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Writes first-hand accounts of restaurant meals eaten around Seoul and Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Restaurants

PlaceJungnang, SeoulRestaurants

Tonkatsu date in Myeonmok with sesame cabbage refills: Katsu Monster

Katsu Monster Myeonmok (카츠몬스터 면목점) is a small Japanese tonkatsu restaurant with about 8 seats in Myeonmok, Jungnang, Seoul, in front of Seoil University and next to the Myeonmok Bondong police box. A couple who took a half day off without their kids shared a solo set of rosu katsu (pork loin cutlet), cold soba and a taster curry; the thick rosu katsu with fresh wasabi and the sesame oil and soy cabbage sauce were so good that they refilled the cabbage by the heap. For good-value, authentic Japanese tonkatsu at lunch in Myeonmok, Katsu Monster Myeonmok is worth recommending.

Written Jun 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Yangju Korean BBQ, treating a friend new to Okjeong to lunch: Manpo

Manpo Galbi Yangju Main Branch (만포갈비 양주본점) is a galbi restaurant on Songnang-ro in Yangju, Gyeonggi, specializing in handmade Korean pork (Handon) galbi. The writer treated a friend who had just moved to Okjeong New Town to a weekday lunch of the handmade galbi set, adding yukhoe bibimbap (beef tartare rice bowl) and pudding-style steamed egg, and both named the doenjang sul-bap (soybean paste stew with rice) included in the set as the best dish. Verdict: for a weekday lunch, the handmade galbi set at Manpo Galbi Yangju Main Branch is well worth it.

Written Jul 25, 2026Sponsored
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