High-protein salad lunch near Samseong Station, Seoul: Prefers

These days, when I'm dieting, what I care about most isn't just eating less — it's making sure I get enough protein while still enjoying my meal.

I've actually lost 3.3kg recently, going from 63.3kg down to 60kg. To keep a diet going long-term, I've found it's way more important to healthily rework meals I already like than to force myself to eat plain chicken breast all the time.

This time, I went looking for a place near Samseong Station where I could eat without stress even while dieting, and ended up at Prefers Diet Food Samseong.

With everything from pasta to salads to rice bowls on the menu, I wanted to share it with anyone searching for a Samseong Station salad spot or a diet meal for office workers.

Location and parking at Prefers Diet Food Samseong

Prefers Diet Food Samseong is about a 6-7 minute walk from Samseong Station. It's close to the COEX and Teheran-ro office district, so it's a convenient spot for lunch or after work.

• Address: 33 Teheran-ro 87-gil, Yungjeon Building 1F, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
• Hours: Daily 09:00–21:00
• Options: Dine-in, takeout, delivery, group orders
• Subway: About 6–7 minutes on foot from Samseong Station

There's parking space inside Yungjeon Building, but visitor availability and free parking hours can vary, so if you're driving it's most reliable to check with the store beforehand about parking registration.

Since it's not a difficult walk from Samseong Station, taking public transit might be more comfortable during busy times like lunch hour when parking gets congested.

What the space felt like

The first thing I noticed walking in was how clean and pleasant it felt overall. You might picture a small takeout- or delivery-focused shop when you hear "diet food specialist," but Prefers Samseong had seating set up so you could comfortably eat in.

The vibe was light and casual, so it wasn't awkward to visit alone. It also felt like a good fit for office workers near Samseong Station grabbing lunch or getting protein in before or after a workout.

The menu wasn't just plain vegetable-heavy salads either — there were pastas, plates, and rice bowls, plenty of options that work as a proper meal. Anyone tired of the same diet food every day would be pleasantly surprised.

50g of protein: the beef rose salad pasta

What I ate in-store was the beef rose salad pasta. A rose pasta while dieting — the name alone sounds a bit unexpected. It comes with beef flap steak, fresh vegetables, and pasta together, with about 50g of protein, which suited me well since I'm managing my diet alongside working out.

One side of the plate had a generous portion of fresh salad, and the other had spicy rose pasta topped with thick slices of beef — it looked satisfying from the start. The beef wasn't dry and had a nice chew to it, and the rose sauce was smooth with a slight kick, so I didn't get tired of it even by the end. I barely felt the emptiness you sometimes get from eating just salad.

What I liked most was being able to get enough protein while eating pasta and meat together. If your usual diet meals feel too bland to keep up long-term, this is worth trying at least once. I'd also recommend it to anyone like me who's watching protein intake while working out.

Chicken plate salad, packed for dinner

I also packed a chicken plate salad to eat for dinner. The chicken plate salad centers on 150g of chicken breast, along with fresh vegetables, sweet potato, kabocha squash, and sauce. With 35g of protein, it worked well as a full meal.

The chicken breast was chunky and thick, which looked filling, and the sweet potato and kabocha squash meant I could get some carbs in too. Plain salad alone tends to leave me hungry fast, but the chicken plate had chicken, vegetables, and carbs all together, so it was reasonably filling. The packaging was neat too, which made it easy to eat as dinner at the office or right after a workout.

Adding the sauce little by little rather than pouring it all on at once makes it easier to enjoy as part of a diet meal.

From 63.3kg to 60kg: why I could keep going

Right now I've lost 3.3kg, from 63.3kg down to 60kg. When dieting, it's easy to want to cut portions drastically to lose weight fast — but for me, eating that way just made me hungrier and more likely to binge at the next meal. So these days, even if it's just one meal, I try to make sure I get enough protein and eat until I'm satisfied.

The beef rose salad pasta I had this time came with about 50g of protein, and the chicken plate salad had 35g, so it was easy to have a clear standard when choosing a menu. Being able to check nutrition info while choosing made managing my diet a lot easier.

Dieting isn't about gritting your teeth for a few days and being done — it's about keeping it up. In that sense, Prefers felt less like diet food you force yourself to eat and more like healthy food you'd actually want to come back for.

Looking for a Samseong Station salad spot

Prefers Diet Food Samseong is a good fit for anyone who wants a hearty meal with both protein and carbs, rather than a light salad full of just vegetables. The beef rose salad pasta I tried was especially satisfying for when you're craving pasta while dieting, and the chicken plate salad was easy to pack and eat as a full meal.

If you're near Samseong Station looking for a satisfying, filling salad, or thinking about a high-protein meal before or after a workout, Prefers Samseong is worth a visit. For the rest of my weight-loss journey, I'm planning to keep using meals like this — tasty and filling — rather than just going hungry.