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I write about restaurant meals around Seoul and Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Restaurants

PlaceJongno, SeoulRestaurants

Rainy weekday dinner for two hanjeongsik at Gwanghwamun: Modam Dining

Modam Dining Gwanghwamun is a hanjeongsik (Korean course set meal) restaurant in the basement of Deoksugung D Palace in Jongno, Seoul. On a rainy weekday evening, two diners without a car ordered the charcoal-grilled deodeok pork set for ₩32,000 and the abalone tteokgalbi set for ₩40,000, a course running from mung bean porridge through perilla oil capellini to the main spread and plum tea for dessert. At ₩30,000–40,000 per person with rooms and group seating available, it's a solid pick for family gatherings or a formal meeting between families.

Written Sep 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Seoul Station gyukatsu restaurant with ramune soda, no wait: Ichigyu

Ichigyu Seoul Station Branch is a gyukatsu (fried beef cutlet) and steak restaurant one minute on foot from Seoul Station, on basement level 1 at 98 Huam-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul. On a weekend evening with no wait, the order was sirloin gyukatsu at 19,500 won, a sirloin steak set at 19,500 won and a ramune soda at 4,000 won, all grilled at the table on a brazier with butter melted on it first. The buttery gyukatsu with its crisp coating and tender centre was the highlight, and Ichigyu is an easy place for a relaxed one-plate dinner.

Written Sep 6, 2026Sponsored
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