Poke restaurant in Seocho, Seoul for hearty takeaway: Salering

A filling poke takeaway from Gyodae Station

Poke is my favorite thing to eat while dieting! Today I’m sharing my takeaway review from Salering Gyodae Direct Store, a poke spot in Seocho-dong that’s known for being delicious. It was totally my kind of ultimate poke—I think I’d go all the time if it were near my home.

Storefront and location

Salering Gyodae Direct Store is a five-minute walk from Gyodae Station, so it was easy to find ➰

There were so many options, from poke and salads to sandwiches and wraps, so choosing something different every day would be fun 🥪 I went in with high hopes after seeing the neat-looking exterior, haha.

A comfortable interior with solo-dining seats

The inside was quite spacious and comfortable 🌀 There were two-person and four-person tables, plus single seats that are perfect for dining alone, so it’s an easy place to visit comfortably.

Everything was kept incredibly clean inside, which made for a great first impression 🌱

You can conveniently order through the kiosk.

There was a great drink selection too, from Almond Breeze, which anyone dieting will know, to Teazle iced tea and apple-cider-vinegar drinks. I’ve tried lots of zero-calorie drinks while dieting, and whoever picked these chose only the tasty ones—such good taste, haha 🫶🏻

They said the menu was revamped with larger portions of the main toppings and vegetables, making it even more filling 🥗 No need to worry that you’ll be hungry again right after eating a salad or poke!! It’s such a nice hearty, nutrient-packed meal in Seocho-dong.

Free corkage at a poke place?? I’d never heard that combination before, so I was intrigued. As it turns out, Salering Gyodae Direct Store also lets you enjoy alcohol such as beer and wine 🍻🍷 Did you know salads make a much better snack with wine or beer than you’d expect...!! 🤤 Unlike salad places that usually focus on lunch, Salering Gyodae Direct Store serves dinner until 9 p.m., so I’d also recommend it to anyone wondering what to have for a healthy dinner in Seocho-dong 🌀

Four poke bases to choose from at no extra charge

Something about the menu genuinely surprised me ‼️ Unlike other poke places where you usually only choose toppings, you can choose your base too. I’d never seen this before—it’s honestly genius... ♥

The four bases are brown rice, vegetables only, whole-wheat pasta, and egg strips. You wouldn’t have time to get tired of it even if you ate it every day, and the egg-strip base was exactly my taste since I love keto gimbap (seaweed rice roll) ✨ Even better, they’re all the same price with no extra charge, no matter which one you choose!!?

Chicken breast and flame-grilled steak takeaway order

• Pepper chicken breast bibim poke salad (vegetables only)
• Flame-grilled steak bibim poke salad (brown rice)

I chose two menus, one with chicken breast and one with steak toppings! There were so many dressings too, so I chose from the recommended ones: yuzu oil for the chicken breast bibim salad, and whole-grain oil sauce for the flame-grilled steak bibim poke ❣️

Ta-da. The road was congested on the way home, so they got shaken up a bit, but the packaging was so neat that they held up better than I expected, haha. Plenty of sauce, and the cutlery set was packed neatly too!

Pepper chicken breast that wasn’t dry

I was actually going to order chicken thigh, but I got confused and ordered the chicken breast topping instead, haha. I don’t usually like chicken breast because it’s dry, but this was tender chicken breast cooked using a steaming method, with a peppery fragrance added, so I enjoyed it way more than expected. With chicken breast salad like this, dieting is totally doable 🤤👍🏻

Because Salering Gyodae Direct Store is directly operated, the vegetables and ingredients were truly fresh 🥬 There are more than 15 kinds of basic toppings, and every single one was clean and tasty!

New toppings kept appearing as I ate... ✨ Mushrooms, imitation crab, egg strips, cherry tomatoes, quail eggs, and more—delicious, healthy ingredients just kept coming, haha ><

Since it’s a bibim poke salad!! It tastes best when you mix all the ingredients together and take a huge bite 😋

Flame-grilled steak that stayed tender even cold

The flame-grilled steak bibim poke looked so good that I stole some from my mom’s bowl! Again, there were loads of toppings, but they worked beautifully together, so it was fresh, healthy, delicious... 🖤 The generously portioned cubes of flame-grilled steak especially were delicious even cold, with no off smell and no toughness at all. Such a great-value menu, haha ➰

Juicy, clean-tasting flame-grilled steak—so insanely good

Poke bowls cleared clean thanks to great topping balance

Whenever I eat poke, there are always toppings I don’t really like, but I just eat them because it’s healthy food. Salering poke was different. I usually leave out toppings like mushrooms or fried garlic flakes, but in Salering poke, the flavors worked so well together and every ingredient tasted good, so I literally cleared the bowl like I was eating bibimbap (mixed rice) ‼️

If poke is this healthy and tasty, I think I could eat it every day, haha. If you’re looking for a good salad place near Gyodae Station or a Seocho-dong restaurant that’s great for eating alone, I strongly recommend Salering Gyodae Direct Store 👍🏻❣️❣️