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PlaceYongsan, SeoulRestaurants

Haebangchon wood-fired pizzeria with doenjang grilled cabbage: TPM hbc

TPM hbc (더피제리아마켓) is a wood-fired pizza and wine restaurant on Sinheung-ro in Haebangchon, Yongsan, Seoul, whose menu changes each season around Korean ingredients. On this visit the seasonal menu, served through June, included the Damyang bamboo shoot pizza with rich cheese sauce and crunchy bamboo shoots, plus skewer-style grilled cabbage with smoky char and doenjang (Korean soybean paste) sauce. TPM hbc is a solid pick for a pizza date or a glass of wine in Haebangchon.

Written May 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMapo, SeoulRestaurants

Gongdeok izakaya: 3- and 6-skewer yakitori courses at Yakitori Shomong

Yakitori Shomong is a yakitori izakaya near Gongdeok Station in Mapo, Seoul, right beside the Gyeongui Line Forest Trail, specializing in 22 special chicken cuts. The blogger and a friend ordered the 3-skewer course, the 6-skewer course and abalone pot rice, received a cheese-bomb potato salad through a receipt review event, and enjoyed it all with forest trail views from the window seats and terrace. Both the skewers and the abalone pot rice at Yakitori Shomong were good enough to crave again.

Written May 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYongsan, SeoulRestaurants

Sinyongsan aged sashimi izakaya with seaweed wraps: Bada Yakbang

Bada Yakbang Yongsan is an aged sashimi izakaya on Yongridan-gil in Sinyongsan, Yongsan, Seoul. The writer wrapped the 58,000 won seasonal aged sashimi platter in seaweed with fresh greens, dipped mackerel sashimi in Ttingkong sauce, and added 15,000 won aged kimchi flounder sushi and a limited-quantity 9,000 won perilla fish soup. With its mood, plating, fish quality and way of eating all satisfying, Bada Yakbang Yongsan is an easy pick for both dates and group dinners.

Written May 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeongdeungpo, SeoulRestaurants

Taiwanese pop-up office lunch in Yeouido: Dongpo pork rice, Bao Seoul

Bao Seoul The Hyundai Seoul is a Taiwanese food pop-up on the B1 floor of The Hyundai Seoul in Yeouido, Seoul. On a workday lunch break, the writer and a coworker shared a Dongpo pork (braised pork belly) rice bowl for ₩14,000, Taiwanese beef noodle soup for ₩15,000 and a classic bao for ₩8,000. The pork was tender, the noodle broth was rich without heavy spice and the bao was big and well filled. Bao Seoul The Hyundai Seoul gets both the atmosphere and the food right, making it worth a return visit for a Yeouido lunch or a meal while shopping.

Written May 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYongin, GyeonggiRestaurants

Dongbaek charcoal BBQ on a heat-taming round plate: hanwoo, Hanokjip

Dongbaek Hanokjip Charcoal Grill Butcher Restaurant (동백한옥집) is a hanok-style charcoal BBQ and butcher restaurant on Eondong-ro in Giheung-gu, Yongin. For a weekend family meal, the writer ordered the fresh hanwoo platter, pork galbi, hanwoo yukhoe mul and bibim naengmyeon (cold noodles with raw beef) and hanok doenjang stew, and enjoyed details like the large private parking lot, sofa seating, the round plate over the charcoal and kelp vinegar for the noodles. Dongbaek Hanokjip is well worth considering if you want an easy-parking, kid-friendly BBQ restaurant in Dongbaek.

Written May 31, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Euljiro 3-ga pork neck bone grill, last-bone standoff: Eulji Baektan

Eulji Baektan Ppyeogui (을지백탄뼈구이) is a bone grill pub in Jung-gu, Seoul, right outside Exit 11 of Euljiro 3-ga Station, where pork neck bones are grilled over white charcoal (baektan). The writer and a friend shared the small Baektan Bone Grill (38,000 won) at a moderately spicy level with a rice ball (5,000 won) on the side, and the charcoal aroma and sweet-spicy house sauce ended in a standoff over the last bone. Eulji Baektan Ppyeogui suits a Euljiro dinner with drinks when you want something other than pork belly.

Written May 31, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Indian restaurant lunch set in Jeongja: lamb vindaloo, paratha at Kari

Kari Bundang Jeongja Café Branch is an Indian restaurant on the B1 floor of Dongyang Paragon in Jeongja-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam. On a weekday lunch, two people shared the lunch set for 2: salad, tandoori chicken, lamb vindaloo and palak paneer curries, garlic naan and rachha paratha, plus mango and strawberry lassis. The curries arrived on a brazier that kept them warm to the last bite, and the cozy room makes Kari Bundang Jeongja Café Branch an easy pick for an Indian date or group meal in Jeongja.

Written May 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Gyukatsu restaurant at Seoul Station: minced pork curry, Ichigyu

Ichigyu Seoul Station Branch (이치규 서울역점) is a gyukatsu (breaded beef cutlet) restaurant on basement level 1 of 98 Huam-ro, near Seoul Station in Jung-gu, Seoul. After the lunch rush, the writer ordered striploin gyukatsu for 2 and one Japanese curry; the standouts were Ichigyu's garlicky house sauce with a slightly tangy finish and the Japanese curry made with minced pork and topped with tempura. For a date or lunch near Seoul Station, Ichigyu Seoul Station Branch is a good place to order gyukatsu and curry together.

Written May 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeodaemun, SeoulRestaurants

Sinchon 24-hour yukgaejang spot: boneless gukbap set, Pyeongando

Pyeongando Sikdang Sinchon Branch (평안도식당 신촌점) is a Korean soup restaurant on Yeonse-ro 4-gil near Sinchon Station in Seodaemun, Seoul, open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. The writer ordered one boneless gukbap (rice soup) set, one traditional yukgaejang (spicy beef soup) set and one order of charcoal-grilled galbi mandu (dumplings); both sets came with sundae pyeonyuk, and both broths were rich yet clean. Pyeongando Sikdang Sinchon Branch is a good stop when you crave a bowl of spicy yukgaejang or mild boneless gukbap late at night in Sinchon.

Written May 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Dujeong Station noodle house, Cheonan: large-size perilla bibim, Geuni

Geuni Sikdang Pyeongyang Naengmyeon is a Pyeongyang-style cold noodle restaurant near Dujeong Station in Seobuk-gu, Cheonan, serving pure buckwheat noodles made in-house. At Geuni Sikdang, the writer ordered the bibim naengmyeon generously dressed in perilla oil, upgraded to extra-large for 4,000 won, along with the minari hanwoo tangban (Korean beef soup with rice and water dropwort), alternating cold buckwheat noodles with clear hanwoo broth. Verdict: the perilla-rich bibim naengmyeon and deep hanwoo broth made Geuni Sikdang a very satisfying naengmyeon lunch in Cheonan.

Written May 30, 2026Sponsored
PlacePyeongtaek, GyeonggiRestaurants

Crispy cockle pancake by Baedari Reservoir, Pyeongtaek: Kkomak Manse

Kkomak Manse Pyeongtaek Manse-ro Main Branch (꼬막만세 평택만세로본점) is a Korean restaurant specialising in fresh cockles on Manse-ro in Jukbaek-dong, Pyeongtaek. The writer had the Signature Set for 3 (63,000 won) and the soy-marinated cockle bibimbap (13,000 won), and was pleased with the plump cockles and a cockle pancake that beat expectations. For cockle lovers, Kkomak Manse is a solid choice for family meals or group gatherings in Jukbaek-dong and Sosabeol.

Written May 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYongsan, SeoulRestaurants

Yongsan shabu restaurant: mushroom kalguksu with dumplings, Deungchon

Deungchon Shabu Kalguksu Seoul Station branch (등촌샤브칼국수 서울역점) is a shabu-shabu and kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) restaurant on the 1st floor of Gateway Tower on Huam-ro in Yongsan, Seoul. A mushroom kalguksu order for two, with extra shabu beef, dumplings and vegetables, went in order from minari (water dropwort) and mushroom shabu-shabu to noodles and then fried rice, and the spicy but gentle broth and the crispy rice crust on the fried rice stood out. For a hot, filling meal near Seoul Station, Deungchon Shabu Kalguksu is worth a return visit.

Written Jun 1, 2026Sponsored