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

Osan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Osan hanjeongsik restaurant, dinner with no reservation: Bomseol

Bomseol Main Branch is a hanjeongsik (Korean set-meal) restaurant on Oesammi-ro in Osan, Gyeonggi, run by a certified Korean food master and known as a spot for family introductions and group gatherings between Dongtan and Osan. On a weekday evening after work, with no reservation, we sat on the first floor and ordered the Bomseol table for two through the kiosk at the table — 18,000 won per person for braised pollock, stir-fried pork, eight side dishes, stone-pot rice with crispy scorched rice, and cheonggukjang (fermented soybean stew). Arriving close to closing time at Bomseol Main Branch meant an easy seat and a home-style spread for well under 20,000 won a head.

Written Sep 9, 2026Sponsored
Pyeongtaek, GyeonggiRestaurants

Table kiosk ordering at Seoul Myeonok, a Pyeongtaek naengmyeon spot

Seoul Myeonok is a 60-year-old pyongyang naengmyeon (cold buckwheat noodle) restaurant near Exit 1 of Pyeongtaek Station in Gyeonggi. Arriving on a Sunday at 5:30 pm with no wait, two big eaters used the table kiosk to order pyongyang naengmyeon (11,000 won), bibim naengmyeon (11,000 won) and a half plate of Korean pork (suyuk), and left completely full. Even a naengmyeon beginner fell for the mild, clean broth at Seoul Myeonok — a great-value meal.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored
Yangpyeong, GyeonggiRestaurants

Yangpyeong Korean set-course lunch near Yongmunsan: Ochan Hoedong

Ochan Hoedong is a hanjeongsik (Korean set-course meal) restaurant on Gangnam-ro in Gangsang-myeon, Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi. A couple stopped in on a trip to Yongmunsan and ate the Ochan Hoedong course dish by dish: the vegetables and mushrooms kept a real bite, and the seasoning never covered the flavor of the ingredients, so plate after plate still felt light. Ochan Hoedong suits anyone who wants to slow down and make one meal on a trip feel special.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored
Hwaseong, GyeonggiRestaurants

Hyangnam charcoal rib set for two, 1kg: Geochang Sutbul Jjokgalbi

Geochang Sutbul Jjokgalbi Hwaseong Hyangnam is a charcoal-grilled jjokgalbi (pork rib strips) restaurant in Hyangnam 2 District, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi. Because the wait here is famously long, we put our name down in advance through CatchTable and ordered the 2-person set (1,000g jjokgalbi + seafood sujebi) for 53,900 won, split into two salt, one sauce and one spicy. Rotating between the three flavours kept a full kilo from getting boring, and the seafood sujebi, whose dough you tear in yourself, made a filling finish.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored
Ansan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Kid-friendly Italian restaurant in Ansan with a terrace: That Man's

That Man's Italian Restaurant & Lounge is an Italian restaurant on the 6th floor of the Dongwon Building in Jungang-dong, Ansan, and it has been named one of "Ansan's Best Restaurants" by the city. Visiting with a child, the writer ordered lamb chop steak (medium rare), squid ink risotto, ricotta cheese salad and a Häagen-Dazs egg tart, then looked around the terrace after the meal. With wide spacing between tables, a private room and a green terrace, That Man's Italian Restaurant suits family meals with kids as easily as dates and blind dates.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored
Ansan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Ansan Korean restaurant with a high chair for babies: Dongyang Sotbap

Dongyang Sotbap Ansan Main Branch is a pot rice (sotbap) restaurant on the second floor of a building on Yesuldaehak-ro near Ansan Jungang Station in Ansan, Gyeonggi. The writer shared steak pot rice, Wando abalone pot rice, eel special pot rice and kkulkkwobwaro (sweet and sour pork bites) with her mother, husband and baby, and every pot rice arrived with seaweed soup that made the meal filling. With a high chair on hand, Dongyang Sotbap is a place she would return to for a family meal with a baby along.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored
Suwon, GyeonggiCafés

Suwon café near Ajou Univ for yuzu vanilla tea: Jo Hui-tak Coffee

Jo Hui-tak Coffee is a handmade cake and sando (fruit sandwich) café a 3-minute walk from Ajou University in Suwon, Gyeonggi. On a repeat visit the writer ordered the usual peach yogurt cake with a first-time yuzu vanilla tea and studied for 2 hours at a tucked-away seat in the back. With one drink per person, iced Americanos come with free refills, so Jo Hui-tak Coffee is an easy pick for studying near Ajou University.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored
Namyangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Namyangju brunch café with baby chairs and a no-kids annex: MR

MR Namyangju Main Branch is a brunch café in Hwado-eup, Namyangju, Gyeonggi, with Bukhan River views. The main hall has baby chairs and dog-friendly terrace seats, where we shared a Mountain Burger and vongole pasta with our dog, while a separate annex is a no-kids, no-pet zone, so you can choose a seat to match whoever you bring. With a wide parking lot out front, MR Namyangju Main Branch is an easy pick for a day out with a dog or a baby.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored
Gwacheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Gwacheon seaweed soup restaurant, abalone-scallop set: Haenon Miyeok

Haenon Miyeok Gwacheon Direct Branch is a Korean restaurant in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi that serves seaweed soup set meals. One abalone-scallop seaweed soup set (26,000 won) and one beef seaweed soup set (20,000 won) were ordered and shared, and a Naver Reservation booking added a plate of fried shrimp for free. The broth was rich and the banchan plentiful, so Haenon Miyeok is worth recommending for a family meal.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored
Suwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Barley rice buffet in Mangpo, Suwon with table ordering: Boriook Main

Boriook Main Branch is a barley rice Korean buffet in a standalone building behind The Fantasium in Mangpo, Suwon. On a weekday just after the lunch rush, the writer and her husband used the table-order tablet to order the barley rice set and the mackerel set, then refilled twice at the namul (seasoned vegetables) self-bar. Break time at Boriook Main Branch starts at 3pm, so arriving before 2pm is wise — and the doenjang stew and grilled mackerel were both better than expected.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored
Goyang, GyeonggiCafés

Goyang private-room bakery café with chestnut bread: Baedagol Bakery

Baedagol Bakery House is a large bakery café in Wondang, Deogyang-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi, that opened in December 2024. Baedagol Bakery House has seating on both floors plus three private rooms upstairs, a 2nd-floor terrace and a wide garden, and I tried the fresh melon latte (10,000 won) with four bakes: a plain scone, Gongju chestnut bread, sausage danish and butter pretzel. It is not a place for grabbing bread and coffee and leaving — the space itself is what keeps you there.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored
Pyeongtaek, GyeonggiRestaurants

Weekend cockle restaurant in Jukbaek-dong, Pyeongtaek: Kkomak Manse

Kkomak Manse is a fresh cockle restaurant on Manse-ro in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi. The writer drove 40 minutes from Yongin, booked a weekend lunch through Naver, and shared the 52,000 won family set of seasoned cockles, cockle bibimbap, and cockle pancake with a baby along. Kkomak Manse is fully booked with a waiting line by noon on weekends, so reserving ahead is the way to go.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored