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The Barstool Journal

I write about visits to bars in Seoul. · Writes about: Bars · Hair & beauty salons · Restaurants

PlaceGoyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Samsong family BBQ dinner with macaroni salad refills: Neopttakjip

Neopttakjip Samsong Branch is a pork BBQ restaurant near Samsong Station in Goyang, Gyeonggi. On a weekend evening family visit, the order was the special mixed grill with five cuts — pork neck, belly, skirt meat, kkodeulsal and hayansal — plus grilled vegetables, cheonggukjang (fermented soybean stew) and perilla oil buckwheat noodles, with two refills of the curry-flavored quail egg macaroni salad from the self-serve bar. The meat was good, but the perilla oil buckwheat noodles were the real find, so Neopttakjip Samsong Branch is worth ordering them again.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwangjin, SeoulBars

Basement izakaya in Gwangjin, Seoul: mizutaki with fresh noodles at

Ito is a basement izakaya a short walk from Exit 2 of Konkuk University Station in Gwangjin, Seoul. Visiting on a rainy afternoon with a friend, the writer ordered assorted sashimi and mizutaki, a Fukuoka-style chicken hot pot, then added fresh noodles to the broth. Thanks to the freshness of the sashimi and a broth that never turned salty, Ito proved to be a bar that takes its food as seriously as its atmosphere.

Written Aug 29, 2026Sponsored
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