Third Round Wanderer · 16 stories

Between Seoul Plates

I write about restaurants I visit around Seoul. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Bars

Day-off brunch café in Nam-gu, Ulsan: two grilled sandwiches, Benetto

Benetto is a grilled sandwich and specialty coffee brunch café in Nam-gu, Ulsan, right next to Ulsan City Hall. On a weekday day off, the writer arrived at Benetto around 11:30 a.m. and ordered the jambon (French ham) basil and Mexican beef grilled sandwiches, an iced americano, a Summer Apple drink and an egg tart; by lunchtime the café was full of office workers. With a lunchtime set of one grilled sandwich plus an americano for ₩10,000, Benetto makes a filling, satisfying weekday brunch.

Written Jun 22, 2026Sponsored

PlaceNam-gu, BusanRestaurants

Kyungsung Univ. raw fish restaurant in Busan: raw shrimp and horaegi

Sintongyeong Gyeongseongdae Branch (신통영 경성대점) is a raw fish restaurant near Kyungsung University in Daeyeon-dong, Nam-gu, Busan, running both a main building and an annex. The writer and her boyfriend sat in the annex, which has the feel of an outdoor street stall, and ordered the raw shrimp sashimi (40,000 won), which came with horaegi (small squid) sashimi and butter-grilled shrimp heads; the freshly cleaned shrimp tasted sweet and not at all fishy. With a generous basic spread of side dishes, Sintongyeong Gyeongseongdae Branch also works well for group dinners and work get-togethers.

Written Jul 11, 2026Sponsored

PlaceNam-gu, UlsanRestaurants

9pm Korean BBQ with unlimited ramyeon in Suam-dong, Ulsan: Biniljip

Biniljip Suam Branch (비닐집 수암점) is a vinyl-tent style Korean BBQ restaurant in Suam-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan, with unlimited kimchi jeon, buchu jeon (chive pancake) and a range of ramyeon. On a weeknight revisit around 9pm, the writer ordered the Biniljip hanpan platter of pork belly, pork neck and kkodeul moksal (chewy pork neck cut) with a cheonggukjang (fermented soybean) stew set for two. The writer also cooked Yeul Ramen firm to go with the meal. Thanks to the self-serve bar and unlimited jeon and ramyeon, Biniljip Suam Branch is a filling, good-value BBQ spot with a casual outdoor-tent feel.

Written Aug 8, 2026Sponsored

PlaceJung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Jung-gu Chinese restaurant near Deoksugung for dongpo pork: Huhugwan

Huhugwan is a Chinese restaurant in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 2nd floor near Deoksugung Palace, a 1-minute walk from City Hall Station exit 10. After touring the palace, the writer and her boyfriend ordered eggplant fritters for ₩18,000 and dinner-only braised pork belly for ₩28,000 with Tsingtao draft beer, plus 3 pieces of mini mianbaoxia from a review event. Both the crispy-outside-soft-inside eggplant and the tender pork belly made for a satisfying evening.

Written Sep 7, 2026Sponsored

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