Visor Night Owl · 17 stories
Writes about restaurants, cafes, bars, and beauty spots she visits across Seoul, Daegu/Gyeongbuk, and Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Restaurants · Hair & beauty salons · Cafés · Bars
Oneuldo Gajami (오늘도가자미) is a flounder mulhoe (cold raw fish soup) restaurant right in front of Yeongildae Beach in Pohang, Gyeongbuk. The writer ordered flounder mulhoe and abalone porridge with Mom and loved the side dish of one whole flounder per person, the springy, non-fishy flounder sashimi and the sweet-and-sour broth. For a mulhoe restaurant where Pohang locals eat, Oneuldo Gajami is a good choice.
Ppwang Mulhoe (퐝물회) is a mulhoe (cold raw fish soup) restaurant on the coastal road facing Yeongildae Beach in Duho-dong, Buk-gu, Pohang. Ppwang Mulhoe serves squid, flounder and half-and-half mulhoe from about ₩19,000 to ₩25,000, alongside fried squid and squid pajeon (scallion pancake) at ₩15,000 each. A self-bar offers warm squid soup, and parking is available out front and at the nearby Dumuchi public lot. For a mulhoe meal paired with a Yeongildae seaside walk, Ppwang Mulhoe is worth considering for its location and menu.
Iyo Shop is a lash salon near Exit 3 of Gongdeok Station in Mapo, Seoul. After 3 months without a lash perm, the writer's old curl had completely dropped and even eyelash-curler curl faded by afternoon, so she booked Iyo Shop's nourishing + black tint lash lift, and the bed was comfortable enough that she fell asleep during the treatment. Iyo Shop's nourishing + black tint lash lift gave a natural, not overdone curl from the roots and a crisp tint that defined her eyes without mascara.
Tanbaek is a kalguksu (knife-cut noodle) restaurant at 37 Jeongdong-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul, about 471m from Exit 12 of City Hall Station. Over gom kalguksu (beef-broth noodles), the summer-only bean bibim kalguksu, kimchi dumplings and mushroom rice, the standout was Tanbaek's bean bibim kalguksu: not a thin soy milk noodle soup, but a nutty, creamy sauce like peanut butter that clings to every noodle. Tanbaek suits both a City Hall office lunch and a Deoksugung date dinner, and it's worth a return visit.
Reel Burger Gwanghwamun is a handmade burger restaurant on the 1st floor of G Tower, 71 Sambong-ro, in Jongno, Seoul. After work on a Monday, the writer ordered the El Taco Burger, Egg Benedict Burger and Classic Burger plus onion rings, sharing everything to compare each menu item. For anyone tired of franchise burgers and looking for a proper handmade burger in Gwanghwamun, Reel Burger Gwanghwamun is a solid choice.
