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Gongdeok yakitori omakase for a family dinner: Yakitori Shomong

Yakitori Shomong is a yakitori omakase izakaya in Mapo, Seoul, near Gongdeok Station and facing the Gyeongui Line Forest Trail. A family of three, including a child, visited at opening time on a weekday before the Chuseok holiday and had the 6-skewer and 3-skewer courses, abalone hot pot rice and Ebisu draft beer; the child named the charcoal-scented ansangsal (skirt meat) the best skewer. Yakitori Shomong is a Gongdeok Station spot worth remembering if you want a different smoky char and texture with every skewer from a forest-trail window seat.

Written Sep 30, 2026Sponsored

PlaceGangseo, SeoulRestaurants

Gopchang BBQ in Magok for a post-vacation friends' reunion: Hwang Gop

Hwang Gop Magongnaru Branch is a hanwoo gopchang (Korean beef intestine) restaurant near Exit 1 of Magongnaru Station in Gangseo, Seoul. Three childhood friends celebrated the end of their summer vacation at Hwang Gop with the Hwang Gop mixed platter for two, extra grilled hanwoo daechang and gopchang, and egg fried rice for two, with complimentary yukhoe (beef tartare), a large bowl of muksabal (acorn jelly in cold broth) and a tangy, refreshing house sauce standing out. Thanks to savory gopchang with no gamy smell and a tent-bar-style inner room, Hwang Gop Magongnaru Branch earned 100% satisfaction and a 200% wish to return.

Written Sep 28, 2026Sponsored

PlaceMapo, SeoulRestaurants

Hongdae Korean BBQ with a kid, salchisal grilled for you: Gogikkun

Gogikkun Gimchunbae Hongdae Supgil Branch is a Korean BBQ restaurant with outdoor tables beside the Gyeongui Line Forest Path in Hongdae, Seoul. On a Wednesday in the early evening the writer visited with a child and ordered the Korean beef and pork set for two (600g, 109,000 won) plus half-and-half naengmyeon and kkakdugi fried rice, and the day's beef cut was salchisal (chuck flap). Staff grill every piece at the table and corkage is free on anything the restaurant doesn't sell, so Gogikkun Gimchunbae makes it easy to focus on the meat even with a child in tow.

Written Sep 22, 2026Sponsored