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An Evening Plate Near Tapgol Park

Writes about small restaurants and everyday meals around Seoul. · Writes about: Restaurants

PlaceMapo, SeoulRestaurants

Hongdae katsu restaurant, pepper-dipped cheese katsu: Katsu Monster

Katsu Monster Yeonnam Main Branch is a casual Japanese tonkatsu restaurant in a Yeonnam-dong alley in Mapo, Seoul, a 7-minute walk from Hongik University Station Exit 3. The solo set was swapped to cheese katsu and paired with spicy fish cake udon: the mozzarella filled the cutlet right through and stretched, and of all the table sauces, dipping it in pepper tasted best. With a long bar counter built for eating alone, Katsu Monster is a solid choice for a filling solo meal in Hongdae or Yeonnam-dong.

Written Sep 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMapo, SeoulRestaurants

Hongdae chicken feet restaurant with free fried chicken skin

Cheongnyeon Dakbal 1987 Hongdae Branch is a chicken feet (dakbal) pocha tent bar a 3-minute walk from Hongik Univ. Station Exit 3 in Mapo, Seoul. Two friends ordered soup chicken feet for two (₩28,000) at spice level 2, plus grade 1++ hanwoo beef tartare (₩21,000), flying fish roe egg custard (₩5,000) and tuna mayo rice balls (₩5,500), and fried chicken skin came free with the chicken feet order. With bean sprout soup refills and outdoor tables, Cheongnyeon Dakbal 1987 made for a satisfying Friday night in Hongdae.

Written Sep 20, 2026Sponsored
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