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Glass Corner, Gangwon and Daegu/Gyeongbuk

Writes about restaurants, cafes, bars, and beauty spots across Gangwon, Seoul, Gyeonggi, Daegu/Gyeongbuk, and Busan/Gyeongnam. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Bars · Hair & beauty salons

PlaceJongno, SeoulRestaurants

Jongno pork grill, light soy bulgogi lunch after 1:30 pm: Eom Yongbaek

Eom Yongbaek Pork Grill Gwanghwamun Branch is a Korean pork barbecue restaurant on Yulgok-ro 4-gil in Jongno, Seoul, between Gwanghwamun Station and Anguk Station, serving a lunch-only briquette-grilled bulgogi set for 16,000 won per person. The writer arrived around 1:30 pm, found the gochujang (red chili paste) bulgogi sold out, and ordered the soy sauce bulgogi set for two, with grain rice, stew, tofu gangdoenjang (thick soybean paste sauce), braised anchovies and namul (seasoned vegetable) sides so lightly seasoned that the meal sat easy afterwards. For office workers tired of heavy, spicy lunches, the bulgogi set at Eom Yongbaek Pork Grill is a filling, neatly prepared choice.

Written Jun 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJongno, SeoulBars

Jonggak candlelit pub: Hand & Malt stout and funghi pizza, Sudowonui

Sudowonui Bimil Jeojanggo (수도원의 비밀 저장고) is a medieval monastery-themed pub in a basement off the Gwancheol-dong alleys near Jonggak Station in Seoul. The writer went on a weekend evening with her boyfriend and shared a wood-fired funghi (mushroom) pizza, Hand & Malt stout and Stella Artois lager by candlelight. For an atmospheric date or a group get-together in Jonggak and Jongno, Sudowonui Bimil Jeojanggo is a good fit.

Written Jun 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangdong, SeoulRestaurants

Cheonho Station Korean restaurant, ₩16,000 sundae trio set: Boseung

Boseung Hoegwan Cheonho Station Branch is a gukbap (rice soup) and boiled pork restaurant on a main road near Hyundai Department Store in Cheonho, Gangdong, Seoul. At lunch, the writer ordered two servings of the sundae and pork jowl set (₩16,000 per person), which came with three kinds of sundae (Korean blood sausage), boiled pork jowl and a spicy pork jowl gukbap. Thanks to tender pork jowl and a spicy gukbap that even someone with a low spice tolerance found easy to eat, the writer would return to Boseung Hoegwan without a doubt.

Written Jun 22, 2026Sponsored
PlacePocheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Spicy amatriciana date at Oseuseu, a vintage Pocheon pasta restaurant

Oseuseu (오스스, OSS) is an antique-style Western restaurant at Wangbang-ro 118beon-gil in Pocheon, Gyeonggi. On a weekend date, the couple ordered a spicy amatriciana topped with thin-sliced beef brisket and whole shishito peppers (17,000 won) and a red shrimp pasta with extra shrimp (18,000 won), while a beam projector played black-and-white films across the vintage dining hall. Oseuseu is a solid Pocheon date pick for atmosphere and good pasta without parking worries.

Written Jun 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNamyangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Jinjeop, Namyangju family BBQ with blue crab stew: Dwaeji Ohyeongje

Dwaeji Ohyeongje Namyangju Jinjeop Branch (돼지오형제) is a large Korean BBQ restaurant on Geumgang-ro in Jinjeop, Namyangju, Gyeonggi, where you can eat frozen pork belly and blue crab stew together. The writer ordered the blue crab stew + 380g frozen pork belly set for two, which pairs Korean pork (Handon) belly flash-frozen at -50°C with a crab stew topped with plenty of minari (water parsley). Parking for about 70 cars, a toddler play room on the 1st floor and a trampoline on the 2nd made the family gathering easy. Dwaeji Ohyeongje Jinjeop is recommended for families who want a roomy space, play facilities and a good-value set in one place.

Written Jun 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNamyangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Dasan pizza place for a daytime beer in private booths: It's Pizza

It's Pizza Dasan is a handmade pizza restaurant near Donong Station in Dasan new town, Namyangju, Gyeonggi, known for red sofas and tall partitioned seating. The writer stopped by for a daytime beer and ordered the half-and-half pizza set (Double Cheese and Shrimp Gold) with shrimp salad, wedge fries and a dark beer from The Table Brewing Company, and was especially pleased with the chewy dough and private atmosphere. It's Pizza Dasan is worth recommending for pizza and beer on a date or a family meal out.

Written Jun 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNamyangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Dasan Korean BBQ with pork-loaded kimchi stew: Eungbongjip

Eungbongjip Dasan Station Branch is a frozen pork belly Korean BBQ restaurant near Dasan Station in Dasan, Namyangju, Gyeonggi. The writer had 2 servings of flash-frozen pork belly with a round tray of side dishes, an egg-yolk soy dip and handmade radish strips seasoned with Himalayan pink salt, then finished with a kimchi stew heaped with pork. With free parking in the building and a clean dining room, Eungbongjip made a satisfying Dasan Station BBQ dinner for a family meal or a date.

Written Jun 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMapo, SeoulRestaurants

Hongik Univ. Station Chinese restaurant: mala noodle twist, Seodamheon

Seodamheon Hongdae Main Branch is a Korean-style Chinese restaurant near Hongik Univ. Station in Mapo, Seoul, that uses 10mm knife-cut noodles in every noodle dish. The writer ordered the Dameunsang set for two (samjjamyeon noodles, tangsuyuk sweet and sour pork, a drink, and mini glutinous rice donuts with red bean) plus a minari (water dropwort) beef brisket jjamppong. Following a staff tip, the writer added mala oil and vinegar halfway through the samjjamyeon, which turned it into a mala-flavored dish. Between the smoky jjamppong, the mala twist and the dessert, Seodamheon served a meal as full as a course.

Written Jul 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwangjin, SeoulRestaurants

Cool rice bowl spot at Konkuk Univ.: meat-heaped bowl & curry, Hekbap

Hekbap Konkuk University Main Branch is a Japanese home-style rice bowl restaurant on the 2nd floor of a building on Neungdong-ro in Gwangjin, Seoul. On a sweltering day, the spacious, cool dining room was the setting for a meat-heaped bowl with bukkake cold udon set and a fried chicken curry bowl, finished with a cheese rice cake dessert; the smoky meat, crispy fried chicken and chilled udon were all satisfying. Hekbap Konkuk University Main Branch is a great pick for a quick, filling meal near Konkuk Univ. when the heat wears you down.

Written Jul 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMapo, SeoulCafés

Window photo-spot café in Yeonnam-dong, butter tteok: Butter & Shelter

Butter & Shelter Yeonnam is a dessert café in a converted detached house on Seongmisan-ro in Yeonnam-dong, Mapo, Seoul. At Butter & Shelter Yeonnam, with its red-brick terrace and big-window seats, the writer tried 2 butter sands, the butter tteok (plain butter bar), a strawberry latte and an iced americano. Butter & Shelter Yeonnam is a quiet, cozy Yeonnam-dong date café for prettily plated desserts.

Written Jul 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMapo, SeoulRestaurants

Hongdae Korean BBQ where I reordered honeycomb pork skin: Chopilsal

Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch (초필살돼지구이 홍대점) is a Korean BBQ pork restaurant at 172 Donggyo-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, known as the place that developed Korea's first honeycomb pork skin in 2015. We ordered salted five-layer pork belly and Chopilsal's signature pilsal pork skin, and the pork skin, coated in red sauce and soybean powder, was so much better than expected that we ordered more. Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch is a Hongdae date-night BBQ spot worth visiting for the pork skin alone, even more than the pork belly.

Written Jul 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNamyangju, GyeonggiCafés

Ivy-covered Namyangju café, fresh mango smoothie: Waltz & Dr. Mahn

Waltz and Dr. Mahn (왈츠와 닥터만) is a large Bukhan River–view café on Bukhangang-ro in Joan-myeon, Namyangju, Gyeonggi, and an official 100-year shop that also runs a coffee museum. On a weekend afternoon drive, the writer ordered the signature Coffee Float Volcano and a mango smoothie heaped with fresh mango, and enjoyed Waltz and Dr. Mahn's ivy-covered exterior, antique interior and river view. With free parking and a classic atmosphere, Waltz and Dr. Mahn is worth recommending for a date or family outing near Namyangju and Dumulmeori.

Written Jul 13, 2026Sponsored