Slow Table Regular · 18 stories

A Slow Pour in Euljiro

Writes about small bars around Seoul and the quiet hours spent at them. · Writes about: Bars · Restaurants · Hair & beauty salons

PlaceGuro, SeoulBars

Early second-round Guro bar: whelk noodles and gambas, Monthly Beer

Monthly Beer Guro Digital Complex Station Branch is a food pub on Kkalkkal-geori in Guro Digital Complex, Guro, Seoul. The writer arrived early for a second round to catch the before-7pm entry event and ordered whelk somyeon (spicy sea snail with thin wheat noodles), gambas al ajillo and the beer of the month. The whelk had no fishy smell, the shrimp were plump and the baguette was crisp. Verdict: five stars for Monthly Beer Guro Digital Complex Station Branch as a group spot or a date-night second round for gambas.

Written Jul 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceEunpyeong, SeoulRestaurants

Stream-view Korean BBQ in Eungam: gabeuri in myeongi wraps, Yukjjip

Yukjjip (육쯥) is a Korean BBQ restaurant in Eungam, Seoul, where the staff grill the pork for you. It sits a 3-minute walk from Eungam Station Exit 4, right beside Bulgwangcheon Stream. The writer visited just after opening and tried the pork belly platter with plump gabeuri (pork collar cap), thick signature pork neck, grilled white kimchi, myeongi namul (pickled wild garlic leaves) and doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew). With its Bulgwangcheon view and friendly staff grilling, Yukjjip is a recommended Eungam Station Korean BBQ for company dinners or dates.

Written Jul 30, 2026Sponsored
PlacePaju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Pork jowl and kkodeulsal Korean BBQ in Yadang, Paju: Girin Samgyeopsal

Girin Samgyeopsal (기린삼겹살) is a Korean BBQ restaurant near Yadang Station in Paju, Gyeonggi, that serves aged top-grade Korean Handon pork. At Girin Samgyeopsal, diced hangjeongsal (pork jowl) and kkodeulsal (a chewy, springy pork cut) are grilled with minari (water dropwort), and the meal finishes with bibim kalguksu (spicy mixed noodles) and doenjang sulbap (soybean paste rice soup). Juicy hangjeongsal, springy kkodeulsal and the self-serve bar kimchi made Girin Samgyeopsal a satisfying meal.

Written Aug 4, 2026Sponsored
PlacePaju, GyeonggiBars

Yadang Station pizza pub, crispy boneless chicken: Long Time No See

Long Time No See Yadang Branch (롱타임노씨 야당점) is a handmade pizza pub in the Lotte Cinema building at Yadang Station in Paju, Gyeonggi. The writer ordered a bulgogi shrimp pizza and crispy boneless chicken with self-pour craft beer from the taps; the seasoned chicken was sold out, so the order switched to plain fried, which turned out even more satisfying. Long Time No See Yadang Branch is a great spot for a drink after a movie and worth a return visit.

Written Aug 5, 2026Sponsored
PlacePaju, GyeonggiBars

Paju Yadang raw beef bar's 5-table beef shank sashimi: Yukhoe Maltuout

Yukhoe Maltuout Paju Yadang Branch is a fresh yukhoe (Korean raw beef) bar on the Yadang Station bar street in Paju, Gyeonggi. We ordered the beef shank sashimi, limited to 5 tables a day, and the signature beef sushi, then finished with a spicy beef ramyeon that came free through a Naver event. With unlimited liver and tripe refills and clean-tasting hanwoo cow beef, Yukhoe Maltuout kept us reaching for more soju.

Written Aug 8, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeongdeungpo, SeoulBars

Yeouido izakaya fully booked on a weeknight: charred yakisoba at Nani

Nani Yeouido Branch is an izakaya with a real Japanese local feel on the 3rd floor of the S-TRENUE Building, near Exit 3 of Yeouido Station in Seoul. Even on a weekday evening every table was taken by reservation, and from a window seat came a smoky, fire-charred yakisoba plus the small assorted sashimi platter the staff recommended. The yakisoba was salty enough to carry a round of soju, and the flounder, salmon and red seabream were all fresh.

Written Jul 8, 2026Sponsored
You've reached the end · 18 stories