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Worn Tray Diary, Gangwon/Seoul/Gyeonggi and Busan-Gyeongnam Restaurants

Writes about restaurant visits across Gangwon, Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Busan/Gyeongnam. · Writes about: Restaurants

Myeongdong jokbal restaurant with a big-window view: Miss Jokbal

Miss Jokbal Seoul Myeongdong Branch is a jokbal (braised pig's trotters) restaurant in Myeongdong, Seoul, 3 minutes from Euljiro 1-ga Station Exit 5. After shopping in Myeongdong, the writer ordered the medium Original Jokbal for ₩42,000, which came with radish kimchi, free kimchi kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) and a salad topped with olives and nuts, and packed the leftover jokbal to go themselves. With moist, tender jokbal and a view of Myeongdong through the big windows, Miss Jokbal Seoul Myeongdong Branch is worth recommending for a filling meal after shopping.

Written Jun 14, 2026Sponsored

PlaceSokcho, GangwonRestaurants

Sokcho sashimi takeout with hirashi, a first taste for two: Hoega

Hoega (회가) is a sashimi takeout restaurant on Beonyeong-ro 43beon-gil in Sokcho, Gangwon. Two travelers took out Hoega's small mixed sashimi platter (43,000 won) and a slushy, ice-cold mulhoe (cold raw fish soup, 17,000 won) to eat at their lodging; the thick slices of flounder, rockfish, sand flounder and hirashi, a fish they tried for the first time, were more than enough for two. For Sokcho travelers who want a full sashimi spread at their stay with no prep, Hoega's takeout set is a great fit.

Written Jun 26, 2026Sponsored

PlaceSongpa, SeoulRestaurants

Bangi-dong Food Alley bar for a 9-minute gopchang hot pot: Horanggul

Horanggul Bangi Branch (호랑이굴 방이점) is an izakaya-style gopchang and daechang (beef intestine) hot pot restaurant in the middle of Bangi-dong Food Alley in Songpa, Seoul. On a Jamsil date, the writer ordered gopchang hot pot for 2 (₩33,000), added fried tofu pouches, and simmered the pot for 9 minutes on the table timer; the broth came out spicy and refreshing. Horanggul Bangi Branch is a good bar-and-dinner stop on the way back from Seokchon Lake or Lotte World.

Written Aug 5, 2026Sponsored

PlaceSongpa, SeoulBars

Bangi-dong date bar for 100-won beer and mala shank hotpot: Wareureu

Wareureu Mansion Bangi Branch (와르르맨숀 방이점) is a Korean-style pub on the 2nd floor at the entrance to the Bangi-dong food alley in Songpa, Seoul. On a Jamsil date, the writer ducked into Wareureu Mansion to escape the heat and ordered the spicy beef shank and tendon hotpot for ₩28,900, 300ml draft beers at ₩100 per person for guests arriving before 7pm, and Wareureu chewy potatoes. With a red, mala-scented broth and refillable macaroni as the free side dish, Wareureu Mansion is a good-value pick for daytime drinking in Bangi-dong.

Written Aug 5, 2026Sponsored

PlaceHaeundae, BusanRestaurants

Songjeong Beach restaurant: firewood seafood samgyetang, Namhwajeong

Namhwajeong is a Korean restaurant serving hearty health food near Songjeong Beach in Haeundae, Busan. The seafood firewood nurungji samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup with scorched rice) for two costs 39,000 won and comes as a rich broth with octopus legs, abalone, shrimp and a whole chicken; the 1st floor has seats where you dip your feet in water, and the 2nd floor is a spacious hall. For a filling family meal after a walk by the sea, Namhwajeong was convenient and satisfying.

Written Aug 5, 2026Sponsored

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