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Small Brush, Seoul Beauty and Restaurants

Writes about beauty counters and restaurant tables around Seoul. · Writes about: Hair & beauty salons · Restaurants

Gangseo octopus restaurant: roe rice balls, medium spice: Jju Baksa

Jju Baksa Magok Branch (쭈박사 마곡점) is a jjukkumi (webfoot octopus) restaurant near Exit 8 of Yangcheonhyanggyo Station in Gangseo, Seoul. At the Jju Baksa kiosk, the writer ordered the 2-person octopus and pork belly set (flying fish roe rice balls, corn cheese, cheese egg custard and a drink), plus udon noodles and non-alcoholic beer. Staff stir-fried the dish at the table, and it was eaten dipped in a peanut-mayo sauce and wrapped in perilla leaves and pickled radish. Medium spice made a spice-shy eater's nose run, but two people ate until stuffed and would gladly return to Jju Baksa Magok Branch.

Written Jul 19, 2026Sponsored

PlaceJongno, SeoulRestaurants

First-timer's Dongdaemun chicken hot pot, toasted-rice broth: Sunhuine

Sunhuine Bindaetteok Dak Hanmari Dongdaemun is a two-story Korean restaurant in the Dak Hanmari alley near Jongno 5-ga Station in Jongno, Seoul. Trying dak hanmari (whole chicken hot pot) for the first time, the writer and one companion came on a cool late evening after Chobok and ordered dak hanmari (33,000 won), seafood mung bean pancake (12,000 won) and kalguksu noodles (3,000 won), watching the clear broth boil down into a rich chicken stock with a toasty nurungji (scorched rice) flavor. Even dak hanmari beginners should go to Sunhuine and finish with the kalguksu noodles.

Written Jul 25, 2026Sponsored

PlaceGangnam, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Apgujeong nail salon almond nude pink wedding shoot nails: Naeil Didi

Naeil Didi is a nail salon on the 6th floor of a building near Exit 6 of Apgujeongnodeo Station in Gangnam, Seoul. Before a wedding shoot, the writer booked a non-member one-color manicure at Naeil Didi, had long nails shaped into an almond shape, and compared about 4 nude shades with a hint of pink in a quiet, relaxed setting. Even after 6 days there was little cuticle regrowth or hangnails, so the Naeil Didi wedding nails still looked clean in the wedding photos.

Written Jul 31, 2026Sponsored

PlaceSeongdong, SeoulRestaurants

Seongsu fusion restaurant for a late lunch with friends: Yeonnamtoma

Yeonnamtoma Seongsu Branch is a restaurant on Seoulsup 4-gil, tucked inside Atelier-gil near Seoul Forest in Seongdong, Seoul, serving pasta, pork cutlets, rice bowls and curry. After the lunch rush, the writer and a friend ordered a raw salmon rice bowl (16,000 won), a beef cheese katsu (16,000 won), a side of ebi fry (fried shrimp, 5,000 won) and a cola (3,000 won); the salmon was thick and the rice well seasoned, and the cheese katsu paired well with taco sauce. Yeonnamtoma Seongsu Branch is a good pick for friends who each want something different.

Written Aug 4, 2026Sponsored

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