Small Locker, Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi Beauty and Restaurants

Wood-toned café in Mangwon: vanilla latte & dalgona French toast, PICT

PICT Roastery Mangwon Branch is a wood-toned roastery café near Mangwon Market in Mapo, Seoul, that says it handles everything from roasting green beans to brewing in-house. With a friend, the writer ordered a vanilla latte (6,000 won), a Wedding Imperial tea (6,500 won) and the signature aged French toast (11,900 won), which was crisp like dalgona (Korean honeycomb toffee) outside and moist like pudding inside. PICT Roastery Mangwon Branch is a good quiet stop for coffee and dessert after browsing Mangwon Market.

Written Oct 22, 2026Sponsored

PlaceGuro, SeoulRestaurants

Sindorim bossam restaurant: makguksu set with a friend, Sambaekga

Sindorim Sambaekga (신도림삼백가) is a jokbal and bossam Korean restaurant about a 4-minute walk from Exit 1 of Sindorim Station in Guro, Seoul. A regular came straight from work with a friend for the bossam and makguksu (cold buckwheat noodles) set and was happy with all of it: side dishes that even include cold jokbal, cabbage soup, moist bossam and a noodle portion big enough for two. If you love bossam with makguksu, Sindorim Sambaekga is a solid pick for an after-work meal.

Written Jul 2, 2026Sponsored

PlaceBucheon, GyeonggiHair & beauty salons

Sinjungdong hair salon all-over color for faded hair: Levia Hair

Levia Hair Bucheon Branch is a Sinjungdong hair salon on the third floor of the City Office building near Bucheon City Hall Station. The writer arrived with faded, uneven color and dark roots growing in, and after a consultation with Director Sora had a two-step tone-down all-over color, priced from 120,000 to 180,000 won by length. The tone evened out and looked like the natural brown she wanted in daylight, making Levia Hair Bucheon Branch an easy repeat visit.

Written Aug 14, 2026Sponsored