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Western restaurant in Euljiro for a husband's birthday: Pyu Euljiro

Pyu Euljiro is a casual Western restaurant on the ground floor of the Tower 107 building near Euljiro 3-ga Station in Jung-gu, Seoul. For her husband's birthday, the writer had a quiet dinner for two at Pyu Euljiro with a non-alcoholic Bergamore, the signature Spanish mackerel pasta, yuzu grilled chicken thigh and crispy fried eggplant, and the spacious room with well-spaced tables made it easy to talk. Pyu Euljiro is an Euljiro dining spot where a couple can unwind over a meal on an anniversary or special day.

Written Oct 24, 2026Sponsored

PlaceSeongdong, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Wangsimni salon layered C-curl perm for thinning hair: Urban Ground

Urban Ground Hair Sangwangsimni Station Branch is a hair salon on Wangsimni-ro in Seongdong, Seoul, where one designer handles each client one-on-one from start to finish. The writer, who goes to a salon about once a year, had a medium-length layered C-curl perm, a crown root perm and a Milbon clinic treatment there in about 4 hours. The result was a natural, tidy look rather than a dramatic change, with better hair texture and more volume at the crown, and the writer is keen to go back to Urban Ground Hair.

Written Jul 1, 2026Sponsored

PlaceNamyangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Byeollae seafood noodle restaurant with live abalone kalguksu: Gojip

Gojip Tongmuneo Kalguksu Byeollae Byeolgaram Station Branch is a restaurant in Byeollae, Namyangju, specialising in whole-octopus seafood kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) and cuttlefish dishes. The writer took her sister's family and their mother there and ordered the medium whole octopus kalguksu, cuttlefish bulgogi with fried rice, and fried cuttlefish, and was pleased by the still-moving live abalone and the thick cuttlefish. Gojip Tongmuneo Kalguksu suits family meals that pair fresh seafood kalguksu with cuttlefish dishes.

Written Jul 19, 2026Sponsored