Alley Mirrors, Daegu to Seoul — Persimmon Tote Wanderer

Gongdeok salad shop, no food coma: salmon tofu noodles, Why Starve

Why Starve Diet Gongdeok Main Branch is a protein box salad shop on the B1 level of Lotte Castle President, connected to Gongdeok Station Exit 2 in Mapo, Seoul. For lunch, the writer had the salmon tofu noodle protein box with wasabi mayo sauce and a side of Greek yogurt, and liked the chewy tofu noodles and the salmon, which had no fishy smell. The biggest win was no afternoon drowsiness after lunch, and the salmon with wasabi mayo is the combination to order at Why Starve.

Written Jun 8, 2026Sponsored

PlaceMapo, SeoulCafés

Yeonnam-dong dessert café with rice cake injeolmi terrine: Jitheunsan

Jitheunsan (짙은산) is a flourless terrine cake dessert café in Yeonnam-dong, Mapo, Seoul, just by the Yeonnam underpass. The mugwort injeolmi terrine cake (9,000 won) has real rice cake layered through it for a dense, chewy bite, the salt latte (6,500 won) is a well-matched salty-sweet pairing, and the owner added a free lemon sorbet to cleanse the palate. If you are curious about gluten-free terrine, Jitheunsan's mugwort injeolmi terrine with a salt latte is an easy recommendation.

Written Jun 14, 2026Sponsored

PlaceSeongdong, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Sangwangsimni hair salon two-tone fix with gray coverage: Urban Ground

Urban Ground Hair Sangwangsimni Station Branch is a hair salon in Seongdong, Seoul, a 1-minute walk from Sangwangsimni Station Exit 4. Because of gray hairs at the front, a two-tone difference between roots and lengths, and a reddish cast, the writer got the Premium + L'Oréal Metal DX SET: a gray-covering tone-down dye, a Metal DX clinic, a Verspa head spa and a layered cut. With the grays and redness evened out into a calm tone and a highly satisfying head spa, Urban Ground Hair is a salon the writer wants to return to.

Written May 26, 2026Sponsored