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A Warm Plate Route

I write about restaurant meals and small dining stops around Seoul. · Writes about: Restaurants

PlaceJung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Quiet late-evening gyukatsu and Kirin draft at Ichigyu, Seoul Station

Ichigyu Seoul Station Branch is a gyukatsu (Japanese beef cutlet) restaurant on basement level 1 of the LG Seoul Station Building in Jung-gu, Seoul. On a late-evening visit to an almost empty dining room, the writer ordered gyukatsu from 19,500 won and a sirloin steak set, grilled both on the tabletop brazier with Isigny butter, and drank Kirin Ichiban draft beer alongside. The beef was as tender as the gyukatsu eaten in Osaka, making Ichigyu the top gyukatsu chain in Korea by this account.

Written Sep 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYeongdeungpo, SeoulRestaurants

IFC Mall snack restaurant with draft beer and tteokbokki: Hyeonseonine

Hyeonseonine Premium IFC Mall Branch is a Korean snack restaurant (bunsik) on basement level 2 of IFC Mall in Yeouido, Seoul, directly connected to Yeouido Station and facing the GS convenience store. The Hyeonseoni set of broth tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes), sundae (blood sausage), fried snacks and rice balls came in medium spice — about as hot as Shin Ramyun — and Hyeonseonine also serves draft beer with it. With station access and a generous set, Hyeonseonine Premium IFC Mall Branch is a solid after-work spot for beer and Korean snacks.

Written Sep 5, 2026Sponsored
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