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A Back Tray in Jangchung

Writes about Seoul restaurants worth a second visit. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés

PlaceJongno, SeoulCafés

Ikseon-dong bakery near Anguk Station, three plain breads: Munhwa

Munhwa Bakery is a takeout-only bakery on Donhwamun-ro in Ikseon-dong, Seoul, selling only bread baked that day and donating what is left to child meal programs and shelters for people without housing. On a weekend walk near Anguk Station with a baby, this visitor waited in the queue at Munhwa Bakery and picked up mugwort rice cake bread, walnut bread and a garlic baguette. The garlic baguette was the clear favorite, the mugwort rice cake bread divided opinion, and the queue moved quickly because you order and pay right at the register.

Written Sep 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJongno, SeoulRestaurants

Insadong pork gomtang weekend lunch with a 13-month-old: Wolhadong

Wolhadong is a pork gomtang (clear pork bone soup) restaurant in an alley on Insadong 8-gil in Jongno, Seoul. On a weekend outing with a 13-month-old who had just started walking, the writer ordered the QR set — 2 Wolhadong gomtang, a cold jeyuk (sliced boiled pork) tasting plate and 1 drink for 30,000 won — and ate the toryeom-style soup and cold pork while taking turns holding the baby, since Wolhadong has no baby chairs. The broth arrives not piping hot, which makes Wolhadong workable for a quick meal with a small child.

Written Sep 16, 2026Sponsored
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