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Worn Ledger, Seoul, Gyeonggi and Gwangju/Jeolla Restaurants, Cafes, Bars and Shopping

Writes about restaurants, cafes, bars and shopping trips across Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Gwangju/Jeolla. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Bars · Shopping

PlaceSeocho, SeoulRestaurants

Sadang pasta & steak spot with no-limit corkage: Two Find Peter

Two Find Peter Seoul Sadang Branch (투파인드피터 서울사당점) is a pasta and steak restaurant on the 3rd floor of a building in Seocho, Seoul, about a 2-minute walk from Sadang Station Exit 14. On a sunny day the blogger arrived right at opening and ordered the smoked chicken steak (₩18,000) and aglio e olio (₩11,000); the chicken was light and juicy, and the oil pasta had a well-emulsified, silky sauce. With good-value dishes and paid corkage with no bottle limit, Two Find Peter Seoul Sadang Branch is a solid pick for dates, anniversaries and blind dates.

Written Jul 19, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJongno, SeoulRestaurants

Jongno burger spot near Jogyesa Temple for office lunch: Reel Burger

Reel Burger Gwanghwamun is a newly opened handmade burger restaurant in Jongno, Seoul, a short walk from Jonggak Station and Jogyesa Temple. The writer loved Reel Burger's The Hyundai Seoul branch enough to go back, so they visited Reel Burger Gwanghwamun after it opened. They ordered the cheeseburger combo (₩13,900) and the classic burger combo (₩15,900), with Cajun fries and maple sweet potato fries on the side. Simple and tasty, Reel Burger Gwanghwamun is a solid lunch pick for office workers around Jogyesa and Jonggak.

Written Jul 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeo-gu, GwangjuRestaurants

Brunch in Sangmu, Gwangju: spice-adjustable pepperoni pizza, Bueokgan

Bueokgan Sangmu Branch (부엌간 상무점) is a brunch restaurant with a European vintage interior on Seogwangju-ro in Seo-gu, Gwangju. The writer took bus Cheomdan 22 for 5 minutes from Sangmu Station Exit 2, got off at Mudeung Church, and ordered basil pesto cream pasta, pepperoni pizza, a napa cabbage Caesar salad and two ades. Bueokgan's spice-adjustable pepperoni pizza has a chewy, crisp dough that satisfies even without a cheese crust, and the writer plans to return for dates and blind dates.

Written Aug 4, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeocho, SeoulCafés

Yangjae-dong café for golden Assam milk tea & butter babka: Mini Male

Mini Male Coffee Roaster Juam Branch is a newly opened Nordic-style dessert café on Maeheon-ro 1-gil in Yangjae-dong, Seocho, Seoul, near Yangjae Costco. At a window seat overlooking the park, the writer had a Helsinki latte (5,200 won), a golden Assam milk tea cold-brewed for 36 hours (5,200 won), a butter babka (5,800 won) and a dark s'more New York cookie (4,500 won). Mini Male Coffee Roaster Juam Branch is a quiet specialty coffee shop where you come for a coffee and end up staying.

Written Aug 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulBars

Apgujeong Rodeo Chinese bar for a first Peking duck: Mirim Yangjang

Mirim Yangjang Apgujeong is a basement Hong Kong-style Chinese bar in Gangnam, Seoul, a 6-minute walk from Apgujeong Rodeo Station Exit 5, with a red carpet and red-toned interior that recalls a 90s Hong Kong film. The writer ordered half a Peking duck for 39,000 won, mapo tofu for 19,000 won, pork and chive dim sum for 8,000 won and a half portion of Hong Kong-style egg noodles. The Peking duck at Mirim Yangjang had crackly skin with no gamey smell at all, making it a very successful first Peking duck, a dish the writer had never tried even on a trip to Hong Kong.

Written Aug 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDongdaemun, SeoulRestaurants

Jang-an-dong shabu-shabu, tomato broth egg porridge: Shabu Torang

Shabu Torang Jang-an Direct Branch (샤브토랑 장안직영점) is a single-pot shabu-shabu restaurant in Jang-an-dong, Dongdaemun, Seoul. The writer ordered classic shabu-shabu (7,900 won) and tomato shabu-shabu (8,900 won) side by side, added the vegetable and beef chuck eye set, then finished with kalguksu (knife-cut noodles) and egg porridge, and the egg porridge cooked in the tomato broth was especially savory. If mala is too hot and classic feels too ordinary, order the tomato broth at the spicy level.

Written Aug 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSongpa, SeoulRestaurants

No-fail prize draw at a Jamsil sandwich shop: Town Sandwich

Town Sandwich Jamsil Branch is a made-to-order sandwich shop in the Jamsil The Sharp Star Park complex, a 9-minute walk from Jamsil Station Exit 9 in Songpa, Seoul. Lunchtime was packed with office workers, but tables turned over fast, so seats were easy to find for a Town Sandwich at 8,800 won and a Plain Jambon-Beurre drink set at 10,200 won, plus a prize draw where every ticket wins. The baguette, the jambon-beurre ham and the set Americano were all satisfying, making Town Sandwich Jamsil Branch an easy pick for a weekday lunch or a solo meal in Jamsil.

Written Aug 12, 2026Sponsored
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