Banghak Station bar with gnocchi and chicken leg BBQ: Normal Salon
In short
Normal Salon is a Western-style bar and restaurant tucked down an alley a 5-minute walk from Exit 3 of Banghak Station in Dobong-gu, Seoul. Dinner at Normal Salon was striploin steak pasta, gnocchi and chicken leg barbecue, with a glass of wine and a draft beer alongside for a generous spread. With its warm lighting and room-style corners, Normal Salon suits a date night or a small get-together in Banghak-dong.
Good to know
- Address
- 5-3 Dobong-ro 149-gil, Dobong-gu, Seoul
- Hours
- Tue-Fri 17:00-24:00 / Sat 16:00-24:00 / Sun 16:00-22:00
- Closed
- Mondays
- Getting there
- 5-minute walk from Exit 3, Banghak Station
- Good to know
- Groups welcome; reservations, delivery and takeout available
- Seating
- Right side: two 4-seat tables and one 2-seat table; left side: two room-style spaces; restroom inside
- What we ordered
- Gnocchi, striploin steak pasta, chicken leg BBQ, one glass of wine, one draft beer
- Parking
- Use a nearby public parking lot; ask the owner about parking in front of the restaurant
as written by the visitor on Sep 26, 2026
Do you ever just get a sudden craving for Western food?? That day I really wanted a thick rosé pasta and a steak!?
I thought of a neatly plated, generous Western-style spread, so off I went!
Normal Salon
Where is Normal Salon? Hours and parking
Normal Salon is a good-vibe Western-style restaurant near Banghak Station! 🍝🥩
📍 Normal Salon 5-3 Dobong-ro 149-gil, Dobong-gu, Seoul ⏰ Hours Tue-Fri 17:00 - 24:00 Saturday 16:00 - 24:00 Sunday 16:00 - 22:00 Closed Mondays 🚇 5-minute walk from Exit 3, Banghak Station 📌 Groups welcome, reservations, delivery, takeout
For parking, you can use a nearby public parking lot, or if you park in front of the store, just check with the owner first! 🚗 If you're driving, keep this in mind~!
It was about a 5-minute walk from Exit 3 of Banghak Station, so it wasn't hard to find! It's just tucked a bit inside an alley, so first-timers should check a map on the way~!
Inside Normal Salon: atmosphere and seating
The interior is done up with a lot of style, so it'd be great for a date or a group of friends~! Right when you walk in, there are two 4-seat tables and one 2-seat table on the right, and on the left there are two room-style spaces! The restroom is also inside! The vibe is quiet and private, so the left-side spaces would be great for a small gathering too.
I had wine and beer that day, but it's a place with enough atmosphere that you could come without drinking at all — good for a date or just a casual dinner!
What we ordered at Normal Salon
Here's what I ordered!
🧀 Gnocchi 🥩 Striploin steak pasta 🍗 Chicken leg BBQ 🍷 One glass of wine 🍺 One draft beer
The menu was more varied than I expected.
There were quite a lot of drink options too, so it was a happy dilemma figuring out what to pick haha
I ordered one glass of wine and one draft beer to go with the food haha!
The appetizer: chicken-leg-shaped crackers
As a pre-meal appetizer, they brought out chicken-leg-shaped crackers lol, so creative
Wet my whistle with some beer and chicken crackers before getting into the real food!~! 🍺
Ta-da!! We really ordered a lot lol?!
A hearty spread paired happily with some alcohol haha
This was genuinely happiness... ♥
You can help yourself to as much pickled radish and sauce as you need from here. And for the sauce, you don't portion it out separately — just take the whole container and use it~!
How does the striploin steak pasta taste?
And now, the moment we've been waiting for — the striploin steak pasta!! 🍝🥩 There's a generous, delicious-looking steak piled on top of the pasta! A steak, of course, has to be golden brown on the outside and just slightly pink inside — medium is life!!
You could really taste the meat's flavor, and the inside stayed moist with a tender bite. Eating the pasta noodles together with the steak, the meaty aroma and salty flavor came together perfectly — in a word, so good,,, There were shiitake mushrooms and tomato in there too, and biting into the mushrooms here and there added extra savoriness to the pasta!
Sprinkled red pepper on the pasta to make it even spicier haha
Chicken leg barbecue at Normal Salon
The chicken leg meat was really tender too! The meat was so soft it was easy to eat, and I loved the little touch of making a handle so you could eat it without getting your hands messy :D
What is gnocchi, exactly?
I found myself wondering, what exactly is gnocchi again~? So out of curiosity I ordered some after a long while! Gnocchi (Italian-style dumplings made from mashed potato dough) is basically like Italian sujebi, if that helps you picture it! One bite in, it had a chewy yet fluffy texture, a different kind of charm from regular pasta~!
Is Normal Salon worth a visit? Final verdict
Overall the food was tasty and the vibe was good, so it was a really enjoyable meal at Normal Salon! In particular, the striploin steak pasta was satisfying because you get to eat the meat and the pasta together haha
If you're looking for a good-vibe Western-style restaurant near Banghak Station, it'd be worth stopping by for a date or a get-together with friends. Next time I visit, I want to try the other menu items one by one! Definitely a place I'll come back to,,, bb
Where it is
5-3 Dobong-ro 149-gil, Dobong-gu, Seoul, South Korea서울특별시 도봉구 도봉로149길 5-3
