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PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Jeongja Indian restaurant: weekday couple set and plain naan at Kari

Kari Bundang Jeongja Café Branch is an Indian restaurant on the B1 floor of Dongyang Paragon near Jeongja Station in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, where the cooking is reportedly done by chefs from India. On a Wednesday at 5:30 pm, the writer and a friend shared the 56,000 won Kari couple set, served like a course: shrimp paneer salad, tandoori chicken, butter chicken curry, garlic naan and plain naan, and a yogurt dessert. With an exotic mood that brought back memories of travelling in India and a plain naan with a lovely texture, Kari Bundang Jeongja Café Branch is a place worth returning to.

Written May 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Sunae Station Korean restaurant for brisket doenjang stew: Jinnaedjang

Jinnaedjang Bundang Jeongja (진된장 분당 정자점) is a Korean restaurant in Jeongja-dong, Bundang, Seongnam, across from Neunggol Park and about 1km from Sunae Station, specializing in yukjeon (thin beef pancakes) and doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew). On a Sunday, four friends ordered the signature yukjeon set, beef brisket doenjang jjigae for two with extra mushrooms, and a non-alcoholic beer, for ₩51,500 in total, and everyone was happy with the carefully made banchan (side dishes) and the rich, brisket-packed stew. Jinnaedjang Bundang Jeongja passes both as a yukjeon spot and as a doenjang jjigae spot.

Written May 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Pasta diner in Jeongja, Bundang: crab & tobiko cream pasta, Ritz Diner

Ritz Diner is an American-style restaurant on the first floor of Mco Heritz Complex 1 in Jeongja-dong, Bundang (Seongnam), serving brunch, pasta, burgers and steak. On a Sunday just after lunchtime, the writer and a younger sibling waited about 10 minutes on the Catch Table waitlist, then shared the Ritz Brunch Platter and the Crab and Flying Fish Roe Cream Pasta for ₩43,800 in total. Ritz Diner's rich, nutty crab and flying fish roe cream pasta and the generous brunch platter are both worth ordering again.

Written Oct 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSongpa, SeoulRestaurants

Japanese for one, Munjeong: steak pot rice & radish kimchi, Gome Mui

Gome Mui Songpa Munjeong is a Japanese restaurant serving rice koji pot rice and tonkatsu on B1 of Tera Tower A near Munjeong Station in Songpa, Seoul. On a day of back-to-back appointments in Songpa, the writer stopped at Gome Mui alone for lunch, ordered the steak pot rice (₩17,000) and used thermos water to turn the leftover crust into nurungji (scorched-rice tea). Gome Mui Songpa Munjeong is easy for solo diners, with neat side dishes and a tidy finish, making it a Munjeong Station solo lunch spot worth returning to.

Written Jun 1, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSongpa, SeoulRestaurants

Jamsil 24-hour udon spot: honey tomato and fish cake udon pick-me-up

Haengbokhan Udon Gage Seokchon Lake Branch is a 24-hour udon and bunsik (Korean snack food) restaurant near Exit 2 of Seokchongobun Station in Songpa, Seoul. On a tired, hungry afternoon the writer ordered fish cake udon for 9,000 won and honey tomato for 6,000 won: the honey tomato was sweet and fresh, and the fish cake udon came loaded with fish cake. With a large free parking lot and friendly service, Haengbokhan Udon Gage is an easy udon stop in Jamsil and Seokchon Lake at any hour.

Written Oct 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Sunae Station Korean restaurant, ₩57,600 lunch for four: Myeongyeok

Myeongyeok Bundang Sunae (면계옥 분당수내점) is a Korean restaurant near Exit 3 of Sunae Station in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, serving chicken kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup), samgye chicken gomtang (chicken soup), naengmyeon (cold noodles) and Western-style chicken katsu. Four friends met there on a rainy Sunday and shared samgye chicken gomtang, chicken kalguksu, half-chicken kalguksu and a pollock naengmyeon set for a hearty lunch costing ₩57,600 in total. Verdict: Myeongyeok Bundang Sunae is a good Sunae Station pick for groups on days when you crave a warm broth.

Written Oct 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

City Hall Korean BBQ: birthday lunch after a noon concert, Geumseong

Geumseong Hoegwan Seoul City Hall Direct Branch is a charcoal-grill Korean BBQ restaurant in the Bukchang-dong food alley near City Hall Station Exit 7 in Seoul. After the Anglican Cathedral's noon concert, a friend's birthday lunch at Geumseong Hoegwan was marinated pork galbi for 2 plus rice, 35,000 won in total. The thick galbi and the kimchi stew that comes free with the meal make Geumseong Hoegwan a solid pick for birthday lunches and City Hall group meals.

Written Jun 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYongin, GyeonggiRestaurants

Suji-gu Office monkfish stew restaurant after a colonoscopy: Nojak

Nojak Jinseong Agu-jjim Yongin Suji District Office Branch is a newly opened Korean restaurant specialising in agu-jjim (braised monkfish) and seafood stew in the food alley by Suji-gu Office Station, Yongin. The writer went at weekday opening time with Mom, who had just had a colonoscopy as part of a health checkup, and ordered the mild small agu-jjim for 34,000 won, with side dishes such as grilled bakdae (sole), silkworm pupae and seaweed soup, plus free opening-event fried rice. Because the agu-jjim can be ordered mild, Nojak Jinseong is a good Suji-gu Office pick for family members with sensitive stomachs.

Written Jun 11, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Korean BBQ near Jeongja Station: hanwoo short rib over eel, Mansuheon

Mansuheon Jeongja (만수헌 정자) is a charcoal-grill restaurant specializing in eel and hanwoo (Korean beef) near Exit 3 of Jeongja Station in Jeongja-dong, Bundang, Seongnam, Gyeonggi. On a weekday, the writer and a friend booked a 5 p.m. dinner, skipped the eel and ordered 2 portions of hanwoo 1++ short rib and Jirisan doenjang (soybean paste) stew, paying 85,500 won in total. Mansuheon Jeongja is an eel house, but its 1++ hanwoo short rib melts in the mouth, making it a good pick for a Jeongja-dong team dinner.

Written Jun 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSongpa, SeoulShopping

Songpa Station florist lavender peony bouquet for Mom: Helio Flower

Helio Flower by Su (헬리오플라워바이수) is a flower shop with a teal-green glass storefront in Building B of the Helio City shopping complex, near Exit 3 of Songpa Station in Songpa, Seoul. As a gift for Mom, the writer pre-ordered a size S pink bouquet built around lavender peonies for 62,000 won including the basket. The writer also looked up the meanings of the gerberas, roses, carnations, lisianthus and delphiniums in the bouquet. The Helio Flower by Su bouquet was bigger than expected and made Mom very happy, so the shop is a strong recommendation for flowers for parents.

Written Jun 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSongpa, SeoulRestaurants

Jamsil Station burger spot: truffle mushroom burger lunch, Daily Fix

Daily Fix Jangmi Sangga is a Hanwoo-patty burger restaurant on the B1 floor of Jangmi Sangga Building B, near Jamsil Station Exit 7 in Songpa, Seoul. Stopping by just after the lunch rush, the writer had a truffle mushroom burger, veggie sticks with ranch sauce and a Coke Zero for 21,700 won in total, and the Hanwoo patty melted in the mouth. The Daily Fix bun isn't large, but the burger makes a filling meal and is worth coming back for.

Written Jun 24, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Gangnam Station Italian: burrata pizza & pappardelle, Mano di Chef

Mano di Chef Gangnam is an Italian restaurant on basement level 1 of Bithumb Financial Tower, near Gangnam Station Exit 12 in Seoul, and is said to have been listed in the Blue Ribbon Survey in consecutive years. On the Hangul Day holiday, the writer had a brunch-style lunch with an older sister she is close to, ordering the fresh basil pesto & burrata pizza (29,900 won) and the Tête de Moine cheese & prosciutto pappardelle (32,900 won); the clean-tasting pizza and the rich cream pappardelle were both satisfying. With marble-and-chandelier decor and widely spaced tables, Mano di Chef Gangnam is a calm Italian restaurant near Gangnam Station for an unhurried conversation.

Written Oct 15, 2026Sponsored