Night Glass Notebook · 16 stories

Late Glass, Daejeon and Gangwon Rounds

She writes about restaurants, cafes, bars, and beauty spots she visits around Seoul, Daejeon, Chungcheong, Gangwon, Gyeonggi, and Incheon. · Writes about: Restaurants · Bars · Cafés · Hair & beauty salons

PlaceGangseo, SeoulRestaurants

Magok Station sushi course with chutoro and sea urchin: Weanssi Sushi

Weanssi Sushi Magok Main Branch is a Japanese sushi restaurant on the ground floor of Magok G-Well Tower near Magok Station in Gangseo, Seoul, with private rooms and set courses. The writer and her husband booked a room on Naver and had the Weanssi A Course at ₩50,000 per person. The course ran from appetizers and sashimi to chutoro and sea urchin sushi, clam soup, grilled rockfish, tempura and omija tea, and she was happy with it. Weanssi Sushi Magok Main Branch suits a quiet couples' date or family gathering over a sushi course in a private room.

Written Oct 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYangcheon, SeoulRestaurants

Omokgyo Korean BBQ grilled in the staff's order: neck first, Gamgol

Gamgol Yeontanjip Mokdong (감골연탄집 목동점) is a briquette-grilled Korean BBQ restaurant on the Omokgyo Station food street in Yangcheon, Seoul, near Hyundai Department Store Mokdong. The writer and her husband grilled Julljul-i special pork neck, Seolhwa kkodeulsal and briquette coarse-salt pork belly in the order the staff recommended, adding Im Soyeong Yeosa doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew) and draft beer. Smoky briquette flavor, a self-serve side bar and friendly service made Gamgol Yeontanjip Mokdong a satisfying Omokgyo BBQ spot all round.

Written May 31, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangseo, SeoulRestaurants

Couple's sukiyaki dinner in Magok: bonito-flake udon at Okso Ban

Okso Ban Magok Main Branch is a sukiyaki and shabu-shabu restaurant on the first floor of Magok Leaders Square in Gangseo-gu, Seoul. The writer went for dinner with her husband, ordered Dinner Set C with chuck flap (salchisal) sukiyaki, refilled the unlimited vegetables about three times, and finished with udon noodles topped with bonito flakes and a cup of omija tea. Quiet and tidy, with parking and Naver reservations, Okso Ban Magok Main Branch suits gatherings, dates and family dinners alike.

Written Jun 3, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeongdeungpo, SeoulRestaurants

Seonyudo date restaurant: salad pasta & sweet potato fries, Square 21

Square 21 Pasta & Steak is a Western restaurant on the 1st floor of Kolon Digital Tower near Seonyudo Station in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul, run since 2013 by an owner-chef with more than 30 years of experience in Western cooking. On a Seonyudo Park date with her husband, the writer ordered Square 21's date set for two and tried the salad pasta, the signature tower burger steak and sweet potato stick fries. Verdict: Square 21 is an atmospheric date-night meal that pairs well with a walk in Seonyudo Park or Yanghwa Hangang Park.

Written Jun 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYangcheon, SeoulRestaurants

Omokgyo Chinese restaurant: jjamppong & milk flower buns, Yugwanjang

Yugwanjang Banjeom Omokgyo Station Branch is a 24-hour Chinese restaurant on the 2nd floor of a food alley between Omokgyo Station and the main entrance of Hyundai Department Store Mokdong in Yangcheon, Seoul. On a weekday evening, the writer ordered a double portion of bone-broth seafood jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup, 11,000 won plus 1,500 won for the double), a small sticky-rice-style tangsuyuk (sweet-and-sour pork, 19,000 won) and condensed-milk flower buns (4,000 won), and finished the rich bone-broth soup to the last drop. With clean partitioned seats, building parking and late hours, Yugwanjang Banjeom is worth a return visit whenever you crave jjamppong in Omokgyo.

Written Jun 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMapo, SeoulCafés

Hapjeong café for a couples' dessert date: basil tomato ade, Petrico

Petrico is a soufflé pancake café on Jandari-ro in Seogyo-dong, Mapo, Seoul, near Hapjeong. On a dessert date with her husband, the writer ordered the fruit soufflé (₩18,000), the signature butterscotch drink (₩7,000) and the basil tomato ade (₩7,500), and when she asked Petrico to leave out the kiwi, the staff added extra of the other fruit instead. With its wood-and-white interior and garden views, Petrico is a good Hapjeong café for lingering over fluffy soufflé pancakes.

Written Oct 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSokcho, GangwonRestaurants

Sokcho market snack bar for sit-down seafood ramen: Masibuja Twigim

Masibuja Twigim (맛이부자튀김맛집) is a ramen and fried-food snack bar near the public parking lot entrance of Sokcho Jungang Market in Gangwon, opened by the owner of Hwangbuja Twigim, a fried-food shop known for its queues. On a golden week holiday, the blogger and her husband ordered Masibuja Twigim's seafood ramen with red crab, shrimp, mussels and scallops, plus a squid sundae (stuffed squid) and boneless snow crab fritter set, and staff prepped the seafood so it was easy to eat. Masibuja Twigim suits anyone who wants a proper sit-down meal in a spacious dining room rather than a quick market snack.

Written May 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeongdeungpo, SeoulRestaurants

Yeouido gyukatsu restaurant, early dinner after IFC Mall: Izawa

Izawa Yeouido Direct Store is a gyukatsu (breaded beef cutlet) restaurant on the 2nd floor of the Yeouido Jonghap Sangga shopping complex, right by Exit 5 of Yeouido Station in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul. After shopping at IFC Mall and The Hyundai Seoul, the blogger and her husband walked into Izawa for an early dinner with no wait. They grilled the striploin gyukatsu set on a mini brazier, refilled the cabbage through the table-order system and liked salt with wasabi best. Izawa Yeouido Direct Store is a solid pick for dinner or a date after shopping in Yeouido.

Written Jun 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheongju, ChungbukRestaurants

Cheongju Korean restaurant for a first-trip LA galbi set: Oneul Haru

Oneul Haru (오늘하루) is a Korean restaurant specializing in sotbap (rice cooked in a stone pot) on Seohyeonbuk-ro in Gagyeong-dong, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju, about a 5-minute walk from Cheongju Intercity Bus Terminal. On a first trip to Cheongju, the writer ordered two meals at Oneul Haru. One was the LA galbi set served with grilled king oyster mushrooms, and the other was the grilled fish gondre (Korean thistle) pot rice set with Atka mackerel. The writer was happy with the self-serve bar of tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes) and fritters, and with the nurungji (scorched rice) from the pot. For Cheongju visitors looking for a home-style pot rice meal, Oneul Haru is a lunch spot worth going back to.

Written Jul 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGeumcheon, SeoulRestaurants

Weekend date pizza in Gasan: steak-shrimp half-and-half, Clap Pizza

Clap Pizza Gasan Public is a pizza restaurant in Building A of Gasan Public in Geumcheon-gu, Seoul, run as a combined shop with the handmade burger brand Downtowner. On a weekend evening, the writer and her husband ordered a large half-and-half pizza of New York Steak House and Garlic Shrimp and loved the hip blue-tiled tables, the thin crust and the generous toppings. With easy parking and shopping and movies close by, Clap Pizza Gasan Public is a recommended date-night dinner in Gasan.

Written Jul 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangseo, SeoulRestaurants

Birthday hot pot after Cafe Show at COEX Magok, Seoul: J's Pot

J's Pot Magok Branch (제이스팟 마곡점) is a one-pot-per-person fusion hot pot restaurant on B2 of COEX Magok Tower A in Gangseo, Seoul. After visiting the Cafe Show at COEX Magok, the writer celebrated her husband's birthday at J's Pot with the lunch beef brisket hot pot and a beef set in katsuo and beef broths, then tried sauce bar combinations, egg fried rice and menbosha (shrimp toast) from a review event. Verdict: J's Pot Magok Branch is an easy, low-pressure place to try hot pot for the first time.

Written Jul 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeongdeungpo, SeoulRestaurants

Yeongdeungpo pork bone soup spot before Times Square: Dangsan

Dangsan Ppyeodaegwi Haejangguk (당산뼈다귀해장국) is a Korean restaurant specialising in pork bone soup and gamjatang (pork bone stew) on Seonyu-dong 1-ro near Yeongdeungpo-gu Office Station in Seoul. On a weekend before heading to Times Square with her husband, the writer ordered the large pork bone soup and stir-fried squid, and was pleased with the meaty soup, the smoky, spicy squid, the Cheorwon Odae rice and the homemade kimchi. With free refills of rice, broth and ugeoji (dried cabbage leaves), Dangsan Ppyeodaegwi Haejangguk works for a filling meal or for stir-fried squid with a beer.

Written Jul 14, 2026Sponsored