Bar-table solo ramen with minced garlic in Jung-gu, Seoul: Mentsuru
Mentsuru City Hall Branch is a ramen restaurant one minute on foot from Exit 10 of City Hall Station in Jung-gu, Seoul, spread over the first floor and basement, with phone stands at the bar table for solo diners. The spicy shoyu ramen costs 11,500 won and arrives with a scoop of minced garlic to stir into the broth, and the mini donburi side is 4,000 won and piled high with rice. With four slices of chashu as standard, Mentsuru City Hall Branch is a solid solo lunch or dinner near City Hall Station.