Tea Towel Rambler · 6 stories

Tea Towel Stops, Aewol to Seoul

Writes about restaurants, cafes and bars she visits around Seoul, Gyeonggi and Jeju. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Bars

PlaceGoyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Soy crab buffet near Starfield Goyang: lunch after shopping, Deodeo

Deodeo Ganjanggejang Muhalliripil (더더간장게장무한리필) is an all-you-can-eat soy sauce crab (ganjang gejang) and spicy marinated crab restaurant in Wondang, Deogyang-gu, Goyang. After a weekday shopping trip to Starfield Goyang, the writer had the 24,900 won unlimited set for lunch at Deodeo, refilled both the soy crab and the spicy crab, and finished with the blue crab stew. Deodeo suits anyone who wants to eat their fill of not-too-salty soy crab and sweet-spicy marinated crab in turns.

Written Jun 2, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangseo, SeoulRestaurants

Magok Mexican restaurant: lime beer deal & cilantro tacos, Taqueros

Taqueros Magok Main Branch is an American-style Mexican family restaurant on the 2nd floor of Magok GMG Tower in Gangseo, Seoul. The writer ordered the Taqueros Signature Couple Set (59,000 won) and added two lime draft beers at the set price of 3,500 won each, 66,000 won in total, for Texas BBQ pork ribs, fish tacos and chicken tacos piled with cilantro. Verdict: Taqueros Magok Main Branch delivers on both atmosphere and food, making it worth a visit in Magok for family meals, company dinners or dates.

Written Jun 5, 2026Sponsored
PlacePaju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Simhaksan Chinese restaurant, Paju: opening-day nurungji jjamppong set

Dolpanseok Jjamppong Paju Simhaksan Branch (돌판석짬뽕 파주심학산점) is a Chinese restaurant specialising in stone-plate jjamppong (spicy noodle soup) on Dolgoji-gil in Paju, Gyeonggi. After browsing the Paju outlets on a weekday off, the blogger happened to visit Dolpanseok Jjamppong on its opening day and ordered the nurungji stone-plate jjamppong (medium) + donchitang set for 42,000 won and handmade gyoza for 8,000 won, enjoying the rich, sweet-spicy broth, the noodles and the crispy rice at the bottom all at once. Dolpanseok Jjamppong is worth a stop on a Paju drive when you are tired of Korean food.

Written Jun 25, 2026Sponsored
PlacePaju, GyeonggiCafés

Paju café: a Southeast Asia fix of fresh mango bingsu, Fruit Forest

Fruit Forest Paju Direct Store (과일의숲 파주직영점) is a fresh-fruit bingsu café on Dolgoji-gil in Paju, Gyeonggi, that says it buys its fruit at the wholesale market auction every dawn. After lunch, the writer ordered the fresh mango snow bingsu (₩28,000), which seemed to carry about two whole fresh mangoes over soft milk ice, and the owner added free grapes plus mango and passion fruit sauces. On a day when you crave a Southeast Asia trip and want all the fresh mango you can eat, the fresh mango snow bingsu at Fruit Forest Paju Direct Store is the one to order.

Written Jun 25, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYongsan, SeoulBars

Second-round highball bar in Yongridan-gil, Seoul: Go Samgakji

Go Samgakji (고우 삼각지점) is an izakaya (Japanese-style pub) on Yongridan-gil in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, near Samgakji Station and right in front of Teddy Beurre House. After a first round with a friend, the writer stopped at Go Samgakji for Suntory Kaku and Midori highballs with edamame, pickled-plum tomato, five yakitori skewers, yaki gyoza (pan-fried dumplings) and mentaiko potato cheese. When you're full but still craving snacks, Go Samgakji is a recommended second-round bar with a wide range of small bites to pick at.

Written Jul 22, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYongsan, SeoulRestaurants

Rainy-day Korean BBQ lunch in Yongsan, Seoul: pork skin at Yukmong

Yukmong Yongsan Direct Store (육몽 용산직영점) is a two-floor Korean BBQ restaurant on Yongridan-gil, near Samgakji Station and Yongsan Station in Seoul. On a rainy midsummer weekday lunch, the writer and a friend ordered the Korean pork (Handon) mixed set for 69,900 won, which staff grilled at the table. They followed it with fried-egg radish kimchi fried rice, Yukmong mul milmyeon (cold wheat noodles in broth) and honeycomb pork skin. With staff grilling, solid side dishes and one bottle of free corkage, Yukmong Yongsan Direct Store is a good pick for a group dinner on Yongridan-gil.

Written Jul 22, 2026Sponsored
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