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Home Ledger, Seoul-Gyeonggi-Gangwon Cafes, Bars and Beauty

Writes about restaurants, bars, cafes, beauty spots, and home finds around Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Gangwon. · Writes about: Restaurants · Food & snacks · Bars · Hair & beauty salons · Cafés · Home & living

PlaceSeocho, SeoulBars

Kid-friendly Sadang Station pizza pub with spice ratings: Weizenhaus

Weizenhaus Bangbae Branch 1 is a large basement craft beer and wood-fired pizza bar right in front of Exit 11 of Sadang Station in Seocho, Seoul. The writer's family ordered arugula pizza (₩21,000) and crispy chicken (₩22,000). The child ate 2 slices of the arugula pizza, and every pizza on the Weizenhaus menu is marked with a spice rating, which made ordering easy. With craft beer from the ₩6,000 range and Terra at ₩5,500, Weizenhaus is an easy, affordable pick for anything from a family pizza-and-beer night to a big group dinner.

Written Jun 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Euljiro 1-ga burger lunch: Mozza Chicken Burger, bacon broccoli, Bas

Bas Burger Gwanghwamun is a handmade burger restaurant on basement level 1 of Gwangil Building, 5 Dadong-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul, between Gwanghwamun, Jonggak, Euljiro 1-ga and City Hall stations. The writer first found Bas Burger Gwanghwamun at lunch near her husband's office and has returned several times; this visit she ordered the new Mozza Chicken Burger set (12,800 won), a Double Bas Burger combo (13,500 won), a bacon side and coleslaw. Verdict: chewy buns, patties with no gamey taste, and free potato chips and sauces make Bas Burger Gwanghwamun an easy lunch pick for Gwanghwamun office workers.

Written Jun 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJongno, SeoulRestaurants

City Hall kaisendon restaurant: fast, filling office lunch, Ilpum

Ilpum Gwanghwamun (일품 광화문점) is a Japanese restaurant specialising in kaisendon (seafood rice bowl) on the second basement floor of a building in Jongno, Seoul, near Gwanghwamun and Seoul City Hall. On a weekday lunch near her husband's office, the writer had the kaisendon (26,000 won) and the aburidon (seared fish rice bowl, 30,000 won), served with chawanmushi (savory egg custard), udon, squid tempura and panna cotta, and was especially pleased by the generous rice and how fast the food arrived. Ilpum Gwanghwamun is a recommended slightly special lunch for Gwanghwamun office workers with short lunch breaks.

Written Jun 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJongno, SeoulRestaurants

Euljiro company dinner BBQ, aged sow pork: Gogikkun Kim Chunbae

Gogikkun Kim Chunbae Jongno (고기꾼김춘배 종로점) is a Korean BBQ restaurant on the 5th floor of a building near Jonggak Station in Jongno, Seoul, where staff grill 1++ hanwoo beef and aged, chilled Korean sow pork. A couple ordered the 99,000-won set for two with kkakdugi fried rice and half-and-half naengmyeon (cold noodles), ranking hanwoo first, pork neck second and pork belly third. With high-backed seats, a group table for about 10 and staff grilling, Gogikkun Kim Chunbae Jongno is a strong pick for Jongno and Euljiro company dinners.

Written Jun 24, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Beomgye pasta restaurant, brunch with a 4-year-old: Two Find Peter

Two Find Peter Beomgye Branch (투파인드피터 범계점) is a pasta and pizza restaurant on the 5th floor of Park Avenuel near Beomgye Station in Anyang, Gyeonggi. On a weekday after the lunch rush, three of us (the writer, a younger sibling and a 4-year-old) walked in with no wait. We ordered carbonara, vongole and sous vide pork neck, and high chairs, kids' tableware and wide table spacing made the meal easy with a child. Two Find Peter Beomgye Branch is a Beomgye pasta spot worth revisiting for its price, taste and portions.

Written Jun 22, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Beomgye sashimi bar for work dinners with ₩6,000 soju: Namhae Mulgogi

Namhae Mulgogi Anyang is an aged sashimi and seafood bar near Exit 2 of Beomgye Station in Anyang, Gyeonggi, known for its sashimi omakase hansang (set meal). Over dinner with a younger sibling who works near Beomgye Station, the writer had the Sashimi Omakase Hansang for two (₩78,000), a 9-part spread from starter porridge to maeuntang (spicy fish stew). The tables are widely spaced and soju and beer cost ₩6,000, which suits a work dinner. At ₩39,000 per person, Namhae Mulgogi Anyang is a good-value aged sashimi bar for work dinners or family meals in Beomgye.

Written Jun 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Euljiro hanwoo BBQ for a quiet couples' dinner: Neoaehanu Set for 2

Neoaehanu (너애하누) is a private-room 1++ hanwoo (Korean beef) BBQ restaurant on Euljiro 9-gil in Jung-gu, Seoul. Blogger Akkodaek went to Neoaehanu for a quiet dinner and conversation with her husband and ordered two servings of the Neoaehanu Set (striploin, boneless short rib and brisket, 150g for ₩49,000). Because staff grilled the meat at the table, they could focus entirely on talking. Neoaehanu is a good fit for a date, family meal or team dinner in Euljiro when both beef quality and a quiet room matter.

Written Jul 1, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDongjak, SeoulRestaurants

Pizza slice pub in Isu: ₩9,000 lunch and Spicy Fusilli slice, Raymond

Raymond Isu Branch is a pizza-by-the-slice and craft draft beer pub near Exit 7 of Isu Station in Dongjak, Seoul. A couple stopped by Raymond Isu Branch for a late lunch with daytime beer, ordering Spicy Fusilli, Big Brown Potato and American Bulbeok pizza slices, pepperoni tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes) and a 1000ml Vienna lager. With lunch menu items in the ₩9,000–₩10,000 range, Raymond Isu Branch is worth a stop for anyone in Isu looking for a good-value pizza lunch with beer.

Written Jun 30, 2026Sponsored
ProductPreeteaFood & snacks

Zero-caffeine diet tea for a 1L-a-day habit: Preetea Cutting Shot

Preetea Cutting Shot is a zero-sugar, zero-calorie, zero-caffeine diet tea sold in tea bags, made with fermented chestnut inner skin and fermented mature pumpkin. The writer, who rarely drank water, compared Preetea Cutting Shot's taste with Preetea Pumpkin Water, drank it warm instead of coffee, and built a habit of drinking 1L or more of fluids a day. Preetea Cutting Shot is an easy alternative for anyone who dislikes plain water and wants to cut back on coffee.

Written Jun 29, 2026Product provided
ProductPreeteaFood & snacks

Pumpkin tea for swelling, brewed in a 1L tumbler: Preetea Pumpkin Tea

Preetea Pumpkin Tea (Preetea 호박수) is a pumpkin tea in tea bags, made from fully ripened pumpkin. The writer, who swells easily, has rebought Preetea Pumpkin Tea since 2022, now 4 years, brewing one tea bag in a 1L tumbler to drink instead of water all day, and it was the first thing she packed for her postnatal care center. Preetea Pumpkin Tea tastes nutty rather than dull or fishy, making it a good pick for anyone who finds plain water hard to drink.

Written Jun 29, 2026Product provided
PlaceJung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Myeongdong terrace restaurant: shrimp oil pasta lunch, Seventy Four

Seventy Four Myeongdong Cathedral Main Branch is a Western-style terrace restaurant on the ground floor of the Familia Chapel at Myeongdong Cathedral in Jung-gu, Seoul. On a late weekday lunch, the writer and her husband sat on the Seventy Four terrace with shrimp oil pasta (18,000 won), kimchi risotto (16,000 won) and 1+1 glasses of wine (13,000 won). With a fan running on the terrace and wine on the table, this Myeongdong lunch felt like being on a trip.

Written Jul 1, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDongjak, SeoulRestaurants

Seoul Korean BBQ by Chongsin Univ. Station: kid-sized cuts, Hwaseol

Hwaseol Isu Branch is a Korean BBQ restaurant between Chongsin Univ. Station and Isu Station in Dongjak, Seoul, where staff grill the meat at your table. A family of four (husband, niece and daughter) ordered the Hwaseol 1% black beef platter with stew for 109,000 won and 2 servings of snowflake pork neck for 34,000 won, and staff cut the meat small for the kids, so a daughter who usually barely eats kept asking for more. Hwaseol Isu Branch is an easy, relaxed choice for families who want a Korean BBQ dinner out with children.

Written Jun 30, 2026Sponsored