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

PlaceSeogwipo, JejuRestaurants

Jungmun black pork BBQ lunch with wide-open folding doors: Hayoung

Hayoung Black Pork BBQ is a Jeju black pork barbecue restaurant on Cheonjeyeon-ro in Seogwipo, Jeju, close to Cheonjeyeon Falls and the Jungmun Tourist Complex. After sightseeing in Jungmun, the writer had lunch at Hayoung Black Pork BBQ with the folding doors wide open, ordering the small black pork mixed platter (600g) and hand-made naengmyeon (cold noodles) for dessert. Every side dish was good, from the 2-year-aged Haenam kimchi to the bracken doenjang and cheese egg custard. For black pork in Jungmun with a pickup service, Hayoung Black Pork BBQ is worth remembering.

Written Oct 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJeju, JejuRestaurants

Handam Beach ocean-view noodle shop: three bowls for two, Handam Guksu

Handam Guksu Gwakji Aewol Branch (한담국수 곽지애월점) is an ocean-view noodle restaurant near Handam Beach in Aewol, Jeju, serving pork noodles and gukbap (pork and rice soup). For the first meal of a Jeju trip, two of us ordered three dishes: rich bone broth pork noodles, dongchimi bibim noodles (spicy mixed noodles with radish water kimchi) and lean pork gukbap, eaten with the sea in view through the window. Switching between hot broth and the tangy-sweet bibim noodles made a great combination, and Handam Guksu Gwakji Aewol Branch is worth remembering for a filling lunch in Aewol.

Written Oct 18, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJongno, SeoulRestaurants

Bukchon pizza brunch booked on Catch Table: corn pizza, Low Five Anguk

Low Five Anguk is a red-brick pizza restaurant on Bukchon-ro in Jongno, Seoul, near Exit 2 of Anguk Station. After booking on Catch Table for 1:30 PM on a weekday, the writer walked straight in with no wait and had the signature corn pizza, truffle pasta and Caesar salad with coffee as a brunch. With its wood-fired corn pizza and exotic red-brick exterior, Low Five Anguk is a Bukchon pizza restaurant worth revisiting for a date or a get-together with friends.

Written Jun 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongdong, SeoulRestaurants

Wangsimni gomtang restaurant for a no-appetite lunch: Geumnyeong

Geumnyeong Gomtang (금녕곰탕) is a gomtang (beef bone soup) restaurant in a converted house on Wangsimni-ro 20-gil in Seongdong-gu, Seoul. On a day with no appetite, the writer ordered one special gomtang and one minari (water dropwort) gomtang at Geumnyeong Gomtang; both came with the rice already in the bowl and a spoon standing in it, and the writer enjoyed the clear, nutty broth, tender Hanwoo beef shank and crunchy kimchi. When you want a gentle, filling meal instead of something spicy, Geumnyeong Gomtang in Wangsimni is worth a return visit.

Written Oct 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Sinnonhyeon hair salon Shiseido detox clinic for dry hair: Park Jun

Park Jun Beauty Lab Gangnam Branch is a hair salon on Gangnam-daero 110-gil near Sinnonhyeon Station in Gangnam, Seoul, where the writer had a Shiseido clinic for dry, brittle hair: detox shampoo, a detox ampoule with heat treatment, then protein and moisture care. Each step of the Park Jun Beauty Lab Shiseido clinic was explained in detail, and after the blow-dry the hair had shine and angel rings again. For anyone looking for a hair clinic near Sinnonhyeon Station to fix brittle hair, the Shiseido clinic at Park Jun Beauty Lab Gangnam Branch was a satisfying choice.

Written Oct 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwacheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Gwacheon duck BBQ course for 3 with soju-beer and minari: Deo Chadol

Deo Chadol (더차돌) is a duck brisket and marinated duck (ori jumulleok) restaurant right in front of Exit 3 of Seonbawi Station in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi. There was still a wait at 1:30pm on a weekend, and the writer cleared a 3-person course of 350g grilled duck brisket and 400g fresh marinated duck with doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew) and DIY fried rice, alongside somaek (soju-beer) and bokbunja (black raspberry) wine with cider. After a day at Seoul Land and Seoul Grand Park, Deo Chadol is a place the writer is sure to revisit.

Written Sep 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeocho, SeoulRestaurants

Seoul Korean restaurant, mildest-spice sundubu with add-ins: Bapjangin

Bapjangin Express Bus Terminal Branch is a solo set-meal Korean restaurant on basement level 1 of the Seoul Express Bus Terminal in Seocho, Seoul. Walking in alone at 8:40pm, the writer ordered the one-person set meal at the mildest spice level and added brisket and potato sujebi (hand-torn dumpling) for 3,000 won each, ending up with a soft tofu and brisket stew plus smoky grilled meat. Prepayment by tablet and very fast service make Bapjangin an easy, filling stop right before or after a bus.

Written Aug 13, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Blue-mix tone-down with no red at Teheran-ro hair salon Bitnage Hair

Bitnage Hair Seolleung Station Branch is a hair salon on Teheran-ro in Gangnam, Seoul, a 7-minute walk from Seolleung Station Exit 5. Repeated root magic straightening had faded the hair to brown, so designer Juyoung mixed blue into a tone-down color to calm it down without any red showing. The patchy color came out evenly unified and the root line blended in, putting off the next root touch-up for a while.

Written Aug 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSongpa, SeoulRestaurants

Jamsil Saenae jokbal restaurant with refillable cabbage: Manjok Ohyang

Manjok Ohyang Jokbal Jamsil Sincheon Branch is a jokbal (braised pig's trotters) restaurant in the Jamsil Saenae food alley in Songpa, Seoul, known as one of the city's top three jokbal spots. The medium jokbal and medium jaengban guksu (cold noodle platter) set came with a free bowl of tteok-mandu-guk, and dipping cabbage in the house sauce to eat alongside the jokbal was good enough to be refilled several times. Tender meat with no gamey smell, chewy skin and a sweet-tangy noodle platter made for a meal finished down to the last bite.

Written Aug 18, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongdong, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Sangwangsimni hair salon treatment for tangled hair ends: Urban Ground

Urban Ground Hair Sangwangsimni Station Branch is a hair salon near Centras, a 5-minute walk from Exit 4 of Sangwangsimni Station in Seongdong, Seoul. Rough, badly tangled hair ends led to a Nanoheel clinic at Urban Ground Hair, with one designer handling everything from the shampoo to the final styling. After the clinic, the dry, brittle hair felt fuller and weightier, which made the visit worth it.

Written Aug 11, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwangjin, SeoulRestaurants

Rainy-night Seoul Korean BBQ in Guui: egg custard and ramyeon sides

Sanggu's Sotttukkeong Samgyeopsal Guui Branch is a cauldron-lid Korean BBQ restaurant a 5-minute walk from Guui Station Exit 3 in Gwangjin, Seoul. Arriving at 7pm on a rainy evening for the last free table, this visit ordered the half-and-half 500g set (pork belly and pork neck), let the staff handle the grilling, and added egg custard, soft tofu ramyeon and fried rice as sides. With 1,900 won draft beer and an all-you-can-eat vegetable self-bar, Sanggu's earned an instant verdict: worth coming back and paying out of pocket.

Written Aug 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongdong, SeoulCafés

Seongsu café with decaf coffee and Signature Noir cake: Notldun

Notldun is a dessert café in Seongsu, Seoul, on Seoulsup 2-gil between Seoul Forest Station and Ttukseom Station. After browsing the cakes in the showcase, the writer ordered the Signature Noir (14,000 won), a decaf americano (6,500 won) and a decaf vanilla latte (8,000 won), and the milk chocolate mousse with almond praline and salty croustillant went well with the coffee. Notldun is a polished dessert café to stop into after a Seoul Forest walk on a day when caffeine feels like too much.

Written Aug 16, 2026Sponsored