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aloysha



Joined: 18 Sep 2005

PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:23 pm    Post subject: Good Suwon Eats..? Reply with quote

Any good foriegn restaurants in Suwon ?

Greek, Italian Indian....
Someplace for a nice dinner with a cozy atmosphere ?

It would be for a special occasion, so it is okay if it is a
little pricey.

Any info appreciatted.
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Otherside



Joined: 06 Sep 2007

PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice Italian place in Ingyedong. NOT koreanized.

Menu is in Italian and Korean and its pretty classy (compared to pretty much anything outside of Seoul). Rather pricy though, I was there about 6months ago and a meal for 2 including wine (1 glass each) cost about W50k, I'd expect it to have gone up.

It's on the 2nd/3rd floor in the CGV building. Take a taxi and say Ingyedong CGV, or take bus 83, 83-1 from suwon station and get off on the main street where ALL the banks are.
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RACETRAITOR



Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea

PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If I lived in Suwon still it would be galbi every day, every meal. As far as foreign food, you're not all that far from Ansan, where there is a large migrant worker population (read: not spoilt university-graduate anglophones), and numerous restaurants catering to them.
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Kevtron



Joined: 17 Jul 2007

PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'll have to check out Ansan one these days based on that recomendation. As for Suwon I know of a decent Thai place near the New Core in Ingyedong. It's just next to it on the 2nd or 3rd floor. It's not exactly fancy, but it's decent eats and something different.
Also about 200meters up from the Crazy Duck there is a cool wine place which has bottles down to 30,000원 which is great for dates as well. Just look up and to the left while walking, it's on the 4th floor, and read 와인.
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aloysha



Joined: 18 Sep 2005

PostPosted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

that's two solid places to check out...thanks..

oh, uh..do you think I would need reservations to
the Italian joint on say a saturday afternoon/night ?
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NoExplode



Joined: 15 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Best eats in Suwon--the two drive-thru Mickey D's.
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aloysha



Joined: 18 Sep 2005

PostPosted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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As far as foreign food, you're not all that far from Ansan, where there is a large migrant worker population (read: not spoilt university-graduate anglophones), and numerous restaurants catering to them.


Having a diverse migrant population is geat for bringing in a host of
different grub...i'm all for it when I can find it.

If you like uzbeki food ( in Osan), there is a decent place next to
the "cinema town". Filling hearty chow.
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RACETRAITOR



Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea

PostPosted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh yeah, a Turkish restaurant was recommended to me nearby Suwon Station. I saw it from the big intersection, but of course didn't eat there.
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teachergirltoo



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 3:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

There is a restaurant on Manseok Park that I really enjoy. It has a combination of Korean and Western dishes but it is western style seating and decor, but the best part is the setting. It is a second floor restaurant, and the patio overlooks the lake and they play north american style music. It is just a very nice setting, private and relaxing with a gorgeous lake to look at, and on the hour a water show comes on in the lake with music. Anyways, I think the restaurant is best described to be on the road that is on the quieter southside of the lake. You will recognize it not only because of the large patio and table settings, but also because next door is a western style gourmet coffee shop with all English writing on its exterior. From Suwon Station the buses that would go close to the park/lake would be 301, or 777.
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traxxe



Joined: 21 Feb 2007

PostPosted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 3:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

There is kind of a Shabu-Shabu buffet near Suwon Station we all like. I'm not sure if it is that, exactly. You get to get seafood and bring it to your table and boil it. Has a Sushi bar and other dishes. It's only 12k won the times I've been there. It's on the second floor of the KTG building.

There is an Uzbekistan place down from Suwon Station. You have to go past the KTG(KGT whateveR) building and it's on the right. Hit or miss if it is open during the day or not.
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traxxe



Joined: 21 Feb 2007

PostPosted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 3:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

RACETRAITOR wrote:
If I lived in Suwon still it would be galbi every day, every meal. As far as foreign food, you're not all that far from Ansan, where there is a large migrant worker population (read: not spoilt university-graduate anglophones), and numerous restaurants catering to them.


Are there bars catering to these peeps in Ansan?
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RACETRAITOR



Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea

PostPosted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

traxxe wrote:
RACETRAITOR wrote:
If I lived in Suwon still it would be galbi every day, every meal. As far as foreign food, you're not all that far from Ansan, where there is a large migrant worker population (read: not spoilt university-graduate anglophones), and numerous restaurants catering to them.


Are there bars catering to these peeps in Ansan?


Probably. A couple friends went there to see what it was like (I've never been) and brought me back Uzbek or something beer.
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Frankly Mr Shankly



Joined: 13 Feb 2008

PostPosted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

RACETRAITOR wrote:
If I lived in Suwon still it would be galbi every day, every meal. As far as foreign food, you're not all that far from Ansan, where there is a large migrant worker population (read: not spoilt university-graduate anglophones), and numerous restaurants catering to them.


Why travel all the way to Ansan when you have Borobodur there near the station/RLD? Damn good satay last time I popped in.

traxxe wrote:


Are there bars catering to these peeps in Ansan?


Not really. When I go down there to eat/hang out/visit friends I usually get a Bintang or Qingdao and hang outside a convenience store. Most DDD workers don't make enough to booze it up like teachers.
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aloysha



Joined: 18 Sep 2005

PostPosted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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There is a restaurant on Manseok Park that I really enjoy. It has a combination of Korean and Western dishes but it is western style seating and decor, but the best part is the setting. It is a second floor restaurant, and the patio overlooks the lake and they play north american style music.


What kind of western dishes do they serve ?
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Suwon23



Joined: 24 Jan 2008

PostPosted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Frankly Mr Shankly wrote:
Borobodur

Where is that?

(the restaurant that is, not the temple, in case you're feeling like a douche today)
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