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Sweet and Savory

I write about food I’ve tried and the impressions each meal leaves. · Writes about: Food & snacks · Cafés · Restaurants · Beauty products · Home & living · Bars · Shopping · Fashion

PlaceYeongdeungpo, SeoulRestaurants

Seonyudo Station burgers: 3 sets plus James Gam chip refills, BAS

BAS Burger Seonyudo is an American-style handmade burger restaurant right in front of Exit 4 of Seonyudo Station in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul. The writer ordered the BAS Burger set, the two-patty Greedy Burger set and the chicken burger set, and used the free all-you-can-eat James Gam potato chip table. With juicy patties, a generous Greedy Burger and bottomless chips, BAS Burger Seonyudo is a good pick for a filling burger meal or eating alone near Seonyudo Station.

Written May 29, 2026Sponsored
PlacePocheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Pocheon date restaurant where grilled cabbage cuts rich steak: Oseuseu

Oseuseu is a pasta and steak restaurant on Wangbang-ro 118beon-gil in Pocheon, Gyeonggi. On a date at Oseuseu, the writer had flap steak, red shrimp pasta, grilled napa cabbage salad and baguette, and the soft lighting, wood-toned interior and well-spaced tables made for quiet conversation over the meal. Verdict: at Oseuseu, order the grilled napa cabbage salad alongside your mains.

Written Jun 13, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSongpa, SeoulRestaurants

Garak Market raw fish restaurant: omakase at home from Jangseong Susan

Jangseong Susan (장성수산) is a raw fish restaurant on the 1st floor of Garak Mall's Panmae-dong building at Garak Market in Songpa, Seoul. After reserving by phone, the writer picked up Jangseong Susan's signature seasonal omakase to go and shared live-fish sashimi, tuna, abalone, sea urchin roe, mulhoe (cold raw fish soup) and maeuntang (spicy fish stew) at home with her husband. Jangseong Susan suits anyone who wants seasonal sashimi and side dishes in a single takeout order from Garak Market.

Written Jun 13, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeocho, SeoulCafés

Naebang pie café: not-too-sweet pumpkin pie, Hodukkakki Brothers

Hodukkakki Brothers Bangbae branch is a handmade pie café near Naebang Station in Seocho, Seoul, that bakes without refined sugar. On a return visit for the walnut pie the writer's child loves, the writer took away a MIX 4 set of pumpkin, macadamia cheese, milk cream walnut and cream cheese walnut pies, and the pumpkin pie, tried for the first time, stood out for not being overly sweet. For a healthier dessert or a pie to give as a gift, Hodukkakki Brothers Bangbae branch is worth going back to.

Written Jun 13, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwanak, SeoulRestaurants

Sillim Station salad spot: beef rosé pasta & vanilla shake, Prepers

Prepers Diet Food Sillim Main Branch is a salad and diet-food restaurant near Exit 3 of Sillim Station in Gwanak, Seoul. Looking for a light lunch as the weather turned hot, the writer ordered the Beef Rosé Salad Pasta, the Chicken Salad Pasta and a Vanilla Protein Milkshake at Prepers and was happy with both the flavor and how filling the meal was. Prepers Sillim Main Branch is a good fit for anyone who wants a tasty lunch while watching their diet.

Written Jun 18, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeongdeungpo, SeoulRestaurants

Yeouido tteokbokki bar: fried dumplings & mini gimbap, Hyeonseonine

Hyeonseonine Premium IFC Mall Branch is an instant tteokbokki snack bar on B2 of IFC Mall in Yeouido, Seoul. The blogger ordered instant tteokbokki with ramyeon noodles and mini gimbap (seaweed rice rolls), and the pot came loaded with chewy jjolmyeon noodles, egg, fried dumplings and vegetables, served with a bowl of fish cake soup. Hyeonseonine Premium is a filling pick for a snack-bar meal while shopping at IFC Mall or The Hyundai Seoul, or for a Yeouido office lunch.

Written Oct 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNaju, JeonnamRestaurants

Pork cutlet lunch in Naju: cheese katsu and sausage curry, Jinsim Wang

Jinsim Wang Donkkaseu Naju Innovation Branch is a newly opened pork cutlet and kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) restaurant near KEPCO in Bitgaram-dong, Naju Innovation City, Jeonnam. Two diners ordered the Jinsim Jjol Cheese Katsu with extra spicy sauce and the Jinsim Sausage Curry Rice Bowl: the cheese poured out of the cutlet like a waterfall, the curry was rich and packed with meat, and the generous leftovers went home in self-serve takeout containers. For a filling, clean-tasting pork cutlet lunch in Naju Innovation City, Jinsim Wang Donkkaseu Naju Innovation Branch is a good fit.

Written Jun 22, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeongdeungpo, SeoulRestaurants

Yeouido gyukatsu restaurant, steki set & beef-belly gyudon: Izawa

Izawa Yeouido Direct Store (이자와 여의도직영점) is a Japanese gyukatsu (beef cutlet) restaurant on the 2nd floor of the Yeouido Jonghap Sanga building, right by Exit 5 of Yeouido Station in Seoul. At Izawa, diners grill the striploin gyukatsu set and the striploin steki (steak) set on a mini tabletop brazier to their preferred doneness, and the writer also tried the beef-belly gyudon (beef rice bowl). Thanks to the fun of grilling your own beef and the clean dining room, Izawa Yeouido Direct Store is a satisfying pick for a Yeouido date or an office lunch.

Written Jun 18, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNaju, JeonnamRestaurants

Naju skate restaurant: medium-fermented mixed plate at Najujeil Hongeo

Najujeil Hongeo (나주제일홍어) is a restaurant specializing in domestic hongeo (fermented skate) on Hongeo Street in Yeongsanpo, Naju, Jeollanam-do. On a friend's recommendation, the writer ordered the mixed skate plate at medium fermentation and found the pungent aroma, chewy texture and distinct flavor of each cut better than expected. Because diners can choose their fermentation level, Najujeil Hongeo is an easy Yeongsanpo skate restaurant even for first-timers.

Written Jun 25, 2026Sponsored
ProductCeramineBeauty products

Calming sheet mask for sensitive skin: Ceramine Chaoreum Red Mask Pack

Ceramine Chaoreum Red Mask Pack (Ceramine 차오름레드마스크팩) is a concentrated-serum sheet mask with functional brightening and skin-soothing care. A writer with sensitive skin that dries out easily used one Ceramine Chaoreum Red Mask Pack a day for 15–20 minutes and found the HM sheet clung well and left skin moist without stickiness. The verdict: Ceramine Chaoreum Red Mask Pack is a good calming mask for days with heavy fine dust or long makeup wear.

Written Jun 26, 2026Product provided
PlaceHaeundae, BusanBars

Haeundae pub: octopus samhap, bossam kimchi and rice at Namcheonjip

Namcheonjip is an old-school Korean pub in Haeundae, Busan, right in front of Haeundae District Office and near Haeundae Station. Two people shared Namcheonjip's signature octopus samhap (octopus, boiled pork and kimchi) with makgeolli, and the Jeju five-layer pork belly suyuk with sweet, slightly spicy bossam kimchi went so well that they added a bowl of rice to turn it into a drinking meal. For a warm Haeundae bar that draws more locals than tourists, Namcheonjip's octopus samhap is a satisfying choice.

Written Jun 29, 2026Sponsored
ProductCeramineBeauty products

Non-sticky cream for sensitive dry skin: Ceramine Time Solution Cream

Ceramine Time Solution Cream is a highly concentrated regenerating and firming cream that the brand says is made with green-grade ingredients. A reviewer in her 40s with sensitive, easily dry skin used Ceramine Time Solution Cream morning and night as her last skincare step and as a sleeping pack, and found that the thick texture absorbed quickly without stickiness and the moisture lasted. Ceramine Time Solution Cream is a good fit for sensitive skin that needs both hydration and soothing without a heavy feel.

Written Jun 26, 2026Product provided