Pizza bar near Olympic Park for a night date: Hope So margherita

Today's post is about a date at Hope So, a favorite spot near Olympic Park. I've visited before with my dogs Nuwa and Geuri since the terrace is dog-friendly, but this time we walked them first and then went back at night, just the two of us, for a cozy pizza-and-beer session^^ I'd always gone in the afternoon before, so going at night felt completely different, and I had a great time.

Where is Hope So near Olympic Park, and what are the hours and parking?

• Location: 21 Wiryeseong-daero 18-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul
• Hours: Mon–Sat 4pm–1am, closed Sundays
• Parking: free parking in front of the restaurant, paid parking at the Wiryeseong-gil public lot across from Olympic Park

A place where you can blow off the day's stress over a cold draft beer — that's HOPESO.

From 4 to 7pm they have a today's pasta menu with a nicely discounted price that changes by day, and there's a wide range of beer on the menu too^^

Evening mood, seating and how to order at Hope So

There were no seats left on the first floor in the evening, so we sat on the second floor. So many people had come straight from work^^ Any empty seat filled right back up almost immediately, haha.

Most of the guests were groups of friends, coworkers, couples, and families! There's a restroom off to one side of the restaurant.

You order through a tablet kiosk at each table, which is really convenient^^

What is on the menu at Hope So, the pizza bar across from Olympic Park?

Hope So's recommended dishes are the margherita, gorgonzola, gambas pasta, cream jjamppong (spicy cream seafood noodle soup), soy-cream risotto with beef bacon, and boneless fried chicken karaage & fries. They also run various promotions.

There's a huge lineup of draft beer and highballs, so just look at the pictures and order whichever beer or highball you like^^

Bottled drinks include Cass, Terra, Chamisul, Saero, Ilpum Jinro 25%, Samuel Adams, San Miguel, Cass Lemon Squeeze, Clausthaler, apple mango ade, grapefruit ade, Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Zero, Sprite, peach iced tea, iced Americano, hot Americano, and Earl Grey tea.

The wood-fired pizzas are margherita, gorgonzola, diavola, rucola, and mini versions of margherita, gorgonzola, and diavola,

gambas pasta, gamberoni rosé, carbonara, amatriciana, cream jjamppong, and pesce,

and there's also soy-cream risotto with beef bacon, mushroom cream risotto, and a ricotta cheese salad.

Under 'I'm hungry' there's karaage & fries, buffalo sticks & fries, fried chicken gizzard & fries, spicy Hope So rosé tteokbokki (rice cake stir-fry), spicy shrimp tteokbokki, chadolbagi tteokbokki, smoked wood-fired pork belly, spicy fish cake stew, and golbaengi (sea snail) salad.

Under 'I'm full' there's snow-flake red bean patbingsu, wood-fired dried pollack, fries, kielbasa sausage, hanchi (cuttlefish), a cheese plate, gambas al ajillo, nuts and jerky, nachos, and pineapple sherbet. There's also a good range of wine to choose from.

Margherita, carbonara and Asahi at Hope So: what we ordered and the prices

• Asahi 400ml ₩9,000
• Carbonara ₩19,000
• Margherita ₩22,000

The Asahi we ordered came out first^^ Clean, no-nonsense Asahi beer... total win win win.

Here's Hope So's carbonara and margherita. The carbonara comes topped with one cute little chicken drumstick, haha.

The rich cream sauce is just the right amount of heavy while still tasting clean, so it's delicious^^

One bite of drumstick! One bite of carbonara, haha.

And the best dish was the margherita — the wood-fired pizza was perfect to enjoy with beer^^ The combo with the carbonara was really great too~~~

If you're near Olympic Park in Songpa and want a wood-fired pizza date with refreshing pizza and beer, give Hope So a try — dogs are welcome too^^