Seocho Solo Tray · 3 stories
Writes about restaurants she visits around Seoul and Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Restaurants
Pasta Trio is a pasta restaurant in Seocho, Seoul, a 3-minute walk from Nonhyeon Station. On a rainy day, the signature shrimp oil pasta was ordered spicy using Pasta Trio's adjustable spice level, and the pork jowl Toowoomba pasta was finished without any heaviness thanks to the wasabi served alongside it. With QR ordering and well-spaced tables, Pasta Trio is a safe choice for a date or a blind date.
Gamdol Yeontan Jip Yangjae Citizen's Forest Branch is a briquette-grilled pork restaurant a 5-minute walk from Yangjae Citizen's Forest Station in Seocho, Seoul. A dinner visit here covered juljuli teukmoksal (premium pork neck) at 15,900 won plus flat bibim noodles, steamed egg and diced briquette fried rice, with parking for 4 to 5 cars and a tablet for ordering at every table. For smoky briquette flavor with a full lineup of side dishes, Gamdol Yeontan Jip is a solid Yangjae Korean BBQ pick.
Manmok is a Kanto-style eel rice bowl restaurant a 2-minute walk from Seonleung Station in Gangnam, Seoul. On a weekday visit after 1pm, when the dining room was calm, the writer and their partner shared the signature whole eel rice bowl (39,000 won), which came with chawanmushi, a clear clam-style soup and green tea ice cream. With solo bar seats and tables that hold 10 or more, Manmok works just as well for a Seonleung team dinner as for a quiet lunch.
