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A Narrow Tray in Jangchung

Writes about restaurant visits and small meals found around Seoul neighborhoods. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Hair & beauty salons

PlaceSeodaemun, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Sinchon hair salon gray-covering ash dye + layered cut: Demon Hair

Demon Hair Sinchon Branch is a hair salon on the 2nd floor of a building within a 3-minute walk of Sinchon Station Exit 1 in Seodaemun, Seoul. The writer's roots had grown out into a patchy tone and her C-curl hair had gotten long, so she had an all-over dye with ash blended in to cover gray, plus a layered cut, at Demon Hair Sinchon Branch; the tone came out even and the layers added volume. With 30% off a first visit and a thorough consultation, Demon Hair Sinchon Branch is a good fit for anyone near Sinchon Station who wants to change their color and cut in one visit.

Written Apr 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGijang, BusanRestaurants

Ilgwang Beach bakery café holiday brunch: lemony ragu, Mandali To Go

Mandali To Go Ilgwang Branch is a bakery and brunch café near Ilgwang Beach in Gijang, Busan. On a holiday morning, the writer and her boyfriend ordered the citrus white ragu pasta (₩19,000), kabocha curry soup, spinach potato ciabatta and salt ciabatta (₩3,300). The standouts were the lemon-scented ragu pasta and a salt ciabatta she found tastier than salt bread. Mandali To Go Ilgwang Branch is an easy pick for brunch in Ilgwang, with ciabatta around ₩3,000 to add without a second thought.

Written May 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongdong, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Sangwangsimni hair salon weeknight gray roots and cut: Uahan Meori

Uahan Meori Wangsimni Centras Branch (우아한머리 왕십리센트라스점) is a hair salon in Seongdong, Seoul, on the ground floor of Building H at Wangsimni Centras, a 10-minute walk from Exit 1 of Sangwangsimni Station. On a weekday evening, the writer had a gray-coverage root dye and a cut together, and found that the new root color blended naturally into the rest of the hair while the cut brought back volume. Uahan Meori was a satisfying choice for anyone who wants gray roots covered and a tidy cut done in one visit.

Written Jul 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Gyukatsu holiday lunch date at Seoul Station: tangy sauce, Ichigyu

Ichigyu Seoul Station Branch is a gyukatsu (breaded, seared beef cutlet) restaurant on the B1 floor of the LG Seoul Station Building, near Exit 10 of Seoul Station in Jung-gu, Seoul. On a public-holiday lunch date, the blogger grilled the striploin gyukatsu (19,000 won) on an individual tabletop grill and found no wait, though Ichigyu was packed, including with foreign diners. Thanks to the thick striploin, the tangy Ichigyu house sauce and wasabi, Ichigyu Seoul Station Branch is a spot worth returning to for a date or a solo meal.

Written Jul 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYangcheon, SeoulRestaurants

Instant tteokbokki and sundae in Yangcheon, Seoul: Deokbokhui-jip

Deokbokhui-jip is an instant tteokbokki snack bar in Yangcheon, Seoul, a 5-minute walk from Exit 4 of Yeomchang Station. The writer ordered instant tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes cooked at the table, ₩7,000 per person) with extra cheese, handmade assorted fried snacks (₩15,000) and chapssal sundae (glutinous rice blood sausage, ₩6,000); the wheat rice cakes were chewy and the fried snacks came out freshly fried and crisp. Dipping the fried snacks and sundae into the tteokbokki sauce is what makes Deokbokhui-jip worth the trip.

Written Aug 8, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMapo, SeoulRestaurants

Hongdae chicken feet restaurant with corn cheese: Cheongnyeon 1987

Cheongnyeon Dakbal 1987 Hongdae Branch is a chicken feet restaurant with an open-air pojangmacha (street tent bar) feel, sitting right on the border of Hongdae and Yeonnam-dong in Seoul. On an early weekday evening, two of us ordered the Cheongnyeon Dakbal Set (tulip soup chicken feet plus added daechang and cheese) with a side of corn cheese, and the set's rice balls, kalguksu (knife-cut noodles), fried chicken skin and mukbap (acorn jelly in cold broth) filled us up with no extra rice needed. The spicy soup chicken feet with hot-plate corn cheese is the balance point at Cheongnyeon Dakbal 1987.

Written Sep 20, 2026Sponsored
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