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Cafés, restaurants and places in Gyeonggi, written by bloggers who went there.

Gwangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Gwangju pork belly restaurant with aged ogyeopsal: Gogup Yeonguso

Gogup Yeonguso is a twice-aged pork belly restaurant on Gyeongan-ro 41beon-gil in Gwangju, Gyeonggi. The 250g aged ogyeopsal (five-layer pork belly) costs 19,500 won and goes through water-aging first and semi-dry-aging second, then arrives pre-seared over direct flame and smoked with oak, while the hidden-menu tom yum sul-guk (spicy hangover soup) is packed with big, plump shrimp and pork. Gogup Yeonguso convinced the writer that Jeju is not the only place for great ogyeopsal.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Ansan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Ansan tteokbokki restaurant with self-serve rice balls: Yum Bbokki

Yum Bbokki is a tteokbokki (spicy rice cake) snack restaurant in the middle of 25-si Plaza in Gojan-dong, Ansan, Gyeonggi. On a repeat visit the Pujimi Yam set came with sweet cheese boneless chicken added, and Yum Bbokki now lets you pick the new rice tteok, one of 4 spice levels, and sundae with or without innards, plus rice balls you shape yourself. The set feeds 3 to 4 people and leftovers can be packed to go, so it is worth a return trip.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Uijeongbu, GyeonggiRestaurants

Uijeongbu pork belly grill with ₩3,000 fried rice: Cheonpo Hoegwan

Cheonpo Hoegwan Uijeongbu Main Branch is a minari (water dropwort) pork belly restaurant in the new town area near Uijeongbu Station, Gyeonggi, where one 200g serving of pork belly costs ₩16,000 and the domestic kimchi and minari refill without limit. Two diners ordered three servings and worked through beef tartare, a self-grilled minari kimchi pancake, ₩3,000 fried rice and sungnyung (scorched rice tea) from the stone pot, and the aged pork belly stayed juicy even seared crisp. Cheonpo Hoegwan is worth a stop if you want good-value pork belly near Uijeongbu Station.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Suwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Suwon pizza restaurant parking and Alfredo cream pasta: Low Five

Low Five is a pizza and Italian restaurant in Haenggung-dong, Suwon, best known for its corn pizza. Low Five has no parking of its own, so the writer left the car at the nearby Seongyeong Library public lot (free for 1 hour) and shared corn pizza for 25,000 won and Alfredo cream pasta for 18,000 won with her sister. The pasta was merely fine, but the corn pizza tasted clean rather than sweet and explained the queue outside.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Bucheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Bucheon jjukkumi meal kit for 4 cooked at a campsite: Yajju Yajju

Yajju Yajju Maekom Jjukkumi Main Branch is a jjukkumi (spicy webfoot octopus) restaurant near Chunui Station at 229-11 Bucheon-ro, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon, Gyeonggi. This time the order was the ONNl Hearty Single Jjukkumi (uncooked, serves 4) at spice level 1, taken to go and cooked at a campsite, where the octopus came out plump and the sauce led with savory depth before the heat. Wrapped in perilla leaf with pickled radish, mayonnaise, seaweed and flying fish roe, Yajju Yajju also works as a solid Sinjung-dong delivery lunch.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Siheung, GyeonggiRestaurants

Kid-friendly kalguksu restaurant at Siheung Premium Outlets: Pyeongi

Pyeongi Dambaek Bone Kalguksu is a Korean restaurant inside Siheung Premium Outlets in Siheung, Gyeonggi, serving bone kalguksu (hand-cut noodle soup) and bibim kalguksu (spicy mixed noodles). On a weekday lunch with his son, the writer ordered the bone kalguksu suyuk (boiled pork) set for 19,000 won and the bibim kalguksu meat dumpling set for 15,000 won, and the owner left out the cheongyang chili peppers and ground pepper in advance once he saw the child. Pyeongi Dambaek Bone Kalguksu makes a filling meal after a day of shopping with kids, and the writer would go back.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Hwaseong, GyeonggiRestaurants

Eel buffet in Saesol-dong, Hwaseong for ₩29,900: Songrim Bok Jangeo

Songrim Bok Jangeo Freshwater Eel All-You-Can-Eat Saesol Direct Branch is an eel barbecue restaurant in Saesol-dong, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, where domestic Japonica freshwater eel is all-you-can-eat for 29,900 won per adult. Alongside the eel, duck neck meat and pork belly can be taken freely from the self-service corner and grilled, and a full bottle of bokbunja (Korean black raspberry wine) arrived as a free service. With a 2-hour time limit and 3 hours of free parking in front of the restaurant, Songrim Bok Jangeo is an easy place to drive to for a restorative meal.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Pyeongtaek, GyeonggiRestaurants

Pyeongtaek gukbap with a baby chair: Old Gyeongseong Sundaeguk

Old Gyeongseong Sundaeguk Pyeongtaek Jije Dongsak Branch is a sundaeguk (blood sausage soup) and pork soup restaurant on Mosan 1-gil in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi. On a lunch visit with mom and a baby, sundaeguk and pork soup cost 11,000 won each, staff set up the baby chair themselves, and the self-serve bar held cucumber peppers and raw onion alongside the kkakdugi. With a large parking lot and a clean dining room, Old Gyeongseong Sundaeguk is an easy choice for a meal with a baby or with older parents.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Goyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Ilsan braised pork rib restaurant with a mild set for two: Jimidang

Jimidang Ilsan Main Branch is a spicy braised pork rib (deungalbi-jjim) restaurant that has stood in a residential neighborhood on Baekseok-ro 108beon-gil in Ilsandong-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi for eight years. The gamchiltagyeok (spicy) rib set for two, 43,000 won, was ordered at the mild level and came with gondre rice and Bongpyeong buckwheat pancake, and the staff brought a cushion the moment they saw the pregnant guest, on top of free bean sprout refills. The heat at Jimidang tastes clean rather than artificial, making it an Ilsan braised rib spot worth a return visit.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Ansan, GyeonggiCafés

Gojan-dong date café in Ansan: cream latte at Degree Gojan

Degree Gojan Branch is a white-facade bakery café on the Gwangdeok-daero main road by 25-Hour Plaza in Gojan-dong, Ansan. The order covered a cream latte (₩6,500), watermelon juice ttaengmoban (₩6,500), cream croissant (₩5,300), and pain au chocolat noisette (₩6,300), pairing flaky pastries with a thick, velvety cream drink. With its low tables, Degree Gojan Branch suits conversation and dates more than solo laptop work.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Bucheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Bucheon Ojeong-gu seolleongtang for 30–40 group bookings: Hanchon

Hanchon Seolleongtang Bucheon Kkachiul Station Branch is a seolleongtang (ox bone soup) restaurant on the 2nd floor at 37 Kkachi-ro 74beon-gil, Ojeong-gu, Bucheon. The meal was a basic seolleongtang with a small order of kimchi mandu (3 dumplings), rice stirred into the clean, mild broth, and the hall at Hanchon Seolleongtang is wide enough to take reservations for 30 to 40 people, so solo diners, families and large groups all fit. A dependable pick in Bucheon's Ojeong-gu when a warm bowl of soup is what you want.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Gwangmyeong, GyeonggiRestaurants

Gwangmyeong Station jjukkumi restaurant at spice level 1: Jeongipum

Jeongipum Jjukkumi Gwangmyeong 1st Branch is a griddle-cooked jjukkumi (stir-fried baby octopus) restaurant on the 1st floor of AK Plaza at Gwangmyeong Station in Gyeonggi. On a third visit in the year and a half since moving to Gwangmyeong, the writer ordered the loaded black pork flower belly at spice level 1 (the mildest, about as hot as Shin Ramyeon) and finished with flying fish roe fried rice. Tables at Jeongipum Jjukkumi fill up by noon on weekends, so a Naver reservation is essential — an easy recommendation for a family meal out.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored