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Third Round, Seoul/Gyeonggi Bars and Restaurants

Writes about bars and restaurants across Seoul and Gyeonggi, usually somewhere between the second and third stop of the night. · Writes about: Bars · Restaurants

PlaceEunpyeong, SeoulRestaurants

Saejeol Station ramen shop with a 10-minute Friday wait: Oreno Ramen

Oreno Ramen Eunpyeong is a chicken-broth ramen shop in Eunpyeong, Seoul, about a 7-minute walk from Exit 1 of Saejeol Station and just across Bulgwangcheon stream. A regular of the Hapjeong main branch waited about 10 minutes on a Friday evening, ordered tori paitan and karai paitan with extra soft-boiled eggs, and was happy with the free noodle refill and friendly service. When the weather turns cold and you want a hot bowl of ramen, Oreno Ramen Eunpyeong is a good choice.

Written Oct 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Beef BBQ in Gojan, Ansan: holiday-eve 48-hour aged galbisal, Yangsimso

Yangsimso Ansan Gojan Branch is a charcoal-grill beef BBQ restaurant in Gojan-dong, Ansan, near Ansan City Hall. The blogger booked a table for the day before a public holiday, grilled 48-hour aged galbisal (boneless beef rib meat), and received beef brisket doenjang stew and yukhoe (Korean beef tartare) on the house, plus a corn-filled sausage through a review event. Verdict: with melt-in-your-mouth galbisal and generous extras, Yangsimso Ansan Gojan Branch looks set to have a waiting line soon.

Written Jun 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Ansan hot pot izakaya with new jjamppong noodles: Horangi Gul Gojan

Horangi Gul Gojan Branch (호랑이굴 고잔점) is a hot pot izakaya at the entrance of the Gojan-dong food alley in Ansan, Gyeonggi. On a fourth visit, the writer skipped the usual original and ordered beef gopchang (small intestine) hot pot for 2 at the spicy level, about as hot as Buldak fire noodles, then added the new jjamppong noodles to finish. Horangi Gul Gojan Branch is worth a return visit whenever you crave a generous, fiery gopchang hot pot.

Written Jun 18, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnyang, GyeonggiBars

Pyeongchon izakaya counter: sake-steamed octopus and clams at Baichan

Baichan is an izakaya-style bar serving Japanese-style drinking snacks, about a 7-minute walk from Pyeongchon Station in Anyang, Gyeonggi. Baichan was full on a weekend evening, so the writer sat at the counter and ordered octopus and clams steamed in sake, pollack roe cheese potatoes and ebi-kkang (shrimp snacks), with Kelly bottled beer and a grapefruit honey highball. The writer gave Baichan's pollack roe cheese potatoes 120 out of 100, making them the dish to order.

Written Jun 24, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMapo, SeoulBars

Hapjeong makgeolli pub for shrimp potato pancake: Dambaek Jujeom

Dambaek Jujeom (담백주점) is a newly opened Korean pub on Yanghwa-ro 6-gil near Sangsu Station in Mapo, Seoul. On a rainy Friday, the writer shared 2 bottles of Neurinmaeul makgeolli (Korean rice wine) with a shrimp potato pancake, jeyuk (spicy stir-fried pork) with Chodang tofu kimchi, and a side of butter hotteok (sweet griddle pancake), and the generous portions were filling enough without a separate dinner. Dambaek Jujeom is a good Hapjeong–Sangsu pub for when rain has you craving pancakes and makgeolli.

Written Jun 22, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Western restaurant in Gojan, Ansan: pork belly bacon at Two Find Peter

Two Find Peter Ansan Gojan is an Italian and French-style Western restaurant in Hwanggeum Plaza in Gojan-dong, Ansan. For an early weekend lunch, the writer ordered gorgonzola cream fettuccine, seafood tomato risotto and Texas whole pork belly bacon & fries: the cream sauce was rich and concentrated, the risotto came with plenty of seafood, and the pork belly was especially good eaten with the risotto. With its high ceilings, Two Find Peter Ansan Gojan is also a good pick for a date or blind date in Gojan.

Written Jun 25, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMapo, SeoulRestaurants

Half-basement tonkatsu in Yeonnam-dong, thick loin: Katsu Monster

Katsu Monster Yeonnam Main Branch is a Japanese tonkatsu restaurant in a half-basement unit down an alley in Yeonnam-dong, Mapo, Seoul. On a nearly full Friday evening at Katsu Monster Yeonnam Main Branch, the writer ordered one rosu katsu (pork loin) and one hire katsu (pork fillet). The loin was the thickest the writer had found at any tonkatsu place lately, and the breading was very crisp. For thick loin and crunchy breading, Katsu Monster Yeonnam Main Branch is a tonkatsu spot worth recommending in Yeonnam-dong.

Written Jul 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMapo, SeoulBars

Wine bar in Mangwon, Seoul: unlimited wine and olive kimchi at SIPO

SIPO is an evening wine bar in Mangwon, Seoul, on the second floor of the building next to Sogeumjip Deli, a 5-minute walk from Mangwon Station. On a Friday evening booked through Catch Table, the writer paired a beef tart, a Korean beef (hanwoo) mini burger and chilled sliced pork with olive kimchi with red wine, and SIPO also offers unlimited wine for 15,000 won on weekdays and 20,000 won on weekends. SIPO is a good date spot in Mangwon-dong for anyone who wants unusual bar snacks paired with wine.

Written Jul 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Ansan Munhwa Plaza kimchi jjigae, eaten jjageuri-style: Choburi Gojan

Choburi Kimchi Jjigae Gojan Main Branch is a pork kimchi jjigae (kimchi stew) restaurant in Gojan-dong, Ansan, near Munhwa Plaza, and the brand is found only in Ansan. On a weekend lunch visit, the 2-person set came with extra pork and a half block of tofu, and the thick pork with no gamey smell, perilla-oil fried egg, gardenia pot rice and ramen noodles made for an overflowing meal. If you want a filling bowl of thick-cut pork kimchi jjigae, Choburi Kimchi Jjigae Gojan Main Branch is worth a return visit.

Written Jul 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Ansan City Hall eel buffet with a film-covered self-bar: Songnim Bok

Songnim Bok Jangeo (송림복장어) is an all-you-can-eat freshwater eel, pork belly and chicken neck restaurant on the 2nd floor of a building in front of Ansan City Hall in Ansan, Gyeonggi. Ordering for 2 adults added a 3,000 won table setting fee, bokbunja (black raspberry wine) listed at 9,000 won came free, and every meat tray at the Songnim Bok Jangeo self-bar had an extra covering film. Eel grilled by the wall guide came out crispy outside and tender inside, and the spacious hall makes Songnim Bok Jangeo a good pick for a company dinner.

Written Aug 3, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMapo, SeoulBars

Mangwon Korean pub at Friday opening: cheese kimchi jeon, Jeongju Ilga

Jeongju Ilga (정주일가) is a Korean pub (hansik jujeom) on Poeun-ro near Mangwon Station in Mapo, Seoul, and stands out for serving proper Korean drinking food in a neighborhood full of Japanese restaurants. The writer arrived right at opening on a Friday and ordered beef brisket doenjang hotpot (soybean paste stew) and half-and-half jeon (kimchi pancake with cheese and chive pancake with meat) with Neurinmaeul makgeolli (rice wine), a fusion-style spread that even the writer's Japanese friend enjoyed. Jeongju Ilga works well with foreign friends, on a date or for a quick second round.

Written Aug 5, 2026Sponsored
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