Cuisine: Korean, Barbecue
Price:$$
Reservations: No
Suggested Items: Mixed Grill (Modeum Gui 모듬 구이)
I’m a big fan of all Korean barbecue, particularly the wood smoked kind. There’s a popular stop in Anyang that smoked their “Q” in a choo-choo-train-shaped smoker. Ordering the mixed grill [...]
Cuisine: Korean
Price: $
Reservations: No
Suggested Items: Boribap, Chicken Barbecue, Pajeon, Makkeoli
This was Anyang’s best kept secret until recently. Now it looks like people are flocking here. Fortunately, it hasn’t diminished the quality of its dishes, even with its recent expansion. San Ma-eul is a folksy traditional country restaurant at the [...]
Cuisine: Korean
Price: $
Reservations: No
Suggested Items: Samgyetang (it’s all they have)
This Anyang restaurant specializes in Samgyetang and nothing else. It serves nothing else. You just go in and tell them how many bowls, and they come out with bubbling bowls filled with whole small chickens stuffed with rice, jujubes and [...]
Cuisine: Cafe
Price: $
Reservations: No
Suggested Items: Waffle Plate
American Plate is a small cozy cafe in the Bisan area of Anyang. The service is slow, but they serve an adequate American style “brunch,” including blueberry pancakes, waffles and French toast. No one has told them that they should heat up their [...]
Cuisine: Korean
Price: $
Reservations: No
Suggested Items: Omogary Kimchi Jjigae, Hand-made Jjajangmyeon Noodles
This is a fastly growing chain of restaurants that have stores from Busan to Seoul. They specialize in “omogari” kimchi, which is heavily aged kimchi. The flavors are rich, sharp and hearty. The kimchi jjigae is the star of [...]
