Last Bite Walker · 19 stories

Before the Last Bite

I write about meals I have eaten at restaurants in Seoul. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Bars · Things to do

PlaceJeju, JejuRestaurants

Oedo, Jeju Korean restaurant: abalone seaweed soup, Seongeun Sikdang

Seongeun Sikdang (성은식당) is a cutlassfish stew restaurant on Ujeong-ro in Oedo, Jeju City. The writer ordered the Jeju bracken boneless cutlassfish stew for two (20,000 won per person) and a rolled omelet (5,000 won). The writer was especially impressed by the self-serve corner, which has fried chicken, fried fish, kimchi-jjim (braised kimchi), toast and coffee, and by the seaweed soup made with abalone. With a large parking lot and an interior roomy enough for strollers, Seongeun Sikdang is a cutlassfish stew spot in Jeju worth recommending to traveling families.

Written Apr 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJeju, JejuCafés

Oedo, Jeju bakery: salt bread and gift bread for a friend, Bakery Onyu

Bakery Onyu Jeju Oedo Branch (베이커리온유 제주외도점) is a neighborhood bakery on Ujeong-ro in Jeju City that sets out plenty of free bread samples. As the first stop of a Jeju trip, the writer packed a big bag of bread for a friend who lives on Jeju, then tried the salt bread she fell for at the tasting table along with an iced Americano. With a large parking lot, reasonable prices and salt bread that is crisp outside and soft inside, Bakery Onyu Jeju Oedo Branch is a reliable pick for travelers on a bakery tour.

Written Apr 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeonsu, IncheonRestaurants

Indian curry at Songdo Canal Walk: prawn chow mein, Manokamana

Manokamana Songdo Branch (머노까머나 송도점) is an authentic Indian curry restaurant at Canal Walk in Songdo, Incheon. On a weekend outing in Songdo, the writer tried Manokamana's one-person set (14,500 won), paneer makhani, butter naan and prawn chow mein (Indian-style stir-fried prawn noodles), and noted the hand-washing sink at the entrance, the high chairs and the basic side dishes of pickles and napa cabbage kimchi. From the one-person set to the à la carte dishes, Manokamana Songdo Branch delivered a satisfying Indian curry meal.

Written Nov 13, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJeju, JejuRestaurants

Seafood teppan with beef shabu-shabu in Aewol, Jeju: Mungaeomeong

Mungaeomeong (문개어멍) is a Korean restaurant specializing in teppan seafood ramyeon, set by the sea on Gamundong-gil in Aewol-eup, Jeju City. Two diners ordered the Whole Seafood Teppan B Set at ₩32,000 per person, cooking thin-sliced beef brisket shabu-shabu-style in a pan packed with octopus, scallops, blue crab and abalone, with soy-marinated crab as a side dish, sushi, snowflake tempura and complimentary ice cream. For Aewol travelers who want seafood and meat together with a sea view, Mungaeomeong's Whole Seafood Teppan B Set is a generous choice.

Written Apr 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJeju, JejuThings to do

Aewol, Jeju photo studio for a first family photo with baby: Eoeum-ri

Eoeum-ri Photo Studio (어음리 사진관 스튜디오) is a photo studio in Eoeum-ri, Aewol-eup, Jeju, offering its signature hackberry tree outdoor snaps alongside a cozy indoor studio shoot. A couple whose baby was conceived in Jeju returned with the baby and took their first family photo of three under the hackberry tree, in front of a tangerine tree and in the stone-wall studio, then quickly received the retouched photos on KakaoTalk. Eoeum-ri Photo Studio is a good Aewol pick for families who feel awkward in front of a camera but want natural-looking photos.

Written Apr 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGoyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Ilsan Lake Park sushi: ₩14,000 raw fish bowl and salmon roll, Hwangje

Hwangje Sushi Ilsan Main Branch is a sushi restaurant on Baengma-ro near Ilsan Lake Park in Goyang, Gyeonggi. After a walk in the park, the writer had lunch there: Today's Sushi 10 pieces (₩16,000), the Special Hoedeopbap (raw fish rice bowl, ₩14,000) and a 4-piece salmon roll (₩10,000). The fish was thick-cut and both the hoedeopbap and the salmon roll were generous. Hwangje Sushi Ilsan Main Branch is worth considering for a good-value Ilsan lunch or a solo sushi meal.

Written Nov 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJongno, SeoulRestaurants

Insa-dong noodle house date night: spicy pork gimbap & beer, Goshine

Goshine Donghae Makguksu Jongno branch (고씨네동해막국수) is a Korean restaurant specializing in makguksu (buckwheat noodles) and suyuk (boiled pork) near Ssamzigil in Insa-dong, a short walk from Anguk Station in Jongno, Seoul. After a weekend date in Insa-dong, the blogger and her husband booked ahead and had water makguksu (10,000 won), spicy pork buckwheat gimbap (9,000 won) and a medium Kkamakjang pork suyuk for 2–3 people (31,000 won) with beer. The line at Goshine Donghae Makguksu Jongno branch is long, but with a reservation you skip the wait and get a hearty dinner of noodles and pork.

Written May 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeongdeungpo, SeoulRestaurants

Yeouido Station gyukatsu restaurant, weekend lunch rivals Japan: Izawa

Izawa Yeouido Direct Store is a gyukatsu (breaded beef cutlet) restaurant in the building right next to Yeouido Station in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul. After a weekend lunch wait, the writer ordered two gyukatsu sets at 18,000 won each and grilled the beef on a mini brazier, eating it with fresh wasabi and soy sauce. Verdict: Izawa's gyukatsu holds up well against the gyukatsu the writer ate in Japan.

Written May 31, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeongdeungpo, SeoulRestaurants

Yeouido eel restaurant for eel soup and 3 kimchis: Daedong Jangeo

Daedong Jangeo Yeouido (대동장어 여의도점) is an eel restaurant with all private rooms on the ground floor of the Oakwood Yeouido Park Hotel, near National Assembly Station in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul. A couple and their baby had lunch at Daedong Jangeo Yeouido: the stamina eel soup (28,000 won) came with seemingly endless eel meat, the grilled eel set meal (45,000 won) filled the table, and the three kimchis (green onion, mustard leaf and white kimchi) and side dishes were good enough to ask for refills. Daedong Jangeo Yeouido is pricey, but the space and the food quality are well worth the money.

Written Oct 27, 2026Sponsored
PlacePaju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Paju dumpling spot: healthy hot pot & pancake event – Bubyeokjeong

Bubyeokjeong Pyeongyang Mandu (부벽정평양만두) is a Pyeongyang-style dumpling restaurant on Jimok-ro in Paju, near Paju Lotte Outlets and Paju Book City. On a weekday lunch the writer had mung bean pancake (10,000 won), Pyeongyang bibim makguksu (12,000 won) and Pyeongyang mandu hot pot for 2 (14,000 won per person), and the clear meat broth and North Korean-style tofu-and-vegetable dumplings tasted clean and sat easy on the stomach. Bubyeokjeong Pyeongyang Mandu is a good choice for a filling, healthy meal with parents or a baby.

Written Jun 16, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJongno, SeoulRestaurants

Hyehwa Korean pub for Friday soju and monkfish yuringi: Goeunjeong

Goeunjeong Daehangno Main Branch is a Korean-style pub in an alley behind Sungkyunkwan University in Hyehwa, Seoul, with private rooms that each have their own air-conditioning control. After a Daehangno play on a Friday night, a married couple paired soju with hanwoo yukhoe bibimbap (13,000 won), myeongran perilla cream sujebi (15,000 won) and yuringi made with monkfish (20,000 won), and found all three dishes generous and delicious. Verdict: Goeunjeong Daehangno Main Branch is a Hyehwa spot the couple would gladly revisit for a date or a group get-together.

Written Jul 1, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJongno, SeoulRestaurants

Gwanghwamun Korean restaurant, weekend hot pot with a baby: Wongiok

Wongiok Gwanghwamun (원기옥 광화문점) is a Korean restaurant on basement level 1 of a building on Saemunan-ro 2-gil in Gwanghwamun, Jongno, Seoul, known for gomtang (beef bone soup) and stamina hot pot. On a weekend visit with her husband and baby, the blogger ordered the 110,000-won Hearty Set of mustard greens salad, pepper fritters, stir-fried octopus, stamina hot pot, nutritious pot rice and sujeonggwa (cinnamon punch), with the cold boiled pork side dish and the brisket, ox tongue and beef tendon in the hot pot standing out. With free parking and babies welcome, Wongiok Gwanghwamun is a place worth returning to for a family meal with a baby or a dinner treating parents.

Written Jul 12, 2026Sponsored