Wangsimni date bar: omija highball and kimchi fried rice at Ari Gyegok
Ari Gyegok Wangsimni Hanyang University Branch is a traditional-liquor gastropub in Seongdong, Seoul, sitting between Wangsimni Station and the Hanyang University food street. Arriving as the first customers when the doors opened at 4:30pm on a Sunday, two of us shared the mud duck pancake, aged-kimchi fried rice with a real smoky char and an omija (schisandra berry) highball — filling portions for the price. Ari Gyegok is an easy recommendation for a Wangsimni date night that wants atmosphere, good food and fair drink prices in one place.