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The Beauty Visit

I share first-hand experiences of visiting beauty spots in Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Hair & beauty salons · Restaurants · Cafés · Shopping · Bars · Things to do

PlaceGangnam, SeoulBars

Duck pocha in Apgujeong where staff grill for you: Hwaju Yojeong

Hwaju Yojeong Duck Yojeong (화주요정 압구정본점) is a duck pocha (Korean street-style pub) with outdoor tables, in front of Exit 6 of Apgujeongnodeo Station in Gangnam, Seoul, serving fresh Korean duck as plain roast or seasoned jumulleok. The writer sat outside with a middle-school friend over a half roast, half jumulleok platter, followed by complimentary duck soup, duck-fat potatoes, fried rice and pineapple sherbet. Staff handle almost all the grilling, making Hwaju Yojeong an easy, atmospheric pick for an outdoor night out in Apgujeong.

Written Apr 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeodaemun, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Ewha hair salon root perm for a flat crown + bangs perm: Eco Revy

Eco Revy Hair Ewha Branch (에코레비헤어 이대점) is a hair salon a 1-minute walk from Exit 3 of Ewha Womans Univ. Station in Seodaemun, Seoul, specializing in repair magic straightening, repair perms, head spa and hair-loss care. The writer has fine hair and a flat crown, got a root perm, a bangs perm and a clinic treatment at Eco Revy Hair Ewha Branch, and says the crown and side volume came back and the hair felt softer. The writer strongly recommends this combination to anyone tired of blow-drying their roots every morning.

Written Nov 13, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJongno, SeoulCafés

Seochon hanok café: oat decaf latte and fig Dutch baby at Oldsse

Oldsse Seochon (올딧세 서촌) is a hanok hand-drip coffee café on Pirun-daero in Jongno, Seoul, near Gyeongbokgung Station. On a below-freezing afternoon around 3 p.m., after a 10-minute wait, the writer had a hot café latte switched to oat milk and decaf (₩6,000, plus ₩1,000 per swap) and a Dutch baby topped with seasonal figs (₩14,000). If you want a nutty oat latte with a freshly baked Dutch baby, Oldsse Seochon is a good fit.

Written Nov 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Myeongdong hair salon head spa, 3-step clinic for dry hair: Yerideu

Yerideu Hair (예리드) is a hair salon on the 3rd floor of a building on Myeongdong 8ga-gil near Myeongdong Station in Jung-gu, Seoul, offering head spa and premium clinic treatments. The writer, whose hair was dry and frizzy, tried a head spa together with the 3-step premium clinic at Yerideu Hair for the first time and says the hair turned soft and glossy while resting in a massage chair. If dry hair is your concern, the head spa and premium clinic combination at Yerideu Hair in Myeongdong is worth a look.

Written Nov 11, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYongsan, SeoulRestaurants

Hannam brunch spot, autumn Hey! Chestnut baguette: Dance Dance Dance

Dance Dance Dance Hannam is a baguette sandwich brunch spot on the ground floor of a main-road building in Hannam-dong, Yongsan, Seoul. A regular at the Seoul Station branch made a first visit to Dance Dance Dance Hannam for the autumn special Hey! Chestnut Choco Baguette, a chocolate baguette with hazelnut tofu cream cheese, whole chestnuts and pistachio, eaten on the outdoor terrace on a clear day. Verdict: the Hey! Chestnut baguette series is a big hit, even for a longtime fan.

Written Nov 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Seoul Station diet sandwich, free ciabatta swap on chicken: Dance

Dance Dance Dance Seoul Station is a baguette sandwich and brunch spot on the third basement floor of Grand Central, near Seoul Station Exit 4 in Jung-gu, Seoul. The writer ordered the chicken breast sandwich with ciabatta instead of baguette at no extra charge and loved the thick cross-section packed with chicken breast and cabbage tossed in a sweet-and-sour house sauce. Anyone dieting who still wants a filling meal near Seoul Station can count on the chicken breast ciabatta sandwich at Dance Dance Dance Seoul Station.

Written Nov 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeodaemun, SeoulRestaurants

Sinchon mala tang: sweet tomato broth & chive dumplings, Mala Yeou

Mala Yeou Sinchon Main Branch is a mala tang and Chinese restaurant in Sinchon, Seoul, a 3-minute walk from Sinchon Station Exit 2. Eating with a friend, the writer ordered tomato mala tang (medium spice), brisket maocai (regular spice) and chive-and-egg pan-fried dumplings: the tomato mala tang was lightly sweet, while the brisket maocai was rich and fiery with mala spice. If you love Haidilao's tomato broth, the tomato mala tang at Mala Yeou Sinchon Main Branch is well worth ordering.

Written Nov 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJongno, SeoulCafés

Ikseon-dong bakery with Mom: garlic bread & busking, Munhwa Bakery

Munhwa Bakery (문화제빵) is a hanok bakery near the Ikseon-dong hanok street in Jongno, Seoul, a 3-minute walk from Jongno 3-ga Station Exit 7. The writer queued with her bread-loving mom for Munhwa Bakery's signature garlic bread and a rice chestnut loaf, then ate the just-baked garlic bread on a street bench while watching buskers. Moist and soaked in garlic butter sauce, Munhwa Bakery's garlic bread is a strong recommendation for any garlic bread fan.

Written May 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongdong, SeoulCafés

Seoulsup soufflé café, third visit: fig soufflé gone in 5 min, 5to7

5to7 Seongsu Main Branch (5to7 성수본점) is a soufflé pancake dessert café on Seoulsup 2-gil, between Seoulsup Station and Ttukseom Station in Seongdong, Seoul. On a third visit to 5to7, after trying the pavlova and the mango soufflé, the writer and a friend ordered the fig soufflé, a Dutch americano and an iced vanilla latte, and the two finished the melt-in-your-mouth soufflé in 5 minutes. The writer confidently recommends 5to7 Seongsu Main Branch as serving the best soufflé they have ever eaten.

Written Nov 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongdong, SeoulRestaurants

Seongsu Western restaurant, picky friend's #1 this year: Brivite

Brivite Seongsu is a Western restaurant in Seongdong, Seoul, a 3-minute walk from Ttukseom Station Exits 3 and 4. The writer and a picky-eater friend ordered the signature steak, topped at the table with a generous pour of aligot cheese, plus the rabbit pasta, a spicy seafood pasta topped with a mozzarella rabbit, and grapefruit and lemon ades, and loved everything. The friend called Brivite Seongsu the best Western restaurant of the year, a place with both great atmosphere and great food.

Written Nov 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Seoul Station shabu-shabu after the beef bone hotpot sold out: Yunseul

Yunseul (윤슬) is a shabu-shabu restaurant on the 1st floor of Grand Central by Seoul Station in Jung-gu, Seoul. With the braised beef bone and minari hotpot sold out, two friends ordered Yunseul's shabu-shabu set for 2 with spicy mushroom broth and prime chuck, then ate their fill of minari roe jeon, kalguksu and two stone-pot rice desserts. The generous vegetables, crispy minari roe jeon and bulgogi kimchi fried rice made Yunseul a very satisfying shabu-shabu spot at Seoul Station.

Written Nov 1, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeocho, SeoulCafés

Seocho cake shop, mango strawberry cake for a home birthday: Chef Cho

Chef Cho Shinsegae Department Store Gangnam is a dessert shop specializing in fruit whole cakes on B1 of Shinsegae Department Store Gangnam, at Express Bus Terminal Station in Seocho, Seoul. For a friend's birthday, the writer reserved and picked up an Apple Mango Strawberry Flower Cake No. 1 (54,000 won), then held a late-night birthday party at home after dinner. With its mountain of mango and strawberries and a moist sponge, fresh cream and fruit in balance, the writer called Chef Cho's Apple Mango Strawberry Flower Cake the best cake of the past few years.

Written Nov 1, 2026Sponsored