Tori Pub, Hongdae
I heard a rumour that Tori Pub, a new place in Hongdae, was running a promotion. It was a chance to drink Suntory beer on the cheap, and I was curious what kind of place it was, so after our get-together at Ic…
I heard a rumour that Tori Pub, a new place in Hongdae, was running a promotion. It was a chance to drink Suntory beer on the cheap, and I was curious what kind of place it was, so after our get-together at Ic…
One weekday, a spur-of-the-moment lamb dinner came together. The original plan was Unbong Sanjang, but there are not many places around there for a second round, so we settled on Ichiryu in Hongdae. These days…
I saw a post on Bistro Polpo’s official Twitter saying they had started serving trippa, so I dashed over for lunch that weekend. I am quite fond of offal dishes, and there are not many places in Korea th…
When I shipped my things from Japan to Korea, I forgot where I had put the key to my bike lock. Thanks to that, I could not really ride my bike for almost six months. Then one Saturday afternoon the new bike l…
Seren in Pangyo is an Italian restaurant opened on Pangyo’s cafe street by a chef I got to know well back at 2chef in Hongdae. Until recently it was operating under the name La Bilancia, but they refresh…
Anagoya near Boramae Park is a famous place, but what with the shop moving and me being busy in my own way, I only just got around to going. Since I was going anyway, I roped in one of the shop’s most lo…
Lately I have been going to Apgujeong Rodeo quite often. Not to hunt for restaurants, but because it is the best neighborhood in Korea for buying sneakers. I have no idea why so many shoe stores are clustered …
After a quick first round.. someone said they were craving gopchang jeongol for the first time in ages, so for round two we headed to Cheongeoram. We got there just as they were about to close up for the night…
Lately I have been hosting foodie meetups myself more and more, and as a result I end up going to gatherings here and there. I have been blogging for close to ten years, but I had hardly ever visited the same …
As soon as I got back from my trip to Japan, I headed straight to Bistro Polpo. Part of it is that I am friends with the owner-chef, but I also think it is the most easygoing bistro to use in Gangnam. Sparkli…
This trip came up suddenly for work, so I could not meet friends or make the rounds of good restaurants. It was a bit dull, but for the record, here are photos of the places I dropped by. The fountain at Maru…
Nishi-Azabu, an upscale residential area not far from Roppongi, is packed with really stylish, atmospheric restaurants. Among them, I had kept hearing that a tonkatsu specialist called Butagumi was famous, and…