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Writes about restaurant meals in Seoul, one table at a time. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés

Sinnonhyeon café, stacked fig pie & raspberry cake: Upper and Under

Upper and Under (어퍼앤언더) is a café and dessert shop on Gangnam-daero 102-gil, between Sinnonhyeon Station and Gangnam Station in Seoul. The writer ordered an iced Americano, a matcha pistachio cream latte, a raspberry cake and a fig pie side by side, enjoying the sunlight by the window and the green views. Verdict: Upper and Under is a Gangnam Station café that's great for comparing fruit desserts and suits a blind date or a solo study session.

Written Oct 15, 2026Sponsored

PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Gangnam Station Western restaurant, steak & grapefruit ade: Brivit

Brivit Gangnam Station is a European-style Western restaurant on Gangnam-daero 102-gil near Gangnam Station in Seoul, and the second Brivit location after Seongsu. On this visit, the order was the Brivit signature steak, porcini shrimp gnocchi with added truffle oil and egg yolk, and a Brie Ade Grapefruit, and both the colorful space and the well-made food were satisfying. For a meal near Gangnam Station where atmosphere and flavor both matter, Brivit Gangnam Station is a strong choice.

Written Oct 14, 2026Sponsored

PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Seohyeon noodle restaurant: kalguksu with bossam, Gangnam Gyoja

Gangnam Gyoja Bundang Seohyeon Branch is a Korean restaurant specializing in kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup), on the 2nd floor of Dadu Plaza near Seohyeon Station in Seongnam, Gyeonggi. On this visit the writer ordered the basic kalguksu together with Gangnam Bossam (boiled pork slices) to get noodles and meat in one meal, and the Gangnam Bossam was especially tasty. If you want bossam instead of dumplings with your noodles, the kalguksu and Gangnam Bossam combo at Gangnam Gyoja Bundang Seohyeon Branch is worth considering.

Written Oct 9, 2026Sponsored

PlaceMapo, SeoulRestaurants

Mangwon, Seoul nacho restaurant with tomato chicken stew: Macho Nacho

Macho Nacho is a nacho restaurant on Huiujeong-ro in Mangwon-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul. The writer ate in, ordering the Signature Nacho, the tomato chicken stew and a Terra draft beer, and found the smoky natural cheese and the stew equally delicious. Verdict: at Macho Nacho, pair the nachos with the tomato chicken stew when eating in, and take the Signature Nacho to go on a Mangwon Hangang Park day.

Written Oct 9, 2026Sponsored

PlaceJung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Seoul City Hall Korean BBQ: pork belly and beef rib combo, Geumseong

Geumseong Hoegwan Seoul City Hall Direct Branch (금성회관 서울시청직영점) is a Korean BBQ restaurant on Namdaemun-ro 1-gil in Jung-gu, Seoul, near City Hall Station, where pork and beef can be ordered at the same table. The writer grilled 200g of galbibon samgyeop (rib-cut pork belly) and one 300g marinated beef king rib, alongside complimentary sundubu jjigae (soft tofu stew), doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew) and yukhoe bibimbap (beef tartare rice bowl). For groups who want both pork belly and marinated beef galbi, Geumseong Hoegwan's half-and-half combination is worth trying.

Written Oct 2, 2026Sponsored

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