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PlaceNamdong, IncheonRestaurants

Gamjatang spot in Nonhyeon food alley, Incheon: dine-in beats delivery

Cheongchun Bulppyeojjim Gamjatang Incheon Nonhyeon Branch is a gamjatang (pork bone stew) and braised pork bone restaurant in the Nonhyeon food alley in Namdong, Incheon. A writer who had only ever ordered Cheongchun Bulppyeojjim Gamjatang by delivery visited in person for the first time, ordered a medium Cheongchun Gamjatang and steamed egg for two, and was surprised by how much siraegi (dried radish greens) and sujebi (hand-torn dough) filled the stew and how thick the meat was. The verdict: Cheongchun Bulppyeojjim Gamjatang tastes even better boiled fresh at the table than delivered, and the writer wants to go back.

Written Apr 19, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Songdo Artfore Italian with parents: pine mushroom risotto, Cenacolo

Cenacolo Artfore (체나콜로 아트포레) is a European-style Italian restaurant on the 2nd floor of Artfore Building C in Songdo, Yeonsu, Incheon. Dining with their mom and dad, the writer ordered the pine mushroom risotto (23,000 won), mushroom cream gnocchi (24,000 won) and basil pesto pasta (21,000 won), and both parents loved the risotto full of pine mushroom aroma and the gnocchi, crisp outside and chewy inside. With its atmosphere, parking and prices, Cenacolo Artfore is a Songdo Western restaurant worth recommending for a family meal or a date.

Written Nov 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Aged pork belly BBQ in Songdo after a Friday wait: Yukbon Sikdang

Yukbon Sikdang (육본식당) is a Korean BBQ restaurant specializing in aged pork belly and special pork cuts at Songdo Prugio World Marc in Yeonsu, Incheon, where staff grill the meat at your table. After a Friday-evening wait, the writer ordered aged special pork belly and aged kkodeulsal (chewy pork neck cut) at ₩18,000 per serving each, plus herring roe bibimbap for ₩8,000, and loved the tender meat with the minced garlic and salted shrimp sauce and the pollack roe sauce. For anyone in Songdo looking for Korean BBQ grilled by staff, Yukbon Sikdang is worth booking ahead.

Written Nov 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBucheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Sangdong, Bucheon Korean BBQ: owner-grilled whole pork jowl at Kkusam

Kkusam (꾸삼) is a cauldron-lid pork belly restaurant in Sangdong, Bucheon, across from Sopung. After an outing at the Hyundai Department Store, the writer ordered the fattier cut of pork belly, a whole pork jowl, steamed egg and unlimited draft beer at Kkusam, and the owner grilled everything on the cauldron lid. With quality meat, the owner's grilling and homemade green onion kimchi, Kkusam is a Bucheon pork belly spot worth recommending.

Written Apr 22, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBucheon, GyeonggiBars

Bucheon beer bar: pastry pizza & pollock roe pasta at Geumbyeol Beer

Geumbyeol Beer Sinjungdong is a beer bar right in front of Sinjungdong Station in Bucheon, Gyeonggi, and it recently added new outdoor patio tables. Two friends ordered two slushy draft beers (4,900 won each), a hot pepperoni pizza on flaky pastry dough (13,900 won) and pollock roe cream shrimp pasta (16,900 won). They finished the pizza down to the last crust, and the pasta came in a thick cream sauce with plenty of shrimp and bacon. Geumbyeol Beer Sinjungdong is a good-value bar for nights out with friends or work dinners, with no stress over what to order.

Written Apr 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSokcho, GangwonCafés

Sokcho bakery café with the fullest potato bread filling: Bultan

Sokcho Bultan Gamja Bread Main Store (속초불탄감자빵 본점) is a potato bread bakery café on Haksapyeong-gil in Sokcho, Gangwon, named "Bultan" (burnt) for its black crust. On a friend's recommendation, the writer took away 1 box of potato bread (4 pieces for ₩10,000) and 12 Sokcho jjondeugi (chewy snack strips) for ₩10,000. Back at the lodging, the same-day potato bread was soft and packed with potato. Of all the potato breads the writer bought in Sokcho, Sokcho Bultan Gamja Bread had the fullest filling.

Written Mar 22, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSokcho, GangwonRestaurants

Sokcho sashimi takeout for my parents, two-bag medium platter: Hoega

Hoega (회가) is a raw fish and seafood restaurant on Beonyeong-ro 43beon-gil in Sokcho, Gangwon, offering both dine-in meals and sashimi takeout. On a Sokcho trip with their parents, the writer phoned ahead for Hoega's medium mixed sashimi platter (₩55,000) and picked up two bags packed with thick-cut sashimi, abalone mulhoe (cold raw fish soup), sushi rice, makjang (fermented soybean dip) and white kimchi. Eaten back at the lodging and as filling as a meal at a sit-down raw fish restaurant, Hoega's medium platter was the first takeout sashimi that truly satisfied the writer.

Written Mar 24, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Sushi restaurant by Songdo Homeplus: eat, then shop, Sushi Doku

Sushi Doku The Songdo is a sushi restaurant on the 2nd floor of Onesta Mall in Songdo, Yeonsu, Incheon, connected to Hyundai Premium Outlet Songdo and Homeplus. On a weekday visit, the writer ordered two Premium Sushi Sets at 25,900 won each, then walked straight over to Homeplus and the outlet to shop. With big pieces of sushi plus udon and tempura on one tray, Sushi Doku The Songdo is a filling sushi stop next to the outlet.

Written Apr 24, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNamdong, IncheonRestaurants

Mansu-dong, Incheon Korean restaurant: rainy-day lunch, Guksuhwa

Guksuhwa is a Korean hot pot and noodle restaurant in a large standalone building on Sorae-ro in Namdong, Incheon, near Namdong-gu Office and Mansu-dong. On a rainy day just after the lunch peak, the writer ordered octopus bulgogi, simmering the plump octopus and bulgogi down with udon noodles, and a crispy Korean pork minari (water dropwort) pancake topped with dallae (wild chive) sauce that was crisp and tasty even without soy sauce. With a spacious parking lot and seating, pomegranate tea and coffee for dessert, and frozen packs for sale, Guksuhwa is worth recommending for family gatherings and work dinners.

Written Apr 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHwaseong, GyeonggiRestaurants

Hwaseong butcher BBQ: hanwoo sirloin and a nacho bar, Morakmorak

Morakmorak Jeongyuk Sikdang Namyang Hwaseong City Hall Main Branch is a butcher-shop Korean BBQ restaurant in Namyang-eup, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, near Hwaseong City Hall. The writer ordered owner-recommended hanwoo sirloin with chuck flap mixed in, served pre-grilled with a dry ice show. The meal came with a self-serve bar of nachos and guacamole, plus bottomless ramen cooked in hanwoo bone broth. Morakmorak is a generous pick for meat and plenty of extras near Hwaseong City Hall or Rolling Hills.

Written Nov 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNamdong, IncheonRestaurants

Wagyu BBQ near Gil Hospital, Incheon: platter and naengmyeon, Dodanga

Dodanga Guwol Main Branch (대도가 구월점) is a wagyu beef restaurant in an alley near Gil Hospital in Guwol-dong, Namdong, Incheon. The writer ordered the full set: the Wagyu Daedo Hanpan platter of chuck flap, gukhwasal (chrysanthemum cut) and fresh sirloin, plus naengmyeon (cold noodles) and kkakdugi fried rice. The writer was impressed by the melt-in-the-mouth beef and the generous spread of sides. With good food, friendly service and private rooms, Dodanga Guwol Main Branch is a strong pick for a work dinner or get-together in Guwol-dong.

Written Apr 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeohae, IncheonRestaurants

Korean BBQ near Cheongna Lake Park with church parking: Sammi-jip

Sammi-jip (삼미집) is a Korean BBQ restaurant in Cheongna 4-danji, Seohae, Incheon, near Cheongna Lake Park, where staff grill the pork belly, pork jowl, pork neck and every side for you on a cast-iron pot lid. The writer ordered the Sammi kimchi half platter with doenjang (soybean paste) stew and icy naengmyeon (cold noodles), and also enjoyed the self-serve bar, the minced garlic sauce and the grilled garlic. Sammi-jip is an easy pick for anyone who finds grilling meat a chore or is looking for a group dinner spot in Cheongna.

Written Nov 12, 2026Sponsored