Busy as I was, I had a get-together in Apgujeong, so I dropped by for a bit. The first stop was Beomseu, a popular Korean-style pub.
Bibimbap
Everyone else had already eaten and I was the only one who hadn’t, so I ordered this in place of a proper meal. I’d read a blog saying it was delicious, and I got fooled. How far are you supposed to trust power bloggers.. It’s not bad, but for the price it falls well short. Of course, power bloggers probably don’t worry much about prices.. The food here is ordinary across the board and on the pricey side, as you’d expect for the neighbourhood, but they sell Hallasan soju from Jeju, so it’s not bad for a quick drink. You just have to use it for the right occasion.
Side dishes
Yeah.. well.. not especially tasty. Maybe it feels even more that way because they don’t use MSG.
We moved on to Louis Cinq. A drinker’s route between bars is more or less set in stone.
Prosciutto
I can’t really remember it anymore..
Baguette with a nibble
We’re racing through the wine. Everyone’s drinking at a good clip.
Probably onion soup
Not sure there was anything special about it..
Mussels
This one too..
Lemon cake
Fresh and clean. I think it would go perfectly with tea rather than wine. Honestly.. I don’t have much to say about Louis Cinq’s food, but they really do desserts well. You can find a fair number of places that cook well if you look, but places that make desserts at this level are few in Korea (even counting Pierre Gagnaire), which makes it all the more precious. The pâtissier mentioned wanting to go independent, and I think a café of their own would do very well.
Dessert
I can’t remember how it tasted. I guess I’m in no position to blame politicians for bad memories. No, maybe I have a hidden talent for politics. If I’d had early training to develop it, I might be sitting in the National Assembly by now..