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Small Pouch, Seoul and Gyeonggi Beauty and Restaurants

Writes about restaurants and beauty spots she visits around Seoul and Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Restaurants · Hair & beauty salons

PlaceNamyangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Shabu restaurant in Byeollae, half-egg minari fried rice: Onjeongban

Onjeongban Shabu Kalguksu (온정반샤브칼국수) is a shabu-shabu and kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) restaurant in Byeollae, Namyangju. The writer ordered the Onjeongban Shabu Eomnamu Herbal Suyuk Set, listed at 14,000 won per person, added rolled dumplings, and finished with minari (water dropwort) fried rice made half with egg and half without. First visited on a friend's recommendation, Onjeongban became the writer's favorite shabu-shabu spot in Byeollae and suits anyone who wants both good value and tasty boiled pork.

Written Jun 8, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Rice bowl lunch with mom near Chungmuro: shrimp and pork jowl, Haekbap

Haekbap Dongguk (핵밥 동국대본점) is a Japanese rice bowl and noodle restaurant between Chungmuro Station and Dongguk University in Jung-gu, Seoul. Over an early lunch with mom, the writer had the marinated shrimp bowl set, topped with 6 shrimp and seasoned just right without being too salty, plus a single smoky pork jowl bowl that was mildly spicy enough for heat-shy eaters and generous with the meat. When you can't decide on lunch in Chungmuro, Haekbap Dongguk's marinated shrimp bowl and pork jowl bowl are easy recommendations.

Written Jul 2, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDongjak, SeoulRestaurants

Isu Station Vietnamese spot for a dieter's first bun cha: Bangbaedong

Bangbaedong Ssalguksu Isu Branch (방배동쌀국수 이수점) is a Vietnamese pho restaurant within a 5-minute walk of Exit 10 at Isu Station in Dongjak, Seoul. A dieter looking for something light with a friend ordered bun cha (grilled pork with rice noodles), 4 chicken wings and two plates of summer rolls, 4 pieces each. Verdict: the bun cha at Bangbaedong Ssalguksu won over both the first-timer writer and the bun cha-loving friend.

Written Jul 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongdong, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Wangsimni hair salon clinic for thin, tangly long hair: Uahan Meori

Uahan Meori Wangsimni Centras Branch is a hair salon in the Wangsimni Centras shopping arcade, a 5-minute walk from Sangwangsimni Station in Seongdong, Seoul. For thin, tangle-prone long hair, the blogger had a 3-step clinic (clinic shampoo, moisture and oil replenishment, protein replenishment) done entirely in the shampoo room in about 1 hour, and the damaged ends turned soft while the perm curls bounced back. If home care isn't enough for your long hair, a regular clinic at Uahan Meori is worth trying.

Written Jul 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYongsan, SeoulRestaurants

Rainy-day ramen in Yongsan after Fukuoka: dongpo pork set, Menya Seoul

Menya Seoul Yongsan I'Park Mall Branch is a ramen shop in the 7th-floor food court of Yongsan I'Park Mall in Yongsan, Seoul. Craving ramen after a trip to Fukuoka, the writer and a friend visited Menya Seoul on a rainy day and ordered the spicy dongpo pork chashu ramen set (with fried dumplings and cola) and the whole pork belly mazesoba, standing out for tender dongpo pork, a peppery broth and mazesoba rich with chili oil aroma. If you want a spicy ramen that even people who can't handle heat will enjoy, Menya Seoul Yongsan I'Park Mall Branch is a good fit.

Written Jul 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJongno, SeoulRestaurants

Jongno 3-ga dumpling hot pot with extra handmade mandu: Jongga Mandu

Jongga Mandu (종가만두) is a dumpling restaurant near Jongno 3-ga Station in Seoul that serves mandu hot pot and fried mandu made with handmade dumplings. At lunch the writer ordered the clear-broth hot pot for two, added 4 extra handmade dumplings, and ate shabu beef, kimchi and meat mandu, and kalguksu (knife-cut noodles), a set the writer lists at 13,000 won. Jongga Mandu made a satisfying office-worker lunch for anyone who wants plenty of handmade dumplings.

Written Oct 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwacheon, GyeonggiHair & beauty salons

Gwacheon hair salon layered cut and massage-chair shampoo: Juno Hair

Juno Hair Gwacheonchungsa Station is a hair salon in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi, on the 2nd floor of a building a 1-minute walk from Government Complex Gwacheon Station (정부과천청사역). With heavy hair ends, this visit covered a layered cut with texturizing and thinning, followed by a one-hour special care clinic in a private shampoo room with a massage chair. Juno Hair Gwacheonchungsa Station is worth recommending to anyone who wants a cut and a hair treatment done in one visit.

Written Aug 8, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSongpa, SeoulRestaurants

Jamsil bar with yuzu pickled radish and gopchang hot pot: Horanggul

Horanggul Bangi Branch is a bar in the Bangi-dong dining alley in Songpa, Seoul, between Jamsil Station and Songpanaru Station, specialising in beef gopchang (tripe) hot pot and beef daechang (large intestine) hot pot. Two friends ordered the beef gopchang hot pot, lifted the lid once the 8-minute timer rang, and saved enough broth to boil the rice-cake noodle add-on at the end, with garlic scapes and yuzu-scented pickled radish as free side dishes. The gopchang portion at Horanggul Bangi Branch was generous, tender and free of any off smell, making it a solid pick for a friends' get-together or a work dinner.

Written Aug 14, 2026Sponsored
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