Gullim, a bakery in Nonhyeon
I found Gullim in Nonhyeon purely by chance, just walking down the street. I suppose I was lucky. It moved to Seongsu a long time ago now, and this was close to the very end of its run here. The entrance One …
I found Gullim in Nonhyeon purely by chance, just walking down the street. I suppose I was lucky. It moved to Seongsu a long time ago now, and this was close to the very end of its run here. The entrance One …
Well… it’s a chain, so the food isn’t anything outstanding. Not that there’s anything wrong with it either… Bossam fixings Bossam Pretty standard. The broth Mandu… Hones…
Batgodong in Apgujeong.. I’d heard it has a reputation as a great place for a drink, but I never seem to find an occasion to go. Then again, we have Coupang Eats. Squid bulgogi Sweet and spicy. The squi…
Yagwanmun (Chinese bush clover) There are all sorts of yagwanmun out there — the harvest time matters, and if it has been washed before drying you don’t have to wash it again later.. so I bought a bit o…
Everyone already knows how good I PHO U is.. but going back and forth just to eat it isn’t an easy thing in these COVID days. Then I searched Coupang Eats and I PHO U came up, so I gave it a try and orde…
I’d always assumed you couldn’t get into Costco without a membership.. turns out that’s not quite true. You can get in with a gift certificate. Only members can buy those certificates, but th…
There is a restaurant near Gyodae Station called Hwanggeumkongbat that is famous for its tofu. I had been wanting to try it, but with the times being what they are I never got around to it, until I found out t…
Garak Market is a big market you can get to on a Ttareungi (Seoul’s public bike share). I went over on the weekend, partly for the exercise. Like this.. Having a car does make buying things a bit easier…
I’d heard there was a famous Chinese-run Chinese restaurant in Apgujeong, and when the chance came up I went to check it out. Gadam The place has a certain presence to it. Plenty of seats, and it was pa…
I heard there was a good gimbap place in Nakseongdae, so I went to have a look. The view on the way there There are so many hills around here that the views are great. Owol’s Special Gimbap I got it to…
A Cuban sandwich shows up in the movie Chef, and ever since I saw it I’d been thinking, man, I want to try that. Then I heard there was a place specialising in them, so off I went. The place The interio…
Working near Sinnonhyeon, I seem to end up at OCTORS on a regular basis. Octopus Octopus Octopus The octopus is excellent, but the portions are on the small side. Makes me think it works better as a second-…