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

Gwangmyeong, GyeonggiHair & beauty salons

Gwangmyeong hair salon root dye and RE:X 4-step clinic: Maple Hair

Maple Hair Gwangmyeong Sageori Station Branch is a second-floor hair salon a 3-minute walk from Exit 3 of Gwangmyeong Sageori Station in Gyeonggi. The writer arrived with hair left dry by repeated coloring and had a premium root dye plus the Clinic B Set (RE:X 4-step clinic), and the new roots matched the already-colored hair in one even tone rather than reading as a separate shade. Hair that had been hard to comb through ended up smooth, making Maple Hair a repeat candidate even for a self-described salon nomad.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Suwon, GyeonggiCafés

Mangpo Station café with cream cheese toast and einspänner: Hongrad

Hongrad Mangpo Station Branch is a café and dessert shop on the 4th floor of the Nonghyup building by Mangpo Station in Suwon, Gyeonggi, fitted out with an American-style interior. On this solo visit the order was Hongrad toast, an einspänner and omija tea (five-flavor berry tea); the toast leans hard on cream cheese, so anyone lukewarm about cheese may prefer the brownie or kaya toast. With sofa seats along the floor-to-ceiling windows, self-serve water and a clean restroom, Hongrad Mangpo Station Branch has become a hangout worth losing count of visits to.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Namyangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Namyangju Jinjeop Korean BBQ with private group rooms: Galbi Yechan

Galbi Yechan Namyangju Jinjeop Branch is a large ground-floor pork rib restaurant on the main road in Jinjeop, Namyangju, a 13-minute walk from Onam Station on Line 4. On a weekday visit at 11:30am, Galbi Yechan served seasoned pork ribs for two with a third serving free plus a large naengmyeon (cold buckwheat noodles), and the floor has partitioned rooms as well as a group room seating up to 44. With a big parking lot and a roomy waiting area, Galbi Yechan Jinjeop suits company dinners and family gatherings best.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Pocheon, GyeonggiCafés

Autumn terrace, roll roll pastry at Pocheon bakery café Geurine Oasis

Geurine Oasis is a large bakery café in Soheul-eup, Pocheon, set in front of Gomori Reservoir and divided into a main building, an annex and an outdoor zone. Two caffe lattes and a roll roll pastry were ordered and enjoyed on the terrace with a lake view now that the peak summer heat has passed, and Geurine Oasis also has its own touches, from a dog run to receipts for donated food. With the weather finally right for sitting outside, now is the time to visit Geurine Oasis.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Bucheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Bucheon Korean restaurant lunch: wait of 8, cheonggukjang refill: Gim

Gim Myeongju Tteuranchae Bapsang Bucheon Main Branch is a Korean set-meal restaurant in the Wonmisan food alley in Bucheon, Gyeonggi, about 800m from both Gachiul Station and Bucheon Stadium Station. Arriving at 11:30am, the writer drew waiting number 8 and was seated within 10 minutes, then ordered the tteuranchae bapsang set for two (13,000 won each) plus cockle salad (16,000 won); the braised potatoes were refilled at the self-serve corner and the cheonggukjang (fermented soybean stew) came back freshly reboiled. With pot rice, nurungji and an espresso on the way out, Gim Myeongju Tteuranchae Bapsang feels like a home-cooked spread worth the short wait.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Uijeongbu, GyeonggiRestaurants

Uijeongbu market sweet crispy chicken: garlic soy glaze at Dalgom's

Dalgom's is a dakgangjeong (sweet crispy fried chicken) shop inside Jeil Market in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi. Dalgom's puts its stainless-steel kitchen and clean frying oil front and centre, and the writer took away the three-person one-and-a-half-chicken set (24,000 won) in three flavours: sweet glaze, garlic soy glaze and cheese seasoning. The batter carried no off or burnt taste and tasted as clean as Japanese-style frying, and calling 10 minutes ahead is the way to get it freshly fried.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Gwangju, GyeonggiCafés

Autumn foliage drive stop in Gwangju: Namhansanseong bakery café Sum

Sum is a large bakery café on Ojeon-gil in Namhansanseong-myeon, Gwangju, Gyeonggi. Stopping by on an autumn foliage drive, I had coffee and bakery items while looking out at the forest through the café's big picture windows, and with seating on the first floor, second floor and a separate annex, finding a table was easy. Sum works well as the last rest stop on a Namhansanseong outing.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Uiwang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Uiwang charcoal beef restaurant with park views: Yakiniku Pungyeong

Yakiniku Pungyeong is a Japanese-style charcoal grill beef restaurant in Poil-dong, Uiwang, near Indeogwon Station, open since 2012. At a window seat overlooking the park, two people ate wagyu premium beef tongue and marinated premium short rib for two with doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew) and a green tangerine highball for 99,000 won total, plus generous complimentary tomato, melon, canapés and a lucky-draw rice ball. Yakiniku Pungyeong is a good choice when you want charcoal-grilled beef and a relaxed atmosphere in one meal.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Ansan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Ansan kalguksu restaurant for a roe and milt hangover lunch: Todamok

Todamok is a kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) and Korean restaurant on Daejaeng-i-gil in Seonbu-dong, Ansan, Gyeonggi. On a second visit, the writer and her husband each ordered a bowl of algoni kalguksu, a spicy-but-not-fiery broth loaded with pollack roe and milt. Todamok makes a solid lunch stop for anyone who likes a hangover-curing bowl of noodles.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Paju, GyeonggiHair & beauty salons

Paju Unjeong hair salon gray coverage Aveda color: Tthe Art Hair

Tthe Art Hair Unjeong Station Branch is a hair salon in Unjeong, Paju, on the 2nd floor of the building across from Starfield Village Unjeong. An Aveda color toned down hair that had brightened out and covered the growing gray hairs, and a cut brought the length back to the shoulder line, with color and cut together taking about an hour and a half. Tthe Art Hair suits anyone who wants the mood tidied up rather than a dramatic change.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Gunpo, GyeonggiHair & beauty salons

Eyelash perm salon in Sanbon, Gunpo: no-sting C curl at Salon Dohe

Salon Dohe Sanbon Branch is an eyelash perm salon on Sanbon-ro 323beon-gil in Gunpo, Gyeonggi. After checking eye shape and lash condition, the owner recommended a C curl, and the black clinic perm took about an hour with no eye stinging or gritty feeling — enough to fall asleep, despite a past lash perm that stung so much it had to be stopped. The verdict: eyes look defined even bare-faced, which cuts down morning prep time.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Hwaseong, GyeonggiHair & beauty salons

Dongtan lash salon bling perm and black tinting: Moodmoa Lash & Brow

Moodmoa Lash & Brow is a lash and brow studio in Bansong-dong, near Gaenari Park at Dongtan Central Park in Hwaseong. After a DIY lash perm left the lashes unravelled and going every direction, the Set bling perm plus black tinting at Moodmoa Lash & Brow pulled them back into shape, and consultation to finish took just 1 hour, leaving lashes as defined as extensions. If you want real curl without stinging eyes or a foreign-body feeling, Moodmoa Lash & Brow is worth booking.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored