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

Suwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Grilled 4mm pork belly for three near Suwon Station: Taejang Sikdang

Taejang Sikdang Suwon Station Branch is a frozen pork belly (naengsam) restaurant on the second floor of an alley off Hyanggyo-ro in Paldal-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi. Three servings of the signature 4mm frozen pork belly were grilled with kimchi, bean sprouts and bracken fern, with steamed egg and cold bibim noodles on the side, and even at 4mm the pork was neither thin nor skimpy. With 90s to 2000s K-pop song festivals on the screens and a retro old-school mood, Taejang Sikdang suits a drink on the way home from work.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Yongin, GyeonggiRestaurants

Bojeong-dong BBQ restaurant birthday quesadilla: Rustic Smokehouse

Rustic Smokehouse Yongin Bojeong Branch is an American-style barbecue and steak restaurant near the Bojeong-dong café street in Yongin, Gyeonggi. For a 35th birthday dinner with the kids, the writer ordered the BBQ platter and the quesadilla, sharing smoky ribs and melted cheese, and won a cola from the in-store roulette event. After a walk along the Bojeong-dong café street, Rustic Smokehouse made a satisfying family dinner stop.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Seongnam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Charcoal eel grill with sides in Jeongja-dong: Mansuheon Jeongja

Mansuheon Jeongja is a charcoal-grilled eel restaurant on Jeongja-il-ro in Jeongja-dong, Bundang, Seongnam, with private rooms and an interior as polished as a Japanese omakase counter. Over dinner with a friend, the writer ordered two servings of salt-grilled eel, an octopus and seasonal vegetable salad as a side, and a Jirisan doenjang (soybean paste) rice roll to finish, with the eel arriving 90 percent pre-grilled so it only needed a moment on the charcoal. Adding a side and a finishing dish instead of ordering four servings of eel made the meal at Mansuheon Jeongja more satisfying.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Hanam, GyeonggiCafés

Misa gelato shop with Icheon rice cup and evening terrace: Damgeum

Damgeum Gelato Misa Branch is a gelato dessert shop inside Mono Lounge on Misagangbyeon Hangang-ro in Hanam, Gyeonggi. On an evening walk, the family stopped in for a two-flavor cup at 7,000 won, choosing Icheon rice with peach and orange with chocolate, and ate on the terrace. The nutty Icheon rice gelato and the lamp-lit terrace are what make Damgeum Gelato Misa Branch worth the walk.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Yongin, GyeonggiRestaurants

Yongin wood-fired fish restaurant with a ₩36,000 set for two: Guigo

Guigo is a wood-fired grilled fish restaurant on Jungbu-daero in Giheung-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi, about 5 to 10 minutes by car from Korean Folk Village. The assorted wood-fired grilled fish and solbap (hot pot rice) set for two costs 36,000 won and brings hairtail, mackerel, flatfish and rockfish along with a self-serve side dish bar. With a large parking lot and baby chairs on hand, Guigo works well for family gatherings or a relaxed meal with parents.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Anyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Hanwoo shank suyuk platter at Hantiok, a Pyeongchon Lotte restaurant

Hantiok Lotte Department Store Pyeongchon Branch is a Korean restaurant serving hanwoo (Korean beef) gukbap (rice and soup) and suyuk (sliced boiled beef) on basement level 1 of Lotte Department Store by Beomgye Station in Anyang, Gyeonggi. The Hantiok set brought Korean beef shank suyuk, hanwoo ugeoji gukbap (soup with outer cabbage leaves) and dumplings to one table, and the broth served with the beef was rich yet clean. Nothing was over-seasoned and every dish landed well, so Hantiok is a gukbap spot worth returning to on any trip to Anyang.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Namyangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Namyangju pasta restaurant with a 39,900-won couple set: Pibing

Pibing Paldang Branch is a handmade pizza and pasta restaurant on Paldang-ro in Wabu-eup, Namyangju, Gyeonggi. The weekday couple set costs 39,900 won (regular price 55,000 won) and covers one pizza, one pasta and two drinks, so we ordered the Cheongyang carbonara pizza and the truffle mushroom cream pasta and, on the owner's advice, dipped slices of the pizza into the pasta's cream sauce. With baby chairs, a pet-friendly space and its own parking lot, Pibing Paldang Branch suits both a Paldang date and a meal with young children.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Uijeongbu, GyeonggiCafés

Uijeongbu bakery for fig egg tarts and garlic baguette: Byway Bakers

Byway Bakers Cheongsa Main Branch is a takeout-only dessert bakery in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi, right in front of the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Northern Office. On a weekend visit at 5pm, the order was a fresh peach yogurt wakppu salt bread for 7,500 won, a fig pistachio egg tart for 5,600 won and a garlic baguette for 6,000 won, and the egg tart was the best of the three. With no tables at all, Byway Bakers works best for gift boxes and thank-you presents rather than sitting down.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Suwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Homaesil-dong, Suwon eel restaurant: salt-grilled dinner, 99Jangeo88

99Jangeo88 Suwon Homaesil Branch is an affordable grilled eel restaurant in Homaesil-dong, Gwonseon-gu, Suwon. Over dinner with an elderly aunt, one full platter of salt-grilled eel came with complimentary doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew) and gardenia rice, and the owner pre-grilled the eel over high heat so there was no waiting and no smoky smell on clothes. The lean, non-greasy salt-grilled eel makes 99Jangeo88 an easy choice for a meal with older family members.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Hwaseong, GyeonggiHair & beauty salons

Dongtan hair salon bob cut and root volume perm: Ava Hair Yeongcheon

Ava Hair Dongtan Yeongcheon is a hair salon in Yeongcheon-dong, Dongtan, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, where every service starts with a one-on-one consultation. In late pregnancy and finding it hard to wash and dry long hair, the writer cut a light-ended tassel-cut-style bob for the first time in 12 years and chose a root volume perm only, skipping the tassel perm because her straight hair could fall flat against the scalp. Senior designer Haneul's consultation and small touches like a blanket and buckwheat tea turned a bob that felt awkward at first into a cut that suited her more each time she looked.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Gwangmyeong, GyeonggiRestaurants

Dakdoritang for 3 and self-fried rice at Sindaebakjip, Gwangmyeong

Sindaebakjip Gwangmyeong Sageori Branch is a Korean restaurant one minute on foot from Gwangmyeong Sageori Station in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi, where dakdoritang (spicy braised chicken stew) simmers in a cast-iron pot lid. Three of us ordered the signature aged kimchi cast-iron dakdoritang, had a staff member cut the aged kimchi at the table, and fried up two rounds of self-fried rice once the chicken was gone. The broth at Sindaebakjip was rich and the mix of cuts made it fun to pick through, and parking support made driving there easy.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Pyeongtaek, GyeonggiCafés

Pyeongtaek large café with acacia flower tea and Marlenka cake: Sisup

Sisup is a large garden café in Sinwang-ri, Hyeondeok-myeon, Pyeongtaek, close to Pyeongtaek Lake. On the Sisup terrace looking out over mountains and rice paddies, acacia flower tea and young persimmon leaf tea cost 6,500 won each, and the Marlenka cinnamon cake and lemon cake are 7,200 won each. The rare flower and leaf teas plus roomy indoor seating make Sisup an easy stop on a drive through Pyeongtaek.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored