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I write about restaurant visits and everyday beauty finds in Seoul and Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Restaurants · Hair & beauty salons

PlaceBucheon, GyeonggiHair & beauty salons

Bucheon men's hair salon for mushroom-shaped heads: Ieum Men's Hair

Ieum Men's Hair Bucheon City Hall Station Branch is a men's-only hair salon on the third floor of an alley building within walking distance of Bucheon City Hall Station in Bucheon, Gyeonggi. The writer, who has a mushroom-shaped head with sides that bulge out, got a cut and a down perm here, and the consultation sheet he filled in — noting that his side hair lifts easily and that he does no styling at home — was followed exactly. The down perm took under an hour from product application through heat treatment to the final check, and the sides sat close to the head without looking forced flat.

Written Sep 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYongsan, SeoulRestaurants

Cheese fried rice finish at Jjigaen Jjukkumi, a Yongsan octopus spot

Jjigaen Jjukkumi Yongmun Market Branch is a sizzling-plate spicy octopus (jjukkumi) restaurant in an alley inside Yongmun Market, Yongsan, Seoul. Two friends ordered 2 servings of jjuksamgyeop (octopus with pork belly) and 1 serving of griddled octopus, ate it with the 48-hour aged sauce and a flying fish roe and mayo combo, then finished by frying cheese fried rice in the leftover sauce. With a 10,000 won lunch spicy octopus special and daytime drinkers at nearby tables, Jjigaen Jjukkumi works as both a rice-meal restaurant and a drinking spot.

Written Sep 6, 2026Sponsored
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