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Gwangjin, SeoulCafés

Café near Children's Grand Park with pour-your-own-shot americano

Wonz Coffee is a white-toned neighborhood café near Children's Grand Park in Gwangjin, Seoul. Visiting with family on a Saturday evening, the writer ordered the Grand Park mango bingsu (shaved ice dessert), an iced americano, and a macadamia financier, and the owner, a former national barista, handed over the espresso shot separately so it could be poured and mixed in by hand. Both the mango bingsu and the financier were satisfying enough to make this a return-visit café.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Jongno, SeoulRestaurants

Lunch kaisendon with fatty tuna belly near Jongak Station: Suksseong

Suksseong Susan Jongno Main Branch is an aged sashimi restaurant near Jongak Station in Jongno, Seoul. The writer visited for lunch and ordered the special kaisendon (rice bowl topped with sashimi) for 34,000 won per person, a set that came with seasonal fish, fatty tuna belly, soft tofu, baek-kimchi (white kimchi), and fish cake soup. Mixing the egg yolk into the rice and sashimi was the highlight of the meal.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Mapo, SeoulRestaurants

Hapjeong solo shabu-shabu with a phone stand and extra veggies

Nahonsha is a Japanese-style shabu-shabu restaurant near Hapjeong Station Exit 7 in Mapo, Seoul, serving solo pots and sukiyaki. The writer ordered a clear-broth shabu with extra meat, got three sauces served separately, and watched videos on the phone stand built into every seat. With generous portions that were worth ordering extra vegetables for, Nahonsha turned out to be a comfortable spot to enjoy shabu-shabu alone.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Jung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Chungmuro soba spot for family meal with parents: Nagwon-ui Soba

Nagwon-ui Soba (낙원의소바) is a soba and bossam restaurant on the 2nd floor near Chungmuro Station in Jung-gu, Seoul. Visiting with parents and husband, four of us shared bossam (small), lemon soba, sagol perilla-seed sujebi, and crispy-chewy potato pancake, with the lemon soba's freshness and the perilla sujebi's nutty depth the standouts. With floor-to-ceiling windows looking out on trees, it's a relaxed spot good for a family meal or an evening get-together.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Gangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Window-seat forest view lunch course for 3 at Casamil, Gangnam

Casamil Sinsa Garosu-gil is an Italian restaurant in Gangnam, Seoul, on the 1st floor of La Casa Hotel, a 6-minute walk from Sinsa Station Exit 6. Three of us visited on a weekday at 1:30pm, sat at a window table, and each chose a 39,000 won lunch course with seafood tomato pasta, coco rosé pane pasta, and mushroom cream risotto, spending 119,500 won total. With trees packed right up against the floor-to-ceiling windows, it felt like sitting in a forest — a great pick for treating someone you're grateful for.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Jung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Euljiro date restaurant with crispy eggplant and truffle risotto: Pyu

Pyu Euljiro is a 70-pyeong ritual dining restaurant in Jung-gu, Seoul, three minutes on foot from Euljiro 3(sam)-ga Station on the first floor of Tower107. The writer and her boyfriend shared yuzu grilled chicken thigh, truffle mushroom risotto, crispy eggplant fritters, and two craft beers, praising the risotto's firm rice and the fritters' crisp-outside, tender-inside texture. With one free corkage bottle and generously spaced tables, it's a solid pick for a Euljiro date or blind date.

Written Sep 9, 2026Sponsored
Jongno, SeoulRestaurants

Two pizzas for pizza-and-beer night near Jongno: Didi's Pizza Pub

Didi's Pizza Pub Jongno Main Branch is a hand-tossed pizza pub on Sambong-ro near Jongno Station in Seoul. Visiting right at opening, the writer shared a garlic-dipping classic pizza and a spicy chicken pizza with draft beer and cola, alternating between the two for balance. A great pick for a light, beer-friendly meal near Jongno.

Written Sep 9, 2026Sponsored
Dongjak, SeoulBars

Friday-night team dinner in Sadang, retro bar: Jindallae Silbi

Jindallae Silbi Sadang Branch is a retro 1980s–90s-style bar on the 2nd floor near Sadang Station in Dongjak, Seoul. On a Friday night out with coworkers, a reservation brought a spread of 15 side dishes, with raw fish from a 20-year sushi veteran and an unexpected kimchi jeon (kimchi pancake) stealing the show. A loud, lively spot that's ideal for a boisterous team dinner.

Written Sep 9, 2026Partially sponsored
Gwanak, SeoulRestaurants

Burger and pastrami sandwich set lunch in Sharosu-gil: Daily Fix

Daily Fix Seoul National University Entrance is a hand-smoked burger house in Sharosu-gil, Gwanak, Seoul, serving a Korean beef patty bacon cheeseburger and a 72-hour cured pastrami sandwich. The writer ordered both sets together, with 18 fries, thick-cut fries, and zero-sugar cola. A solid pick for a solo lunch or a Sharosu-gil date.

Written Sep 9, 2026Sponsored
Mapo, SeoulBars

Outdoor terrace cocktail bar in Hongdae/Mapo for a second round

Rosetta is an art-inspired cocktail bar about a 10-minute walk from Hapjeong Station in Mapo, Seoul. Visited for a second round after dinner on a Friday, the writer ordered three cocktails—Summer Sunshine, Madame X, and The Scream—plus burrata cheese with peach tomatoes, watching an edible perfume spray and an orange peel flambé performance right at the table. Rosetta is a great pick for a date or blind date in Mapo when you want a stylish spot for drinks after dinner.

Written Sep 9, 2026Sponsored
Songpa, SeoulBars

Izakaya in Garak-dong, Songpa with open-window yajang vibes: Haru

Haru Garak Main Branch is an izakaya in the Garak-dong food alley in Songpa, Seoul, five minutes on foot from Garak Market Station. With sashimi sold out, the writer ordered the Rue Set—skewer platter, Nagasaki jjamppong tang, and grilled rockfish—plus chicken karaage, and left full and happy. Partitioned seating and wide-open windows make it a solid pick for a quiet, breezy drink with a friend.

Written Sep 9, 2026Sponsored