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Loose Satchel, Gyeonggi-Gangwon-Seoul Restaurants, Cafes, Beauty and Shopping

Writes about restaurants, cafes, shopping, and beauty spots across Gyeonggi, Gangwon, and Seoul. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Shopping · Hair & beauty salons

PlaceGangdong, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Cheonho salon: thick curls to a bob setting perm, Yume's Hair

Yume's Hair Cheonho Branch is a hair salon on Cheonho-daero in Gangdong, Seoul, near Cheonho Station. Long, thick hair with curly regrowth at the roots got a root straightening, a magic setting perm on the ends and a bob cut, becoming a lighter style with volume. For thick, curly hair that should look neat without falling flat, the root straightening plus magic setting perm combination at Yume's Hair Cheonho Branch was a satisfying choice.

Written Apr 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHanam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Hanam Han River view restaurant: shrimp bisque risotto, Bokkeriu

Bokkeriu (보께리우) is a Western restaurant with Han River views on Misadong-ro in Misa, Hanam, serving pasta, pizza, risotto and steak sets. On a clear spring weekend the blogger and their child shared truffle mushroom pasta, an arugula house-made jambon-beurre pizza and a shrimp bisque risotto topped with 3 black tiger shrimp, and liked the floor-to-ceiling window views of the Han River, the large free parking lot and the high chairs. Bokkeriu is a Misa, Hanam date or family dining spot where the pizza and risotto are as worth ordering as the pasta.

Written Apr 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSongpa, SeoulRestaurants

Family Korean BBQ by Olympic Park: pork galbi, Andong guksu, Hantiok

Hantiok Bangi is a charcoal-grill Korean BBQ and guksu (noodle) restaurant in Bangi-dong, Songpa, Seoul, across the road from Olympic Park. On a weekday evening the blogger booked ahead, came with a child, used the 3,000 won valet parking and ordered the Korean pork (Handon) galbi set, followed by Hanwoo beef mul naengmyeon (cold noodles) and Andong guksu (noodle soup) for dessert. Strong charcoal heat, a generous stone pot of Andong broth, baby chairs and a group room make Hantiok Bangi a satisfying spot for a family dinner.

Written Apr 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYangpyeong, GyeonggiShopping

Yangpyeong butcher: smoked pork jowl cut for spring BBQ, Jeongyuk Mart

Jeongyuk Mart (정육마트) is a butcher shop near Yongmun Station in Yongmun-myeon, Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi, selling hanwoo (Korean beef), Handon (Korean pork), marinated meat, ssam greens for wraps and BBQ charcoal in one place. On a weekend afternoon the writer's family bought a 1++ hanwoo special cuts assortment, Handon pork neck and smoked pork jowl at Jeongyuk Mart for a spring BBQ outdoors under peach blossoms, and the staff cut the whole smoked pork jowl to BBQ thickness. Jeongyuk Mart is a good Yangpyeong butcher shop for families who want to get all their camping BBQ shopping done in one stop.

Written Apr 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHanam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Kid-approved double cheese pizza in Hanam Misa: The Pizzeria Market

The Pizzeria Market Hanam Misa is a wood-fired pizza and pasta restaurant on Misagangbyeonbuk-ro in Hanam, Gyeonggi, where dogs are welcome on the outdoor terrace and indoors. The writer booked through Naver and visited with her child, ordering a shrimp egg-mayo pizza boat, a basil pesto ricotta pasta with marinated tomatoes and a double cheese pizza; the child loved the double cheese pizza so much that they ate three slices in a row. The Pizzeria Market Hanam Misa is a neighborhood wood-fired pizzeria worth recommending for both family meals with kids and dates.

Written Apr 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSongpa, SeoulRestaurants

Korean set-meal restaurant in Jamsil for Parents' Day: Taeijae

Taeijae (한정식 태이재) is a Korean set-meal (hanjeongsik) restaurant with mostly private rooms on the 1st and 2nd floors, right in front of Olympic Park in Bangi-dong, Songpa, Seoul. The writer reserved ahead and had the Chamjoeun set course with their parents in a 1st-floor room, enjoying a generous, warm meal from black sesame porridge through braised short ribs with dried radish greens, medicinal bossam (boiled pork) and red yeast rice pot rice to iced persimmon. Taeijae suits anyone looking for a quiet spot for a family gathering such as Parents' Day or a pre-wedding family meeting.

Written Apr 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHanam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Kid-friendly pufferfish soup restaurant in Hanam Misa: Dongnae Bokjip

Dongnae Bokjip Hanam Misa branch is a pufferfish (bok) restaurant on Misa-daero in Hanam, Gyeonggi. A family whose child has eaten pufferfish soup since age five, and who have been regulars for 3 years, had fresh pufferfish clear soup (saengbok jiri) with stone-pot rice, kimchi and seasoned pufferfish skin on a weekday evening. With ample parking, group seating and wine, Dongnae Bokjip Hanam Misa branch is a solid pick for family dinners with kids and year-end gatherings.

Written Nov 11, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHanam, GyeonggiCafés

Plant brunch café in Misa, Hanam with rose cream lasagna: Cafe Suu

Cafe Suu Hanam Misa is a plant-filled brunch café at 3 Misagangbyeonhangang-ro 354beon-gil in Misa, Hanam, Gyeonggi. On a weekday visit, the writer parked in the basement of the nearby IS Biz Tower and ordered a salami avocado sandwich and a rose cream lasagna, and was pleased with both the sunlit green interior and the generous fillings. For brunch in a botanical-garden atmosphere without parking worries, Cafe Suu Hanam Misa is a good choice.

Written May 2, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHanam, GyeonggiRestaurants

No-wait dinner bulgogi ssambap in Hanam Misa: Dolsoe Ssambap

Dolsoe Ssambap (돌쇠쌈밥) is a ssambap (Korean lettuce-wrap rice) restaurant on Misagangbyeonhangang-ro in Hanam, Gyeonggi, where meat is eaten in fresh wrap greens with seafood ssamjang or mackerel ssamjang (dipping paste). The writer arrived with a child right at dinner opening, got a table with no wait and ordered beef bulgogi for two; meat ssambap costs 14,000 won per person and comes with doenjang stew and steamed egg, and both the portions and the value were satisfying. Verdict: Dolsoe Ssambap is a dependable ssambap spot for a family meal with kids or a dinner get-together in Misa.

Written May 7, 2026Sponsored
PlacePocheon, GyeonggiCafés

Pocheon lake café on a May holiday, duck boat ride: Geurine Oasis

Geurine Oasis (그리네 오아시스) is a large bakery café facing Gomori Reservoir in Soheul-eup, Pocheon, Gyeonggi. On a day trip with a child over the long May holiday, the writer found a seat in the packed main building, drank a Valrhona mocha latte, a hazelnut latte and a strawberry latte, then walked the reservoir deck path and rode a duck boat. Geurine Oasis is a lake-view café worth saving for the last stop of a day trip from Seoul.

Written May 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSongpa, SeoulRestaurants

Garak Market fish shop, flounder & salmon head stew: Yeongjae Susan

Yeongjae Susan is a live fish and seafood shop on the 1st floor of the Garak Mall Panmae-dong building in Songpa, Seoul. In spring flounder season, two adults and one child took home a small Docham-gwang-yeon (도참광연회) platter of flounder, red sea bream, olive flounder and salmon sashimi, plus a salmon spicy fish stew kit, and ate at home. With thick-cut sashimi and a hearty stew built around a whole salmon head, Yeongjae Susan made a satisfying seasonal sashimi takeout for the family.

Written May 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHanam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Hanam pollock restaurant with a kid, KakaoTalk waitlist: Appa Jjim

Appa Jjim Hanam Main Branch (아빠찜 하남본점) is a Korean restaurant on Wolho-ro in Hanam, Gyeonggi, specializing in braised pollock, seafood jjim (braised seafood) and stone-grilled braised monkfish. The writer came with a child, got in through the KakaoTalk waitlist alert, and ordered Sokcho braised pollock with extra siraegi (dried radish greens) at regular spice, a seafood pancake and fragrant pot rice for 3, then took the leftover pancake home free of charge. Appa Jjim Hanam Main Branch is a family-friendly braised pollock spot worth the wait, and even the child loved it.

Written May 11, 2026Sponsored