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Compact & Coaster

I write about restaurants, bars, and beauty stops around Seoul and Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Hair & beauty salons · Restaurants · Bars

PlaceUiwang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Japanese-style yakiniku with snowflake short rib in Uiwang: Yakiniku

Yakiniku Pungyeong is a Japanese-style charcoal beef grill house near Indeogwon Station on Botdeul 2-gil in Uiwang, Gyeonggi. From a window seat, the writer grilled snowflake short rib, seasoned snowflake short rib, and beef tongue, rounding things out with tonkotsu miso ramen, doenjang jjigae, and a string of free extras including yuzu tomato, cream cheese canapés, and dessert. The marbled snowflake short rib melted in the mouth — a 100% repeat-visit kind of place.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Brazilian waxing before a trip using Lycon wax: Super Waxing Gangnam

Super Waxing Gangnam is a Brazilian waxing studio on the 3rd floor of a building on Teheran-ro 1-gil near Gangnam Station in Seoul. Ahead of a trip the following week, the writer got a Brazilian wax here for the first time in a while, and the studio uses the Australian wax brand Lycon, disinfects before and after treatment, and finished the whole process including an after-care mask in under 30 minutes. Even with 5 years of Brazilian waxing experience as a baseline, the pain was almost nonexistent, which made for a satisfying visit.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
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