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Writes about beauty routines and products encountered around Seoul. · Writes about: Hair & beauty salons · Cafés · Restaurants · Bars · Food & snacks · Shopping · Things to do

PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiHair & beauty salons

Sunae Station hair salon: shake-dry bob for working moms, Hue Seek

Hue Seek Bundang Sunae is a hair salon on the first floor of the Downtown Building near Sunae Station in Bundang, Seongnam. A working mom balancing a job and childcare got a Shiseido clinic and a custom bob that lightens her thick side hair from the Hue Seek director, and learned to style it with no round brush: just tip her head down and shake it dry. Her tangled hair came out smooth and tidy, and her morning styling became much easier.

Written Oct 22, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Pangyo Korean restaurant for a weekday lunch date: Bulgogi On Soban

Bulgogi On Soban Pangyo Branch is a Korean restaurant on Basement 1 of Samhwan Highex Building A in Pangyo, Seongnam, serving bulgogi meals on individual one-person trays. On a weekday lunch date, the writer and her husband shared the signature garlic beef rib bulgogi for two with an egg-fried pink sausage side and pudding-style steamed egg, and the tender beef plus 2 hours of free parking made for a relaxed lunch. Bulgogi On Soban is a good pick for a cozy bulgogi meal for two in Pangyo Techno Valley.

Written Oct 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulCafés

Gaepo-dong café for a weekend morning with Boseong matcha: Minimale

Minimale Bakery & Coffee Bar Gaepo Branch is a specialty coffee and baked-goods café on a side street in Gaepo-dong, Gangnam, Seoul. The writer visited Minimale on a weekend morning with her husband, tried the signature Helsinki Latte, a hot Boseong matcha latte, an original levain cookie and a matcha cookie, and found a parking spot beside the shop. Verdict: Minimale Gaepo suits anyone who wants well-made coffee and desserts over flashy decor.

Written Oct 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Samseong Station bossam spot with a smell-free dining room: Yangeunine

Yangeunine Samseong Station Branch is a Korean restaurant specializing in bossam (boiled pork wraps) and pollack stew, on Teheran-ro 83-gil near Samseong Station and Samseongjungang Station in Gangnam, Seoul. After leaving work early, the writer had the 48,000 won Yangeunine set of spicy pollack stew, squid bossam and bibim naengmyeon (spicy cold noodles), and was impressed by the pork with no gamey smell, the refreshing pollack stew and the clean, odor-free dining room. The Yangeunine set comfortably feeds three, making Yangeunine Samseong Station Branch a good fit for company dinners and family meals.

Written Oct 19, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYongin, GyeonggiRestaurants

Suji sundaeguk restaurant: unlimited rice, odor-free broth | Yeonnal

Yeonnal Gyeongseong Sundaeguk Suji-gu Office Station Branch is a sundaeguk (Korean blood sausage soup) restaurant in Suji, Yongin, about a 5-minute walk from Exit 1 of Suji-gu Office Station on the Shinbundang Line. On a get-together, a group of friends each ordered the signature sundaeguk, just over ₩10,000 a bowl, with unlimited rice and a rich broth packed with head meat and glutinous rice sundae that tasted clean, with no gamey smell. For a hearty, odor-free bowl of sundaeguk with friends, Yeonnal Gyeongseong Sundaeguk is a safe pick.

Written Jun 16, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulCafés

Yeoksam terrace café: financier dunked in Helsinki latte, Mini Male

Mini Male Coffee Roaster Yeoksam Branch is a Nordic-style roastery café on Teheran-ro 25-gil, near Exit 4 of Yeoksam Station in Gangnam, Seoul. Over a quiet catch-up with a friend, the writer had an iced Helsinki latte with a matcha choco chip levain cookie, a peanut butter & jam cookie and a plain financier, and the financier's buttery flavor came through best when dunked in the Helsinki latte. Mini Male Coffee Roaster Yeoksam Branch is a Yeoksam Station café that gets the atmosphere, the coffee and the handmade desserts all right.

Written Oct 18, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulCafés

Gangnam Station yogurt café, early breakfast: fig Beheu, Lazy Yogurt

Lazy Yogurt Gangnam is a Greek yogurt bowl café on Yeoksam-ro in Gangnam, Seoul. The writer met a friend there early in the morning for breakfast and ordered the Beheu Single topped with fresh figs and the Nutty Day Double with kaya jam and cacao nibs. If you want a light but filling breakfast near Gangnam Station before restaurants open, the fig bowl at Lazy Yogurt Gangnam is a good fit.

Written Oct 18, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulCafés

Gangnam Station café catch-up, iced Americano & cookie: Selected Nicks

Selected Nicks is a large café on Teheran-ro 4-gil near Gangnam Station in Seoul, spread over several floors from B1 up to a rooftop. On a weekday, the writer met an old friend there over two iced Americanos and a thick cookie, looked around the 1F and the 8F rooftop, and found the wide table spacing let them talk for hours without worrying about noise. Selected Nicks is an easy friend-meetup café about 5 minutes on foot from Gangnam Station Exit 3, though drivers of tall vehicles are better off using a nearby paid car park.

Written Oct 16, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulCafés

Sinnonhyeon café for a quiet catch-up: custard tart, Upper and Under

Upper and Under (어퍼앤언더) is a café and dessert shop on Gangnam-daero 102-gil near Sinnonhyeon Station in Gangnam, Seoul, spread over the basement, first and second floors. Catching up with a friend she hadn't seen in a while, the writer talked quietly over an Einspänner, an iced café latte, a custard tart and a chocolate financier, with showcase cakes in the mid-8,000-won range. With generously spaced seats and rich, full-bodied coffee, Upper and Under stood out as a great Gangnam café for a long chat.

Written Oct 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeocho, SeoulRestaurants

Gangnam Station kaisendon to treat an old friend: sweet shrimp, Ilpum

Ilpum Gangnam Branch is a kaisendon (Japanese seafood rice bowl) restaurant on the basement level near Gangnam Station in Seocho, Seoul. The writer booked a counter seat to treat an old friend after 5 years apart, and the two shared the regular kaisendon (₩26,000) and the premium kaisendon (₩37,000). The meal ran from chawanmushi to mini udon and yogurt pudding, and the sashimi had no fishy taste. Ilpum Gangnam Branch is a safe choice when you want to treat someone special to a meal that won't disappoint.

Written Oct 16, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Migeum chicken hot pot with rice cake refills for kids: Sugyeokok

Sugyeokok Bundang Migeum (수계옥 미금본점) is a dak hanmari (whole chicken hot pot) restaurant near Migeum Station in Bundang, Seongnam. On a weekend visit with her husband and children, the writer ordered a 1.5-chicken hot pot and kalguksu (knife-cut noodles) with extra tteok (rice cakes). The kids refilled the tteok several times, and the clean broth, tender meat and well-seasoned kalguksu all satisfied. With mild seasoning and a spacious room, Sugyeokok Bundang Migeum is a recommended spot for a family meal with kids.

Written Oct 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiCafés

Jeongja café solo outing: scone & levain cookie at Butter & Shelter

Butter & Shelter Bundang Jeongja is a dessert café on the Jeongja-dong café street in Bundang-gu, Seongnam, focused on butter sands, scones and levain cookies. On a solo weekend outing, the writer sat at a roadside table and tried the original butter sand, a scone and a levain cookie with a hot latte, and especially loved the scone, crisp outside and soft inside, paired with the latte, which had no bitterness. For buttery desserts with good coffee, Butter & Shelter Bundang Jeongja is well worth a stop.

Written Jun 18, 2026Sponsored