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I write about restaurant visits around Seoul. · Writes about: Restaurants · Hair & beauty salons · Cafés

PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Sashimi restaurant near Sunae Station: hand-minced shrimp fry, Haeseon

Haeseon (해선) is an aged sashimi course restaurant near Sunae Station in Bundang, Seongnam. The aged sashimi course for two, at 40,000 won per person, brought porridge and miso soup, sea cucumber and sea squirt, assorted aged flatfish, sea bream and yellowtail sashimi, mini gimbap, grilled sea bream head, live octopus beef tartare, shrimp fry made with hand-minced shrimp and a spicy fish stew. For chewy aged sashimi and a wide spread of side dishes in one course, Haeseon near Sunae Station is worth remembering.

Written Nov 13, 2026Sponsored
PlaceUijeongbu, GyeonggiRestaurants

Pork galbi in Uijeongbu, a local's pick: naengmyeon wraps, Manpo

Manpo Galbi Uijeongbu Main Branch (만포갈비 의정부본점) is a pork galbi restaurant near Exit 1 of Uijeongbu Station on the Uijeongbu Light Rail in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi. On a local friend's recommendation, the writer had 2 servings of fresh, unmarinated pork ribs dipped in salt and finished with handmade marinated galbi, with free yukhoe (seasoned raw beef) and one free naengmyeon (cold noodles) per person. For quality meat and generous extras, Manpo Galbi is a great Uijeongbu pork galbi spot for family gatherings.

Written May 3, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongdong, SeoulRestaurants

Gukbap spot by Ttukseom Station: sundae soup with no gamey smell, Doga

Doga Seongsu Main Branch (도가 성수본점) is an upscale-feeling gukbap (rice soup) restaurant near Ttukseom Station in Seongdong, Seoul. On a cold day the writer ordered just the sundae gukbap (Korean blood sausage soup), which came loaded with sundae and pork, had almost no gamey pork smell and was followed by an after-meal ice cream in 4 flavors. With atmosphere, food and service all in place, Doga Seongsu Main Branch earned a planned return visit for the suyuk gukbap.

Written Nov 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongdong, SeoulCafés

Seoulsup café on a rainy day, big windows & Guanaja mocha: Notldun

Notldun is a dessert café on Seoulsup café street in Seongdong, Seoul. On a rainy-day revisit, the blogger tried Notldun's new Valrhona Guanaja mocha (10,500 won), a cappuccino (7,500 won) and lime and Earl Grey madeleines (4,500 won each), and was impressed that staff bring orders to your seat. Notldun is pricey, but its less-sweet, refined flavors keep the blogger coming back.

Written Nov 8, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Pangyo restaurant after an autumn outing: porcini risotto, Tobeu Nain

Tobeu Nain Pangyo Main Branch is a standalone Western restaurant on Sasong-ro in Sujeong-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi, with a restaurant on the 1st floor and a café on the 2nd. After an autumn day out in Pangyo, the blogger had the arugula Classica wood-fired pizza, the steak porcini risotto and an apple-pineapple ade for dinner, and the wood-fired pizza piled high with arugula was the standout. With easy parking and a private room for up to 14, Tobeu Nain Pangyo Main Branch works for everything from dates to year-end gatherings.

Written Nov 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSongpa, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Saenae hair salon layered cut to reconnect choppy layers: Anew Hair

Anew Hair Songpa Jamsil Branch is a hair salon on the 3rd floor of a building near Exit 4 of Jamsil Saenae Station in Songpa, Seoul. The writer's thick hair had choppy, disconnected layers and puffy sides after a cut elsewhere a month earlier. Anew Hair Songpa Jamsil Branch reconnected the layers naturally with a 1:1 consultation before shampooing and a layered cut. Verdict: Anew Hair Songpa Jamsil Branch suits anyone with thick, hard-to-style hair who wants it tidied up with a layered cut.

Written May 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Rainy-day Yeoksam Chinese: jjamppong + jjajang, Jjamppong Jijon

Jjamppong Jijon Yeoksam Branch (짬뽕지존 역삼점) is a Chinese restaurant on the 2nd floor of a building near Exit 3 of Yeoksam Station in Gangnam, Seoul. On a chilly, rainy day the writer came only for jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup, 13,000 won) but also ordered jjajangmyeon (black bean noodles, 9,500 won) and sticky-rice tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork, 20,000 won), and used the self-bar with free rice and the dessert drink vending machine. Jjamppong Jijon Yeoksam Branch is a Yeoksam Station lunch spot worth revisiting whenever a spicy, deep jjamppong broth is calling.

Written Nov 2, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDongdaemun, SeoulRestaurants

Terrace Mexican restaurant, Oedaeap Station: 3-tier taco tray, Eaters

Eaters Mexican HUFS Branch is a Mexican restaurant about a 3-minute walk from Oedaeap Station in Dongdaemun, Seoul. At Eaters Mexican the blogger ordered the Signature Fajita (37,900 won), built tacos from its 3-tier tray of tortillas, sauces and toppings, and had the tray refilled once for a generous meal. Mixing and matching fillings is fun, and the portions and price satisfy, making Eaters Mexican HUFS Branch a good pick for a date or group meal near HUFS.

Written Nov 1, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMapo, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Hongdae hair salon 2-month regrowth root dye, no red fade: U Art Hair

U Art Hair Hongdae is a hair salon in Mapo, Seoul, a 2–3 minute walk from Exit 9 of Hongik Univ. Station. The writer returned 2 months after her last root dye, and U Art Hair Hongdae blended the grown-out black roots into her previously dyed hair with a matte color mix that does not turn reddish as it fades. For a root touch-up in Hongdae with no visible line, U Art Hair Hongdae was a satisfying choice thanks to careful application and good hygiene.

Written May 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongdong, SeoulRestaurants

Wood-fired pizza restaurant in Seoulsup with chewy crust: Rabbit

Rabbit Castle Seoulsup is a basement-level Western restaurant in Seongdong, Seoul, within walking distance of Seoulsup Station and Ttukseom Station, serving wood-fired pizza and pasta. The writer ordered the signature Forest Pizza and a pomodoro pasta at Rabbit Castle Seoulsup. The chewy wood-fired dough was so good they finished even the crust they usually leave behind, and the cozy room, decorated with stoves and rabbit dolls, added to the meal. For a warm Western meal after a chilly Seoulsup date, Rabbit Castle Seoulsup is worth remembering.

Written Oct 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeogwipo, JejuRestaurants

Autumn Korean breakfast in Jungmun, Jeju: butter abalone on pot rice

Jungmun Godeungeo Ssam-bap is a Korean breakfast restaurant near the Jungmun Tourist Complex in Seogwipo, Jeju, with a garden of about 3,500 pyeong. At Jungmun Godeungeo Ssam-bap the writer ate a giant grilled tilefish, abalone and hijiki stone-pot rice, sea urchin seaweed soup and butter-grilled abalone, refilled spicy stir-fried pork and japchae at the unlimited self-bar, then walked through the pink muhly and tangerine garden. With tasty food and a pretty autumn garden, Jungmun Godeungeo Ssam-bap is worth another stop on the next Jeju trip.

Written Oct 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeogwipo, JejuRestaurants

Jungmun horse meat restaurant that won over a skeptical Mom: Marijoa

Marijoa Seogwipo Jungmun Branch is a horse meat course restaurant on Ieodo-ro in Daepo-dong, Seogwipo, Jeju, near the Jungmun Tourist Complex. The writer shared the 39,000-won-per-person Joa Course Special with a mother who had never liked horse meat, and from the horse essence drink to the shabu-shabu, the mother was the first to call it delicious. For a first or second try at horse meat with your parents in Jeju, Marijoa Seogwipo Jungmun Branch is a good choice.

Written Oct 22, 2026Sponsored