Seongbuk Midnight Noodler · 8 stories

A Late Noodle in Euidong

Writes about small restaurants and everyday meals found around Seoul. · Writes about: Restaurants · Hair & beauty salons · Cafés · Bars · Shopping

PlaceSeongdong, SeoulCafés

Seoulsup café bar seat, autumn leaf view: fig soufflé & decaf, 5to7

5to7 Seongsu Main Branch is a soufflé café on Seoulsup 2-gil in Seongdong, Seoul, with vintage interiors and floor-to-ceiling windows on the 1st and 2nd floors that look out on autumn foliage. On a late-autumn visit, the writer sat at the bar table and ordered the fig soufflé (22,000 won), a cream cheese strawberry drink (8,000 won) and a decaf Dutch americano; the fig soufflé was fluffy and light with no eggy smell. For soufflé lovers, 5to7 Seongsu Main Branch is a Seoulsup café well worth a stop.

Written Nov 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangbuk, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Mia Station nail salon: acetone soak-off and April art at Mint Beauty

Mint Beauty (민트뷰티) is a nail and lash beauty salon right by Exit 3 of Mia Station in Gangbuk, Seoul. Before a trip to Mukho, the writer had old gel removed at Mint Beauty by acetone-cotton soak-off instead of a machine, then got the April Nail of the Month, with colors and crystals on silver glitter, in just over an hour. If you want a fast, one-on-one, reservation-only nail salon that is gentle on your nails, Mint Beauty is worth considering.

Written Apr 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNowon, SeoulRestaurants

Hagye-dong eel restaurant: shiitake wasabi pairing for Dad, Cheonsanga

Cheonsanga Jangeoga Hagye Branch is a grilled freshwater eel restaurant serving domestic Japonica eel in Hagye-dong, Nowon, Seoul, near Hagye Station Exit 1. The writer booked ahead to treat Dad to a restorative meal, ordering the 69,000 won set for 2 plus stone sushi, deodeok pickles, shiitake wasabi and bibim naengmyeon (spicy cold noodles), while staff cleaned and grilled the eel from start to finish. With big, plump eels, varied pairings and friendly service, Cheonsanga Jangeoga Hagye Branch is the place the writer wants to return to for eel.

Written Nov 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSongpa, SeoulShopping

Munjeong florist: lilac-pink mini basket to brighten home, Habio

Habio Flower by Su is a European-style florist on the ground floor of the Park Habio Prugio shopping arcade in Munjeong-dong, Songpa, Seoul. The writer booked a lilac and light pink mini flower basket for 65,000 won to brighten up a home that had started to feel dull, and also browsed Habio Flower by Su's Parents' Day carnation gifts and money boxes. Verdict: the Habio Flower by Su mini basket had a tasteful color mix and stayed fresh for days, making it feel worth more than the price.

Written May 3, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Sindang gopchang restaurant, cheese fried rice finish: Uon Sogopchang

Uon Sogopchang (우온소곱창) is a hanwoo beef gopchang (grilled small intestine) restaurant near Exit 7 of Sindang Station in Jung-gu, Seoul. On a weekday visit with a younger sibling, the writer ordered two servings of the 230g hanwoo mixed platter (24,000 won) and cheese fried rice (5,000 won); the owner prepped and cut the gopchang at the table, and yukhoe, tripe and haejangguk came free with the table setting. Gopchang packed with rich marrow, well-matched sauces and cheese-seasoned potatoes make Uon Sogopchang a great-value gopchang spot in Sindang.

Written May 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangbuk, SeoulRestaurants

Suyu Market chicken shop: a neighbor finally joins the queue, Gimssi

Gimssi Chicken Suyu Market Branch (김씨치킨 수유시장점) is a dakgangjeong (crispy fried chicken bites in a sweet-spicy glaze) and fried chicken shop inside Suyu Market in Gangbuk, Seoul. The writer lives near Suyu Market and, curious about the line always waiting outside Gimssi Chicken, finally stopped by for a large medium-spicy dakgangjeong and 4 Korean-raised drumsticks. Verdict: Gimssi Chicken's dakgangjeong is crispy outside, juicy inside, with an addictive sweet-spicy sauce, making it a great-value neighborhood spot that is easy on the wallet.

Written May 22, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMapo, SeoulRestaurants

Birthday Korean beef omakase in Gongdeok: seaweed soup set at Usu

Usu is a hanwoo (Korean beef) omakase restaurant with private rooms only, on B2 of the Lotte Castle shopping arcade right outside Exit 2 of Gongdeok Station in Mapo, Seoul. The writer returned to Usu for a partner's birthday and ordered the Lunch C Course (80g, ₩79,000) for two, which came with a tableside showing performance, birthday grape juice, a mini cake and cream cheese dried persimmon, plus a grilled hanwoo set with miyeokguk (seaweed soup). For birthdays and anniversaries when you want to feel well looked after, Usu in Gongdeok is worth coming back to.

Written Oct 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongbuk, SeoulRestaurants

Mia Sageori pasta restaurant with truffle gnocchi: 37.5 Signature

37.5 Signature Mia Branch is a Western restaurant in Seongbuk, Seoul, right next to the Hyundai Department Store Mia branch. The meal at 37.5 Signature Mia Branch paired the signature pollock roe oil pasta (18,900 won) and truffle chicken cream gnocchi (19,900 won) with a rye bread add-on (2,000 won), a low-sugar shine muscat ade and a strawberry yogurt smoothie, and the gnocchi came out crispy outside and chewy inside. Order one main course per person and wine corkage is free with no bottle limit, which makes it an easy choice for group get-togethers.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
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