Another Cup Roamer · 12 stories

Second Cup, Seoul-Gangwon-Jeolla Cafes

Writes about cafes and restaurants across Seoul, Gyeonggi, Gangwon, and Gwangju-Jeolla, one modest visit at a time. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés

PlaceGangnam, SeoulCafés

Sinnonhyeon café, decaf latte & fig cream cake: Something About Coffee

Something About Coffee (썸띵어바웃커피) is a three-floor dessert café about 300m from Sinnonhyeon Station Exit 6, on the back street behind CGV near Gangnam Station in Seoul. The writer, who is pregnant, visited on a weekday and ordered a decaf black sesame cream latte, hot lemon tea, fig fresh cream cake and lemon pound cake, and enjoyed the nutty, sweet decaf latte and the wide choice of handmade cakes. Verdict: Something About Coffee gets busy on weekends, so go on a weekday for a relaxed visit.

Written Oct 16, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSokcho, GangwonRestaurants

Ramen shop in Sokcho for a holiday day trip: hiyashi chuka, Ichiba

Ichiba Ramen (이찌바라멘) is a Japanese-style ramen shop on Jungangno near Yeongnang Lake in Sokcho, opened by the owner who previously ran Chichibu Ramen in Busan. On a dawn-departure day trip to Sokcho over a holiday, the writer and her husband had tonkotsu ramen and hiyashi chuka (cold ramen) made with a sake broth for breakfast, and both the rich pork-bone broth and the refreshing cold ramen were satisfying. Ichiba Ramen is recommended as a hearty breakfast during a Sokcho trip.

Written May 31, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Gangnam hair salon easy-care build perm while pregnant: Heeol Hair

Heeol Hair Gangnam Flagship Store is a hair salon on the 3rd floor of a building on Bongeunsa-ro 4-gil, between Gangnam Station and Sinnonhyeon Station in Seoul. Before giving birth, a pregnant blogger had her long, heavy hair trimmed and got an easy-care build perm; designer Arin recommended postponing the root perm because of the pregnancy and kept checking for any discomfort during the service. Heeol Hair Gangnam Flagship Store is a comfortable choice for expecting mothers who want a low-maintenance perm before their due date.

Written Oct 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

City Hall Station Japanese restaurant: shogayaki set and eel, Tawa

Tawa is a Japanese restaurant specializing in eel rice bowls, on basement level 1 of Hansan Building near City Hall Station Exit 10 in Seoul. On her husband's recommendation (Tawa is near his office), the writer ate Tawa's signature hitsumabushi (30,000 won) three ways, while her husband had the shogayaki set (15,000 won), which comes with soft tofu stew. Both cleaned their plates without a word, and Tawa delivered on both flavor and price.

Written Jun 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Beomgye Western restaurant, weeknight abalone risotto: Two Find Peter

Two Find Peter Beomgye Branch is a Western restaurant on the 5th floor of Park Avenuel, near Exit 2 of Beomgye Station in Anyang, Gyeonggi. On a weekday evening the writer and her husband ordered abalone risotto, bocconcini cheese tomato pasta and orange juice, and liked both the white-and-wood interior and the separate restroom. Two Find Peter Beomgye Branch is a go-to neighborhood Western restaurant that makes a local dinner feel like a date.

Written Jun 25, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, SeoulCafés

Gwanghwamun café for a couple's after-dinner stroll: Center Coffee

Center Coffee Gwanghwamun is a specialty coffee café on the B1 floor of SFC Mall in Gwanghwamun, Seoul. On a weekend evening, after an eel rice bowl near City Hall Station, the writer and her husband walked to Center Coffee Gwanghwamun and ordered a mugwort latte, a yuja lemon ade and a plain baton financier. They liked the spacious, casual room and the reasonable prices. Center Coffee Gwanghwamun is a good dessert stop in Gwanghwamun when you want a short walk to settle a meal.

Written Jun 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Korean BBQ in Ansan after a wedding: ₩59,000 pork set at Yangsimso

Yangsimso Ansan Gojan Branch is a charcoal BBQ restaurant in Gojan-dong, Ansan, specializing in beef aged for 48 hours. After a classmate's wedding, the writer had dinner there: the ₩59,000 Handon (Korean-raised pork) set of charcoal-grilled pork neck and pork belly, served with yukhoe bibimbap (beef tartare rice bowl) and doenjang (soybean paste) stew. Although Yangsimso is a beef specialist, the Handon set alone made a hearty, satisfying dinner.

Written Oct 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMapo, SeoulCafés

Weekend roastery café date in Mangwon, Seoul: nutty iced coffee, PICT

PICT Roastery Mangwon Branch is a roastery café near Mangwon Station in Mapo, Seoul, opened by PICT Roastery, known for its specialty coffee in Magongnaru. On a weekend during the soft opening, the writer and her husband had an iced Americano and an iced café latte made with the nutty beans, and also checked out bean sales, seating and the restroom. If you want coffee that finishes nutty with no bitterness, PICT Roastery Mangwon Branch is a good fit.

Written Jul 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJeonju, JeonbukRestaurants

Jeonju restaurant, mild galbi hot pot while pregnant: Hanok Maeul

Hanok Maeul Mulgalbi (한옥마을물갈비) is a mulgalbi (short rib hot pot) restaurant on Dongmun-gil in Wansan-gu, Jeonju, near Hanok Village. On a Saturday lunch under a heat advisory, the writer, 18 weeks pregnant, ordered the signature galbi hot pot set and found the broth mild and not spicy, with yukjeon (pan-fried beef slices) on the side, bringing back an appetite lost to the heat. Hanok Maeul Mulgalbi is an easy place for pregnant visitors and families with kids to try a Jeonju local dish.

Written Jul 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMapo, SeoulRestaurants

Mangwon fine dining lunch while pregnant: saffron anchovy pasta, Noju

Noju (NOJU dining) is a dining restaurant on the 2nd floor of an alley building in Mangwon, Seoul, about 2 minutes on foot from Mangwon Station Exit 2. The writer, who was pregnant, and her husband had Noju's 38,000-won chef's choice lunch and were happy with every course, from focaccia and saffron anchovy pasta to truffle gnocchi, Iberico pork and lemon sorbet. For good-value fine dining in Mangwon, Noju's lunch course is a solid anniversary choice.

Written Jul 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulCafés

Pregnancy-friendly bingsu café near Seolleung Station, Seoul: The Snow

The Snow Daechi Main Branch is a low-sugar, lactose-free bingsu (shaved ice dessert) café in Daechi-dong, Gangnam, Seoul, between Seolleung Station and Hanti Station. After a health checkup, the pregnant writer visited The Snow with her younger sister and finished a whole bowl of The Snow Hansang Bingsu, a spread served with seven toppings that was not too sweet and sat easily on her stomach. The Snow Daechi Main Branch is a worry-free bingsu café near Seolleung Station, even for pregnant women watching their sugar.

Written Jul 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

British BBQ curry spot in Seolleung after a health checkup: CURRY146

CURRY146 Gangnam Branch is a British-style BBQ curry restaurant near Exit 2 of Seolleung Station in Gangnam, Seoul. After a health checkup, the writer visited CURRY146 with a younger sibling around 1 pm on a weekday and ordered makhani curry and korma curry with a tandoori chicken topping. Each curry is ₩10,500 and comes with organic naan, salad and turmeric rice, and both plates were scraped clean. CURRY146 Gangnam Branch is a Seolleung Station office-lunch curry spot that pleased even a diner sensitive to strong spice aromas.

Written Jul 31, 2026Sponsored
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