This is the restaurant owned by Cha Joo-hyuk’s (Ji Sung) friend, Oh Sang-sik (Oh Eui-sik) in Familiar Wife (아는 와이프) (tvN, 2018). In episode 1, Joo-hyuk comes here to eat after a fight with his wife and tells his friends that he wants a divorce. In episode 2, after another fight, Joo-hyuk comes here again but finds it closed.

Siwoo’s Restaurant [시우식당] is located in Seoul’s neighborhood Pirun-dong [필운동] that makes up parts of the neighborhood of Cheongunhyoja [Cheongunhyoja-dong/청운효자동] in the Jongno District [Jongno-gu/종로구]. Cafe Nuha191 [카페누하191] is situated just a little walk up the same road.

Address
18 Pirundae-ro, Pirun-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul
서울특별시 종로구 필운대로 18
(필운동 171)
Geolocation: 37.577713, 126.969517

Getting here
Gyeongbokgung Station [광화문역], Seoul Subway Line 3, Exit 2.
(6 min. walk)

— submitted by Toni
— Photos taken by © Thom Musni, August 2018