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Coffee, Then Rice

I write about restaurants and cafés I visit around Seoul. · Writes about: Cafés · Restaurants

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Seoul Forest restaurant for seafood fritters: Billadeubeulleu Seongsu

Billadeubeulleu Seongsu is a Western-style restaurant with a Spanish-resort feel, a 5-minute walk from Exit 5 of Seoul Forest Station in Seongdong, Seoul. On a clear day the terrace seats were the pick, and the order was polpo mambo (grilled octopus), truffle gnocchi and seafood fritters: the octopus crisp outside and tender inside, the gnocchi cream sauce thick, the fritter batter thin and crunchy. Billadeubeulleu Seongsu is dog-friendly and has an unlimited sparkling wine option, so it works well as a Seoul Forest date course.

Written Sep 6, 2026Sponsored
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Seoul Forest café with black sugar boba soufflé on the terrace: 5to7

5to7 Seongsu Main Branch is a soufflé café a five-minute walk from Seoul Forest Station Exit 5 in Seongdong, Seoul. Arriving just after lunch, we took an outdoor terrace table and ordered two iced Americanos and the black sugar boba soufflé, and the clean Dutch-style coffee went well with the pillowy soufflé. One soufflé at 5to7 is plenty for two people to share.

Written Sep 6, 2026Sponsored
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