Miro Sikdang, Hongdae
Miro Sikdang is in the middle of moving right now. The only flaw of this place is that you can never get a seat. No idea how the menu or the atmosphere will change after the move. I will have to visit as soon …
Miro Sikdang is in the middle of moving right now. The only flaw of this place is that you can never get a seat. No idea how the menu or the atmosphere will change after the move. I will have to visit as soon …
Cucciolo in Haebangchon is already wildly popular, and they have even opened a second place, Maremma, in Itaewon, and only now am I getting around to posting this. I went late in the evening and the place was …
Opas treats me like a VIP and I go there far too often, so I don’t post every visit, but on the days I drink something special I can’t help writing it down for the record. Donkey Kick It…
There is a great-looking building that went up recently (well, a year ago..) in Sinsa-dong, and Cadelune is the cafe on its first floor. I came here for a meet-up, and what a lovely place it turned out to be. …
There was once a tempura specialist called Uma in Hongdae. It was a sister shop of Genji, a well-known Japanese restaurant in the Hongdae area, and it had a good reputation, but sadly it closed down.. The peop…
Seoul has countless samgyeopsal joints, but the best one is always the samgyeopsal joint near your own habitat. Nobody travels far just for samgyeopsal. While I was working in this neighbourhood, Jinseongjip f…
Jeonju Cheonggukjang is a place near Sinsa Station that runs 24 hours, and it is more of an everyday rice joint than a gourmet spot. There are plenty of big-name haejangguk places nearby, but sometimes I just …
Maison M’O is so popular that I can hardly ever get there. Last summer I somehow managed to find the time. I ordered a few small things in the cafe space. Creme brulee with Laphroaig I or…
Booze is a really good bar, but I rarely have a reason to go to Hannam-dong on my own. That goes for most good restaurants, not just Booze. Without a foodie get-together it is not easy to make a special trip t…
I have been to Polpo so many times, but it has this magic that keeps pulling me back again and again. This visit was especially meaningful since I came with a guest from France. Bubbles of the day They…
There is a restaurant alley between Sinsa Station and Nonhyeon Station, and that is where Bonga Pyeongyang Myeonok, part of the traditional Pyeongyang Myeonok family, is. Go about one more subway stop and ther…
Saying 2015 makes it feel like quite a while ago now. In the summer of 2015, as always, there was a BBQ at Nanji Campground, and with lots of people showing up and plenty of delicious ingredients, it was anoth…