Sooyeon Baek · 2 stories

A Noon Table in Cheongpa-dong

Writes about small restaurants around Seoul, mostly places found on ordinary weekday walks. · Writes about: Restaurants

PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Gangnam Station Vietnamese noodle spot for bun bo Hue: Anan

Anan Gangnam Direct Store is a Vietnamese restaurant near Exit 12 of Gangnam Station in Seoul. The order at Anan was bun bo Hue (spicy Hue-style beef noodle soup) for 18,000 won, banh xeo (crispy rice-flour pancake) for 28,000 won and two 200cc glasses of Kelly beer, with thick, chewy Hue-style noodles, a crisp banh xeo and generous toppings that made both dishes easy to share. Quiet and clean, Anan Gangnam Direct Store is worth shortlisting as a meeting spot near Gangnam Station.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Gangnam poke restaurant with phone-stand solo seats: Ola Poke Gangnam

Ola Poke Gangnam is a poke and salad restaurant in the basement shopping passage of Ssangyong Platinum Value, near Exit 4 of Gangnam Station in Seoul. Two of us ordered two solo poke-and-soup sets and shared tuna poke, garlic shrimp poke, spicy tomato soup and mushroom soup. Every wall-facing solo seat at Ola Poke Gangnam has its own phone stand, which makes it an easy spot for a solo salad lunch near Gangnam Station.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
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