Peking duck date with bone chips at Gang's Duck in Suwon

I really love Peking duck, so I've eaten it often at places like Yuyuan at Four Seasons Hotel Seoul and Palais de Chine at Grand Josun.

My boyfriend had never tried it before, so I'd been thinking about taking him. It just so happened we had a date planned in Inge-dong, Suwon, and while trying to decide on lunch, I found Gang's Duck (갱스덕), a spot that serves Peking duck, and booked a table through Naver before heading over.

Location and hours of Gang's Duck in Suwon

• 📍 Gang's Duck / 46-9 Hyowon-ro 249beon-gil, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
• Hours 11:00 – 23:00
• Break time 15:30 – 17:00
• Last order 14:30 / 22:00

Where do you park?

Parking on-site is difficult, so we left our car at the Suwon City Hall public parking lot and walked over. The lot is close enough to the restaurant that walking wasn't a hassle at all.

Atmosphere and seating

Gang's Duck was bigger inside than I expected. The tables have plenty of space between them, so it would work well for a group gathering or a work dinner too. The vibe is cozy but calm — a proper Chinese restaurant atmosphere — which made it nice for a date with my boyfriend, and I think it'd also suit a blind date or an anniversary where you want a bit of an occasion.

Maybe because we'd booked through Naver Reservation, they had a reserved table set up for us. It was nice to be able to sit down right away, and I appreciated that they'd prepared the seat ahead of time.

On the table were instructions for how to eat Peking duck, along with cucumber, scallion, sauce, and sugar already set out. Since my boyfriend was trying it for the first time, it was helpful for him to check the instructions ahead of time. I'd read in other reviews that peanuts usually come as a side dish, but ours didn't have any — I figured it was fine without them, so I didn't bother asking.

What we ordered and the prices

We ordered the half Peking duck (₩39,000), Hong Kong-style egg noodles (₩11,000), and yuxiang eggplant (₩16,000). You can choose a whole duck or a half duck. Since it was just the two of us and we were having other dishes alongside it, we went with the half, and it turned out to be plenty.

The duck we ordered was carved right at the front desk by a staff member. My boyfriend was fascinated watching them prep it, and honestly, watching it get carved made the whole thing more memorable for me too.

All our dishes came out together. The thin pancakes, sauce, and sugar that go with the Peking duck are refillable, but the first batch of pancakes was enough that we didn't need a refill. Everything, down to the plates and utensils, was set up so neatly that I was excited before I'd even taken a bite.

How to eat Peking duck

The way to eat Peking duck at Gang's Duck in Suwon: spread out a pancake (yabing), top the well-roasted duck skin with scallion and cucumber, roll it up, and dip it in the sauce. The meat with the skin still on is good too, but honestly I preferred eating the crispy skin on its own even more.

The meat had no off smell at all, and eating it with the pancake made for a filling meal. My boyfriend said it tasted great and ate happily. I'd come mainly for the Peking duck, but after trying the other dishes too, I found myself thinking we should order something different next time.

They even give you fried duck bone chips

The Hong Kong-style egg noodles came in a generous portion too, and paired well with the duck. When you order the duck here, they also fry up the leftover bones with cumin, which came out tasting somewhere between lamb skewers and fried chicken.

This was the first time I'd had duck bones fried this way, and they were so crispy and chicken-like that it made me really want a drink with it. We'd driven, so no alcohol for us that day, but we agreed that next time we should leave the car at home and enjoy Peking duck with a drink.

At hotel Chinese restaurants, the duck usually comes stir-fried and wrapped in cabbage leaves. This was my first time trying the fried bone chips, and it was better than I expected — a totally different way to enjoy Peking duck compared to what I usually get at hotel restaurants.

The yuxiang eggplant stuck with me too

Of everything my boyfriend and I ate that day, the yuxiang eggplant also stuck in my memory. It's crispy fried eggplant topped with a sweet sauce — crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside. There was even a burst of juice from inside the eggplant, and I think it would hold up fine as a standalone dish even without the Peking duck.

I heard the chefs here came from hotel Chinese restaurants, and after trying the Peking duck, egg noodles, and yuxiang eggplant, I got curious about the rest of the menu too. If you're visiting during a busy time like the weekend, booking through Naver Reservation like we did seems like a good call. My boyfriend was trying Peking duck for the first time and ended up enjoying it more than expected, which made me weirdly proud. Next time, I'm leaving the car at home so we can have a drink with our Peking duck.