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Loose Brush, Seoul Eats and Faces

Writes about Seoul cafes, restaurants, and beauty spots visited in daily rounds around the city. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Hair & beauty salons

PlaceMapo, SeoulRestaurants

Gongdeok pasta spot: napa cabbage cream pasta with extra bread, HEOD

HEOD Gongdeok is a Korean-Western fusion brunch restaurant in Mapo, Seoul, between Daeheung Station and Gongdeok Station. At HEOD Gongdeok the writer ordered the signature napa cabbage cream pasta, extra bread for dipping in the sauce and a Coke Zero, and found that the sweetness of the grilled napa cabbage balanced the rich cream so the pasta never got heavy. Verdict: if you order the napa cabbage cream pasta at HEOD Gongdeok, always add the bread.

Written Jul 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJongno, SeoulRestaurants

Hyehwa Korean restaurant: yukhoe bibimbap and aged salmon, Goeunjeong

Goeunjeong Daehangno Main Branch (고은정 대학로본점) is a modern Korean restaurant near Hyehwa Station in Jongno, Seoul, adding Japanese and Western touches to Korean food. The writer ordered the signature hanwoo yukhoe bibimbap (Korean beef tartare bibimbap) with a mini aged salmon sashimi and received a mini yuringi (crispy chicken in tangy soy sauce) through a receipt review event. With its calm wood-toned interior, private rooms and neatly arranged meal, Goeunjeong is a highly satisfying choice for a date or group meal in Daehangno.

Written Jul 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDobong, SeoulCafés

Dessert café near Suyu Station with arugula chimney gimbap: Uisagye

Uisagye (우이사계) is a chimney bread dessert café at 178 Uicheon-ro in Dobong-gu, Seoul, near Suyu Station and the Uicheon stream. At Uisagye the writer ordered an ice cream latte topped with Sanghamokjang ice cream and the arugula chimney gimbap, chimney bread sliced like gimbap (seaweed rice roll), which is baked to order and takes about 4–5 minutes. Uisagye is quiet early in the day with views of the Uicheon stream, but seats fill up after lunch, so an early visit is the move.

Written Aug 3, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongdong, SeoulCafés

Seongsu photo-spot café with a colorful facade and tiramisu: Frolla

Frolla is an Italian espresso bar and brunch café on Yeonmujang 17-gil, near Exit 3 of Seongsu Station in Seongdong, Seoul, run by a barista from Italy. The yellow, pink and green facade is the photo spot out front, and inside Frolla serves a truffle parma ciabatta sandwich, homemade tiramisu and an iced café latte. For a kitschy backdrop plus proper Italian desserts in one stop, Frolla is a solid pick.

Written Aug 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Euljiro3-ga gimbap spot for dieters: tuna roll with sriracha mayo

29 Tamago Euljiro Branch is a keto gimbap (rice-free seaweed roll) and Vietnamese rice-paper roll restaurant on the second floor above a Mega Coffee near Euljiro3-ga Station in Jung-gu, Seoul. Ordered solo while watching carbs, the Vietnamese-roll tuna gimbap arrived cut into 7 two-bite pieces, and one roll was filling on its own. House-made pickles and sriracha mayo come on the side, and dipping each piece in the mayo is what makes the meal.

Written Aug 14, 2026Sponsored
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