Who is looking the 10 best restaurants in Seojeong-dong?? Undoubtedly, these spots near Osan Air Base in Seojeong-ri will bring flavor to your life. Therefore, you must go try them stat.
About Seojeong-dong
Seojeong-dong is in Pyeongtaek-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. The family-friendly neighborhood neighbors a few universities. It also has a busy traditional market and an active subway station (서정리역) that connects to cities such as Cheonan, Suwon, and Seoul.
Different communities may refer to Seojeong-dong by different names. It spreads over a rather large area with the two most popular sections often referred to as “near Songtan City Hall” or the “near Seojeongri Station”. However, these two sections of Seojeongri are far enough away from each other to not be easily walkable. Therefore, we have divided the (blog name) into two sections.
FYI, you may also hear the “Songtan City Hall” area called just only “Songtan” or”Near immigration”.
About the Restaurant and Social Scene
Since Seojeongri is near a few small universities, you may see a lot of college kids out on the weekends, especially near Songtan City Hall. That section of Seojeongri is mostly bars and nightlife and has very little western food. Not the spot to find burgers.
Songtan City Hall area is a late-night spot for all of us looking to burn off steam after work. When it’s not a pandemic, it’s an area many of us spend all night out goofing off and enjoying friends. We will grab drinks outside the CU, then grab dinner, then a cafe, then a bar with more snacks, then a bottle shop, then nori-bang. We start at 6pm and before we know it it’s 5am. That’s just how it goes on Fire Fridays.
Great Restaurants Hidden in the Area
Even though Seojeongri doesn’t have tons of fancy dining options, many of our favorite places are hidden here. The following list makes up the neighborhood places my friends and I go when we want to enjoy a night out. You are looking at a list of where we spend a lot of time talking about our days and planning our futures. Some we just found and others we have been going to for over 8 years. We hope you enjoy our neighborhood haunts as much as we do.
Near Songtan – Pyeongtaek City Hall
Songtan Gamjatang
031-663-3241
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Hangul Address
경기도 평택시 특구로5번길 1
Delicious and meaty soups. They open for breakfast. In Korea hearty soups are also served at breakfast time.
Eoga Grilled Fish
0507-1400-8667
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Hangul Address
경기 평택시 송탄로 284
Delicious grilled fish set menus with plenty of side dishes.
Korean Shabu Shabu
031-668-9072
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Hangul Address
경기 평택시 관광특구로 19
A rich and flavorful shabu shabu that comes with Korean thick-cut noodles and rice.
Umai Ramen
0507-1381-0182
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Hangul Address
경기 평택시 특구로 7
Hidden behind Starbucks is an absolute gem of a ramen joint. Its not very big, but its dishes are full of flavor. They are also quite generous with their toppings. We recommend trying more than just ramen here. Everything is delicious.
Osiyo Uzbek Restaurant
010-8489-5444
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Hangul Address
경기 평택시 특구로23번길 61
Delicious Uzbek food. Goulash, shashlik, somas, etc.
Fresh Salmon Restaurant
070-8943-9901
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Hangul Address
경기 평택시 특구로27번길 5
Salmon restaurant that offers a "free refill" set menu. Keep in mind, only the salmon is a free refill, the other side dishes cost 2,000 each.
Pizza One
050-7977-0954
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Hangul Address
경기 평택시 서정로 265
Affordable pizza, pasta, and wings. Very nice sauce.
Near Seojeongri Market
Bujikkaengi
031-663-9212
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Namchuncheon Dalkgalbi
031-668-9278
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Hangul Address
경기 평택시 서정역로25번길 24-4
Delicious, spicy chicken cooked with cabbage and topped with cheese. This addictive dish isnt for those that shy away from spice.
Seojeongri Market Food Tents
Hangul Address
경기도 평택시 서정역로 37
If you want to try various kinds of Korean pancake and other Korean dishes cooked in the famed street tents, this is one of the few areas of Pyeongtaek still offering a look into that life we all lived back in the day. Nothing about this is fancy.
How to Source Additional Information About Locations
If you have questions about things like business hours, you can use the free foreigner support app/phone number 1330. In addition, this resource is fabulous to have available so that you can always have someone to assist when you need more details in case locations have changed hours or even moved.
Join the Pyeongtaek Food & Fun Facebook Group
Also, you are also welcome to join our Pyeongtaek Food & Fun Facebook Group. The South of Seoul moderated community of active and friendly Pyeongtaek international residents makes moving to Pyeongtaek easier. When the community members share their adventures, we all get to discover new places and things to try.
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Lanae Rivers-Woods moved to Korea in 2011 where she lives in the countryside with her family, friends, and puppies. She holds a BSSW (Bachelor’s of Science in Social Work), a MAIT (Master’s of Arts in International Teaching), and registered by the Pyeongtaek Korean Times with the Korean government as a Cultural Expert.
Ms. Rivers-Woods used her 15 years experience as a social architect, UX/UI designer, and technology consultant to found South of Seoul in 2015. South of Seoul is a volunteer organization that leverages technological tools to mitigate cultural dissonance in multi-cultural communities.
Through South of Seoul, Ms. Rivers-Woods works with independent volunteers, non-profit organizations, businesses, local & federal government, universities, and US military organizations to develop solutions to support English speaking international residents in rural South Korea.
Additionally, Ms. Rivers-Woods founded the South of Seoul smart phone app available for Google Play and iPhone. The app provides information a resources for those living and traveling in South Korea.
When she isn’t in South of Seoul development meetings or working her day job, Ms. Rivers-Woods loves to be outside at skate parks, the beach, or playing in the mountains.
