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Writes about restaurants and things to do around Incheon and Seoul. · Writes about: Restaurants · Things to do · Cafés · Bars
Hero Board Game Cafe Hongdae Branch 1 is a board game café on Wausan-ro 21-gil in Hongdae, Mapo, Seoul. Over a chicken and potato combo, a Coke Zero and a black sesame latte, the blogger played three games: Cockroach Poker for bluffing, Patchwork for puzzle strategy and Murder Mystery for deduction. Rain or shine, Hero Board Game Cafe Hongdae Branch 1 is a good indoor pick in Hongdae for trying games with very different styles.
Pizzeria O Hapjeong Station is an Italian restaurant serving pizza and pasta near Hapjeong Station in Mapo, Seoul. The writer ordered two pizzas, the Margherita Bufala and the Quattro Funghi, plus an aglio e olio pasta, and ate them by turns. The chewy dough was the most memorable part. If you can't settle on one pizza at Pizzeria O, order two kinds with a pasta.
Jeongyukdo (정육도) is a Korean BBQ restaurant on the 2nd floor of 14 Yanghwa-ro 6-gil in Mapo, Seoul, near Hapjeong Station. The writer ordered the Handon (Korean pork) set, which comes with hanwoo (Korean beef) doenjang stew, and added mul naengmyeon (cold noodles) and gyeranjjim (steamed egg) for a filling meal. With a spacious dining room and separate private rooms, Jeongyukdo is a good fit for family dinners or group gatherings near Hapjeong Station.
Gwihan Jokbal Nowon Branch (귀한족발 노원점) is a jokbal (braised pig's trotters) restaurant on Nohae-ro 83-gil in Nowon, Seoul. In the spacious, comfortable hall, the writer ordered the half-and-half jokbal, with plain and spicy jokbal on one plate, plus rice balls, and the half-and-half jokbal came with makguksu (buckwheat noodles), so all three were eaten together. Verdict: Gwihan Jokbal Nowon Branch's half-and-half jokbal suits anyone who wants tender plain jokbal and spicy jokbal in one order.
Yukhoedam is a Korean pub serving yukhoe (Korean beef tartare) and uni (sea urchin), on the 1st floor of Gangnam Sangga on Apgujeong-ro 2-gil, near Exit 8 of Sinsa Station in Gangnam, Seoul. The writer tasted Yukhoedam's Korean beef yukhoe and its uni hansang (uni platter) separately first, then ate them together, sipping Maker's Mark highballs in between. If you want yukhoe and uni side by side as drinking food, the Korean beef yukhoe and uni platter combo at Yukhoedam is worth a try.
Something About Coffee is a three-floor café and dessert spot (floors 1 to 3) in a side street behind Gangnam CGV, between Gangnam Station and Sinnonhyeon Station in Seoul. At Something About Coffee, the writer ordered a peach iced tea, a matcha cream choco latte, a Mont Blanc cheesecake and a choco pudding cookie, taking turns between the drinks and the desserts. Something About Coffee is a Gangnam café that works well for sharing two drinks and two desserts, with each floor worth exploring.
Bobo Sikdang Gwanghwamun (보보식당 광화문점) is a Chinese restaurant on basement level 1 of 178 Sejong-daero in Gwanghwamun, Jongno, Seoul. Sharing a meal with a girlfriend, the writer ordered beef yuni jjajang (minced-beef black bean noodles), meat jjamppong (spicy noodle soup with meat), XO sauce shrimp fried rice and peanut sprout pork stir-fry, and the friendly service and warm tea served before the meal stood out most. Bobo Sikdang Gwanghwamun is a good pick for two people who want to try noodles, rice and a main dish in one meal.
Pasta Go Hongdae Branch is a pasta restaurant on Wausan-ro 33-gil in Mapo, Seoul, about a 6-minute walk from Hongik Univ. Station Exit 7. On a Hongdae date, the writer and his girlfriend shared three pastas (shrimp toowoomba, Cheese Shower and aglio olio) and talked at leisure in the tidy dining room. Pasta Go Hongdae Branch suits a Hongdae date for two who want to sample several pastas, from cream to oil.
ZERO100 PC Gireum is a 24-hour PC café in the basement of the Gireum Sambu Convenience Apartment building, near Exit 6 of Gireum Station in Seongbuk, Seoul. The writer gamed there with a friend over ramyeon, buldak (spicy fire chicken) with pork cutlet, fries, snacks and drinks. The writer praised the disinfectant wipes, group seating, separate smoking room and friendly staff. ZERO100 PC Gireum is a clean Gireum Station PC café for gaming and eating with friends in one place.
