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Restaurants, cafés and salons across Korea — every story by a blogger who actually went, linked to Google Maps.
Gilchon Sutbul Galbi Seomyeon Main Branch is a charcoal-grilled pork rib restaurant in Busanjin, Busan. We ordered fresh and marinated pork ribs, half-and-half naengmyeon, freshly cooked rice, and 2,900 won barley shrimp doenjang-jjigae, with no table-setting fee. Verdict: the barley white kimchi and stew are worth ordering again.
Sannaemaeul Yang Kkochi & Qingdao is a lamb skewer restaurant in Paju, Gyeonggi. We tried the two-person lamb skewer set, guobaorou, and complimentary stir-fried mung bean sprouts after my daughter recommended it. Verdict: a place I would revisit for lamb skewers and guobaorou in Unjeong.
Arirang Gaeseong Son Mandu Siksa Branch is a Korean restaurant in Siksa-dong, Goyang, Gyeonggi. My mom and I shared a half-and-half dumpling hot pot with mild broth, meat and kimchi dumplings, and kalguksu noodles. Verdict: a filling warm meal for cool days.
Dwaeji Mansion is a Korean BBQ restaurant on the first floor of Avenue France in Pangyo, Seongnam. Staff grilled Korean pork neck and Iberico pork neck with vegetables, making it easy to compare their clean and nutty, meaty flavors. Verdict: a satisfying choice for an easygoing pork neck meal.
Kuu Kuu Gold Suwon City Hall Branch is a sushi buffet near Suwon City Hall Station in Suwon, Gyeonggi. I sampled bite-size sushi, grilled scallops and marinated pork neck, then finished with snowflake bingsu and affogato. Verdict: a spacious spot for enjoying a wide range of buffet dishes.
ZERO100 PC Gireum is a 24-hour PC café near Gireum Station in Seongbuk, Seoul. I finished a blog post on a weekday afternoon, then ordered boiled eggs and charcoal-grilled salted chicken in the 6,000-won range. Verdict: visit on a weekday afternoon for a quiet place to work and snack.
Katsu Gimseondo is a Japanese tonkatsu restaurant in Busanjin, Busan, serving both tenderloin and loin pork cutlets. The writer tried the tenderloin and loin set meals, handmade curry, and potato croquette, adding it to their Jeonpo tonkatsu list. Verdict: a revisit-worthy spot for tender Japanese-style tonkatsu.
Gochang Pungcheon Eel is a grilled eel restaurant near Sangdong Station in Bucheon, Gyeonggi. My family celebrated Dad's birthday with salt-grilled and gochujang-grilled eel, plus hearty eel soup, five years after our last eel meal. Gochang Pungcheon Eel made for a filling and satisfying family birthday dinner.
Green Brownie Boryeong City Hall Branch is a café and dessert shop on Jugong-ro in Boryeong, Chungnam. This photo visit captures the shop and its sandwiches, also useful to know when looking for a café near Daecheon Beach. A nice Boryeong café to pair with a sandwich.
Yetnal Gyeongseong Sundaeguk Nokyang Branch is a sundae-guk (Korean sausage soup) restaurant in Nokyang-dong, Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi. We tried the special sundae-guk and pork-bone hangover soup, adding self-serve chives, freshly ground sesame, and seasoning paste. Verdict: a hearty choice for a family meal or gathering.
Jongdal Sudatteul is a Korean restaurant in Gujwa-eup, Jeju, serving a 13-dish Jeju set meal with braised and grilled cutlassfish. I switched the mackerel braise to cutlassfish for 4,000 won per person and ate two bowls of rice with the self-serve sides, haha. A hearty choice for cutlassfish and a generous Korean set meal.
Pound Coffee Unjeong Main Branch is a café in Paju, Gyeonggi with park views through floor-to-ceiling windows. I had an oat milk latte and a vanilla macadamia financier, and the nutty coffee and kind service really stayed with me. A lovely pick for a quiet reset.
