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I write about restaurant meals I find while moving around Seoul. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Hair & beauty salons · Things to do · Bars · Shopping

PlaceDong-gu, UlsanRestaurants

Ulsan Chinese restaurant with parking: stone jjajang set & menbosha

Ulsan Daewangam Dol Jjamppong (울산대왕암돌짬뽕) is a stone-plate jjamppong and jjajang Chinese restaurant on Ilsanjin 5-gil near Daewangam in Dong-gu, Ulsan. The writer ordered the stone jjajang (black bean noodles) + handmade donchitang set for 2 plus a 4-piece menbosha (shrimp toast). The stone jjajang, topped with whole squid and shrimp, stayed hot to the last bite thanks to the stone plate, and the nurungji (crispy scorched layer) at the bottom could be scraped up too. With high chairs and a large parking lot, Ulsan Daewangam Dol Jjamppong is a good family meal stop on a Daewangam outing.

Written Oct 11, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Japanese restaurant at Seoul Station: Set 4 with a salt dip, Ichigyu

Ichigyu Seoul Station Branch is a Japanese gyukatsu (breaded beef cutlet) and steki (steak) restaurant on basement level 1 of a building on Huam-ro, near Seoul Station in Jung-gu, Seoul. After checking in at the waiting machine and getting a KakaoTalk alert, the writer ordered Set 4, which pairs gyukatsu with steki, and grilled the beef on a personal brazier with melted butter. Ichigyu Seoul Station Branch's Set 4 is a filling beef meal whose flavor comes alive with just a touch of wasabi or salt.

Written Jul 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJongno, SeoulRestaurants

Jongno Korean BBQ with a staff-built meat tower: Jonggak-ap Nosang

Jonggak-ap Nosang Gongyeong Juchajang (고기꾼김춘배 종로직영점) is a charcoal Korean BBQ restaurant on the 5th floor of a building near Jonggak Station Exit 4 in Jongno, Seoul. The blogger ordered the recommended set with a hanwoo (Korean beef), pork belly and pork neck assortment, half-and-half naengmyeon (cold noodles) and kkakdugi (radish kimchi) fried rice. Staff controlled the charcoal with ice, grilled every piece to the end and stacked the meat into a tower at the grill's edge. Jonggak-ap Nosang Gongyeong Juchajang is a Jongno BBQ spot where you never need to pick up the tongs and can focus on conversation and the meal.

Written Jul 16, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNam-gu, UlsanRestaurants

Hangover soup with glass noodles in Sinjeong-dong, Ulsan: Boksan

Boksan Haejang Nam-gu Sinjeong Branch is a haejangguk (hangover soup) restaurant on Munsu-ro in Nam-gu, Ulsan. The day after a night of drinking, the writer ordered two bowls of Boksan haejangguk. The soup was packed with glass noodles, big chunks of meat and soft-cooked radish in a spicy broth that never felt heavy, and the writer finished it off with rice stirred in. With hair ties and aprons on every table and Ulsan Pay accepted, Boksan Haejang Nam-gu Sinjeong Branch is a good stop whenever you need a hangover cure in Ulsan.

Written Oct 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJongno, SeoulRestaurants

Jongno seafood restaurant with live octopus mulhoe: Suksseong

Suksseong Susan Jongno Main Branch is an aged sashimi and seafood restaurant on the 3rd floor of a building near Exit 4 of Jonggak Station in Jongno, Seoul. On an evening visit, the writer had red snow crab tomalley cream croquettes, a sashimi platter with a name tag on each fish, and a seafood mulhoe (chilled raw fish soup) piled with live octopus, all in dimly lit seating divided by curtains. Suksseong Susan Jongno Main Branch is a satisfying Jongno dinner spot for comparing different fish and finishing with a refreshing mulhoe.

Written Jul 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYesan, ChungnamRestaurants

Yesan Market-exclusive shishito chicken stir-fry at Sijang Dakbokkeum

Sijang Dakbokkeum (시장닭볶음) is a chicken stir-fry (dakbokkeum) restaurant inside Yesan Market in Yesan, Chungnam, and its signature dish is a shishito pepper chicken stir-fry that the shop says you can only eat at Yesan Market. The writer ordered the shishito pepper chicken stir-fry (25,000 won) at the kiosk, found big chunks of chicken with shishito peppers and whole garlic cloves, and added an apple slushie (5,000 won) served in a pineapple-shaped tube. The portion was so generous that the leftovers went home as a side dish for rice, making Sijang Dakbokkeum's stir-fry a Yesan Market treat that begs for a bowl of rice.

Written Jul 21, 2026Sponsored
PlacePohang, GyeongbukRestaurants

Pohang crab restaurant with wriggling live octopus: Yeonggwang Hoe

Yeonggwang Hoe Daegae Center (영광회대게센타) is a sashimi and snow crab restaurant inside Jukdo Market in Pohang, Gyeongbuk. The meal at Yeonggwang Hoe Daegae Center ran in order through a full table of side dishes, assorted sashimi, mulhoe (cold raw fish soup), bakdal snow crab, crab shell rice, red crab ramyeon and spicy fish stew, and the still-wriggling nakji tangtangi (chopped live octopus) and the tender bakdal crab meat stood out most. Yeonggwang Hoe Daegae Center is worth a stop when you want a start-to-finish crab feast in Pohang's Jukdo Market.

Written Oct 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongdong, SeoulCafés

Seongsu dessert café: strawberry latte & Signature Noix, Notldun

Notldun is a dessert café on Seoulsup 2-gil in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, near Ttukseom Station in Seongsu-dong. On an evening visit with no wait, the writer ordered Notldun's Signature Noix, a vanilla caramel mille-feuille and a strawberry latte; the Signature Noix had a soft, tiramisu-like sweetness, and the mille-feuille was so crisp it fell apart when cut. Notldun is a Seongsu café worth visiting for pretty dessert photos and distinctive flavors alike.

Written Jul 19, 2026Sponsored
PlacePohang, GyeongbukRestaurants

Pohang Yeongildae Korean BBQ: three cuts & a plum drink at Neolpanji

Neolpanji Pohang Yeongildae Branch (널판지 포항영일대점) is a Korean BBQ restaurant on Samho-ro in Pohang's Yeongildae area, with round tables and a pocha (Korean street-tent pub) feel. At Neolpanji the writer ordered makchang (grilled pork intestine), ogyeopsal (five-layer pork belly) and pork skin all at once, plus yukhoe bibim noodles (spicy noodles with beef tartare) and a doenjang sulbap (soybean paste rice soup) from the receipt review event, and the makchang sauce, meljeot (salted anchovy dip) and soybean powder brought out the flavour of the meat. Neolpanji Pohang Yeongildae Branch is a satisfying Yeongildae BBQ spot when you want three cuts in one sitting.

Written Oct 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceEunpyeong, SeoulRestaurants

Seoul Korean BBQ in Eungam with grilled garlic stems: Yukjjip

Yukjjip (육쯥) is a staff-grilled Korean BBQ restaurant on Bulgwangcheon-gil in Eunpyeong, Seoul, near Exit 4 of Eungam Station. At Yukjjip the writer ordered the Yukjjip platter of pork neck, gabeuri (pork shoulder cap) and pork belly grilled with garlic stems and eggplant, then finished with doenjang malli-bap (rice with soybean paste stew) and cold yeolmu noodles in broth. Staff grilled the meat right to the end and the closing dishes were filling, making Yukjjip a satisfying meal.

Written Jul 25, 2026Sponsored
PlacePohang, GyeongbukRestaurants

Pohang mulhoe restaurant with a tteokgalbi self-bar: Ppwang Mulhoe

Ppwang Mulhoe (퐝물회) is a mulhoe (cold raw fish soup) restaurant on Haean-ro in Buk-gu, Pohang, near Yeongildae. The writer ordered the half-and-half mulhoe, squid pajeon (savory pancake) and a Hanu bulgogi rice bowl, served with self-bar sides including tteokbokki, tteokgalbi (grilled short rib patties) and squid soup. The sweet-and-sour mulhoe and chewy raw fish were the standouts, and the pick-your-own sides make Ppwang Mulhoe a fun stop whenever you crave cold mulhoe in Pohang.

Written Oct 8, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJongno, SeoulRestaurants

Jongno Japanese rice bowl spot: kaisendon & mango jelly dessert, Ilpum

Ilpum Gwanghwamun is a Japanese rice bowl restaurant on the second basement floor of 19 Jongno in Jongno-gu, Seoul, specializing in kaisendon (raw seafood rice bowl) and aburidon (torched sashimi rice bowl). The restaurant was full, so the blogger waited in the waiting seats before eating the premium kaisendon and aburidon, served with steamed egg and soup as standard sides, followed by cold udon and a mango jelly dessert. When you want generous portions of thick, fresh sashimi, Ilpum Gwanghwamun is worth the wait.

Written Jul 30, 2026Sponsored