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Late Tab, Seoul Bars and Restaurants

Writes about neighborhood bars and small restaurants around Seoul, mostly the places visited after work. · Writes about: Restaurants · Bars

PlaceDongjak, SeoulBars

Sadang izakaya for a birthday: chilled cake storage and a song, Susan

Susan Sadang Main Branch (수산 사당본점) is an izakaya near Sadang Station in Dongjak, Seoul, with a ground-floor main hall and a basement annex. On a birthday, the writer came late on a weekday evening for a second round and had beef tendon oden (30,000 won) and yukhoe (seasoned raw beef) in the basement annex, and the staff added a welcome sake, oden broth refills, fridge storage for the birthday cake and a birthday song. Thanks to generous oden and attentive service, Susan Sadang Main Branch is worth recommending for a second round in Sadang.

Written Jul 20, 2026Sponsored

PlaceGeumcheon, SeoulRestaurants

Gasan-dong Korean restaurant, mild siraegi pollock: Gim Myeongtae

Gim Myeongtae Spicy Braised Short Ribs Gasan Branch is a Korean restaurant in Gasan-dong, Geumcheon, Seoul, specializing in braised pollock and spicy braised short ribs. On a third visit around 5pm on a weekday, the writer ordered siraegi (dried radish greens) braised pollock for two at the mild level with a side of pot rice, and enjoyed pollock tender enough to split at the touch of a chopstick, wrapped in free-refill bean sprouts and dried laver. With one extra pollock on takeout orders and a large hall with semi-private areas, Gim Myeongtae Gasan Branch is a good fit for group dinners.

Written Jul 26, 2026Sponsored

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