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Gangnam, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Korean head spa and strong facial massage in Cheongdam: Clermont Monde

Clermont Monde is a skin and body care shop in Cheongdam, Gangnam, Seoul, about 20 years old and occupying an entire house-style building 6 minutes on foot from Cheongdam Station Exit 9. The course ran deep cleansing, sebum softening, scalp massage, water peeling, face and body hand acupressure, a custom ampoule and a modeling pack, and the scalp and facial acupressure at Clermont Monde were among the strongest this writer has ever had. If you like the painful-but-refreshing style and want face and body worked on in one visit, Clermont Monde is a great fit.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Changwon, GyeongnamRestaurants

Changwon lunch spot for spicy tofu hot pot in Sangnam-dong: Anyeosane

Anyeosane Jecheol Hansang Sangnam Main Branch is a Korean restaurant in Sangnam-dong, Changwon that serves 10 seasonal side dishes as one full set meal. At lunch the signature Anyeosane Jecheol Hansang set came with a choice of two sundubu jjigae (soft tofu hot pot) bases, and the spicy one was the pick; the pork bulgogi and gondeurae rice were the favourites, so an extra portion of pork bulgogi went home with the after-meal takeout discount. Anyeosane Jecheol Hansang tastes like unfussy home cooking, which makes it an easy choice for a lunch meet-up in Changwon.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Mapo, SeoulRestaurants

Hongdae Chinese restaurant for eggplant mandu: Surim Sikdang Hongdae

Surim Sikdang Hongdae is a reinterpreted Chinese restaurant on Wawusan-ro 21-gil in Mapo, Seoul, a short walk from Hongdae. The meal covered the signature fried eggplant mandu (dumplings), dandan noodles in paprika sauce, shrimp wonton noodles and an XO sauce eggplant rice bowl, with free weekend parking plus delivery and takeout. For a Chinese meal in Hongdae that is nothing like the usual, Surim Sikdang Hongdae is the answer.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Suyeong, BusanBars

Sashimi pub in a Suyeong market alley, Busan: banchan and soju

Sintongyeong Gul Gukbap is a sashimi pub inside the market alley near Suyeong Station in Busan. On the second evening of a couple's Busan trip, they ordered the small assorted sashimi platter, a kimchi jeon (kimchi pancake) with octopus for 10,000 won and a bottle of Busan soju, and the free banchan spread arrived loaded with sweet potato, acorn jelly, doraji (bellflower root) salad and corn salad. Sintongyeong Gul Gukbap will also leave the sancho pepper powder and perilla leaf out of the maeuntang (spicy fish stew) on request, which suits anyone who cannot handle strong herbs.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Seongnam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Weekend Indian brunch course in Jeongja-dong: Shah Jahan set at Kari

Kari Bundang Jeongja Café Branch is an Indian restaurant on the basement floor of Dongyang Paragon in Jeongja-dong, Seongnam. Two people booked an 11am weekend slot and ordered the Shah Jahan brunch course at 24,000 won each, which came as naan-wich, potato soup, tandoori chicken salad, makhani with lamb, butter chicken curry, garlic and butter naan, and lassi. Kari runs the brunch course on weekends and covers 2 hours of parking with a meal, which makes it an easy date stop on the Jeongja-dong café street.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Gangseo, SeoulRestaurants

Beef intestine BBQ near Magoknaru Station with free yukhoe: Hwang Gop

Hwang Gop Magoknaru Branch is a beef intestine (gopchang) BBQ restaurant in the main commercial strip by Magoknaru Station in Gangseo, Seoul. On a weekday evening visit, the Hwang Gop mixed platter (46,000 won) arrived with five cuts — gopchang, daechang, makchang, heart and pork belly brisket — alongside fresh yukhoe (beef tartare) served free as standard and egg fried rice to finish. For a work dinner or drinks near Magoknaru Station, Hwang Gop Magoknaru Branch is an easy recommendation.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Ganghwa, IncheonRestaurants

Ganghwa duck restaurant with self-serve side bar: Deok Ori Jumulleok

Deok Ori Jumulleok Ganghwa Main Branch is a duck roast and duck jumulleok (marinated duck stir-fry) restaurant on Manisan-ro near Jeondeungsa Temple in Ganghwa, Incheon. Two adults and two children shared two servings of duck roast and one serving of duck jumulleok, finished with fried rice, and the kids went back again and again to the self-serve corner for dongchimi radish, radish wraps and candied sweet potato. Deok Ori Jumulleok works well as a lunch stop on a family route linking Jeondeungsa Temple and the Okto-kki Space Center.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Bucheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Bucheon pork BBQ with pickled sides and sikhye: Dwaeji Gongbang

Dwaeji Gongbang Bucheon Okgil-dong Main Branch is a pork BBQ restaurant with its own aging fridge in Okgil-dong, Sosa-gu, Bucheon. The mixed half-platter at 49,000 won brought thick pork neck plus gabrisal, rib finger meat and chewy neck skin, eaten with hairtail jeotgal (salted fish sauce), white kimchi, pickled chili strips and pickled garlic scapes, and a sikhye (sweet rice punch) for 3,000 won, while any meat order comes with a free soft tofu stew. The pickled side dishes kept every bite fresh right to the end of the meal.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Gangneung, GangwonRestaurants

Gangneung family dinner with kids at a sashimi restaurant: Samsami-ne

Samsami-ne Gyeongpodae Main Branch is a sashimi restaurant standing right in front of the Gyeongpodae pine forest in Gangneung. A family of four who arrived after work ordered the value red sea bream yubiki + mulhoe (cold raw fish soup) set for two, added somyeon noodles to the sweet-and-tangy mulhoe broth, and worked through the red sea bream yubiki as well. The kids were won over by red sea bream on their first try, making Samsami-ne an easy pick for pairing sea views with dinner.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Gijang, BusanShopping

Glasses frame fitting and eye consultation in Ilgwang New City

Barabon Glasses Ilgwang New City Branch is an eyewear shop on Haebit 6-ro in Ilgwang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, open daily 10:00–20:00. The writer brought her husband in to try on a range of frames and get lens advice matched to his eye condition, and the shop also stocks kids' glasses and Tomato Glasses and keeps a coffee machine with ice for waiting customers. For anyone shopping for glasses in Ilgwang New City, Barabon Glasses is worth a consultation.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Jeju, JejuRestaurants

Woljeong-ri Jeju restaurant with free kids' meal: Woljeongri Galbibap

Woljeongri Galbibap is a flame-grilled marinated meat set restaurant near Woljeong-ri Beach in Gujwa-eup, Jeju. Kids up to 2nd grade of elementary school eat free — one kids' meal per table — so lunch for two adults and two children came to two B sets plus one extra kids' meal, with the seafood pancake and the spicy marinated crab standing out. For a Jeju trip with a child who prefers meat to seafood, Woljeongri Galbibap is an easy choice.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Suwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Suwon gukbap restaurant a 1-minute walk from Exit 8: Jeju Eunhuine

Jeju Eunhuine Haejangguk Suwon Ingye Branch is a gukbap (rice-and-soup) restaurant in Ingye-dong, Suwon, one minute from Exit 8 of Suwon City Hall Station. Remembering the original branch from eight years of living in Jeju, the writer ordered haejangguk (basic) with a side of dombe pork to cure the previous night's drinking, and found free extra rice, wide gaps between tables and a coffee machine after the meal. Jeju Eunhuine Haejangguk Suwon Ingye Branch is an easy, filling lunch near Suwon City Hall Station, solo diners included.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored