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A Day's Ticket

I write about small outings, walks, and things to do around Seoul. · Writes about: Things to do · Shopping · Restaurants · Cafés · Hair & beauty salons · Food & snacks

PlaceSeongdong, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Wangsimni hair salon men's see-through dandy bangs perm: Uahan Meori

Uahan Meori Wangsimni Centras Branch is a hair salon in the Wangsimni Centras shopping arcade in Seongdong-gu, Seoul. After a cut for thick hair that had grown out for over a month, the writer got a first-ever bangs perm in a forehead-covering see-through dandy perm style, plus a side-and-back down perm, and picked up a tip for drying down-permed hair. Though it was the writer's first bangs perm, the result was so satisfying that Uahan Meori is worth a return visit in a month.

Written Apr 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Sindang Korean BBQ with aged pork and doenjang rice: Gogijip Beolpan

Gogijip Beolpan Sindang branch is an aged pork Korean BBQ restaurant tucked into an alley in Sindang-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul. At Gogijip Beolpan, the writer ordered the mixed platter for 2–3 people (630g, 42,000 won), which comes with pork belly, pork neck and pork skin plus minari (Korean water parsley), bean sprouts and kimchi. The meal also included doenjang sulbap (soybean paste stew with rice) and acorn jelly kimchi noodles, and the homemade soy sauce and homemade ssamjang paired especially well with the minari. Thanks to the food and the friendly owner, Gogijip Beolpan is a Sindang Station barbecue spot worth returning to.

Written Apr 25, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwangjin, SeoulRestaurants

Konkuk Univ. hanu gopchang: noodles fried in gopchang fat at Eunseong

Eunseong Hanu Gopchang Geondae Station branch is a hanu (Korean beef) gopchang (grilled beef intestine) restaurant on the 2nd floor near Exit 5 of Konkuk Univ. Station in Gwangjin, Seoul. The owner grilled the Eunseong mixed platter (hanu gopchang, hanu daechang, makchang, beef heart and beef belly) for two at ₩26,000 per person, then fried tteok (rice cakes), garlic, potato and Buldak spicy noodles in the pooled gopchang fat. The writer found even the sweet pumpkin salad and scallion kimchi side dishes delicious, rated Eunseong Hanu Gopchang 9.4/10 and plans to return.

Written May 1, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNowon, SeoulRestaurants

Sanggye-dong jokbal restaurant: smoky charcoal, not spicy, Gwihan

Gwihan Jokbal Nowon Branch is a jokbal (braised pig's trotters) and bossam restaurant in a Sanggye-dong alley near Exit 1 of Nowon Station in Seoul. The writer ordered the half-and-half set of regular and charcoal-grilled jokbal and also had free makguksu (buckwheat noodles), hotgae tea, a deep bean sprout soup and a 1,500 won fire jokbal sauce. The charcoal-grilled jokbal, ordered by mistake for spicy fire jokbal, turned out to be regular jokbal with a smoky char and was the most appealing dish at Gwihan Jokbal Nowon Branch, earning 8.9/10.

Written Nov 8, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongbuk, SeoulThings to do

Gireum Station PC café: 6 lag-free hours and a ₩14,000 dinner, ZERO100

ZERO100 PC Gireum (제로백PC 길음점) is a 24-hour PC café in a basement right by Exit 6 of Gireum Station in Seongbuk, Seoul. The writer topped up ₩10,000 (10 hours), gamed for 6 hours without lag, and covered dinner for ₩14,000 with a bashatchu (a drink with an extra espresso shot), a pork cutlet mayo rice bowl, a cheddar cheese hot dog and butter garlic fries. With more than 100 menu items, low prices and friendly staff, ZERO100 PC Gireum is a Gireum PC café worth visiting for the food alone.

Written Jun 2, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNowon, SeoulRestaurants

Hagye sushi buffet ranked 9.3: soy crab and salmon sushi at Kuu Kuu

Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch is a sushi buffet on the 6th floor of a building near Hagye Station in Nowon, Seoul. On a weekend daytime visit for two, the plates went from salad and Chinese dishes to sushi, ganjang gejang (soy sauce marinated crab) and mulhoe (cold raw fish soup), then waffles, fruit and bead ice cream, with the marinated crab and salmon sashimi sushi ranked as the top dishes. Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch satisfied right through dessert, with four trips for bead ice cream alone, and earned a 9.3 rating and a definite return visit.

Written Jun 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNowon, SeoulRestaurants

Gongneung hinoki steam refills and hidden self-serve bar: Mirang Shabu

Mirang Shabu Nowon Branch is an all-you-can-eat restaurant for hinoki steam (pyeonbaek-jjim, meat and vegetables steamed in a cypress box), shabu shabu, rice paper rolls and beef near Gongneung Station Exit 1 in Nowon-gu, Seoul. The writer chose the ₩19,900-per-person course of hinoki steam, mala and clear-broth shabu shabu and rice paper rolls, then found the self-serve bar in front of the kitchen late and still grabbed its morning rolls and ice cream. Mirang Shabu Nowon Branch earned 9.1/10 for quality that holds up even though it is all-you-can-eat.

Written Jun 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongbuk, SeoulRestaurants

Seongbuk Stream pho: extra tendon, potato-wrapped shrimp at Mibundang

Mibundang Sungshin Women's University Branch is a pho restaurant near Seongbuk Stream in Seongbuk, Seoul, between Sungshin Women's University Station and Bomun Station. The writer ordered two bowls of brisket, flank and tendon pho (13,000 won each) and potato-wrapped shrimp (3,500 won), and found about 1.5 times more flank and tendon than at other Mibundang branches, in a richer broth. Verdict: Mibundang Sungshin Women's University Branch satisfies on both meat portion and flavor, is worth a return visit, and earns a 9.2/10 rating.

Written Jun 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwangjin, SeoulRestaurants

Konkuk Univ. udon shop packed at 8pm: perilla leaf tempura, Kosi

Kosi Konkuk University Branch is a Japanese restaurant serving udon, tonkatsu and donburi (rice bowls) on Achasan-ro, the main road near Exit 1 of Konkuk Univ. Station in Gwangjin, Seoul. Two diners arrived after 8pm and ordered the cold tori-ten bukkake udon set (chicken tempura udon), a spicy karaage don (fried chicken rice bowl), a ₩6,000 extra tonkatsu and a mozzarella croquette, and Kosi was nearly full even at that late hour. The writer was happy with the tempura, the udon noodles and the value, and rated Kosi Konkuk University Branch 9.1/10.

Written Oct 24, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJongno, SeoulRestaurants

Daehak-ro poke shop: egg mayo sandwich in Naksan Park, Sallering

Sallering Daehak-ro is a poke and salad shop on the ground floor of the Tintin Hall building, near Exit 2 of Hyehwa Station in Jongno, Seoul. At lunchtime the writer got a fresh salmon bibim poke (mixed rice bowl with brown rice and barley, gochujang mayo) and an egg mayo sandwich to go, eating the egg mayo sandwich on a Naksan Park bench and the salmon poke at home. With generous salmon and egg mayo in both, the writer rated Sallering Daehak-ro 9.0/10 and strongly recommends it for a diet-friendly lunch.

Written Jun 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongdong, SeoulRestaurants

Seongdong Korean BBQ for 4 men: belly, neck, free naengmyeon, Pujutgan

Pujutgan Saenggogi-jeom (푸줏간생고기점) is a cauldron-lid Korean BBQ restaurant on Haengdang-ro 17-gil in Seongdong, Seoul, near Wangsimni Station Exit 10. Four adult men shared 2 servings of fresh pork belly and 2 of pork neck, then added 2 more servings of pork belly; staff grilled the meat evenly on all four sides, and doenjang stew and mul naengmyeon (cold noodles) were free and unlimited. Given the meat quality and the free refills, the writer found Pujutgan Saenggogi-jeom far from pricey and rated it 9.1/10.

Written Jun 11, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMapo, SeoulRestaurants

Daeheung sushi omakase, my first ₩100,000 lunch: Jeulgeoun Maeumeuro

Jeulgeoun Maeumeuro (즐거운 마음으로) is a sushi omakase restaurant near Daeheung Station and Gongdeok Station in Mapo, Seoul. The writer had the lunch sushi omakase, valued at about ₩100,000, with 18 items from a pea kongguksu (chilled bean noodle soup) starter to dessert, and named the striped jack sushi the best piece and the shrimp-and-melon tamago the most memorable dish. Verdict: on a first omakase over ₩100,000, the writer finally understood why people pay that much and gave Jeulgeoun Maeumeuro 9.3 out of 10.

Written Jun 11, 2026Sponsored