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Writes about restaurants, cafes, bars, and beauty spots found while walking around Seoul. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Bars · Hair & beauty salons

PlaceSeocho, SeoulRestaurants

Seocho Korean restaurant: short rib lunch with shrimp jeon, Huiyeol

Huiyeol Seocho Gyodae Branch (희열 서초교대점) is a hanwoo and short rib Korean set-meal restaurant with private rooms, on basement level 1 near the Beobwon Intersection between Seocho Station and Gyodae Station in Seoul. On a weekday lunch, three of us ordered the marinated short rib set (35,000 won per person) plus 4 pieces of shrimp jeon (pan-fried shrimp), and the not-too-sweet ribs, namul (seasoned vegetable) sides, tomato cucumber cold soup and seasonal pot rice were all consistently satisfying. Huiyeol Seocho Gyodae Branch is worth considering for a Seocho office team lunch or a quiet business meal.

Written Jul 2, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeongdeungpo, SeoulRestaurants

Eel bowl spot by National Assembly Station: unagidon on omelet, Ilpum

Ilpum Yeouido Branch is a Japanese rice bowl and sushi restaurant in the basement of Anwon Building in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul, about a 5-minute walk from National Assembly Station Exit 3. On a weekday visit around 6 p.m., the writer ordered the kaisendon (seafood rice bowl, 26,000 won) and the whole-eel unagidon (40,000 won), which has an entire eel laid over a Korean rolled omelet. Both bowls came with chawanmushi, soup, mini fish cake udon and dessert. If you want an eel rice bowl or kaisendon near National Assembly Station, Ilpum Yeouido Branch is worth a visit.

Written Jul 2, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeongdeungpo, SeoulRestaurants

Yeongdeungpo jokbal restaurant: garlic sauce, free sides at Daemanjok

Daemanjok (대만족) Yeongdeungpo-gu Office Dangsan Main Branch is a jokbal (braised pig's feet) restaurant on Gukhoe-daero 36-gil near Exit 4 of Yeongdeungpo-gu Office Station in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul, with seating on 2 floors and reservations, takeout, delivery and groups welcome. Two people ordered a large jokbal with garlic sauce added, and makguksu (buckwheat noodles), kimchi stew and steamed egg came free with it; adding rice balls made the meal very filling. For a generous jokbal spread or a group dinner near Yeongdeungpo-gu Office Station, Daemanjok's garlic sauce jokbal is worth trying.

Written Jul 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Garosu-gil katsu and jjolmyeon combo with kids: Ikki Roll Katsu

Ikki Roll Katsu Garosu-gil Main Branch (이끼롤까스 가로수길본점) is a Japanese-style roll katsu (pork cutlet) restaurant on Garosu-gil in Gangnam, Seoul, about 400m from Sinsa Station Exit 8. On a return visit with the kids, the writer ordered rosé katsu, curry cheese roll katsu, butter garlic fries, jjolmyeon (chewy spicy noodles) and green grape ade, and the self bar with refills of cream soup, miso-style broth and rice made the meal filling. Ikki Roll Katsu Garosu-gil Main Branch suits families and couples who want katsu with a sauce twist and a katsu-and-jjolmyeon combo.

Written Jul 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeongdeungpo, SeoulBars

Weeknight Mullae teppanyaki bar: butter cuttlefish at Akai Teppan

Akai Teppan is a teppanyaki bar in Mullae Arts Village, Yeongdeungpo, Seoul. On a second visit, two people shared the Akai okonomiyaki (18,000 won) and grilled butter cuttlefish (21,000 won). The pork belly okonomiyaki and two whole cuttlefish made a filling meal even without drinks. Akai Teppan is worth a return trip whenever you want a late teppanyaki dinner in Mullae after work.

Written Jul 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Seolleung conveyor sushi after a hair salon: 16 plates, Sushi Ian N

Sushi Ian N Seolleung Station (스시이안앤 선릉역점) is a conveyor belt sushi restaurant near Seolleung Station in Gangnam, Seoul, where every plate costs a flat 1,990 won. After a hair salon visit in Gangnam, the writer stopped at Sushi Ian N alone for lunch and ate 16 plates, including salmon belly, taco wasabi salmon roll, salmon buldak mayo (spicy mayo) sushi, aged-kimchi raw fish sushi and freshwater eel sushi. The salmon aburi and torch-seared plates stood out, making Sushi Ian N Seolleung Station an easy, good-value sushi spot for eating alone.

Written Jul 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeongdeungpo, SeoulCafés

Yeongdeungpo bakery: mango wakppu, hangover watermelon juice: BYWAY

BYWAY BAKERS Yeongdeungpo Branch is a spacious bakery café in Dangsan-dong, Seoul, near Yeongdeungpo-gu Office Station. At a window bar seat, solo, the writer had the wakppu (crack-open) salt bread filled with fresh mango and yogurt cream, the egg tart marked as a best seller, and a watermelon juice blended fresh in-store. If you want to crack open a trending dessert yourself, BYWAY BAKERS' mango wakppu salt bread is worth trying at least once.

Written Jul 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Gangnam pasta restaurant near Seolleung Station: Corbani Seolleung

Corbani Seolleung is a pasta-and-wine restaurant on Eonju-ro 94-gil, between Seolleung and Seonjeongneung stations in Gangnam, Seoul. On a weekday evening, the writer sat on the second floor and ordered chadol deulkkae pasta (beef brisket with perilla seeds) and seafood tomato pasta with focaccia, refilling the pickles twice. Corbani Seolleung handles atmosphere, food and service well enough to suit a date or a small gathering.

Written Aug 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeongdeungpo, SeoulRestaurants

Yeongdeungpo gamjatang restaurant with aged kimchi fried rice: Dangsan

Dangsan Ppyeodaegwi Haejangguk is a gamjatang (pork bone and potato stew) restaurant about a 7-minute walk from Yeongdeungpo-gu Office Station in Seoul. A couple ordered the small gamjatang, added only half the chili the owner brought over for a sharper kick, and finished the meal with aged kimchi fried rice scraped crispy off the bottom of the pot. Homemade kimchi and attentive service make Dangsan Ppyeodaegwi Haejangguk an easy pick for a relaxed dinner date.

Written Aug 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Sinsa Station seafood pub with live abalone mulhoe: Negi Silbi Sinsa

Negi Silbi Sinsa is a seasonal seafood pub on the first floor at 55 Nonhyeon-ro 151-gil, in an alley between Sinsa Station and Garosu-gil in Gangnam, Seoul. Over one dinner with friends the table went through live abalone mulhoe (chilled raw seafood soup) at 42,000 won, whole steamed live squid, Jeju giant croaker jeon at 28,000 won, fried squid, beef belly tteokbokki at 32,000 won, white tilefish fritters and dried filefish strips. For a pick-and-choose drinking night in the style of imo-kase rather than a standard raw fish restaurant, Negi Silbi Sinsa is the right call.

Written Aug 18, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeongdeungpo, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Job interview makeup at a Dangsan Station hair salon in summer: Charom

Charom Makeup & Hair is a private one-person hair and makeup salon near Dangsan Station in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul, where a director with over 20 years of experience handles each client 1:1. Before an August job interview, Charom Makeup & Hair created natural but defined makeup and neat hair that barely broke down around the nose or eyes even after a sweaty subway ride. The best part was not needing to check a mirror before the interview, leaving full attention for the answers.

Written Aug 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Apgujeong Korean BBQ with three pork cuts and fried rice: Ongijip

Ongijip Main Branch is a traditional clay-grill Korean BBQ restaurant a 10-minute walk from Apgujeong Station in Gangnam, Seoul. Par-Grilled Set A costs 57,000 won for 500g serving 2–3 people, with grilled pork neck, aged pork belly and low-temperature aged pork skirt (gabrisal), finished with cheese kimchi fried rice. Staff grill and cut every piece at the table, so Ongijip works well for a date or a team dinner where you want to keep talking.

Written Aug 18, 2026Sponsored