Bear is a teddy-bear-themed salt bread bakery café in the Songdo Zone 1 academy district of Yeonsu, Incheon. On a day that suddenly turned cold, the signature Cozy Latte was ordered hot, and plain and ang-butter salt bread went home to be reheated in an air fryer. Cafe Cozy Bear's sweet, milky Cozy Latte and salt bread baked daily at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. make a good pairing for a chilly day.

Written Oct 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeodaemun, SeoulRestaurants

Weekend burger lunch near Yonsei for four, extra toppings: Bas Burger

Bas Burger Yonsei Cancer Hospital Branch is a handmade burger restaurant in the B1 arcade of Yonsei Cancer Hospital in Seodaemun, Seoul, close to the Yonsei University main gate. Four grad school friends ordered 2 Hawaiian burger sets and 2 double bacon cheese burger sets for a weekend lunch, added hash browns, a fried egg and grilled onions, and ate them with free potato chips. With roomy seating, chips that aren't too salty and juicy patties, Bas Burger is still as good a Sinchon handmade burger spot as it was 10 years ago.

Written Jun 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonCafés

Family café in Songdo with Black Einspänner & cookies: Standard Square

Standard Square is a coffee and cookie café on Keonbensia-daero in Songdo, Yeonsu, Incheon, with floor-to-ceiling windows looking out onto trees. After the playground on a weekend morning, the writer arrived at Standard Square right at opening time with two kids and ordered an iced Americano, a Black Einspänner, a hazelnut dark chocolate cookie and a salted peanut butter cookie, and the owner even brought milk for the children. Standard Square is a great café in Songdo for enjoying good coffee and cookies with kids.

Written Jun 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonCafés

Ice cream café in Songdo with two kids: choco-cookie cones, Wunder

Wunder Coffee Bar Hyundai Premium Outlet Songdo Branch is a coffee and ice cream café at the entrance of the B1 food court in Hyundai Premium Outlet Songdo (Songhyeona) in Yeonsu, Incheon. A regular couple visited on a weekend with their two kids for an iced Americano, a Wunder Gato with half vanilla and half hojicha ice cream, and vanilla ice cream in a cone and a cup topped with choco-cookie crumbs. Thanks to its rich ice cream, Wunder Coffee Bar is a Songdo café that kids and adults can enjoy together.

Written Jul 1, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Songdo chicken kalguksu spot where a picky kid ate two bowls: Eonyang

Eonyang Dak Kalguksu Incheon Songdo Branch (언양닭칼국수 인천송도점) is a chicken kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) and dak-gomtang (chicken soup) restaurant on Haedoji-ro in Songdo, Yeonsu, Incheon. On a chilly autumn weekend evening, a family of four ordered both dishes in extra-large portions, and a child who usually eats very little finished two bowls. With 24-hour-aged house-made noodles, perilla chicken broth and addictive spicy kimchi, Eonyang Dak Kalguksu in Songdo is a satisfying, nourishing spot for a family dinner.

Written Oct 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Songdo chicken kalguksu restaurant, kids split a large bowl: Eonyang

Eonyang Dak Kalguksu Incheon Songdo Branch (언양닭칼국수 인천송도점) is a Korean restaurant on Haedoji-ro in Songdo's Section 1 area, Yeonsu, Incheon, specializing in chicken kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) and dak-gomtang (chicken soup). After a first visit with her father, the writer returned with her husband and kids, ordering a large chicken kalguksu, dak-gomtang and chogye bibim guksu (spicy chilled chicken noodles), and the kids fell in love with the kalguksu broth. With a spacious dining room, baby chairs and staff who even brought over a kid's chair, Eonyang Dak Kalguksu is an easy choice for a family meal out with children.

Written Jul 30, 2026Sponsored
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