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Writes about restaurants, cafes, and beauty spots she visits around Seoul and Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Cafés · Hair & beauty salons · Restaurants

PlaceJung-gu, SeoulCafés

Pre-lunch Gwanghwamun café for oat latte & choco baguette: Lemangdoré

Lemangdoré Gwanghwamun is a bakery café spread over three floors (1F–3F) on Mugyo-ro in Jung-gu, Seoul, near Gwanghwamun Station. The writer stopped by with a friend before a weekend lunch, sat on the 2nd floor with an iced americano, an iced oat latte and a choco baguette, and the two of them finished the chocolate-filled baguette in no time. With a wide range of desserts, plenty of space and solo seats facing a big window, Lemangdoré Gwanghwamun works well for dates, groups or reading a book alone.

Written Jul 2, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJongno, SeoulRestaurants

Gwanghwamun gyukatsu with a parental-leave coworker: Ichigyu

Ichigyu Gwanghwamun Branch is a Japanese gyukatsu (breaded beef cutlet) restaurant on basement level 1 of Le Meilleur Jongno Town near Gwanghwamun Station in Seoul. The writer often ate at Ichigyu Gwanghwamun Branch when the office was nearby before parental leave, then returned on a weekend with a coworker also on parental leave and cooked the sirloin gyukatsu set well-done on the tabletop brazier. Crispy outside and juicy inside, the gyukatsu was good enough that the coworker wanted to come back.

Written Jun 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYongsan, SeoulRestaurants

Ramen restaurant in Yongsan I'Park Mall: pre-sauced gyoza, Menya Seoul

Menya Seoul Yongsan I'Park Mall Branch is a ramen restaurant on the 7th floor of Yongsan I'Park Mall in Yongsan, Seoul. On a third visit, the blogger ordered the spicy dongpo pork (braised pork belly) ramen set and gyoza that come already seasoned with soy sauce, and was pleased by the refreshing broth, tender dongpo pork and well-judged noodle thickness. Verdict: Menya Seoul is the ramen spot worth returning to on every trip to Yongsan I'Park Mall.

Written Oct 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYongsan, SeoulRestaurants

Yongsan ramen shop after dessert: lamb skewer ramen, Menya Seoul

Menya Seoul Yongsan I'Park Mall Branch is a ramen shop with a spicy broth on the 7th floor of Yongsan I'Park Mall in Yongsan, Seoul. After a big round of desserts, the writer craved a spicy broth and returned to Menya Seoul for the dongpo pork (braised pork belly) ramen set in spicy broth with gyoza, plus the lamb skewer ramen. With melt-in-your-mouth dongpo pork and lamb skewers and a soothing spicy broth, Menya Seoul is a ramen shop worth coming back to for a meal while shopping or on a date.

Written Jul 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMapo, SeoulCafés

Yeonnam-dong café with chocolate-note dark bean drip: Central Site

Central Site Yeonnam is a hand-drip coffee shop on Yeonhui-ro in Yeonnam-dong, Mapo, Seoul, where staff select beans and brew them right in front of you. At Central Site Yeonnam, a brewed coffee made with chocolate-note dark beans and the signature tiramisu were enjoyed in a third-floor seat, and the coffee was smooth rather than strong, easy even for someone who doesn't usually like americano. Because you can smell the beans and pick one to your taste, Central Site Yeonnam is a good choice when you want properly made coffee in Yeonnam-dong.

Written Aug 9, 2026Sponsored
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