Gamnamu Jip (감나무집) Gamnamu Jip, known for its grilled eel dishes, offers a dining experience with views of Paldangho Lake. In addition to grilled eel, they also serve megi maeuntang (spicy catfish stew) and dakbokkeumtang (spicy braised chicken). Nearby attractions include the Birth Home of Jeong Yagyong, commemorating a Silhak scholar during the late Joseon…

Yangpyeong Haejangguk (양평해장국) Yangpyeong Haejangguk is a Korean restaurant near the Wollong Citizens’ Park. Its signature menu is seonji haejangguk (seonji hangover soup). It is a hot soup made with plenty of vegetables and beef blood, known in Korean as seonji. A little bit of chili oil and gochu jjanji (salted chili pepper) can be…

Songihyang Hanjeongsik (한정식 송이향) – Homepage www.songihyang.co.kr (Korean only) – Tel +82-31-426-9181 Songihyang Hanjeongsik is a Korean restaurant offering tranquil views of Cheonggyesan Mountain and Baegun Lake. Their signature dish, the borigulbi jeongsik (barley-aged dried yellow croaker set menu), features barley-aged yellow croaker dried in the sea breeze of Yeonggwang, soaked in rice water to…

Icheonok (이천옥) – Tel +82-31-631-3363 Icheonok is a Korean restaurant located a fifteen-minute walk from Icheon Oncheon Park. Their signature dish is the Icheonok hanjeongsik (Icheonok Korean table d’hote), featuring warm hot stone pot rice prepared with locally grown Icheon rice. This is served alongside jeyukbokkeum (spicy stir-fried pork), grilled mackerel, and doenjang jjiae (soybean…

Baegam Jeil Sikdang (백암제일식당) – Tel +82-31-332-4608 Baegam Jeil Sikdang, located near Dae Jang Geum Park, is renowned for its signature dish, sundae gukbap (blood sausage and rice soup). The experience of enjoying their sundae with kimchi and diced radish kimchi, paired with the thick soup cooked in a cauldron, is delightful. The Baegam sundae,…

Heuktodamgol (흙토담골) – Tel 031-767-2855 Heuktodamgol is a traditional Korean restaurant housed in a Hanok-style building. They prepare dishes using soybean paste and soy sauce made with traditional methods, along with freshly squeezed sesame oil and perilla oil. Their menu includes the Todamgol hanjeongsik (Korean table d’hote), kkotge ganjang gejang jeongsik (soy sauce marinated blue…

Monte Bianco (몬테비안코) – Tel +82-31-8053-7777 Monte Bianco is a restaurant on the 15th floor with a great view of Pyeongtaek Port and the Seohaedaegyo Bridge. Its signature menu is the Live Lobster Special, which includes the house wine. Monte Bianco is housed in a rotating glass cylinder, so one reaches a full circle in…

Gogung (고궁) – Tel +82-31-651-1716 This Korean restaurant, established in 1994, offers three main dishes: Jukkumibokkeum (Stir-fried webfoot octopus), Budaejjigae (Sausage jjigae) (stew made with ham, sausage, kimchi, green onions, and the like), and Altang (Spicy fish roe soup). The flavors are relatively light on seasoning, making them suitable for a wide range of palates….

Dookki Newcore Outlet Pyeongtaek (두끼뉴코아 평택) – Tel +82-31-650-6260 Dookki is a buffet restaurant serving jeukseok tteokbokki (instant tteokbokki) on the 9th floor of Pyeongtaek’s Newcore Outlet. The range of all-you-can-eat menu in the restaurant includes not only tteokbokki but also twigim (deep-fried dishes), eomuktang (fishcake soup), bokkeumbap (fried rice), and mala tang (mala soup)….

Café Jinri (카페진리) – Homepage https://www.instagram.com/cafe.jinri/ Café Jinri has gained popularity on social media for its picturesque “rice paddy view,” a clever neologism that blends the words “rice paddy” and “view.” Its best-selling item is the Peach Pavlova, a delightful dessert consisting of meringue cake topped with whipped cream and fresh peach slices. The fruit…