Suwon — Places to eat
Walk the fortress wall, then tear into fried chicken
- Gabojeong (Building 1) — The big name for Suwon's wang-galbi
- Bon Suwon Galbi (Main) — A big Suwon galbi house with parking; the galbi-tang draws fans
- Yongseong Tongdak (Main) — The chicken-street shop with the longest line, fried whole in cauldrons
- Jinmi Tongdak — The street's 40-year veteran, now with Ottogi curry chicken
- Namun Tongdak (Main) — A chicken-street staple built on wang-galbi chicken
- Yuchi Hoegwan (Main) — A 24-hour blood-curd hangover-soup institution since 1976
- Ipjujip — A century-shop grilling beef intestines in the chicken-street lanes
- Mildal Wang Sundae — White-sundae stir-fry and spicy sundae soup in Jidong Market
- Yeonmil — Juicy dumplings and crisp pan-fried ice-flower dumplings
- Pyeongjangwon (Main) — A 12,000-won Pyongyang naengmyeon, open 24 hours
- Lee Gyosu Hanjeongsik — Tidy Korean course meals in private rooms
- Ina Gyeong Songtan Budae-jjigae — Songtan-style budae-jjigae that draws queues
- Sillim Chuncheonjip (Suwon Station) — Cheese-waterfall dakgalbi near Suwon Station
- Kueodeukkutteu — A converted house with a yard terrace for brunch and pasta
- Unmello Lab (No. 2) — Corn-truffle gnocchi in a red-brick house
- Homies — Steak and white ragù at an open-kitchen counter
- John & Jin Pizza Pub (Haenggung) — A New York-style pizza pub in a freestanding house
- Menya Sandaime (Suwon) — Tonkotsu ramen, tsukemen and a bone-in pork cutlet
- Songyeon — Bracken perilla-oil noodles and herbal galbi-tang
- Tteuranchae Vegetarian Buffet — A vegan-certified Korean buffet with no meat, egg or dairy
- Namun Yudong Golbaengi — A Namun veteran for whelk salad, with mussel soup on the house
- Burger Stage — Handmade burgers behind a blue door in a hanok
- Jeong Ji-young Coffee Roasters (Haenggung) — A roastery cafe running from the basement to a rooftop
- Butter & Chew (Haenggung) — Financiers and baked sweets from an ex-Sungsimdang baker
- Luaz Boulangerie — Coffee and croissants in an antique-styled room
- Poet and Farmer — A retro tea house serving sikhye with steamed baby potatoes
- Bonjireureu — A roomy two-floor cafe with window seats
- Dalbodeure Organic Bakery — An organic, vegan-friendly bakery open from 7am