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Songpa, SeoulRestaurants

Bangi-dong Korean BBQ across 3 floors with free parking: Yukmong

Yukmong Bangi Direct Branch is a Korean BBQ restaurant in Bangi-dong, Songpa, Seoul, occupying a whole building from basement 1 to the 2nd floor for group dinners and private rooms. The writer ordered the Korean pork sampler set at 69,900 won, added galbi-samgyeop (rib and pork belly) and fried-egg kimchi fried rice for a total of 101,900 won, with staff grilling every cut tableside from start to finish. With rooms in the basement and both the basement and 2nd floor available for full rental, Yukmong Bangi Direct Branch fits larger Bangi-dong get-togethers.

Written Sep 16, 2026Sponsored
Jung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Seoul Station sandwich takeout split half and half: Dance Dance Dance

Dance Dance Dance Seoul Station is the Seoul Station branch of a well-known Hannam-dong sandwich shop, on basement level 3 of Grand Central in Jung-gu, Seoul. Two seasonal items were ordered to go and split half and half: the corn tofu cream cheese baguette at 10,900 won and the jambon jalapeño sandwich at 11,900 won, each wrapper marked with a menu abbreviation that makes group orders easy to sort. With light, clean fillings, Dance Dance Dance Seoul Station works as a Seoul Station brunch even mid-diet.

Written Sep 16, 2026Sponsored
Gangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Seafood poke takeout with steak and tuna in Gangnam, Seoul: Ola Poke

Ola Poke Gangnam is a poke and salad restaurant on the basement level of a building about 5 minutes from Gangnam Station Exit 4 in Seoul. The seafood poke was ordered with a base of half salad and half brown rice, with steak and tuna added as extra toppings and packed for takeout, and the scallops were the chewiest of any seafood poke tried so far. Ola Poke Gangnam packs truffle mayo sauce, utensils and wet wipes with the takeout order, making it a filling solo meal near Gangnam Station.

Written Sep 16, 2026Sponsored
Mapo, SeoulRestaurants

Bacon carbonara pasta, weekend lunch in Yeonnam-dong: Hôtel de Couture

Hôtel de Couture is a pasta and Western-style restaurant in Yeonnam-dong, a short walk inland from Hongik University Station in Seoul. Three friends came for a weekend lunch to hand out wedding invitations and ordered extra bread, egg in hell, jambon risotto, steak and bacon carbonara pasta, and the bacon carbonara was the best of the lot. Weekend lunch can't be reserved at Hôtel de Couture, so expect a wait, but the room feels special enough to treat guests properly.

Written Sep 16, 2026Sponsored
Mapo, SeoulRestaurants

Yeonnam-dong pizza restaurant for three after work: Sunny's Pizza

Sunny's Pizza Market is a second-floor pizza restaurant on the Gyeongui Line Forest Trail in Yeonnam-dong, Seoul, where three office mates stopped in after work for an L-size half-and-half set. They ordered the Sunny's Combination and Smooth Potato as halves and added a cheese crust, and the thick dough and heavy toppings meant one large pizza filled all three of them. For a group of three, Sunny's Pizza Market is worth ordering large — only 5,000 won more than regular — and split half-and-half.

Written Sep 16, 2026Sponsored
Gangnam, SeoulCafés

Sinnonhyeon café open till 10pm with self-serve water: Upper and Under

Upper and Under is a large three-level bakery café — basement, first and second floor — just above the Gangnam CGV near Sinnonhyeon Station in Gangnam, Seoul, open every day until 10pm. On a weekend evening visit the order was an Earl Grey grapefruit pound cake, a lemon madeleine, a salty caramel cream latte and an americano, while the tiramisu sold out mid-decision. With roomy seating, a second-floor terrace and self-serve water, Upper and Under suits anyone looking for a late place to talk in Gangnam.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Jung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Seoul Station brunch restaurant set with cream soup: Dance Dance Dance

Dance Dance Dance Seoul Station is a sandwich and baguette brunch spot on level B3 of Grand Central in Jung-gu, Seoul. The Dance Brunch Set is 18,900 won, and at Dance Dance Dance it came with a jambon jalapeño sandwich (+3,000 won) on a free ciabatta swap, an iced americano, and a button mushroom cream soup that matched the sandwich well on a first try. The sandwich alone is big enough for a full meal, and the leftover coffee travels nicely on a walk along Seoullo afterward.

Written Sep 16, 2026Sponsored
Gangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Coex mall Indian restaurant, Set A course for two: India The Durbar

India The Durbar Samseong Station Branch is an Indian restaurant on the B1 floor of 15 Samseong-ro 84-gil in Gangnam, Seoul, a short walk from Coex mall. The India The Durbar Set A for two (₩64,000) arrives like a full course: chicken mushroom soup, samosas, tandoori king prawns and tandoori chicken, butter chicken makhani and prawn masala curries, garlic naan, rice and lassi. India The Durbar has no dedicated parking, so the Coex or Hyundai Department Store Trade Center branch lots are the easiest option.

Written Sep 16, 2026Sponsored
Mapo, SeoulThings to do

Free black dress rental at U&I Studio, a Hongdae self-photo studio

U&I Studio Hongdae Branch is a self-photo studio on the 3rd floor of a building on World Cup buk-ro in Mapo, Seoul. Visiting for an anniversary, the writer changed into a black dress from the free dress rental event running at the time and shot for 45 minutes with flower backdrops and props, with time to spare even after a mid-session outfit change. U&I Studio emails the original files right after the shoot and delivers two chosen retouched photos about 5 days later, which makes it an easy pick for anniversary photos or self-wedding practice.

Written Sep 16, 2026Sponsored
Gangbuk, SeoulBars

Suyu food alley bar: 64,000-won sashimi set for two at Bunko Suyu

Bunko Suyu is a seasonal sashimi izakaya on the second floor of the Suyu food alley in Gangbuk, Seoul, a short walk from Suyu Station. The 64,000-won set for two arrived course by course — sweet pumpkin salad, menchi katsu, aged sashimi, sushi, crab guts pasta and jjamppong — with a Bunko highball on the side. Bunko Suyu stays quiet enough for a long catch-up with a friend, a date or even a blind date.

Written Sep 16, 2026Sponsored
Yeongdeungpo, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Birthday hair and makeup salon in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul: Charom

Charom Makeup & Hair is a makeup and hair salon on Dangsan-ro 54-gil in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, near Dangsan Station. The writer booked hair and makeup at Charom Makeup & Hair for birthday photos, and the most impressive parts were the skin coverage built up in several thin layers and the lashes that kept their curl all day. Even after a long, sweaty walk at Hangang Park, the face looked the same from morning until night.

Written Sep 16, 2026Sponsored
Mapo, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Hongdae makeup salon for natural bob hair and makeup: Today Makeup

Today Makeup is a hair and makeup salon a 5-minute walk from Exit 1 of Hongik University Station in Mapo, Seoul. Showing reference photos suited to bob-length hair, the writer booked the ₩120,000 "natural and clean hair & makeup" set at Today Makeup, which covered everything from eyebrow grooming to bangs swept back. It was a first visit to a makeup salon, and the eyebrow tidy-up and the thin, gradually layered base left the strongest impression.

Written Sep 16, 2026Sponsored