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The Shared Tray

I write about restaurant meals and tables I come across in Seoul. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés

PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Odor-free eel bowl at Seolleung Station & hand cream restroom: Manmok

Manmok (만목) is a Japanese restaurant specializing in eel rice bowls near Seolleung Station in Gangnam, Seoul. The writer ordered the whole-eel rice bowl at Manmok and found cleanly prepared eel with none of eel's usual strong smell, rice and eel that were seasoned to match, matcha and black tea ice cream for dessert, and a restroom stocked with floss, mouthwash, combs and hand creams from many brands. Manmok is worth recommending for a company dinner or a solo meal near Seolleung Station, even with people who don't usually like eel.

Written Jun 8, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangneung, GangwonCafés

Gangneung gift café with a women-only restroom floor: Gangneung Sand

Gangneung Sand Main Branch is a souvenir dessert shop and café a little outside downtown Gangneung, Gangwon. The writer bought the basic coffee-flavor Gangneung Sand Winter Package (10 pieces), ate it with coffee on site, and liked the tidy packaging, neat shapes and moderate sweetness. With no parking worries and clean restrooms, Gangneung Sand Main Branch is a good choice for Gangneung travel gifts.

Written Dec 24, 2025Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Italian restaurant for gatherings near Hakdong Station: Osteria Lucia

Osteria Lucia is an Italian pasta restaurant near Exit 3 of Hakdong Station in Gangnam, Seoul. The writer tried the olive focaccia, giardiniera pickles, mushroom ripieni, the signature bottarga (dried mullet roe) pasta and the guanciale carbonara at Osteria Lucia, and also checked the semi-open rooms and how clean the restroom was. With friendly service, good food and a clean space, Osteria Lucia is worth considering for a group gathering near Hakdong Station in Gangnam.

Written Jun 24, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMapo, SeoulRestaurants

Gongdeok sushi omakase dinner with Ebisu beer and kinmedai: Jeulgeoun

Jeulgeoun Maeumeuro (즐거운마음으로) is a sushi omakase restaurant in Mapo, Seoul, between Gongdeok Station and Daeheung Station next to Gyeongui Line Forest Park, taking reservations in 30-minute slots. The dinner omakase at Jeulgeoun Maeumeuro, paired with premium Ebisu beer, ran from zucchini kongguksu (cold soy milk noodle soup) and grilled sablefish to grilled kinmedai (golden eye snapper) on crispy barribari seaweed, gyoku (Japanese egg omelet) and a white melon dessert. With fresh fish that never tastes fishy and neat prep, Jeulgeoun Maeumeuro is an omakase worth trying at least once near Gongdeok Station.

Written Jul 2, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMapo, SeoulRestaurants

Thai restaurant in Mapo with Thailand-style decor: Drunken Thai Sangam

Drunken Thai Sangam Branch is a rice noodle and Thai restaurant on the first floor of Cheongun Arcade near Digital Media City Station in Mapo, Seoul. In a dining room that feels transplanted straight from Thailand, the writer ate som tam (green papaya salad), seafood pad thai, shrimp khao pad (Thai fried rice) and tod mun goong (Thai shrimp cakes), liked the shrimp khao pad best, and says the tod mun goong is a must-order. For a Thai lunch in Sangam and Digital Media City, Drunken Thai Sangam Branch, with free extra rice and noodles, is a satisfying choice.

Written Jun 29, 2026Sponsored
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