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A Last Tab in Mullae

Notes from a few Seoul bars, mostly written the morning after. · Writes about: Restaurants · Bars · Cafés · Hair & beauty salons · Stays · Things to do

PlaceSongpa, SeoulBars

Post-movie day-drinking bar in Jamsil for beef tartare wraps: Wareureu

Wareureu Mansion Bangi Branch is a Korean gastropub in the Bangi-dong food alley of Songpa, Seoul, that opens at 2pm. After a movie at Lotte Cinema Jamsil, the writer ordered the 1++ Hanwoo beef tartare brisket wraps and the Donghae choco squid whole steamed squid, with one 100-won Hanmaek draft beer and a Wareureu Obaksa drink instead of more alcohol. The dishes at Wareureu Mansion Bangi Branch were filling enough to be a full meal, making it a satisfying day-drinking stop in Jamsil.

Written Aug 9, 2026Partially sponsored

PlaceGangnam, SeoulBars

Gangnam izakaya private room at 5pm: aged sashimi and Cheongha, Goko

Izakaya Goko Gangnam Sinnonhyeon Branch is an aged-sashimi and yakitori izakaya two minutes from Sinnonhyeon Station Exit 6 in Gangnam, Seoul. A 5pm reservation secured a private room seat with a two-and-a-half-hour limit, where the meal was Goko Aged Sashimi for two at 45,000 won, Nagasaki nabe at 26,000 won and two bottles of Cheongha. Nine kinds of aged fish plus egg and a nabe packed with ingredients made the mid-40,000-won spend feel well worth it at Izakaya Goko.

Written Sep 27, 2026Sponsored

PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

₩20,000 white wine with Korean BBQ near Gangnam Station: Giun

Giun Gangnam Station Main Branch is a Korean BBQ restaurant a 10-minute walk from Gangnam Station in Seoul, where staff grill the pork over charcoal for you. On a midsummer day the writer and her sister ordered the Sulgiun set of galbi samgyeopsal, gabrisal and hangjeongsal, paired it with a ₩20,000 bottle of Urmeneta Sauvignon Blanc, then added a 200g portion of pork neck and cold mul naengmyeon noodles. The white wine matched the fatty pork better than expected, and her sister called the pork neck the best she had ever eaten.

Written Aug 18, 2026Sponsored

PlaceJungnang, SeoulRestaurants

Sangbong jjukkumi restaurant for a Friday second round: Joajukne

Joajukne Jjukkumi is a jjukkumi (baby octopus) stir-fry restaurant in the middle of the food alley by Sangbong Station Exit 3 in Jungnang, Seoul. On a Friday night second round the outdoor yajang tables were all taken, so two portions of jjukkumi stir-fry at 14,900 won each and bottles of Jinro soju were eaten at an indoor table with the doors thrown wide open. The heat at Joajukne Jjukkumi is gentle rather than harsh, so even a diner who avoids spicy food kept picking at it on a full stomach.

Written Sep 26, 2026Sponsored

PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Gangnam late-night yukhoe bibimbap and DIY soju highball: 1992 Deopbap

1992 Deopbap & Jjageuli Gangnam Main Branch is a Korean restaurant serving rice bowls and jjageuli stews 90m from Exit 3 of Gangnam Station in Seoul. After a late gym session, the writer ate alone at a window bar seat, ordering yukhoe eolgari geotjeori bibimbap (raw beef and young cabbage salad rice bowl) with a mini beef doenjang jjageuli add-on and two fried eggs free through the Naver five-star review event, then mixed a soju highball from Jinro at 5,000 won and zero-sugar cider at 2,500 won. 1992 Deopbap & Jjageuli is a filling, protein-heavy stop for a late solo dinner with a drink in Gangnam.

Written Aug 17, 2026Sponsored

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