Café Lingerer · 4 stories

Time Spent in Cafes

I write about visits to cafes in Seoul and the impressions they leave. · Writes about: Cafés · Restaurants · Bars · Hair & beauty salons

PlaceJung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Sindang chicken restaurant: weeknight dinner, jeon to go at Gyeryugwan

Gyeryugwan is a chicken restaurant in an alley of Sindang Jungang Market in Jung-gu, Seoul, near Exit 2 of Sindang Station. On a weekday evening for two, we ordered oak-fired chicken with neungi mushroom rice (23,000 won), sweet-and-sour chicken neck (15,000 won), chicken meatball jeon (15,000 won) and cold buckwheat noodles in broth (13,000 won). Everything was delicious, and the portions were big enough that we took the leftover chicken meatball jeon home, which still tasted great the next day. If you want chicken that's different from the usual fried chicken joint, Gyeryugwan is a satisfying choice.

Written Oct 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Sindang izakaya dinner with roe noodle soup and highball: Bada Yakbang

Bada Yakbang Sindang Branch (바다약방 신당점) is an aged sashimi izakaya in an alley near Sindang Station in Jung-gu, Seoul. Over dinner for two we had the seasonal assorted aged sashimi for two (₩58,000), roe and milt jangkalguksu (spicy knife-cut noodle soup, ₩28,000) and a Gamuchi mini highball (₩4,000), and the jangkalguksu, generous with roe and milt and with noodles that stay firm, was the most memorable dish. Bada Yakbang Sindang Branch suits couples who want aged sashimi, a hearty noodle soup and a light drink in one Sindang dinner.

Written Jun 18, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongdong, SeoulCafés

Quiet Wangsimni coffee shop for catching up: Nerdy Blue Burrow

Nerdy Blue Burrow is a café and highball bar in Seongdong, Seoul, hidden in an alley by Sowol Art Hall, 3–4 minutes on foot from Wangsimni Station Exit 9. Over an afternoon with a friend, the order was a nerdy cream mocha at 6,500 won, cold brew at 5,000 won and fresh cheesecake at 6,900 won, and the sweetness balanced well against the bitter notes. With dimmed lighting and a playlist that changes every month, Nerdy Blue Burrow is an easy pick in Wangsimni when you want to talk quietly.

Written Aug 30, 2026Sponsored
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