Anagoya in Nonhyeon-dong, Revisited
Went back to Anagoya with friends. Since I’ve been carrying a bottle of whisky around, this is the only place in Gangnam I can think of with a cheap corkage fee. This time we went up to the newly opened …
Went back to Anagoya with friends. Since I’ve been carrying a bottle of whisky around, this is the only place in Gangnam I can think of with a cheap corkage fee. This time we went up to the newly opened …
I met up with a college friend I hadn’t seen in over ten years at Miro Sikdang in Hongdae. We’ve both turned into middle-aged men. Miro Sikdang was packed again that day, and getting a table withou…
I’d long heard that Emoi in Jongno was good, and then I heard that Pho Chi Minh in Gwanghwamun was decent too. I picked a day and went, and I had no idea D Tower was such a nice place. Glad I made the tr…
I’d never been to Cheung Kee Noodle House, the new place in Cheongdam-dong, so this time I finally set a date and went. Front entrance Unlike the other branches, the menu here has dim sum as well…
Met up with some junior developers in Guro for lunch. We went to a chain place called Jjamppong Sanghoe, and it was actually pretty decent. Budae-jjigae jjamppong It looked very trendy, so I gave it a …
One round didn’t feel like enough, so for round two we headed to Mangwon Udon, a local favorite around here. The place was packed. Broth Udon Anyone who has tried it once knows how…
Hongdae, Yeonnam and Yeonhui-dong have gotten a bit stale, so we set up a meet in Mangwon-dong instead. Cheongeoram was packed, though, so we ended up at Dalgona. Inside Nice and clean. Kkakdugi…
Café Dior in Cheongdam is a place where you can enjoy top-class desserts in a luxurious setting. It’s a place I can’t help but love, though I don’t get the chance to go all that often. …
Neurinmaeul Brewery, the makgeolli pub chain run by the Baesangmyun Brewery company, is so popular that there are branches all over Seoul. There is one near Gangnam Station too, and without a reservation you a…
Work took me to Ttukseom a few times. People call it a bit of a food desert, but there turned out to be a handful of places worth eating at. As always, wherever you go, you have to tag along with the locals to…
There are so many get-togethers at the end of the year. The Epicure club’s year-end party was at Deoham Hanugol, so off I went. Dried mango Before the side dishes come out, the snacks they had pr…
My first visit to Noryangjin since the new market building opened. Hmm… well… it wasn’t all that impressive. It didn’t have to be DDP-level, but they could have done a lot better, which…