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Guro, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Pregnancy Brazilian waxing at 24 weeks in Sindorim: Waxing Lounge

Waxing Lounge Sindorim Branch is a reservation-only waxing salon on the first floor of Sindorim Technomart in Guro, Seoul, and it handles pregnant clients often. The first-ever Brazilian wax here came at 24 weeks pregnant, took about 40 minutes and caused no abdominal tightening, and the 3-session package set the second visit 5 to 8 weeks later with the last session timed to the delivery method. For anyone uneasy about a first wax at full term, Waxing Lounge suggests booking well before the due date.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Cheonan, ChungnamHair & beauty salons

Bulsang-dong solo sauna room in Cheonan after work: My Bless Sauna

My Bless Sauna is a private wellness sauna in Bulsang-dong, Cheonan, where a Finnish-style dry sauna comes as a solo, couple or family room. In the solo room after work, the visit ran in order: a soak in the warm tub, a sweat in the dry sauna, then a rest with roasted eggs and iced sikhye (sweet rice punch). With loungewear, basic skincare and a Dyson dryer all provided, My Bless Sauna is a place you can walk into empty-handed.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Goyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Goyang Korean BBQ with corkage and free parking: Dokbul Janggun

Dokbul Janggun Ilsan Baekseok Branch is a Jeju specialty-cut pork BBQ restaurant in Baekseok-dong, Goyang, Gyeonggi, a 3-minute walk from Exit 6 of Baekseok Station on Line 3. On a weekend evening the meal was the Dokbul 72-Hour Aged Jeju Platter 600g (56,000 won) and mul-bibim naengmyeon (cold noodles, 9,000 won), with corkage at 10,000 won for wine and 20,000 won for whiskey plus free parking in front of the restaurant. Between the outdoor tables and the wide indoor hall, Dokbul Janggun works well for a drink with dinner or a group get-together.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Yongsan, SeoulRestaurants

Hannam-dong dog-friendly brunch spot for eggs Benedict: Ongfleur

Ongfleur is a dog-friendly brunch restaurant set in a renovated house in Hannam-dong, Seoul, directly across from the Grand Hyatt. Ongfleur's brioche French toast (₩18,000) and smoked salmon eggs Benedict (₩18,000), plus a cherry ade and an iced americano, arrived in portions big enough to fill the plates. For brunch with your dog after a walk on Namsan, with no side-eye from anyone, Ongfleur is the first place to book.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Mapo, SeoulRestaurants

Hongdae noodle restaurant with tablet ordering: Myeon Sikdang

Myeon Sikdang Hongik University Branch is a Japanese-style noodle and rice bowl restaurant right in front of Hongik University and Hongdae Station in Mapo, Seoul. Every seat has its own tablet, so ordering and card payment both happen at the table, and one visit covered shabu rice noodles and a spicy galbi rice bowl with a potato croquette and a mini kimchi buta-don on the side. Solo dining at Myeon Sikdang is about as easy as it gets in Hongdae — easy enough to come back the next day just for the kimchi buta-don.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Buk-gu, DaeguRestaurants

Chimsan-dong restaurant with bulgogi and kimchi jjigae: Cafe Dongyi

Cafe Dongyi Chimsan Branch is a Korean set-meal restaurant on the first floor of Dormitory Building E at Samsung Changjo Campus in Chimsan-dong, Buk-gu, Daegu. The writer ordered the Dongyi grilled bulgogi set and the grilled jeyuk-bokkeum (spicy stir-fried pork) set, swapped the default doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew) for kimchi jjigae in both, added a mini taster tangsuyuk (sweet-and-sour pork), and used the service bar for unlimited fried eggs, rice, seaweed and five-grain rice snacks. Cafe Dongyi Chimsan Branch is a good choice when you want a neat home-style Korean spread at an easy price.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Seocho, SeoulRestaurants

Yangjae grill house with basil ssamjang pork belly: Gamdol Yeontan Jip

Gamdol Yeontan Jip Yangjae Citizen's Forest Branch is a charcoal-grill meat restaurant near Exit 3 of Yangjae Citizen's Forest Station in Seocho, Seoul. The order was two servings of charcoal coarse-salt pork belly and two servings of gochujang charcoal bulgogi, plus diced charcoal fried rice and Changdong-ne shrimp egg custard, all eaten with basil ssamjang (basil dipping sauce) and pajeori (seasoned scallion salad). One earthenware pot counts as a single serving, so portions are generous, and Gamdol Yeontan Jip finishes the meal with a plum slushie.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Mapo, SeoulRestaurants

Gongdeok salad shop office lunch: mala beef tofu noodle, Why Starve

Why Starve Diet Gongdeok Main Branch is a high-protein salad and protein box shop on basement level 1 of the Lotte Castle President complex, right by Exit 2 of Gongdeok Station in Mapo, Seoul. The order on this visit was the mala beef tofu noodle protein box with wasabi mayo sauce, packed for the office: the mala sauce clung well to the tofu noodles and the beef was tender with no gamey smell. Between the solo dining seats and the prepayment event, Why Starve makes a simple but filling weekday lunch near Gongdeok Station.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Seocho, SeoulRestaurants

Pork cutlet restaurant in Seocho, Seoul: mixed katsu at Kosi Gyodae

Kosi Gyodae Branch is a tonkatsu (Japanese pork cutlet) and Sanuki udon restaurant on Seochodae-ro 48-gil, near Exit 14 of Gyodae Station in Seocho, Seoul. On a weekday evening visit to Kosi Gyodae Branch, the mixed katsu was 14,500 won and the bukkake udon 9,000 won, with a green onion cream cheese croquette and an extra pork cutlet ordered on the side; there was a wait even at dinner, but the bar-style counter made solo dining easy. The thick fresh pork loin katsu with chewy cold bukkake udon is the heart of this menu.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Namdong, IncheonRestaurants

Guwol-dong BBQ: 600g pork platter, 2,500-won soybean stew, Euljiro

Euljiro Charcoal Grill Guwol Branch is a retro charcoal-grill BBQ restaurant near Lotte Department Store Incheon in Guwol-dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon. Two people shared the 600g pork platter (38,900 won) — pork belly, pork neck, dwitgogi (pork off-cuts), jowl, skirt meat and pork skin — with a 2,500-won soybean stew, all cooked gently over charcoal. Euljiro Charcoal Grill Guwol Branch is an easy pick in Guwol-dong for a work dinner or a date over meat and soju.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Gangneung, GangwonRestaurants

Gangneung restaurant open 8:30am for octopus tripe hot pot: Matdeurin

Matdeurin Sundubu Haejangguk & Gamjatang is a local Korean restaurant near Ojukheon in Gangneung, Gangwon, open daily from 8:30am to 10pm. For the first meal of the trip, the large octopus and beef tripe hot pot (nakji so-gopchang jeongol) arrived with live octopus cooked only briefly and dipped in mustard soy sauce, followed by a whole block of blood sausage, fatty beef tripe, honeycomb tripe and thick glass noodles, then fried rice made in the leftover broth. Matdeurin is an easy pick for breakfast before Ojukheon or for a family gathering.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Busanjin, BusanRestaurants

Jeonpo risotto restaurant with no weekday lunch wait: Brassway

Brassway is a pasta and risotto restaurant tucked into an alley off the Jeonpo café street in Busanjin, Busan. Three friends arrived at noon on a weekday and ordered three dishes — whole garlic confit aglio olio, roast chicken cream risotto and pepperoni pizza — with no wait at all, as the first customers of the day. The roast chicken cream risotto won by a landslide and was the best risotto this blogger has had in a long time.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored