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Writes about markets, shops and neighbourhood restaurants around Incheon, Seoul and Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Restaurants · Shopping
Bas Burger Jamwon Branch is a handmade burger restaurant in an alley between Sinsa Station and Nonhyeon Station in Seocho, Seoul. On a first visit for a solo lunch, the writer swapped the Bas Burger set drink for a lager craft beer, added a chili mozzarella cheese bar, and used the free potato chip bar and 5 sauces. Bas Burger Jamwon Branch is an easy Sinsa Station burger spot for eating alone with a light beer.
Jeongyuk Mart (정육마트) is a butcher shop near Yongmun Station in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi, where freshly slaughtered meat comes in every Thursday. The blogger Somits bought 1++ hanwoo (Korean beef) special cuts, pork belly and vegetables at Jeongyuk Mart and was also given sauces and herb salt for a countryside getaway BBQ. The pork belly grilled on a cauldron lid was so good that the hanwoo main course went partly uneaten, making Jeongyuk Mart a satisfying stop for countryside BBQ meat.
Ikki Roll Katsu Garosu-gil Main Branch is a Japanese-style katsu restaurant known for rolled katsu, located on basement level 1 of the Seongmi Building on Garosu-gil near Sinsa Station in Gangnam, Seoul. Two diners ordered Couple Set B with flying fish roe roll katsu, rosé katsu, flame-grilled brisket jjolmyeon (chewy spicy noodles) and an apple mango ade, and the flying fish roe roll katsu topped with orange dressing got more addictive with every bite. With a self bar offering unlimited soup, rice, pickled radish and shredded radish, plus a meeting room for groups, Ikki Roll Katsu is worth recommending for both dates and gatherings.
Deungchon Shabu Kalguksu Sangam Branch is a shabu kalguksu (hot pot with knife-cut noodles) Korean restaurant on the 2nd floor of the Woori Technology building in Sangam-dong, Mapo, Seoul. On a return visit after several years, the writer ordered spicy kalguksu with a dumpling add-on and extra beef, plus the summer minari (Korean water parsley) pancake, and finished with fried rice. With induction tables built into every table and 1 hour of free basement parking, Deungchon Shabu Kalguksu Sangam Branch was a can't-miss choice for lunch in Sangam-dong.
