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The Tiled Table

I write about restaurants and everyday meals found around Seoul. · Writes about: Restaurants

Nowon Korean BBQ restaurant for pork jowl and wild garlic wraps: Hanam

Hanam Doeji Jip Seokgye branch is a Korean BBQ restaurant in Nowon, Seoul, a 6-7 minute walk from Seokgye Station Exit 1, where the staff grill the pork at your table. On a Friday at 8:30pm, two diners ordered the 50,000-won couple set (pork belly, pork jowl, doenjang stew and rice), and the best bites were pre-seared pork belly wrapped in wild garlic leaves with a dab of wasabi, plus kimchi grilled in pork fat. With free parking for 5 cars and baby chairs always on hand, Hanam Doeji Jip Seokgye branch works easily for a family or after-work dinner.

Written Sep 5, 2026Sponsored

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Hongdae hanok restaurant with a courtyard up the Superdry stairs: Anok

Anok is a hanok (traditional Korean house) restaurant in Hongdae, Mapo, Seoul, reached by walking from Exit 9 of Hongik University Station and climbing the small staircase in front of the Superdry store. Two diners ordered Pyongyang naengmyeon (cold buckwheat noodles) for 14,000 won, pork gomtang (clear pork broth soup) for 13,000 won and pork tail jjim (braised pork tail) for 29,000 won, pairing the clear broths with the lightly spicy braise in a space with an inner courtyard and lanterns under the eaves. Anok suits a meal with visiting friends from abroad or a Korean-food date course.

Written Sep 5, 2026Sponsored

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