The international food scene in Songtan is genuinely better than you would expect. The military base community has created demand for cuisines that would otherwise be rare in a Korean city of this size — Filipino, Mexican, American barbecue, and Indian restaurants sit alongside Korean staples. The area around the Shin-Jang district has the highest concentration of options.
Korean barbecue joints around the district serve good galbi and samgyeopsal at competitive prices. For a more local experience, duck into the smaller Korean restaurants a few blocks away from the main strip where the menus are in Korean only and the clientele is entirely local — the food is typically better and cheaper than the tourist-facing establishments near the gate.