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Dongjak, SeoulRestaurants

Isu Station beef intestine BBQ with fried rice: Baekho Yangdaechang

Baekho Yangdaechang is a grilled beef intestine (yang-daechang) restaurant on Dongjakdae-ro 25-gil near Isu Station in Dongjak-gu, Seoul. The meal began with grilled yang-daechang for 2 at 11,900 won, then added a 150g order of grilled daechang at 15,900 won, and ended with yang bokkeumbap fried rice for 2 at 11,900 won topped with two fried eggs. Staff at Baekho Yangdaechang grilled everything from start to finish, and the thick daechang with the fluffy fried rice was the best part.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored
Gangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Gangnam Korean BBQ rib set for two with a whiskey-bar vibe: Yuklab

Yuklab Gangnam is a beef and lamb Korean BBQ restaurant on the 2nd floor near Exit 11 of Gangnam Station in Seoul. After an escape room with a friend, the writer ordered the 64,000-won rib set for two — jin-galbisal (prime short rib meat), lamb chops and yangnyeom-galbi (marinated ribs) with cheese and doenjang-jjigae (soybean paste stew) — grilling each cut in the order the staff recommended. With a whiskey-bar-style interior and wide gaps between tables, Yuklab Gangnam suits both a date and a group dinner.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored
Seocho, SeoulRestaurants

Bossam restaurant near Gyodae Station: 250g à la carte at Daseon

Daseon Kalguksu is a kalguksu (Korean knife-cut noodle) and bossam (boiled pork with wraps) restaurant 180m from Exit 14 of Gyodae Station in Seocho, Seoul. Two of us visited on a Sunday at 6:30 p.m. and ordered à la carte instead of a set menu: boiled pork bossam (250g) for 20,000 won and jam-daseon kalguksu for 10,000 won, with unlimited barley rice and an extra bossam. If you want plenty of pork, the à la carte combination at Daseon Kalguksu beats the set menu.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored
Gangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Seoul Korean BBQ in Sinnonhyeon: extra pork belly and nurungji stew

Deo Bareun Jeongyuk Sikdang Gangnam Sinnonhyeon Station Main Branch is a hanwoo 1++ and Jeju black pork butcher restaurant right on Gangnam-daero in Gangnam, Seoul. Four friends shared the 600g Jeju black pork platter for 69,000 won, liked the ogyeopsal (five-layer pork belly) so much that they added two more 170g orders at 20,000 won each, and filled out the table with the 7,000 won nurungji (scorched rice) and doenjang-jjigae set, cheese corn egg soufflé for 6,000 won and cold Hamhung naengmyeon for dessert. Staff grill every cut over charcoal from start to finish, which made Deo Bareun Jeongyuk Sikdang an easy pick for a group dinner where everyone wants to keep talking.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Songpa, SeoulRestaurants

Garak-dong gopchang grill with steamed egg and 3 kimchi: Jinseong

Jinseong Hanwoo Gopchang Garak Flagship is a gopchang (beef intestine) grill restaurant in Garak-dong, Songpa, Seoul, serving hanwoo gopchang, daechang and makchang. One gopchang platter arrives with chives, mung bean sprouts, kimchi and rice cake, alongside three kinds of kimchi, minari (water celery) pickle, garlic sauce and a hot stone-bowl steamed egg that kept the rich meat easy to finish. The meal ended with a filling kkakdugi (radish kimchi) fried rice topped with a fried egg.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Mapo, SeoulThings to do

Hongdae escape room: level 4 Towering disaster at Cube Escape

Cube Escape Hongdae Branch is an escape room café about a 6-minute walk from Exit 9 of Hongik University Station in Mapo, Seoul. After the level 3 Pyramid theme on a previous visit, this time the couple took on the level 4 Towering (disaster) theme, used all 4 hints and still failed to escape. Beginners should start with Pyramid at Cube Escape Hongdae Branch, while Towering (disaster) is the choice for anyone ready to move up a level.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored
Seongdong, SeoulRestaurants

Seongsu Station Thai restaurant lunch: soft-shell crab curry, Soi Nana

Soi Nana is a Thai restaurant on Seongsuiro 22-gil near Seongsu Station in Seongdong, Seoul. Lunch here covered pu pad pong curry, beef shank rice noodle soup and chicken wings with garlic chips, and the fried soft-shell crab in coconut milk curry sauce was the best of the three. For a first order at Soi Nana Seongsu, the pu pad pong curry is the answer.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Seocho, SeoulCafés

Pie café near Seocho Station, Seoul: three pies to go at Saison de Pie

Saison de Pie is a pie-focused dessert café on Seochodae-ro 40-gil in Seocho-gu, Seoul, a short walk from Seocho Station. Looking for a light dessert in the area, the writer ordered an engadiner, pecan pie and lululemon pie with a hazelnut latte, and took all three pies home boxed with an ice pack. With flavors running from nutty walnut and caramel to a bright lemon pie, Saison de Pie is worth a stop for dessert near Seocho Station.

Written Sep 13, 2026Sponsored
Guro, SeoulRestaurants

Guro dakgalbi restaurant with DIY tteokbokki bar: Bak Jeongmi

Bak Jeongmi Dakgalbi is an all-you-can-eat dakgalbi (spicy stir-fried chicken) and grilled meat restaurant on the 3rd floor of Huijeon Building, at the entrance of the food alley by Guro Digital Complex Station in Seoul. On a weekend evening visit made on a friend's recommendation, the writer grilled salt dakgalbi, chicken neck meat, and soy sauce and seasoned dakgalbi, made tteokbokki (rice cakes in spicy sauce) at the self-serve bar, and found the fried chicken as good as Bodeuram Chicken. At 20,500 won per person, or 30,000 won with unlimited drinks, Bak Jeongmi Dakgalbi earns five stars as a value pick for group dinners in Guro.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Mapo, SeoulRestaurants

Hongdae BBQ where staff grill honeycomb pork skin: Chopilsal

Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch is a samgyeopsal and pork skin restaurant in a Dongyo-ro alley near Hongik University Station in Mapo, Seoul. The order was 2 servings of salted ogyeopsal (12,000 won each) and 1 serving of dwitgogi (10,500 won), plus honeycomb-cut pork skin (9,500 won), which a staff member grilled at the table, laying a mesh sheet over it and pressing it down with a grill press. Thick, juicy ogyeopsal with chewy pork skin dipped in bean powder, at these prices, made Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch a satisfying dinner date for two.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Songpa, SeoulRestaurants

Garak Market sashimi dine-in with extra tuna: Yeongjae Susan

Yeongjae Susan is a sashimi shop on the 1st floor of the sales building at Garak Mall, next to Garak Market Station in Songpa, Seoul. The writer ordered the small min-nong-gwang-cham-hoe (a sashimi platter of croaker, sea bass, flounder and sea bream) with in-season fall croaker and sea bass, added 20,000 won worth of tuna sashimi, and ate it at a linked market restaurant for a table charge of 10,000 won per person including spicy fish stew; the request for thicker slices was honoured exactly. Comparing the textures of four white fish was the highlight at Yeongjae Susan, and the fish stew broth was finished to the last drop.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Seocho, SeoulCafés

15-minute weekend wait at Chef Cho, a Shinsegae Gangnam cake shop

Chef Cho is a fruit fresh cream cake shop in the middle of Sweet Park, the basement food hall at Shinsegae Department Store Gangnam in Seocho, Seoul. A weekend afternoon visit meant about 15 minutes in line for a Real Mango Rose No.1 cake (56,000 won), boxed with an ice pack, a cutting knife and a birthday candle so it travelled easily. With mango piled on generously over rich dairy cream, Chef Cho is a solid choice for a birthday or anniversary cake.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored