Yuna Pyo · 2 stories

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Writes about small restaurants and quiet counters found while wandering Seoul's neighborhoods. · Writes about: Restaurants

PlaceMapo, SeoulRestaurants

24-hour gukbap near Mapo Station: pork neck suyuk, Bosseung Hoegwan

Bosseung Hoegwan Mapo Branch is a 24-hour gukbap (Korean rice-and-soup) restaurant just 30 seconds on foot from Mapo Station in Mapo, Seoul. For lunch on a chilly day, the hangjeong-suyuk gukbap (boiled pork neck soup) cost 13,000 won and was ordered without dadaegi (spicy chili seasoning) for a clear white broth, then topped with chives and salted shrimp, with garlicky, sharply spicy kimchi as the standout side. The broth is rich with no porky off-smell, so even gukbap beginners can finish a bowl easily.

Written Sep 16, 2026Sponsored

PlaceMapo, SeoulRestaurants

Gongdeok salad shop office lunch: mala beef tofu noodle, Why Starve

Why Starve Diet Gongdeok Main Branch is a high-protein salad and protein box shop on basement level 1 of the Lotte Castle President complex, right by Exit 2 of Gongdeok Station in Mapo, Seoul. The order on this visit was the mala beef tofu noodle protein box with wasabi mayo sauce, packed for the office: the mala sauce clung well to the tofu noodles and the beef was tender with no gamey smell. Between the solo dining seats and the prepayment event, Why Starve makes a simple but filling weekday lunch near Gongdeok Station.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored

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