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Writes about bars, restaurants, beauty spots, shopping streets, cafes, and things to do around Seoul and Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Restaurants · Hair & beauty salons · Things to do · Cafés · Bars · Shopping

PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Seolleung burger spot for one: avocado and truffle at Downtown Burger

Downtown Burger Seolleung is a handmade burger restaurant on the 2nd floor of a building on Teheran-ro, near Seolleung Station in Gangnam, Seoul. On a solo Sunday-evening visit, the writer ordered an avocado burger and a double cheese truffle burger at the kiosk and ate at a relaxed pace thanks to the spacious dining room, window view and well-stocked self-bar. Downtown Burger Seolleung serves fresh, easygoing handmade burgers and is a good spot for eating alone.

Written Jun 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Seolleung salad shop: beef rose pasta with extra veggies at Prepers

Prepers Diet Food Seolleung Station branch is the salad shop of a diet food brand, located on Teheran-ro near Seolleung Station in Gangnam, Seoul. A working mom picked up the beef rose pasta salad with two extra servings of seasonal vegetables and a baked egg. She liked the tender beef, the light rose pasta, the extra vegetables packed separately and the neat packaging. Prepers is a good fit for Seolleung office workers who want a diet lunch without giving up flavor.

Written Jun 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Gangnam Station burger spot for a solo daytime beer: Wit N Meat

Wit N Meat Gangnam is a Blue Ribbon-listed handmade burger restaurant near Gangnam Station and Sinnonhyeon Station in Seoul, with an American deli concept and an open kitchen. On a rainy day, the writer stopped by Wit N Meat Gangnam alone for an Almighty Burger, carrot râpée and a Budweiser, and especially liked how the fresh vegetables, the well-seasoned beef patty and the thick, creamy carrot râpée came together. Wit N Meat Gangnam is a great burger spot for enjoying good food in a stylish space with some time to yourself.

Written Jun 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulCafés

Gift-shopping bakery café in Cheongdam, Seoul: Butter & Shelter

Butter & Shelter Cheongdam is a bakery café near Cheongdam Station in Gangnam, Seoul, that bakes its pastries by hand every day. A working mom shopping for a gift at Butter & Shelter Cheongdam tried the Original Butter Sand, the glacé scone and the plain butter bar, and the person who received the Butter Sand as a gift loved it. Verdict: if you're stuck on a present, Butter & Shelter Cheongdam is a pick you can trust.

Written Jun 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeocho, SeoulRestaurants

Sinnonhyeon tteokbokki shop, takeout for my sister-in-law: Deokjane

Deokjane Bangatgan (덕자네방앗간) is a Korean snack bar near Sinnonhyeon Station in Seocho, Seoul, that makes rice tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes) from garaetteok (long rice cake sticks) pulled in the shop. A mom who left her child in care and slipped out alone on a weekend afternoon ordered 2 rice tteokbokki, sundae (Korean blood sausage) and a boiled egg by kiosk for takeout; she and her husband shared it and were full, and she set one tteokbokki aside for her sister-in-law. Deokjane Bangatgan's tteokbokki stands out for its mildly spicy, sweet old street-cart flavor and chewy handmade rice cakes.

Written Jun 16, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Cheongdam hair salon 5-step scalp clinic for flaky dry scalp: Beorn

Beorn Hair Cheongdam (비오른헤어 청담점) is a hair salon in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam, Seoul, on the 2nd floor of a main-road building by Gangnam-gu Office Station. A working mom with a dry, dehydrated and flaky scalp had Beorn Hair Cheongdam's 5-step premium scalp clinic: steam, scaling, a hair pack, a scalp massage and massage chair acupressure in a private spa room. The refreshed feeling lasted several days and the flakes decreased, making it a good fit for anyone who needs both scalp care and some quiet time alone.

Written Jun 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, SeoulShopping

Namdaemun Market optician: light clear titanium work frames, ₩80,000

Angyeonggwa Saradeul (안경과사람들) is an optician on the Namdaemun Market eyewear street near Hoehyeon Station in Jung-gu, Seoul. A writer who looks at a monitor all day traded heavy horn-rim work glasses for light clear titanium frames at about ₩80,000 on the owner's recommendation, buying only the frames this time. For lightweight work frames at a reasonable price, Angyeonggwa Saradeul in Namdaemun Market is worth a stop.

Written Jun 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Eel restaurant near City Hall Station: low-carb salt-grilled eel, Tawa

Tawa is a charcoal-grilled eel Japanese restaurant on basement level 1 of the Hansan Building on Seosomun-ro, near City Hall Station in Seoul. Cutting carbs to manage blood sugar, the writer dined alone at the bar and skipped Tawa's signature hitsumabushi for rice-free, salt-grilled unagi kabayaki (₩28,000) and baby shogayaki. The eel was crisp outside, moist inside and filling even without rice. For a restorative meal while cutting carbs, Tawa's unagi kabayaki is a good choice.

Written Jun 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeocho, SeoulRestaurants

Gyodae Station Korean restaurant: solo lunch hotpot at Ok Doenjang

Ok Doenjang Gyodae Branch (옥된장 교대점) is a spacious Seoul Korean restaurant on the main road right outside Exit 14 of Gyodae Station in Seocho, Seoul. The writer went alone for Sunday lunch and ordered the lunch-special assorted suyuk hotpot (modum suyuk jeongol, boiled meat slices in a simmering broth) plus a minari squid jeon (savory pancake with Korean water parsley). The refreshing, minari-packed broth and the crisp pancake stood out. Verdict: Ok Doenjang Gyodae Branch is an easy lunch pick near Gyodae Station, whether you're eating solo or with a group from work.

Written Jun 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeocho, SeoulCafés

Seocho cake shop, low-sugar birthday cake a baby could eat: Chef Cho

Chef Cho Shinsegae Department Store Gangnam (쉐프조) is a cake shop in Sweet Park on B1 of Shinsegae Department Store Gangnam in Seocho, Seoul. For a sister-in-law's birthday gathering, the writer bought a low-sugar Strawberry Mango Cake No. 1 that the baby could eat too, and six family members finished it in no time, with the not-too-sweet fresh cream and fresh mango standing out. For a fruit-and-cream cake for a family occasion with young children, Chef Cho's Strawberry Mango Cake at Shinsegae Gangnam is a safe choice.

Written Jun 22, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, SeoulShopping

Hoehyeon Station optician: ₩40,000 lunch-break lens swap, 007 Optical

007 Optical is an optician on the ground floor of Sangdong Church on Namdaemun-ro in Jung-gu, Seoul, near Hoehyeon Station. The writer bought frames beforehand, booked a lunch-break visit on Naver to have only the lenses made, got a precision eye exam at 007 Optical with no wait, and found out about an astigmatism they never knew they had. The lenses cost ₩40,000 and took about 30 minutes, so 007 Optical suits office workers who want a quick but thorough lens change over lunch.

Written Jun 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Baby-friendly tonkatsu in Gaepo-dong: fish & shrimp katsu at Riae

Riae is a Japanese tonkatsu restaurant in Gaepo-dong, Gangnam, Seoul, near Guryong Station. On her fifth visit, a working-mom blogger had Saturday lunch at Riae with her husband and baby, ordering the Sakana & Ebi fry katsu (fish and shrimp) and the Riae signature set of menchi katsu, shrimp katsu and tenderloin katsu; high chairs, baby tableware and mildly seasoned fish katsu made the meal easy for the baby too. Riae earns a pass as a family lunch spot in Gaepo-dong for parents dining out with a baby.

Written Jun 27, 2026Sponsored