Evening Plate Goer · 18 stories

Evening Plate, Jeju and Seoul Restaurants

Writes about restaurants and bars across Jeju, Gwangju/Jeolla, and Seoul, with occasional stops in Gyeonggi and Gangwon. · Writes about: Restaurants · Food & snacks · Bars

PlaceSongpa, SeoulBars

Seokchon Lake izakaya: aged sashimi and crab champon at Motokurashi

Motokurashi is an izakaya in Jamsil, behind a wooden door on the 2nd floor of a building on Songni-dan-gil facing Seokchon Lake in Songpa, Seoul. After work on a weekday, the writer reserved a table at Motokurashi and had more than 8 kinds of aged sashimi and a red champon (spicy noodle soup) loaded with blue crab, with Kelly draft beer. With sashimi that isn't fishy and a rich, spicy tonkotsu-based champon, Motokurashi is a solid pick for a date or a night out with friends.

Written Jun 18, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSongpa, SeoulRestaurants

Company dinner BBQ buffet in Jamsilsaenae, ₩3,000 doenjang stew: Muhan

Muhan Paldo Daepae Jamsilsaenae Branch is a self-service, all-you-can-eat shaved pork belly and beef brisket BBQ restaurant in Jamsilsaenae, Songpa, Seoul. The buffet costs ₩19,800 per person for 6 kinds of meat plus a self-serve bar, and the writer added a ₩3,000 doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew) on the side before finishing with fried rice. With a roomy dining space and cheap drinks, Muhan Paldo Daepae Jamsilsaenae is a solid pick for company dinners and group gatherings.

Written Oct 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Seolleung taco restaurant, last terrace seat on a full night: Chilango

Chilango Seolleung Main Branch is a Mexican taco restaurant in the restaurant alley near Seolleung Station Exit 1 in Gangnam, Seoul. On a weekday visit a little after 6 pm, the indoor seats were already full. The writer took the last outdoor terrace table and had draft beer with the 2-person taco plate set (beef and shrimp), asking for extra cilantro and adding more tortillas. Chilango is a Seolleung Mexican spot for plenty of tacos in a relaxed after-work terrace setting.

Written Jun 24, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJeju, JejuRestaurants

Late-night Jeju BBQ in Nohyeong-dong: somaek & meljeot, Boncham

Jeju Boncham Sutbul Galbi (제주본참숯불갈비) is a black pork belly and charcoal galbi restaurant in the Nohyeong-dong food street of Jeju City, near the Grand Hyatt Jeju. Straight from Jeju Airport by taxi after 9pm, the writer ordered 2 servings of Jeju black pork belly (22,000 won per 180g) and 1 serving of marinated galbi with mild Hallasan somaek (soju mixed with beer), and the owner showed how to simmer meljeot (salted anchovy sauce) and grill the thick belly. Verdict: Jeju Boncham Sutbul Galbi is a first-meal spot in Jeju, still packed with locals late at night, where both the pork belly and the galbi ranked as the best meat of the writer's life.

Written Jun 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJeju, JejuRestaurants

Nohyeong-dong, Jeju late-night terrace chicken stew: Deureomtong

Deureomtong Sotttukkeong Dakdoritang (드럼통솥뚜껑닭도리탕) is a camping-style restaurant serving pot-lid dakdoritang (spicy braised chicken stew) on Wonnohyeong-ro in Nohyeong-dong, Jeju. After 9 p.m. on the terrace, the writer had the basic pot-lid chicken stew for 2 and steamed egg, made somaek (soju mixed with beer) with ₩4,000 Harbin beer, then finished with torch-grilled cheese fried rice. For late-night chicken stew with an outdoor, street-stall feel in the middle of the city, Deureomtong Sotttukkeong Dakdoritang is a solid pick.

Written Jun 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangseo, SeoulRestaurants

Magongnaru octopus restaurant open at 3 pm, no break time: Songjjujip

Songjjujip Magok (송쭈집 마곡나루점) is a spicy webfoot octopus (jjukkumi) and pork belly restaurant on the 2nd floor of Central Tower 2, near Magongnaru Station in Gangseo, Seoul. Because Songjjujip Magok has no break time, the writer arrived after 3 pm and had octopus with pork belly plus a ₩3,500 bibimbap; the spice was about Shin Ramyun level, and extra sauce made it hotter. Songjjujip Magok is a good fit for meals at awkward hours and for Magok office workers who need a roomy spot for team dinners.

Written Jun 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeogwipo, JejuRestaurants

Jeju black pork BBQ on a terrace near Shinhwa World: lunch set, pickup

Heukdonsibaekdonmyeon Shinhwa World Branch (흑돈시백돈면 신화월드점) is a black pork BBQ restaurant near Shinhwa World in Andeok-myeon, Seogwipo, Jeju. Arriving as the first guest at Monday opening time, the blogger ate the lunch set on the terrace, which has an open-air night-market feel: 400g of neck and pork belly that the owner pre-grilled and then cooked on a maifan stone grill, plus black pork stew, glass noodle cucumber salad, steamed egg and alcohol-free beer. Heukdonsibaekdonmyeon's free pick-up and drop-off service makes drinking with the meal easy even if you came by car, so it is a recommended stop for Shinhwa World visitors.

Written Jul 2, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeocho, SeoulRestaurants

Seocho pork bone soup spot: spicy vs regular for ₩12,000, Chomu

Chomu Gamjatang is a pork bone soup (ppyeo haejangguk) and gamjatang restaurant with a traditional tiled-roof look on Nonhyeon-ro in Seocho, Seoul, near Yangjae and Poi-dong. The writer and a younger sibling walked in as the first customers at the 11am weekday opening and ordered one spicy and one regular pork bone soup at 12,000 won each, surprised by the 3 big bones per bowl and the tender meat that came easily off the bone. Verdict: Chomu Gamjatang is a strongly recommended pork bone soup lunch in Seocho.

Written Jul 4, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNamyangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Thick black soybean kongguksu in Dasan, Namyangju: Seonbi Kalguksu

Seonbi Kalguksu Namyangju Dasan 2 Cheongsa branch (선비칼국수) is a kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) and kongguksu (cold soybean noodle soup) restaurant in Dasan, Namyangju, open only 5 hours a day, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A self-described kongguksu lover arrived right at opening and ordered the black soybean kongguksu, clam kalguksu and a half order of pork dumplings, then tried the free yeolmu bibimbap (young radish kimchi rice bowl) from the self-serve bar. If you want thick, nutty black soybean broth, Seonbi Kalguksu in Dasan is worth recommending.

Written Jul 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwangjin, SeoulRestaurants

Jayang-dong Korean BBQ: ₩1,900 beer, staff-grilled belly, Ssamchae

Ssamchae Sotttukkeong Samgyeopsal (쌈채솥뚜껑삼겹살) is a Korean BBQ restaurant with unlimited wrap vegetables in Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, serving beef, pork and shabu-shabu. Around 7pm, the writer ordered 2 servings of iron-lid pork belly, doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew) and a 300cc draft beer for ₩1,900, and staff grilled the meat, kimchi and bean sprouts at the table. With wrap greens, kabocha, eggplant and mushrooms from the self-serve bar, Ssamchae Sotttukkeong Samgyeopsal is a great-value neighborhood spot for dinner out.

Written Oct 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSongpa, SeoulRestaurants

Samjeon-dong tonkatsu set, cold soba and spicy cheddar katsu: Matsumi

Matsumi Seokchon Lake Main Branch is a tonkatsu and mazesoba restaurant in Samjeon-dong, Jamsil (Songpa, Seoul), near Seokchongobun Station. At an early lunch, the writer had spicy cheddar cheese katsu at the beginner spice level, a basic tonkatsu set with mini cold soba (naeng-momil), and a mini curry, and found the thick loin cutlet crispy outside and tender, not dry, inside. With friendly service and generous portions, Matsumi Seokchon Lake Main Branch is a strongly recommended tonkatsu lunch near Seokchongobun Station.

Written Jul 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongdong, SeoulRestaurants

Seongsu Station dining bar with tofu cream lasagna: Out of Order

Out of Order (아웃오브오더) is a casual fusion dining bar near Seongsu Station Exit 2 in Seongdong, Seoul. The writer returned with a friend on a Sunday at 5pm with a reservation and ordered the tricolor crispy lasagna layered over tofu cream sauce and tomato sauce, plus a grilled dakgalbi (marinated chicken) steak. Verdict: Out of Order is worth booking for a Seongsu date or a night out with friends.

Written Jul 16, 2026Sponsored