Banghak Station pasta pub with homemade pickle bar: Normal Salon

Today I went to Normal Salon, a pasta spot near Banghak Station!! It's famous around Banghak Station for its pasta, ✨️Normal Salon✨️, and I'm going to introduce it right now, haha.

Where is Normal Salon, and what are its hours?

Normal Salon is a 6-minute walk from Exit 3 of Banghak Station (5-3 Dobong-ro 149-gil, Dobong-gu, Seoul, South Korea). It's open 17:00–24:00 Tuesday to Friday, 16:00–24:00 on Saturday and 16:00–22:00 on Sunday, and closed every Monday.

• Zero Pay accepted
• Corkage available (fee)
• Groups welcome
• Reservations, delivery and takeout available

Is the atmosphere at Normal Salon good for a date?

With its soft lighting and clean interior, Normal Salon suits a date or a get-together with friends. I'd been looking for a place with a great mood and perfect food lately, so I went to Normal Salon :) You feel the moody atmosphere from the entrance, and inside I thought it was a really good space for a date or for visiting with friends~!

The inside was impressive, with warm lighting and stylish interiors~! The mood really suits a date or a gathering!!

There were private-style spaces too~ The atmosphere alone makes it a place I really recommend!! If you're wondering where to go for a date near Banghak Station, definitely note down Normal Salon!! The mood is so good that I think girlfriends will love it!!

What's at the Normal Salon self-bar?

Normal Salon also has a self-bar~! There were pickles the owner made himself/herself! And there was hot sauce that's great sprinkled on pizza!

The interior is really pretty and the mood is so nice that photos come out great here~! It's a highly recommended place for atmosphere and for pasta near Banghak Station: Normal Salon!

What's on the Normal Salon menu?

The Normal Salon menu has a good variety: pizza, pasta, gnocchi and more~! It was honestly hard to decide what to order!!

There were also all kinds of drinks, including beer, cocktails and soju~!

What we ordered for our date at Normal Salon

We ordered the flat iron steak pasta, the shrimp rosé pasta and the jambon beurre pizza~!

Flat iron steak pasta: tender steak on spicy oil pasta

Normal Salon's flat iron steak pasta is spicy oil pasta topped with big pieces of flat iron steak. It came out first and I was happy with how it looked right away~! The meat was really tender and juicy, and eaten together with the pasta the flavor felt even richer!!

The flat iron steak, so tender it melts in your mouth, was just so good! And since it's a spicy oil pasta, the two went together even better! It was so delicious~

Shrimp rosé pasta: plump shrimp and a moderately thick sauce

Normal Salon's shrimp rosé pasta is a rosé pasta with big shrimp~! The smooth rosé sauce coated the noodles well and it was really good. The plump, bouncy shrimp were generous and had a great texture, and the sauce was thick enough without being greasy, so I kept reaching for more!!

They were generous with the ingredients, which made it even better! I was happy to have a special evening date with my boyfriend~! I was so satisfied with Normal Salon, and I totally recommend the shrimp rosé pasta!!

Jambon beurre pizza: buttery flavor on a chewy, crisp crust

Normal Salon's jambon beurre pizza has salty jambon (ham) over rich butter, so the flavor burst out with the first bite!! The bread-like dough was chewy yet crisp, which gave it a really nice texture, and with the butter on top the whole thing tasted upscale~! The ham was nicely salty, which I liked!

A dipping sauce for the pizza came with it too~! It was really good!! Totally a recommended dish! I really recommend trying it!

Is Normal Salon near Banghak Station worth a return visit?

I felt Normal Salon is a great place even for a special day, thanks to its high food quality and good atmosphere~! With its moody vibe and well-made dishes, I recommend it for dates and get-togethers~!! I'd 100% go back 😊 Strongly recommended!