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Slow Window, Seoul Cafes

Writes about small cafes around Seoul and the quiet corners worth a second visit. · Writes about: Cafés · Hair & beauty salons · Restaurants

PlaceGangbuk, SeoulRestaurants

Suyu Korean BBQ, 600g aged pork belly for ₩29,000: Suyu Daewang

Suyu Daewang Sotttukkeong Samgyeopsal is a butcher-style Korean BBQ restaurant on the corner of the Suyu food alley crossroads near Exit 7 of Suyu Station in Gangbuk, Seoul, serving both all-you-can-eat beef and aged fresh pork belly grilled on a giant cast-iron lid. The writer ordered the 600g aged whole pork belly platter (29,000 won) with crab doenjang stew (soybean paste stew) and steamed egg, grilling the pork belly on the lid with kimchi and minari (Korean water parsley). Verdict: thick 600g pork belly for 29,000 won makes Suyu Daewang a great-value Korean BBQ spot near Suyu Station.

Written Oct 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongbuk, SeoulRestaurants

Mia Sageori brunch restaurant: Earl Grey cream French toast, 37.5 Mia

37.5 Signature Mia Branch is a Western-style brunch restaurant in Seongbuk, Seoul, between Mia Sageori Station and Gireum Station, behind Hyundai Department Store Mia. On this visit the writer ordered Earl Grey cream French toast, Mont Blanc pollock roe (myeongran) cream pasta, fresh orange juice and an iced peppermint tea; the fragrant Earl Grey cream and the pollock roe pasta served in a Mont Blanc bread stood out most. With its upscale feel, 37.5 Signature Mia Branch is a good fit for dates or wedding invitation get-togethers.

Written Oct 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Sinsa-dong hair salon magic straight perm for dye-damaged hair: Biorn

Biorn Hair Apgujeong Rodeo is a hair salon on Seolleung-ro 161-gil in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam, Seoul, a 2-minute walk from Apgujeongnodeo Station Exit 5. After frequent bright dyeing and flat-ironing left the writer's hair frizzy, a magic straight perm specialist at Biorn Hair reviewed the hair's condition and treatment history, then did the magic straight perm in a way that kept damage down, and the hair came out silky after blow-drying alone, with no flat iron. Biorn Hair Apgujeong Rodeo's one-on-one consultation makes it a strong choice for anyone worried that damaged hair can't take a magic straight perm.

Written Oct 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeodaemun, SeoulCafés

Hongdae bakery: shrimp baguette like a Lotteria burger, Mandong Jegwa

Mandong Jegwa (만동제과) is a bakery in Yeonnam-dong, Seoul, a 12-minute walk from Exit 3 of Hongik University Station, known for its moist garlic baguette. This visit was a takeout order of 4 breads from Mandong Jegwa (garlic baguette, tortilla, chili sausage bread and shrimp baguette), and the shrimp baguette, which recalls a Lotteria shrimp burger, was the top pick. Mandong Jegwa is worth at least one stop on any Hongdae bakery-hopping route.

Written Sep 30, 2026Sponsored
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