Jungnimjang, a Seolleongtang Joint in Seodaemun
Jungnimjang is one of my favourite seolleongtang places, and the value is unbeatable. These days I haven’t seen anywhere else selling the large (“teuk”) bowl for 8,000 won. Kimchi You…
Jungnimjang is one of my favourite seolleongtang places, and the value is unbeatable. These days I haven’t seen anywhere else selling the large (“teuk”) bowl for 8,000 won. Kimchi You…
Wandering around the Sogo department store in Yokohama, I kept spotting interesting things. They still have the Yoichi 10 Year. Grabbed it without a second thought. This is a dessert shop from a…
There’s a branch of Sushi no Midori called Katsu inside the Sogo department store in Yokohama, so I went with a friend. It’s a conveyor-belt sushi place, but the value is so good there’s alwa…
A friend of mine lives in Yokohama, so this time I stayed there for a good while. Autumn sky A residential neighbourhood It looks so laid-back. Autumn sky Sky The …
In Morishita there’s an izakaya I love called Yamariki. The main branch Maybe because it was raining, it was fairly quiet. Hardly any line either. The menu The prices are wonderful.  …
Upscale coffee houses charging around 1,000 yen a cup are popular in Japan these days. Places like Tsubakiya Coffee and Hoshino Coffee. This time I went to Tsubakiya. Mont Blanc cake and iced coffee Th…
Matsuya, the soba shop in Kanda, is a place I’d wanted to visit for ages. These days I’m busy ticking things off my bucket list. Ten-zaru soba It isn’t cheap, but the noodles are trul…
There are lots of izakayas around Kabukicho in Shinjuku, and Kanae is one of them. It isn’t cheap, but they cook with seasonal ingredients. Sashimi These days there are plenty of places in Korea …
In the autumn of 2015, a trip to Tokyo came up out of the blue. Not a holiday, though – a business trip. Incheon Airport lounge A quick drink. My card gets me in free three times a year, so I mig…
Every so often I get a craving for the junky flavour of Bupyeong Makguksu. This wasn’t one of those days, but Bokhwaru was closed, so I came here as plan B. Makguksu The broth is as addictive as …
I’d heard that two Chinese places had opened in Idae: one is Seowang Mandu and the other is Hwasang Sonmandu. When you factor in going somewhere for round two, eating in the Hongdae area is the best opti…
Of all the places I ate at while working around City Hall, the two I loved most were this one, Aesung Hoegwan, and Won Daegutang. Jungnimjang was great value, the old-school heavyweights like Cheongjinok and B…