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The Water Pitcher

I write about meals and visits to restaurants in Seoul. · Writes about: Restaurants · Hair & beauty salons · Things to do · Bars

PlaceMapo, SeoulRestaurants

Hongdae gukbap spot where friends fight over beef jeon: Yukjeon

Yukjeon Gukbap Seogyo Branch (육전국밥 서교점) is a 24-hour gukbap (Korean rice soup) and yukjeon (pan-fried beef) restaurant, a 5-minute walk from Exit 1 of Hongik Univ. Station in Mapo, Seoul. Over dinner with a friend, the writer had miso gomtang (mild beef bone soup, ₩11,000) and a makguksu (buckwheat noodle) set (₩17,000), and the freshly fried beef yukjeon was so good she took her friend's share too. With a roomy, clean dining room and free parking, Yukjeon Gukbap Seogyo Branch is a Hongdae gukbap spot that works for solo diners and groups alike.

Written Oct 16, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJeonju, JeonbukThings to do

Jeonju foot bath café with Mom, peppermint soak in the rain: Jeonmang

Anma Jogyok Cafe Jeonmang is a foot bath and massage café on the 2nd floor of 61 Eunhaeng-ro in Jeonju Hanok Village, with windows looking down on Gyeonggijeon Shrine and Jeondong Cathedral. On a rainy day, the blogger and their mom took the 15,000-won-per-person basic course for two (a 30-minute aroma foot bath, foot, shoulder and neck massagers, and one drink) and soaked in peppermint salt while watching the rain-soaked hanok village. Anma Jogyok Cafe Jeonmang is a good-value, relaxing spot worth recommending for a day out treating your parents.

Written Jun 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangseo, SeoulRestaurants

Kkachisan Station Korean BBQ: Jeju ogyeopsal with Mom, Gwangseonjip

Gwangseonjip Kkachisan Station Main Branch is a Korean BBQ restaurant near Kkachisan Station in Gangseo, Seoul, specializing in special pork cuts that the staff grill fully over real charcoal before serving. The writer took a picky mother visiting Seoul and ordered 3 servings of Jeju ogyeopsal (five-layer pork belly) at ₩17,900 per serving, and the mother loved the chewy pork and the refillable side dishes. Gwangseonjip is a place worth returning to again and again for a family dinner or work outing when you want charcoal-grilled pork without smoky clothes.

Written Jun 22, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Apgujeong nail salon watermelon gradient on short nails: Naeil Didi

Naeil Didi is a wedding nail salon in Apgujeong, Gangnam, Seoul, a 4-minute walk from Apgujeongnodeo Station Exit 6. The writer got a summer fruit-style gradient on short nails for ₩70,000 (₩50,000 base color + ₩20,000 art fee), and everything from cuticle care to the final moisturizing took about 1 hour. Verdict: Naeil Didi made short nails look fresh and cute, and the writer was very happy with the result.

Written Jun 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Seoul Station sandwich shop, office lunch boost: Dance Dance Dance

Dance Dance Dance Seoul Station is a sandwich and brunch shop on B3 of Grand Central, in front of Seoul Station Exit 4 in Jung-gu, Seoul. On a day of not wanting to work, the writer went to Dance Dance Dance for a lunch pick-me-up and swapped the bread to ciabatta for a chicken breast sandwich set (15,400 won) and a single egg potato sandwich (10,900 won), finishing both generously filled sandwiches. Dance Dance Dance is a Seoul Station sandwich spot worth returning to whenever the craving hits, and if the roof of your mouth is sensitive, choose ciabatta over baguette.

Written Jul 1, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Taiwanese restaurant in Chungmuro: cold dongpo pork bowl, Bao Seoul

Bao Seoul Chungmuro is a Taiwanese restaurant in Jung-gu, Seoul, a 4-minute walk from Chungmuro Station Exit 5, where chefs trained at the CIA and Le Cordon Bleu add Korean and Western touches to Taiwanese dishes. The set for two (₩46,000) came with a classic bao, a dongpo pork (braised pork belly) rice bowl, beef noodle soup and cola; the dongpo pork rice bowl, served cold, was the unexpected favorite, and the light, tangy beef noodle soup never got heavy. Bao Seoul Chungmuro suits anyone looking for light Taiwanese food in a night-market setting, even in summer.

Written Jul 4, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Gangnam rice bowl restaurant for solo diners: Gogi Gadeuk Deopbap

Gogi Gadeuk Deopbap (고기가득덮밥) Gangnam-gu Office Station branch is a rice bowl restaurant in Gangnam, Seoul, a 2-minute walk from Exit 2 of Gangnam-gu Office Station, where you can comfortably eat alone. The writer ordered the skirt steak rice bowl (22,900 won) and the mackerel rice bowl (16,900 won), added a mala cucumber side from a Naver coupon event, and scraped both bowls clean. For a solo meal near Gangnam-gu Office Station with both flavor and generous portions, Gogi Gadeuk Deopbap is a good choice.

Written Jul 11, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYongsan, SeoulRestaurants

Yongsan soba restaurant: basil soba set and mackerel bowl, Goshi Goshi

Goshi Goshi Sookmyung Women’s University Station Direct Branch is a fusion Japanese soba and tonkatsu restaurant on a side street in Cheongpa-dong, Yongsan, Seoul. Two friends had a weekday lunch at noon there, ordering the butter garlic mackerel bowl (12,900 won) and the basil soba set with added tonkatsu (16,800 won), and Goshi Goshi was full within 10 minutes of their arrival. With chewy fresh-noodle basil soba, crisp-outside, juicy-inside tonkatsu and free barley rice with every soba dish, Goshi Goshi made for a satisfying lunch where every dish hit the mark.

Written Jul 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJongno, SeoulRestaurants

Outdoor Korean BBQ in Jongno 3-ga, hanwoo striploin sold out: Chowon

Chowon Restaurant Jongno 3-ga Branch is a retro outdoor Korean BBQ restaurant beside Tapgol Park, near Jongno 3-ga Station Exit 5 in Jongno, Seoul, serving frozen pork belly, hanwoo (Korean beef) sets and makchang. With the hanwoo striploin sold out, the writer's group ordered the 53,000 won Beef & Pork Belly Set (Udon Samgyeopsal Set: 2 servings of pork belly and 1 of thin-sliced beef brisket, served in a clay pot), plus steamed egg and rice, and grilled it all at an outdoor table. With grilled kimchi and a self-serve side dish bar, Chowon is a great outdoor pork belly spot for drinks with friends in Jongno on a fine day.

Written Oct 11, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Tonkatsu restaurant on Toegye-ro, Seoul: half-and-half katsu at Ondoon

Ondoon Chungmuro Main Branch is a tonkatsu and makguksu (buckwheat noodle) restaurant on Toegye-ro in Jung-gu, Seoul, a 4-minute walk from Chungmuro Station Exit 5. The writer came for dinner with a friend, walked in with no wait and ordered the Ondoon Kim Makguksu & Tonkatsu Set (15,000 won) and the Loin & Cheese Half-and-Half Katsu (13,500 won), then got a peach kaymak dessert through the review event. Verdict: the seaweed makguksu at Ondoon, fragrant with minari (Korean water parsley) and perilla oil, was the best the writer has eaten in a long while.

Written Jul 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYongsan, SeoulRestaurants

Yongsan fusion Japanese restaurant: basil soba and katsu, Goshi Goshi

Goshi Goshi Sookmyung Women's University Station Direct Branch (고시고시 숙대입구역직영점) is a fusion Japanese restaurant near Exit 8 of Sookmyung Women's University Station in Yongsan, Seoul, serving house-made fresh soba and Korean pork katsu cold-aged for 48 hours. On a return visit with a friend, the blogger reordered the basil soba set with added katsu (16,800 won) that won them over the first time and also shared a butter garlic mackerel rice bowl (12,900 won). With no break time and 9 solo counter seats, Goshi Goshi is an easy choice near Sookmyung Women's University Station for eating alone or lunch with a friend.

Written Oct 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDongdaemun, SeoulRestaurants

Hoegi, Seoul Mexican restaurant: bulgogi quesadilla at Eaters Mexican

Eaters Mexican HUFS Branch (이터스 멕시칸 외대점) is a Mexican restaurant on the 3rd floor of 13 Hwigyeong-ro in Dongdaemun, Seoul, a 1-minute walk from Exit 5 of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) Station. At Eaters Mexican HUFS Branch, the Eaters Fajita for two (37,900 won) arrived on a generous three-tier tray, and the bulgogi quesadilla (16,200 won), made with a black rice tortilla, bulgogi and cheese, was the standout dish of the day. With the first hour of parking free, Eaters Mexican HUFS Branch is a recommended spot for dates or small get-togethers near Hoegi, Sungshin Women's University and HUFS.

Written Aug 4, 2026Sponsored