Hyerin Joo · 2 stories

A Quiet Saucer in Yeonnam

Writes about small restaurants and cafes tucked around Seoul's Yeonnam neighborhood. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés

PlaceSeongdong, SeoulRestaurants

Seongsu gyukatsu restaurant with private mini grills: Gyuen Dang

Gyuen Dang Seongsu Main Branch is a gyukatsu (Japanese beef cutlet) restaurant on the second floor of an alley off Yeonmujang 7-ga-gil in Seongsu, Seoul. For lunch the writer ordered the tenderloin gyukatsu at 24,000 won and the hamburg omelet rice at 17,000 won, grilled the cutlet with a pat of butter on the private mini charcoal grill at the table, and dipped it in ginger sauce so it never tasted heavy. With a grill for each diner, Gyuen Dang Seongsu Main Branch suits a lunch date and solo dining equally well.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongdong, SeoulCafés

Seongsu cake café for gift-wrapped birthday cakes and wine: Notldun

Notldun is a cake and dessert café in Seongsu, Seoul, right beside Seoul Forest on Seoul Forest 2-gil. For a birthday, the Pistachio Festival and the Salty Caramel Mille-feuille were 13,000 won each and came individually wrapped, and the mille-feuille paired especially well with wine. Notldun is an easy recommendation when you need a gift or celebration cake.

Written Sep 16, 2026Sponsored
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