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Date night, Seoul style

3 places · picked by our Korean team

Quiet, nicer than usual, no fuss: that was the date-night brief when we picked these three. A ramen atelier in Sinsa that closes at 8:30 PM, so it starts the evening; Roman-style pizza at a calm second-floor window in Noryangjin; and a basement izakaya in Seongsu that pours until midnight for the last stop. The logistics are simple: book the pizza on Naver, and just walk in for the ramen or the izakaya.

Sinsa · Ramen & Noodles

Menshoku

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Walk-ins firstChef of Monologue

Walk-ins first, no reservation needed; it closes at 8:30 PM, so start the evening here. Get the Signature Tsukemen, thick chewy noodles with a dense dipping broth, from the chef of Monologue.

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Dongjak · Pizza & Pasta

Hey Italy

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Naver bookingNoryangjin · 15 years

Book on Naver and ask for the window seats: calm second-floor dining, Roman-style thin pizza and pasta, from a kitchen that has been in Noryangjin for 15 years.

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Seongsu · Izakaya & Bars

Uhrindal

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4.9 (16)

B1 izakayaOpen till midnight

Basement izakaya five minutes from Ttukseom station, open daily 5 PM to midnight. Order the Hwangeo Serohoe Hansang, a sliced raw fish set, with artisanal sake; reviews on its page call it good for dates and quiet.

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