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A Quiet Stool in Donam-dong

Writes about small restaurants in Seoul worth a second visit. · Writes about: Restaurants

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Karai ramen and gyukatsu dinner at Seoul National Univ Station: Izawa

Izawa Sharosugil Branch is a Japanese restaurant a 3–4 minute walk from Seoul National University Station in Gwanak, Seoul, and says it was one of the first places to serve gyukatsu (breaded beef cutlet) in 2015. On a late dinner after work, two sisters ordered the gyukatsu set at 18,000 won with extra steki beef, plus steki-don, karai ramen and Asahi draft beer, grilling each piece themselves on a mini tabletop stove. The gyukatsu set arrives as about 15 pieces and takes time to grill, so come unhurried; the karai ramen was milder than expected and would work just as well at lunch.

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