Night Glass Companion · 6 stories

A Night Glass in Mangwon

Writes about small bars scattered across Seoul neighbourhoods, one visit at a time. · Writes about: Bars · Restaurants · Things to do · Cafés

PlaceEunpyeong, SeoulRestaurants

Saejeol Station ramen shop, rainy day: karai paitan, highball, Oreno

Oreno Ramen Eunpyeong (오레노라멘 은평점) is a Japanese-style ramen shop in an alley right by Bulgwangcheon stream in Eunpyeong, Seoul, about a 10-minute walk from Exit 1 of Saejeol Station. On a rainy weekday evening after work, the writer took a window seat at Oreno Ramen Eunpyeong and ordered karai paitan (spicy chicken-broth ramen) with an extra soft-boiled egg and extra chashu, plus a highball and a bottle of Cloud beer; the broth was deep but not salty, and the staff readily brought more kimchi. Even for people who dislike salty ramen, Oreno Ramen Eunpyeong is a good rainy-day spot for eating and drinking solo.

Written Jun 4, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYongsan, SeoulRestaurants

Yongridan-gil snack bar & pub, Friday after-work combo: Hyeonseonine

Hyeonseonine Yongsan Main Branch (현선이네 용산본점) is a Korean snack bar (bunsikjip) on Yongridan-gil near Sinyongsan Station in Yongsan, Seoul, where the snacks double as drinking food. The writer arrived around 8 PM on a Friday, waited 5–10 minutes at the nearly full Hyeonseonine, and had the combo set with medium-spicy tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes), fried snacks, sundae (Korean blood sausage) and fish cake. Verdict: Hyeonseonine is a good-value snack bar for eating solo or having a casual drink with friends.

Written Jun 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeocho, SeoulCafés

Work-and-print café in Sinnonhyeon: gravel camping seats, Selecto

Selecto Coffee Sinnonhyeon Branch 24 Auto Brew Cafe is a 24-hour café near Sinnonhyeon Station in Seocho, Seoul. On a long day of Seoul plans, the writer had an americano and a salmon sandwich, worked on a laptop in the study zone, printed pages for about ₩200 each, and tried the gravel-floored outdoor camping-style seats. If you need a café near Sinnonhyeon Station where you can work without worrying about closing time and print too, Selecto Coffee Sinnonhyeon is a good fit.

Written Jun 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongbuk, SeoulThings to do

Gireum PC café with sundae gukbap and mechanical keyboards: ZERO100

ZERO100 PC Gireum is a PC café on Dongsomun-ro near Gireum Station in Seongbuk, Seoul, where café drinks and meals can be ordered straight from your seat. The writer gamed on a mechanical keyboard and ordered sausage, sundae gukbap (Korean blood sausage soup with rice), a fried egg, a jipo snack and a strawberry latte. The sundae gukbap came with both chewy glutinous-rice sundae and blood sundae and held its own against a regular sundae gukbap restaurant. ZERO100 PC Gireum suits anyone who wants gaming, a meal and café time in one place.

Written Jul 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Cheonggyecheon after-work snack bar, ₩4,500 draft beer: Hyeonseoni-ne

Hyeonseoni-ne Cheonggye Instant Branch (현선이네 청계즉석점) is a bunsik snack bar near Cheonggyecheon, on the Euljiro 1-ga Station side in Jung-gu, Seoul, that sells draft beer for 4,500 won, making it a good spot for an after-work drink with Korean street-food snacks. On a weekday visit around 7pm, the writer had sundae (Korean blood sausage) mixed with innards, medium-spicy tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes), assorted fritters, gimbap (seaweed rice roll) and fish cakes with draft beer, and the combo set came to about 25,000 won. Hyeonseoni-ne Cheonggye Instant Branch satisfies as both a snack bar and a pub, an after-work hideout worth returning to.

Written Jul 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeongdeungpo, SeoulBars

Three skewers and a tonic highball at Yeongdeungpo izakaya Nani

Nani Byeolgwan Yeongdeungpo Branch is a charcoal-grilled skewer izakaya on Mullae-ro near Yeongdeungpo Station in Seoul. The order was three kinds of skewers — chicken, beef intestine, and pork belly with scallion — plus a tonic highball, and each skewer plate was under 15,000 won yet arrived with 5 to 6 skewers on it. With its long dachi bar counter, Nani Byeolgwan suits solo drinking, a date, or a night out with friends equally well.

Written Jun 9, 2026Sponsored
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