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Restaurants in Korea, told firsthand by local bloggers — with photos and Google Maps.

Gijang, BusanRestaurants

Korean restaurant in Gijang for weekday lunch with mom: Kkomak Hansang

Kkomak Hansang Gijang Main Branch is a Korean restaurant near Osiryeon and Haedong Yonggungsa in Gijang, Busan, serving dried corvina and cockle dishes. Visiting for a late weekday lunch with mom, the writer ordered the ₩27,000 dried corvina set, which came with a hefty fillet, spicy cockle salad, cockle jang, beef pancake, pollack pancake, and a seaweed soup with a whole fish fillet inside. With underground parking and roomy seating, it's an easy spot to bring parents.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Namdong, IncheonRestaurants

Namdong Korean restaurant for a hearty pork ssam bap dinner: Chagane

Chagane Ssam Bap is a wrap-rice (ssam bap) restaurant in Namdong, Incheon, near Exit 2 of Yesulhoegwan Station and Gachon University Gil Hospital. Ordering the pork ssam bap set for two brought a full spread: grilled pork on a hot plate, one bowl of ureong (mud snail) ssamjang each, seaweed soup, namul, kimchi pancake, japchae, and about nine kinds of self-serve wrap vegetables. With its own parking lot right next to the restaurant, it's a solid, homestyle Korean meal for a night you're craving comfort food.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Asan, ChungnamRestaurants

Job-celebration chicken baeksuk in Asan: Oneungi Shabu Baeksuk

Oneungi Shabu Baeksuk is a Korean restaurant specializing in neungi mushroom baeksuk (whole chicken soup) and samgyetang in Eumbong-myeon, Asan. Celebrating a friend's new job, the writer ordered the neungi nurungji dak baeksuk (65,000 won) and found the meat so tender the bones fell off on their own, with a thick, deep broth. With a 20-person party room complete with a monitor, it's also a great spot for hosting elders' family gatherings.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Osan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Weekday lunch tray with self-serve barley rice at Bomseol Main Branch

Bomseol Main Branch is a Korean set-meal restaurant on Oesammi-ro in Osan, Gyeonggi. During a weekday lunch break, the writer ordered the weekday-only deulbap table (₩13,000), which came with salad, japchae, fried dishes, hot stone-pot rice, cheonggukjang (fermented soybean stew), and a weekday service side of braised pollock, plus unlimited self-serve barley rice for mixing your own bibimbap. Verdict: a hearty, well-plated weekday lunch worth the detour.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Jung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Group dinner spot with 2nd-floor booking in Euljiro: Eulji Baektan

Eulji Baektan Ppyeogui is a grilled bone and bone soup restaurant 10 seconds on foot from Euljiro 3-ga Station in Jung-gu, Seoul. A lunchtime visit brought grilled bones (small) at ₩39,000 with extra rice, ordered at spice level 2, and the meat was tender enough to scrape off with a spoon. The 2nd floor seats around 20 people for group bookings, making it a solid pick for year-end office dinners.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Gwangjin, SeoulRestaurants

Whole skirt steak and pork belly BBQ near Jayang Station: Donstar

Donstar Charcoal Grill is a Korean BBQ restaurant in Gwangjin, Seoul, about 50 meters from Jayang Station, handy after a walk at Ttukseom Resort on the Hangang River. Whole skirt steak and pre-seared pork belly are grilled tableside by staff, with a side of doenjang-jjigae (soybean paste stew) on the house. It's a solid pick for a group meal or work dinner where nobody has to worry about grilling.

Written Sep 6, 2026Sponsored
Yongsan, SeoulRestaurants

Soy-braised bone stew for two, Itaewon: Nuri Maeul Gamjatang

Nuri Maeul Gamjatang Itaewon Branch is a 24-hour, no-off-day gamjatang (pork bone soup) and bone stew restaurant on the 2nd floor right by Itaewon Station Exit 4. Two people shared the medium soy-braised bone stew (간장뼈찜) at regular spice level, plus the pork bone soup broth that comes with it and self-serve fried rice to finish. The glass noodles, sujebi (hand-torn dough) and rice cakes are generous even without add-ons, making it a good pick for anyone who wants bone stew without the heat.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Busanjin, BusanRestaurants

Regular's pick for special loin katsu with beef radish soup refills

Katsu Kitchen Premium Jeonpo Main Branch is a Japanese-style tonkatsu restaurant near Exit 2 of Jeonpo Station in Busanjin, Busan. A regular since last year ordered the special loin katsu again, refilled the myeongi namul (wild garlic leaves), green onion kimchi and beef radish soup several times, and ate at a window counter seat while gazing out at the greenery. With bright pink meat that's tender, not chewy, this is the writer's top pick for katsu in Jeonpo.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Gangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Potato jajangmyeon and truffle sujeonggyo for father-daughter lunch

Samsin Garosu-gil is a Chinese restaurant near Sinsa Station and Apgujeong's Garosu-gil in Gangnam, Seoul, serving dishes inspired by Korean, Chinese, and Japanese cooking. Visiting with her dad, the writer ordered Taean Hwangto potato jajangmyeon, Tevanaka meat jjamppong, and truffle sujeonggyo dumplings to share, with a deep jjamppong broth and generous jajangmyeon portions. With varied private rooms and warm service, it's a comfortable spot for a meal with parents.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Seocho, SeoulRestaurants

Kid-friendly udon set lunch near Nambu Terminal: Baek Sojeong

Baek Sojeong Nambu Bus Terminal is a Japanese soba and tonkatsu restaurant about 300m from Exit 6 of Nambu Bus Terminal Station in Seocho, Seoul. Instead of the signature soba, the writer ordered the shrimp tempura fish cake udon tonkatsu set, the special katsudon set, and a cheese hamburg steak, and found the mild udon broth a hit with her child. If you want to satisfy both a kid's menu and an adult's menu in one order, Baek Sojeong Nambu Bus Terminal's sets are the answer.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Jongno, SeoulRestaurants

Fresh pasta lunch in Jongno: lasagna & potato gnocchi, Concasse Anguk

Concasse Anguk is an Italian restaurant in a Bukchon hanok, a 3–5 minute walk from Anguk Station Exit 2 in Jongno, Seoul. A weekday lunch visit brought fresh pasta lasagna, potato gnocchi, and a tomato salad, with the rolled-and-stood lasagna and its thick bechamel sauce the clear standouts. Good for solo dining or a date, this is a solid pick if you're after Jongno pasta done well.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Geumcheon, SeoulRestaurants

Aged sashimi platter and grilled merou with drinks at Gapposo, Gasan

Gapposo is an omakase and sushi restaurant on the 1st floor of Hyundai Terra Tower near Gasan Digital Complex Station in Geumcheon, Seoul. The writer ordered the aged sashimi platter for 28,000 won per person and grilled merou (Chilean sea bass) for 26,000 won alongside soju-beer cocktails, plus a crispy mini karaage from a Naver review event. Between the umami-rich aged sashimi and the moist grilled merou, it was a satisfying fish plate to drink to in Gasan.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored