Restaurants in Paju, Gyeonggi - 49 Picks

The owners also farm eels, and charcoal-grilled freshwater eel is the entire menu, cooked by diners themselves over a b…

The eel is not cooked at the table but over a grill in the kitchen, then cut and brought out. That keeps the room smoke…

Sit down and one bowl of eojuk per person is ordered automatically, a spicy fish soup that already holds thin somyeon,…

On weekends, names and party sizes go on a waiting list before the doors open, and some dishes sell out while people ar…

The red bean bun has plenty of nuts to bite into through the bean paste. With croissants and a pasta salad also on offe…

Under a high ceiling crowded with tropical plants and big planters, mist sprays out at intervals, leaving a brief haze…

Order a drip coffee and you get one free refill as an americano. The bread is made with Korean wheat and lightly season…

Udon noodles boil for at least 18 minutes, which gives them a firm, springy chew, and they come cold as bukkake udon, m…

The name Mokusyura comes from the Irish for 'my darling'. The building, with its arches and stone facade, faces Gongneu…

Schweinshaxe takes close to 30 minutes after ordering, long enough to get a draft beer first and drink it while you wai…

Beans come from Dukes Coffee of Melbourne: filter coffee shows off their aroma, while the cafe latte brings out the nut…

In spring people come to take photos against the daisies, but the flowers are confined to one section of garden between…

Four speaker systems, including 1930s Western Electric units from an American theater and German Klangfilm gear, play r…

Ordering and picking up food are both self-service on the ground floor, and the drinks counter is somewhere else again,…

Eight small starters, among them a flower-garnished salad, suyuk (boiled pork) and japchae, are set out in little porti…

Below Simhaksan in Paju, this fish house cooks over charcoal rather than frying in oil. On holidays people write their…

The broth is so pale that parents assume it is safe for children, but it is steeped with Cheongyang chili seeds and car…

Freshwater crab and river shrimp go into the doenjang broth, and a faint note of banga, Korean mint, keeps out the mudd…

Coffee is free once the meal is over, which lets a stop near the Lotte Outlet in Paju cover lunch and coffee in one pla…

Reaching for tangsuyuk to cool down between bites of gan-jjamppong doesn't help much here, because even the sweet-and-s…

Sit down and, without ordering, a tray of three eels for two arrives, pre-grilled in the kitchen and finished at the ta…

The fig campagne is packed with figs, and its crust is not overly hard; with a hand-drip coffee it makes a light meal.…

Jangdan bean ice cream tastes nutty and lightly sweet, close to misutgaru (roasted grain powder) or injeolmi (bean-dust…

Budae-jjigae (army stew) is effectively the only dish, so you sit down, say how many are eating, and the pot goes on. C…