Cafés and restaurants in the towns around Seoul.
GyeonggiVisited November 2021
A big noodle hall in Yeoncheon with SINCE 1968 on its roof, where you order at a kiosk, carry your own tray and eat bibim guksu with a steamer of dumplings.
GyeonggiVisited November 2021
A corner sign in hanja, fried meat, a large platter and black bean noodles from a November 2021 visit to Anseong.
GyeonggiVisited February 2022
A café near Majang Lake built like a botanical garden, with a pond of orange fish and a wood stove among the tables, serving latte and Mont Blanc.
GyeonggiVisited November 2021
A dessert café in Yangju serves a sweet shaped like an ear of corn, with cream cheese and kernels inside and brown crumbs underneath.
GyeonggiVisited July 2022
Idong galbi is the grilled-rib dish named after Idong-myeon in Pocheon. At Somunnan Idong Galbi, my photos show ribs on a wire grate over glowing charcoal, around a cylinder with a copper-colored cap.