Songdo has a different feel from what you would call Incheon. Incheon’s history is basically one of expansion, but up through Bupyeong, Yeonsu and Geomam it still felt like an extension of the old Incheo…
I had no idea the Riverside Hotel had a restaurant other than the buffet, but the food turned out to be pretty decent. The prices are on the high side, of course.. Side dishes Clean, nice atmosphere, a…
On a bright spring day, around the end of April, I visited Tomi’s Bakery. I am working my way through the breads I have not tried yet, one by one. With spring getting shorter every year, going all the wa…
One evening with no plans, a friend and I did a loop around the Yeonnam-dong and Yeonhui-dong area. It is a nice thing to still have a friend to go on restaurant tours with at this age. Mutahiro I had …
When it comes to dakgalbi, Chuncheon is the place, but I heard there was a dakgalbi restaurant in Yeokgok that beats Chuncheon, so I went to check it out. Come out of exit 2 of Yeokgok Station and go straight,…
A friend came over from New York for a visit, so we stopped by Bistro Polpo. It is, after all, the bistro that represents Korea. Bread from Lee Boulanger I bought some bread before heading to Polpo. A …
On my way back from an outing I stopped by Bokhwaru. Mul-mandu (boiled dumplings) They made a pretty good side dish. Yuni jjajang (jjajangmyeon with minced pork) Mixed well The jjajangm…
Right in the middle of Yeongdong Market there’s a Thai restaurant called Banpichai. I’d tried a few times before, but it was always closed and I never got in. It seems to have settled down lately, …
The Original Pancake House is a well-known American chain, and now it has come to Korea. It’s popular, so the line was long. From what I hear, the flavors and portion sizes have been adapted for Korea. &…
With spring here, I did a loop around the Hongdae area. The old rail line under construction It’s supposed to become a park, but I’m already worried about how the neighbourhood will change….
A pizza place has opened in Mangwon-dong. Asparagus Drenched in truffle oil, so there was no way it could taste bad. Beer Beer with pizza, naturally. They don’t sell wine, apparently̷…
I went to Busan on a business trip. Thanks to the KTX a day trip is doable now, which is nice, but with no overnight stay I end up going all the way to Busan and coming back without doing anything. At least I …