Jayangdong Sirloin Restaurant (자양동 등심집) (How to go, what to expect) – NCT Johnny, Doyoung, Haechan, Mark went here!

This was supposedly not on the list for this trip but when I saw the address and it was quite near Vetiver I decided to add it and have dinner here!

We walked heading here but if you will be riding the subway here, I think the closest one is Konkuk University exit 6. Seongsu stop is a bit far.

Going back, it was a 17-minute walk from Vetiver and I just followed Naver Maps to guide me.

crossroad we had to cross before arriving

you’ll see this big market on your right
but you’ll head towards the alley on the left
I almost missed the store!! it’s just a very very small restaurant

Initially, we got kicked out (istg this trip was full of kicked out or closed for the day – make sure to always ALWAYS check the restaurant on Naver) since the only available table was already reserved. While I was trying to look for a different restaurant outside the restaurant, they called us in asking if it was okay for us to share a table just in case the person came and of course, we said yes 😭.

it was just this + our table + the table in front of us 🧍🏼‍♀️

This was the only thing on their menu

the menu, low-key was in panic mode because my brain was crying because my Korean is not that good, and like I was seeing some words for the first time 🤡

So we got the first two on the menu: the Sirlion and Hanwoo short ribs and rice (not on the menu).

the owner was the one who cooked for us
we got an additional order of sirloin!

I was trying to find NCT signatures since they posted it on their Instagram post and it was near the drink fridge.

all photos were taken using an iPhone 13 Pro Max / Fujifilm X-T20 18-55 mm

While paying, the owner asked me if I was an NCT fan and I said yes! He said, “I see, that’s why (you ate here)”. I told him I like Johnny and he said “ahh, he’s handsome” 🥹 If you’re ever in the area, come by! Just make sure to take note that the place is small so there might be a chance you will not get seated. There’s also no machine to enter to queue.

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💚, R


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