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Writes about cafes and restaurants around Seoul, one visit at a time. · Writes about: Cafés · Restaurants

PlaceSeongdong, SeoulCafés

Seongsu dessert café with matcha crunch and decaf americano: Mellows

Mellows is a premium ice cream café in Seongsu, Seoul, a 3-minute walk from Exit 7 of Ttukseom Station, where ice cream made with Sangha Farm milk costs 4,000-4,500 won. On a sweltering late afternoon around Malbok, the last dog day of summer, Mellows served matcha ice cream, mango ice cream and a decaf iced americano, with matcha crunch, rollypolly wafer sticks and real mango pulp packed in. Mellows is an easy dessert stop after a Seoul Forest walk or a shopping run around Seongsu.

Written Aug 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Chungmuro Station rice bowl set for solo diners: Haekbap Dongguk

Haekbap Dongguk is a Japanese home-style rice bowl and ramen restaurant 305 meters from Exit 1 of Chungmuro Station in Jung-gu, Seoul. On a weekday visit at 1:30pm, the [Set] Cube Steak Donburi cost 15,900 won and came with mini udon and chicken, plus two pieces of fried shrimp added on. There was no wait and every bowl is cooked to order, making Haekbap Dongguk an easy one-plate meal for students and office workers nearby.

Written Aug 14, 2026Sponsored
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