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Late Vanity, Sejong/Seoul Cafes, Restaurants and Beauty

Writes about cafes, restaurants, bars, and beauty spots she visits around Seoul, Gwangju/Jeolla, Gyeonggi, and Sejong. · Writes about: Hair & beauty salons · Cafés · Restaurants · Bars

PlaceSeongdong, SeoulRestaurants

Sushi taco spot in Seongsu for a light dinner on a diet: Morimoly

Morimoly (모리몰리) is a sushi taco restaurant in Seongsu-dong, Seoul, near Seoulsup Station, that uses fried seaweed as the taco shell and fills it with rice. After touring Seongsu pop-ups, the writer stopped by Morimoly alone at 8 pm and paid about 25,000 won for an uni yukhoe (sea urchin and Korean beef tartare) taco and a bottle of Blue Moon, loving the thin, sweet shell that tastes like gimbugak (fried seaweed chips) and the freshly fried fries. Morimoly is an easy recommendation for a solo meal, a light dinner while dieting or takeout for a Seoulsup picnic.

Written Jul 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJongno, SeoulCafés

Jongno 3-ga bakery solo lunch: onion bagel & milk cream bun, Munhwa

Munhwa Bakery (문화제빵) is a takeout-only bakery near Exit 6 of Jongno 3-ga Station in Seoul, close to the Ikseon-dong alleys. During a training course in Gwanghwamun, the writer returned to Munhwa Bakery for a solo lunch, paid about ₩16,000 for an onion bagel, a milk cream bun and a maple cream cheese bread, and tried the walnut bread as a sample. Thanks to its filling onion bagel, Munhwa Bakery comes strongly recommended as a weekday lunch stop.

Written Jul 13, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulCafés

Late-night Gangnam Station café, choco banana tiramisu: Selected Nicks

Selected Nicks is a large multi-floor dessert café near Exit 2 of Gangnam Station in Seoul, known for its tiramisu. On a rainy summer night around 9 p.m., the writer ordered a 7,800 won chocolate banana tiramisu, an Americano and a hot Earl Grey tea and sat in the B1 gallery space; the 8th floor is a book-café-style study area with plenty of outlets. Selected Nicks is a Gangnam Station café worth revisiting for anyone who wants good desserts, fair prices and a comfortable place to study.

Written Jul 19, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJongno, SeoulRestaurants

Post-gym Saturday Korean BBQ in Jongno 3-ga, ₩3,000 fried rice: Cham

Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch (참돼짓간 종로본점) is a Korean BBQ restaurant on the ground floor of the Piccadilly CGV building at Jongno 3-ga Station in Seoul, grilling Jeju black pork and Boseong green tea pork. After a Saturday gym session, the writer and a younger sibling arrived at 8:20pm, waited about 20 minutes, and had 2 servings (300g) of Boseong pork belly with soju and 3,000-won fried rice, enjoying aged kimchi, minari and potato wraps grilled in the pork fat. Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno is busy enough to have a wait even late on weekends, but its cheap sides make it a solid Jongno 3-ga pork belly spot for group dinners or dates.

Written Jul 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeodaemun, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Sinchon hair salon magic straightening for level-7 damage: Demon Hair

Demon Hair Sinchon Branch is a hair salon in the university area by Sinchon Station in Seodaemun, Seoul, known for layered cuts and magic straightening. With very curly hair and damage built up to level 7, the writer skipped the cut and got the Suprarless Magic (서프라리스 매직), a premium magic straightening tailored to severely damaged hair, for 180,000 won, after a one-on-one consultation that checked hair thickness, curl strength and damage level before choosing the products and method. One week later, the Suprarless Magic still left the hair soft and swingy rather than stiff.

Written Aug 8, 2026Sponsored
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