Errand Cart · 13 stories

Full Cart, Seoul-Gyeonggi Errands

Writes about cafes, restaurants, and shopping trips around Seoul and Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Cafés · Restaurants · Shopping

PlaceSeocho, SeoulRestaurants

Sinnonhyeon snack bar for solo dinners and fish cake broth: Deokjane

Deokjane Bangatgan (덕자네방앗간) is a tteokbokki snack bar near Sinnonhyeon Station in Seocho, Seoul. With time to spare before an appointment, a former regular came back for garaetteok tteokbokki (thick rice cakes in spicy sauce) topped with potato salad and fish cake, then took away Deokja gimbap and tuna gimbap. At dinner about 6 in 10 diners were eating alone. With a clean dining room and friendly staff, Deokjane Bangatgan is an easy, low-pressure place for a solo meal near Sinnonhyeon Station.

Written Oct 25, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulCafés

Gangnam Station café mirror selfies & raspberry cake: Upper and Under

Upper and Under is a large café on Gangnam-daero 102-gil, between Sinnonhyeon Station and Gangnam Station in Seoul, where you order on the 2nd floor and then go up or down to another floor to sit. Before plans in Gangnam, the writer had a salty caramel, a hot milk tea latte, raspberry cake and a canelé at Upper and Under, and explored the 3rd-floor terrace and big-mirror selfie space. With its sweet-and-salty caramel and sweet-tart raspberry cake, Upper and Under is a Gangnam Station café made for relaxing with friends.

Written Oct 24, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongdong, SeoulCafés

Seongsu café with artisan yakgwa and a bocado box: Bocado Butter

Bocado Butter Seongsu Main Store is a small dessert café on Yeonmujang 7ga-gil, a side street in Seongsu, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, selling its signature bocado and artisan yakgwa (Korean honey cookies). The writer ordered a 10-piece bocado box and a 4-piece set with marshmallow bocado, alternating the crispy, buttery plain bocado with the chewy marshmallow bocado. Bocado Butter is a good stop for picking up a snack and a small gift together on a Seongsu outing.

Written Oct 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongdong, SeoulRestaurants

Pepperoni & Hawaiian slices with beer in Seongsu: Pizza Slice Seoul

Pizza Slice Seoul is a slice pizzeria in Seongsu-dong, Seoul, on the basement floor (B1) of a building near Exit 2 of Seongsu Station, where you choose pizza by the slice. On an evening visit, the blogger paired the signature pepperoni pizza and a Hawaiian pizza with Budweiser, and found the basement room bright, spacious and comfortable. Pizza Slice Seoul is an easy drop-in for days when you want a little of several flavors.

Written Oct 22, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongdong, SeoulCafés

Seongsu dessert café with a peach cake you crack open: LOOOP Bakery

LOOOP Bakery is a large four-floor coffee and dessert café on Yeonmujang 5-gil, near Seongsu Station Exit 4 in Seongdong, Seoul. After touring LOOOP Bakery's ribbon-decorated exterior and each floor, the writer cracked open the peach-shaped Ageujak (아그작) cake, which sits on a cookie base with yogurt cream and fruit compote inside, alongside an Americano. The Ageujak cake at LOOOP Bakery is a signature Seongsu dessert worth trying for both its looks and the satisfying crack.

Written Oct 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwangjin, SeoulCafés

Konkuk Univ. bakery café: strawberry ricotta croissant at Stack

Stack Bakery is a pastry bakery café that fills a whole building in Jayang-dong, Gwangjin, Seoul, on a side street between Konkuk Univ. Station and Jayang Station. The writer took a 2nd-floor window seat for a meal-and-dessert break of the signature pain au chocolat, a strawberry ricotta croissant and a latte (americano ₩4,500, café latte ₩5,500), and was happy with the flaky layers, the crunch and the coffee. Verdict: Stack Bakery is a Jayang-dong bakery worth returning to whenever you want good pastry and good coffee together.

Written Oct 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongdong, SeoulRestaurants

Seongsu omurice restaurant for a catch-up lunch: Seongsu Darak

Seongsu Darak (성수다락) is an omurice and pasta brunch restaurant on the 2nd floor of 20 Ttukseom-ro 9-gil in Seongsu-dong, Seoul. Meeting an old friend for lunch, the writer ordered the Darak omurice, spicy cream pasta, a pineapple Darak ade and a yuzu ade, and the friend, on a first visit, liked Seongsu Darak enough to talk about coming back. Seongsu Darak is a good Seongsu lunch spot for its sunny attic feel and mild, light omurice.

Written Jun 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeodaemun, SeoulRestaurants

Sinchon burger restaurant: double bacon cheeseburger set, Bas Burger

Bas Burger Yonsei Cancer Hospital Branch is a handmade burger restaurant on the B1 floor of Yonsei Cancer Hospital, near Exit 2 of Sinchon Station (Gyeongui-Jungang Line) in Seodaemun, Seoul. Hungry after finishing the day's plans, the writer ordered the double bacon cheeseburger set with low-sodium bacon, 2 cheddar slices and 2 beef patties, plus a mozzarella cheese bar, and found both the burger and the crispy fried sides satisfying. Bas Burger is a good Sinchon Station pick for a filling, generously stacked burger meal.

Written Oct 19, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMapo, SeoulRestaurants

Hapjeong retro restaurant for lasagna and steak: New York Apartment

New York Apartment is a retro New York–style restaurant serving handmade burgers, pasta and steak near Exit 8 of Hapjeong Station in Mapo, Seoul. Meeting a friend made this year for lunch, the writer ordered the New York Lasagna, the Manhattan Grill Steak and drinks, and enjoyed the rich meat-sauce lasagna and the sous vide sirloin steak with garlic cream sauce. New York Apartment is a satisfying Hapjeong lunch spot for anyone who wants good food in a stylish, atmospheric setting.

Written Jun 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMapo, SeoulCafés

Hapjeong café for an afternoon slump: nutty iced drip, Central Site

Central Site Hapjeong is a brewed-coffee café near Exit 2 of Hapjeong Station in Mapo, Seoul, opened around May 2026 as the Hapjeong branch of the Yeonnam-dong roastery café Central Site. The writer visited with a friend, smelled the beans before choosing a nutty one as an iced drip coffee, while the friend had a hot coffee, and they paired them with Central Site's signature tiramisu. Central Site Hapjeong is a good Hapjeong Station café for shaking off an afternoon slump with nutty hand-drip coffee and soft tiramisu.

Written Jun 19, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMapo, SeoulCafés

Hongdae café with matcha & nuts chimney bread: Chimney Mansion

Chimney Mansion is a large chimney bread bakery café on Jandari-ro in Mapo, Seoul, between Hapjeong Station and Hongdae, with a first floor, a second floor and a terrace. On a gloomy day the writer tried the matcha chimney bread, the nuts chimney bread and the Chimney Coffee (milk and vanilla syrup topped with pepper cream), then explored Chimney Mansion's home-style, house-concept space. Chimney Mansion is a Hongdae café worth visiting for a change of mood, thanks to a memorable signature drink like the pepper-cream Chimney Coffee.

Written Jun 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulCafés

Gangnam Station café for iced coffee after a food tour: Selected Nicks

Selected Nicks is a large café on Teheran-ro 4-gil near Gangnam Station in Seoul, spread across floors from B1 up to an 8th-floor rooftop, with rental space for meetings and gatherings. The writer and a few close friends dropped by Selected Nicks on a weekday afternoon for iced coffee after a filling food tour, and the large space was packed even on a weekday. Selected Nicks is a versatile Gangnam Station café for post-meal coffee, long chats and group get-togethers.

Written Jul 5, 2026Sponsored