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Sugar Ring's solid but I'd skip the weekend queue and hit the Yeonnam location on a weekday morning for the black sesame one.
The honey butter one, right at opening.
Honey butter's best within ten minutes of frying, so grab it at the 9am open before the 11am crowd builds.
Doesn't hurt to go early but the fryer schedule slips some days. Ask the counter before you commit to waiting.
yeah but get there 8:50, they start frying early some days
Weekday mornings still quiet, black sesame sells out by 11.
Black sesame goes by 10:30 on Saturdays tbh
yep and they only do one tray per batch so once it's gone it's gone til afternoon. i've had better luck calling ahead around 10 & asking them to hold one
Yeonnam mid-afternoon, matcha cream instead.
matcha cream's better around 2, they refill after lunch
Syanel bar cover charge 2026: is 25,000 won normal?
That's the Hongdae rate, not a tourist markup.
More like the Seochon or Euljiro rate these days, since even the smaller cocktail bars there have crept up to 20 to 25.
Hapjeong too, same 20 to 25 range
25,000 won is on the higher side for a cocktail bar cover here, though places in Cheongdam and Apgujeong do charge that and it usually goes to the drink minimum anyway. If the quoted amount is fully credited toward drinks, I wouldn't call it a tourist rate.
If you want the real check, ask whether the credit applies per visit or gets eaten if you cancel, that's where these places sting you.
Right, and the credit usually applies to the table minimum, not per head, so confirm they aren't double counting. Also check whether the 25,000 is per person on top of a bottle minimum, since some places stack both.
Agreed on the credit point. The other thing to check is weekday vs weekend: many places in Sinsa and Itaewon bump the cover or set a higher table minimum on Friday and Saturday. A 25,000 quote for a Tuesday is a different deal than for a Saturday.
Holiday eve is the real trap, covers jump.
Garosu-gil side street spots run the same.
Just pay at the bar, simpler.