Food & Dining

TL;DR: Eunmak (“silver screen”) is a small specialty coffee space inside Namdaemun Market that swaps out which roastery runs it

TL;DR: Cafe Onion — the Seoul bakery chain known for turning a 1970s factory (Seongsu) and a traditional hanok (Anguk)

TL;DR: OKIBORU — the tsukemen (dipping ramen) specialist from Manhattan’s Lower East Side that The New York Times named one

TL;DR: Geumdwaeji Sikdang (“Golden Pig Restaurant”), near Yaksu Station in Jung-gu, has held a Michelin Bib Gourmand for eight straight

TL;DR: Rakhian is a hwagyo (ethnic Chinese-Korean) restaurant in Yeouido’s One Sentinel building, near IFC Mall, now run by the

TL;DR: Yeonggwang Tongdak is an old-school tongdak (whole fried chicken) shop in Seochon, Seoul’s low-rise neighborhood just west of Gyeongbokgung

TL;DR: The Han River picnic look — string lights, a folding table, a cooler — takes real gear to pull

TL;DR: Kori (고리) is a new dessert brand at Shinsegae Department Store Gangnam’s Sweet Park, specializing in baked chapssaltteok (Korean

TL;DR: House of Vinyl in Yeonhui-dong is less a café that plays music and more a listening room that happens

TL;DR: Chabaidao (茶百道) is a Taiwanese milk tea chain with a Seongsu location built around fresh fruit and handmade toppings.