Jjigae-ae Gamdong, Pangyo
Because of my line of work, I know a lot of people in Pangyo. Honestly, if I had built a proper career, I would probably be working in some corner of Pangyo myself. I went out there to see everyone for the fir…
Because of my line of work, I know a lot of people in Pangyo. Honestly, if I had built a proper career, I would probably be working in some corner of Pangyo myself. I went out there to see everyone for the fir…
After a good long drinking session at Sicily, I still wanted something to finish off with, so we moved next door to Ipum. Ipum does not sell alcohol, but they do not mind if you bring in something from the con…
Sicily in Yeonnam-dong seems to have been famous among the serious drinkers for a long time, but I only got around to visiting now. They recently opened a branch on Garosu-gil in Sinsa-dong too, so really I co…
After a tasty first stop, we came over to imi for round two, just something light and sweet. Around here, imi is probably the only dessert place that can seat a party of seven or eight. Probably a pound cake …
Oddly enough, a lot of my drinking get-togethers were around this area. Thinking back, I suspect the idea was that once summer came, going out to meet up would become a hassle, so we should get our drinking in…
These days I tend not to go anywhere unless it is a restaurant run by a chef I know. A fine-dining meal usually costs at least 50,000 to 60,000 won and sometimes over 100,000 (and sometimes that gets doubled…..
I have been going to Polpo quite often lately, but even I did not expect to end up there back to back like this. Someone I know asked me to put together a meetup, and there are not many places around Gangnam y…
I was out in Pangyo for the day and had dinner at a naengmyeon place that is supposedly famous in West Pangyo. Bundang has Bundang Pyeongyang Myeonok, and Ilsan has a few naengmyeon spots too; maybe it has bec…
A small gourmet meetup with the usual crowd at Polpo. Calling it a gourmet meetup did not mean the menu itself changed much, but the bottles the participants brought along were something else. Corkage was not …
The soft serve craze finally seems to be dying down. The honey chip ice cream got on TV several times, there were lawsuits over the copycat shops, all sorts of drama. Korea is a country where everyone pounces …
Word that there was a cafe in Hongdae serving great patbingsu reached me all the way from the States. Hongdae is quite a trek for me these days, but with the weather heating up I made a point of going. The en…
On a Saturday in June when it looked like it might rain, I suddenly got a craving for Jeongin Myeonok and headed for Yeouido. I had originally planned to cycle there, but not wanting to get soaked I ran instea…