Cycle 17 – Item 193

Post 6,037

17 (Fri) July 2026

MNM, Upgraded?

2.5

at Buwon Myeonok

-Hoehyeon (Namdaemun Market), Jung, Seoul, Republic of Korea-

solo

Another trip to the optometrist (see most recently 16.231 Kal Guksu).

Although I’d generally prefer to eat elsewhere while waiting, the scorching hot weather made MNM sound good.

First, I was surprised to see a queue to the bottom of the stairwell.  On prior visits, I’d never seen more than a handful of customers.

Second, I was happy to find that the food seemed marginally better.  The flavor of the MNM broth – previously described as “Light.  Sweetish.  No discernible beef flavor.  Refreshing.  Not unpleasant.” – tasted a bit deeper, a bit beefier, perhaps made with more and/or better quality meat, which would explain the prince increase.  Bumping the restaurant up a slot in the MNM rankings.

(See RESTAURANTS IN KOREA)

(See GLOBAL FOOD GLOSSARY)

(See HANSIK)

(See MUL NAENG MYEON)

(See BOOZE)