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

Goyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Hwajeong Station Japanese restaurant salmon bowl set: Min Cook Dasima

Min Cook Dasima is a 25-year-old Japanese restaurant certified as a Korean "100-year store," on the second floor across from E-mart by Hwajeong Station in Goyang, Gyeonggi. The writer ordered the sake-don (salmon rice bowl) set meal and added a Korean pork (Handon) sirloin cutlet and three pieces of aged flounder sushi: the salmon was thick with no fishy taste, and the cutlet was crisp outside and juicy inside, served with cabbage in fruit sauce. Ordered as a set meal, it also comes with egg porridge, tempura and clear soup, making it a generous lunch near Hwajeong Station.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored
Yeoju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Samgyeopsal restaurant in Yeoju: 3 meat combos at Hwassi2192

Hwassi2192 Nam-Yeoju Branch 2 is an oak-wood-fired pork restaurant on Yeojunam-ro in Ganam-eup, Yeoju, Gyeonggi. Two of us visited on a Sunday at 6pm and ordered two servings of oak-fired samgyeopsal (pork belly), one serving of pork neck, chadol doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew with beef brisket, 4,000 won) and rice (2,000 won), then ate them the way the restaurant suggests in its recommended combos 1, 2 and 3. With a wide parking lot and staff who grill the meat for you, Hwassi2192 is an easy place to eat after a trip to the Yeoju outlets or a nearby golf course.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored
Anyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Anyang Bisan-dong grilled fish set with unlimited tteokbokki self-bar

Hwaddeugeuro Gan Godeungeo Bisan Branch is an oven-grilled fish restaurant on the first floor of the Kids Mom Center in Bisan-dong, Anyang, Gyeonggi. With Spanish mackerel sold out, we ordered two Atka mackerel grilled fish sets (18,000 won each) and kept refilling tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes) at the all-you-can-eat self-bar before mixing a bibimbap to finish. Between the big slabs of Atka mackerel and the generous self-bar, two people left Hwaddeugeuro Gan Godeungeo completely stuffed.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored
Gwangju, GyeonggiCafés

Picnic basket rental and garden seats at La Cuesta, a Gonjiam café

La Cuesta Gwangju is a two-story bakery café on Gyeongchung-daero in Gonjiam-eup, Gwangju, Gyeonggi. Guests can borrow a picnic basket and mat and drink their coffee in the outdoor garden, pairing sausage bread, corn bread and garlic baguette with a La Cuesta latte topped with fresh cream. Americanos come with free refills and a parking attendant is on site, so La Cuesta is an easy stop after Hwadam Botanic Garden or a round of golf.

Written Sep 13, 2026Partially sponsored
Namyangju, GyeonggiCafés

Namyangju Bukhan River café for a mom-and-me drive: Waltz and Dr. Mahn

Waltz and Dr. Mahn is a large riverside café on Bukhangang-ro in Joan-myeon, Namyangju, Gyeonggi, paired with Korea's first coffee museum. On a drive with her mother, the writer ordered a Jamaica Blue Mountain hand drip for 20,000 won, an Honor and Chevalier parfait for 18,000 won, and opera cake for 9,000 won, then rested to classical music beside floor-to-ceiling views of the Bukhan River. The prices looked steep at first, but the coffee, the service and the view made Waltz and Dr. Mahn a place she would return to.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored
Suwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Haenggung-dong course restaurant with 1-hour free parking: Hado, Suwon

Hado is a course-dining restaurant on Hyanggyo-ro in Haenggung-dong, Suwon. Hado's basic course costs 45,000 won and runs from pea and sweet shrimp apple tart appetizers to a squid ink pasta and a bisque pasta chosen separately and shared, then a chicken breast steak and Earl Grey ice cream. The lot right beside Hado gives one hour of free parking with a meal, so it works well as a date spot if you drive.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored
Anyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Anyang gopchang restaurant with egg custard and free heart: Ilmigop

Ilmigop is a beef gopchang (grilled beef intestines) restaurant on the first floor of the neighborhood-facility building across from E-Mart Anyang in Bisan-dong, Anyang, Gyeonggi. Three generations — grandmother, mother and daughter — arrived at 6:30pm on a Friday with a Naver reservation and shared one serving of assorted grill (21,900 won), one of makchang grill (19,900 won), egg custard and draft beer, plus a free plate of grilled heart for coming in before 7pm. With a baby chair and a spoon-fork set on hand, Ilmigop works well for a family dinner, but a reservation is essential at peak hours.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored
Siheung, GyeonggiRestaurants

Korean BBQ set with minari wraps in Jeongwang-dong, Siheung: Hamdon

Hamdon Jeongwang Main Branch is a Korean BBQ restaurant in the Jungsim shopping district of Jeongwang-dong, Siheung, serving oegyeopsal (five-layer pork belly) and teukmokssal sets. The ₩18,000-per-person oegyeopsal set brings thick-cut pork grilled by the staff, fresh minari (water celery) for wrapping, doenjang jeongol (soybean paste stew) and rice all on one table, which made an easy family lunch. Hamdon suits anyone who loves minari and would rather not order stew and rice as extras.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored
Suwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Suwon restaurant before Hwaseong Haenggung night opening: The European

The European Haenggung Main Branch is an oak wood-fired pizza and Western restaurant on Haenggung-ro, right beside Hwaseong Haenggung Palace in Suwon, Gyeonggi. On the night the writer came to see the Dalbit Hwadam night opening, she and her daughter ordered the Steak Burrata Pizza (31,000 won) and the Seafood Tomato Fresh Pasta (32,000 won), and the burrata spilling over the dough plus the scallops and cuttlefish piled into the fresh pasta stood out. Prices are on the high side, but The European Haenggung works well for dinner before an evening walk around Hwaseong Haenggung.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored
Namyangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Birthday dinner at a Namyangju creekside BBQ: 2002 Witch's Arpeggio

2002 Witch's Arpeggio is a tomato-jang pork belly restaurant in Wabu-eup, Namyangju, Gyeonggi, with outdoor tables beside a creek. For a pre-birthday dinner with friends, the writer ordered the Witch's jar-aged tomato pork belly for two at 40,000 won, a crispy-outside-chewy-inside potato pancake, and pollock roe scorched-rice fried rice cooked in a cauldron, and watched a staff member's torch fire show. Aged in tomato jang instead of gochujang, the pork belly finished clean with no heavy aftertaste, so 2002 Witch's Arpeggio is worth a trip for a special meal with the sound of the creek.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored
Hwaseong, GyeonggiRestaurants

Dongtan Korean restaurant with robot serving: Naengmyeon Gajun

Naengmyeon Gajun Dongtan Main Branch is a Korean naengmyeon restaurant on the 2nd floor of Luna Gallery, overlooking Dongtan Lake Park in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi. The writer took a window seat timed to the fountain show and ordered galbitang (short rib soup) and bibim naengmyeon (spicy cold noodles) with octopus mandu (dumplings) on the side, all delivered to the table by a serving robot. With basement parking, baby chairs and aprons, Naengmyeon Gajun made for an easy family lunch out.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored
Suwon, GyeonggiCafés

Suwon dessert café with Basque cheesecake and Summer Latte: Hongrad

Hongrad Suwon Station Branch is a dessert café on the second floor of a building at the end of the Suwon Station Rodeo Street, toward the Suwon Tax Office in Suwon, Gyeonggi. Visiting with her sister, the writer ordered a Summer Latte for 6,500 won, an Americano for 5,000 won and a Basque cheesecake for 7,000 won, and the dense, creamy cake paired well with the slightly acidic beans. Hongrad Suwon Station Branch is worth a stop on a day when you want atmosphere, coffee and dessert all at once.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored