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I write about restaurant visits across Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Restaurants · Hair & beauty salons · Bars · Cafés · Shopping

PlaceHanam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Café-style Korean BBQ date night in Misa, Hanam: Jangheungjip

Jangheungjip Misa is a newly opened frozen pork belly BBQ restaurant in Hanam, Gyeonggi, about a 5-minute walk from Misa Station. The writer and her boyfriend had dinner there: 3 servings of flash-frozen pork belly (₩45,000), plenty of banchan (side dishes) and a thick, rich jjagyechi (Chapagetti noodles with egg and cheese, ₩6,000) to finish. From banchan to pork to jjagyechi, everything beat expectations, making Jangheungjip Misa a Korean BBQ spot near Misa Station worth returning to soon.

Written Nov 8, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSongpa, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Saenae Station salon Milbon REPAIR before a Qingdao trip: Only For You

Only For You Jamsilsaenae Branch is a hair salon on the 3rd floor of a commercial building, a 5-minute walk from Saenae Station in Songpa, Seoul. Before a trip to Qingdao, the writer skipped a perm and instead had a Milbon Clinic REPAIR treatment for perm-damaged, frizzy hair with split ends while lying in a massage chair in the shampoo room, and the hair was clearly smoother after just one session. Only For You Jamsilsaenae Branch suits anyone who wants to put off the next perm and repair damage first.

Written May 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangdong, SeoulRestaurants

Pre-work solo gukbap & sundae plate in Gildong: Boseung Hoegwan

Boseung Hoegwan Gildong Station branch is a 24-hour gukbap (Korean rice soup) franchise restaurant about a 3-minute walk from Gildong Station in Gangdong, Seoul. After a hair salon visit, the writer went to Boseung Hoegwan alone for lunch before work and ordered the 1-person Special Pork Jowl Suyuk Hell (spicy) for ₩19,000, plus a ₩7,000 plate of sundae (Korean blood sausage). Verdict: the gukbap, sliced boiled pork, sundae, kimchi and kkakdugi (radish kimchi) all beat expectations, making Boseung Hoegwan a solo gukbap spot near Gildong Station worth returning to.

Written Mar 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHanam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Rainy-day ramen shop in Misa, Hanam: topping-loaded spicy bowl, Menji

Menji Hanam Misa Branch is a Japanese-style ramen shop on the first floor of a building on Misagangbyeonbuk-ro 30Beonan-gil in Misa, Hanam, Gyeonggi. On a rainy-day lunch revisit, the writer and her boyfriend shared a spicy ramen piled with extra chicken breast chashu (₩4,500) and egg (₩1,000), plus the ₩16,500 ramen & mini yakitori-don (grilled chicken rice bowl) combo; the broth was rich and spicy and the yakitori-don meat plump, better than expected. With a feel like a trip to Japan, Menji Hanam Misa Branch is a Hanam ramen shop worth returning to for a date or a solo meal.

Written Nov 4, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangdong, SeoulRestaurants

Cheonho Station gukbap, couple's spiciest hangover bowl: Boseung

Boseung Hoegwan Cheonho Station Branch (보승회관 천호역점) is a 24-hour gukbap (rice soup) restaurant a 3-minute walk from Cheonho Station in Gangdong, Seoul. After a night of heavy drinking, the writer and her boyfriend ordered the sundae (Korean blood sausage) and pork jowl suyuk (boiled pork) set for two at ₩32,000 and switched the gukbap to the spiciest level. The broth was hot enough to make them sweat, and the suyuk and sundae came in generous portions with no gamey smell. For a spicy hangover gukbap, Boseung Hoegwan Cheonho Station Branch is a sure bet.

Written Oct 31, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNamyangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Namyangju creek BBQ with my sister, spiciest tomato pork: 2002 Witch's

2002 Witch's Arpeggio is a Korean BBQ restaurant serving pork belly in tomato sauce, right beside a creek in Wabu-eup, Namyangju, Gyeonggi. The writer, who had first come with her boyfriend, returned with her younger sister and ordered cheese tomato pork belly for two (50,000 won) at the spiciest level, plus a potato pancake that is crispy outside and chewy inside (25,000 won). She found that 2002 Witch's Arpeggio tastes even better since switching from gochujang pork belly to tomato sauce. Verdict: from the side dishes to the potato pancake, 2002 Witch's Arpeggio is consistently good, but arrive at opening time if you want an outdoor creekside table.

Written Jun 3, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Gangnam hair salon clinic for post-swim frizz before a trip: Beorn

Beorn Hair Cheongdam is a hair salon on the 2nd floor of 710 Seolleung-ro in Gangnam, Seoul, about a 5-minute walk from Gangnam-gu Office Station. The writer wanted to fix hair left dry and frizzy by swimming and seasonal dryness before an overseas trip, so she booked a same-day weekend appointment for a clinic treatment: shampoo, then steam and heat treatment, then strengthening. Her verdict is that a single clinic at Beorn Hair Cheongdam tamed her split, flyaway strands.

Written Oct 24, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulCafés

Gangnam Station date café with a sheltered terrace: Upper and Under

Upper and Under is a large three-floor dessert café on Gangnam-daero 102-gil in Gangnam, Seoul, between Sinnonhyeon Station and Gangnam Station. On a weekend date, the writer shared a Basque cheesecake dotted with vanilla bean (₩9,000), an iced Americano with no sourness (₩6,500) and a light, not-too-rich Einspänner (₩8,000) on Upper and Under's wind-sheltered 2nd-floor terrace. Seats go fast on weekends, but for a dessert date café with atmosphere in Gangnam, Upper and Under is worth a return visit.

Written Oct 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Seolleung birthday izakaya: lobster sashimi and lobster pasta, Momiji

Momiji Seolleung Branch is an izakaya (Japanese-style pub) on Samseong-ro 85-gil near Seolleung Station in Gangnam, Seoul, where every seat is a private room. For a birthday, the writer went on a weekend with several friends and ordered the special assorted sashimi platter (135,000 won) and the 5-piece yakitori set (18,000 won) with soju and beer. The lobster sashimi and the cream pasta made from the lobster body stood out most. Thanks to rooms that suit groups and food better than expected, Momiji Seolleung Branch is a place the writer wants to visit again.

Written Oct 24, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Yeoksam gyukatsu restaurant for a couple's date lunch: Hurato Sikdang

Hurato Sikdang GFC Yeoksam Branch is a gyukatsu (breaded beef cutlet) restaurant on basement level 1 of 152 Teheran-ro, Gangnam, Seoul, about a 2-minute walk from Yeoksam Station. On a date lunch during a rare trip into Seoul, the writer and her boyfriend shared gyukatsu (19,500 won) with extra meat (15,500 won) and Japanese-style omurice (14,500 won), and both the well-marbled gyukatsu and the melt-in-your-mouth omurice beat their expectations. With wide seat spacing and flattering lighting, Hurato Sikdang is a solid Japanese restaurant for a Gangnam date.

Written Oct 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNamyangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Beef BBQ in Jinjeop, Namyangju: staff-grilled brisket at Deomajang

Deomajang Hanwoo (더마장한우) is a hanwoo (Korean beef) restaurant on the first floor of a shopping arcade on Haemilyedang 1-ro in Jinjeop-eup, Namyangju. On a Sunday evening return visit with a close friend, the writer ordered hanwoo brisket (300g for 29,400 won), sirloin and tenderloin, which staff grilled entirely at the table, and received a generous hanwoo offal soup through a review event. Deomajang Hanwoo serves good-value hanwoo and has group seating, making it a good choice for gatherings and work dinners.

Written Jun 4, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangdong, SeoulRestaurants

Sangildong Station Korean BBQ: a regular's pork jowl revisit, Geumdon

Geumdon Hwaro Sangil-dong Station Branch is a Korean BBQ pork restaurant on the 1st floor of the Megaseukweeo-dong building on Godeok-ro, Gangdong, Seoul. Calling it her favourite Korean BBQ spot in Sangildong, the blogger returned with her boyfriend for 2 servings of pork jowl (₩36,000), pork belly (₩17,000), meaty kimchi stew (₩7,000) and pollock roe rice (₩5,000), with staff grilling all the meat and made-to-order steamed egg served as a standard side. Even after a long break, Geumdon Hwaro beat expectations on everything from the side dishes to the meat and stew.

Written Oct 22, 2026Sponsored