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I write about restaurants I visit around Seoul. · Writes about: Restaurants · Bars

PlaceJongno, SeoulRestaurants

Jonggak Station sashimi restaurant with a sushi rice add-on: Suksseong

Suksseong Susan Jongno Main Branch (숙썽수산 종로본점) is a sashimi restaurant in Jongno, Seoul, a 4-minute walk from Jonggak Station Exit 4, serving seasonal fish with Tsumoto-style trimming and low-temperature aging. On an early-August evening booked through Naver, the writer ordered a small aged sashimi platter, seasonal raw shrimp sashimi and draft beer. The writer also added sushi rice to eat the fish like sushi and received a free whelk side dish for leaving a receipt review. Verdict: even the writer's girlfriend from Jinhae, a seaside town, approved of the raw shrimp and kept her chopsticks busy all meal.

Written Aug 4, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeoju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Yeoju IC dakgalbi restaurant, charcoal and soy half-and-half: Seorak

Seorak Makguksu Chuncheon Dakgalbi Yeoju IC Branch is a dakgalbi (grilled marinated chicken) and makguksu (chilled buckwheat noodle) restaurant beside the Yeoju IC ramp in Yeoju, Gyeonggi. On a weekend lunch visit, one serving of spicy charcoal dakgalbi and one of soy sauce dakgalbi made up the two-serving minimum, with pine nut makguksu on the side, and staff grilled everything from the first sear to the last bite. With Yeoju Premium Outlets, Dalmaji Square and Yeoju CC all 5–15 minutes away, Seorak Makguksu is an easy, good-value stop to slot into a day trip.

Written Sep 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuseong, DaeguRestaurants

Daegu home-style baekban with parents: jjukkumi set at Cafe Dong-i

Cafe Dong-i Sicheol is a home-style baekban (rice and side dish) restaurant at the entrance to Sinmae Market in Suseong-gu, Daegu, run by a chef with 15 years in Korean cuisine. On a trip back to Daegu, the writer ordered the grilled jeyuk bokkeum (spicy stir-fried pork) set meal and the jjukkumi (baby octopus) set meal with parents, and made full use of the self-serve bar with unlimited five-grain rice, fried eggs and barley candy. The food at Cafe Dong-i Sicheol is savory rather than sharp or spicy, which made it a good fit for a family meal with older parents.

Written Sep 24, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSongpa, SeoulRestaurants

Hanwoo restaurant near Olympic Park with beef tartare: Sutbul Seonghwa

Sutbul Seonghwa is an aged hanwoo (Korean beef) grill restaurant at the entrance of Songnidan-gil in Songpa, Seoul, right in front of the east side of Seokchon Lake. After an Olympic Park concert, the writer came with his girlfriend for the Seonghwa platter (1% snowflake beef and wine-marinated rib finger), beef tartare and hanwoo doenjang stew, finishing with an Excellent ice cream bar. Saved after seeing White House chef Andre Rush eat here, Sutbul Seonghwa turned out to be a memorable hanwoo splurge for a special day.

Written Sep 17, 2026Sponsored
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