Pho lunch for pregnancy cravings near Isu Station, Seoul: Bangbaedong
Bangbaedong Ssalguksu Isu Branch is a pho restaurant near Isu Station in Dongjak, Seoul. With little appetite in the late stages of pregnancy, the writer and her husband shared a mixed pho and chicken fried rice on a quiet weekend lunch, and one sip of the warm broth kept the chopsticks moving, with the self-serve rice and side dishes just as satisfying. It remains her go-to spot near Isu Station since it first opened.