imi, a Dessert Cafe in Hongdae
imi (意味) is a dessert cafe that just opened in Hongdae. Apparently the name comes from the Japanese word for “meaning.” Ah, so that’s what it means… Since it was new I went to check it …
imi (意味) is a dessert cafe that just opened in Hongdae. Apparently the name comes from the Japanese word for “meaning.” Ah, so that’s what it means… Since it was new I went to check it …
Not long ago I spent a stretch working near Sinsa Station. The neighbourhood is of course best known for its monkfish restaurants, but it also has loads of famous 24-hour haejangguk places. When I first starte…
This was a get-together back in the summer, so my memory’s a bit hazy. I haven’t been getting around to many proper restaurants lately, and there hasn’t been much worth posting either, but mo…
Mokran is a Chinese restaurant that offers outstanding value for money. I went a few times back when it was in Apgujeong, but this was my first visit since it moved to Seodaemun. We started with fried dumplin…
Back from Japan, I joined the gourmet group’s first get-together in a while, held at Namhae Bada. Lots of familiar faces, which was nice to see. Pomfret sashimi and hairtail sashimi This was my first …
Before heading off to Haneda I stopped by Tokyo Station for a bit. The Talisker 175th Anniversary bottle I’d spotted at Liquors Hasegawa a while ago kept nagging at me, so I went back specifically to buy…
Ginpei in Ginza is a Japanese restaurant that came up from Osaka. Dinner is a rather pricey full course, but lunch is cheap and generous, which has made it famous among the office workers around here. You get…
I don’t have much reason to come out to Uguisudani, so since I was here I couldn’t skip the local favorite. This is a place called Yakiniku Uguisudanien. Honestly, a Korean doesn’t really …
I go back and forth to Tokyo so often, and visit the famous dessert shops every time I’m here, that by now I’ve been to almost all the major ones I wanted to try. The one that (probably) caps it al…
There were a few well-known ramen shops in Tokyo I still hadn’t made it to, and this time one of them opened a branch on Tokyo Ramen Street under Tokyo Station, so I went. Ikaruga is famous for its women…
This was a short weekend trip, so I couldn’t get around much. Here’s a record of the quick little rounds I made. Gramercy Newyork in the basement of Takashimaya, Shinjuku I heard they sell a che…
Somehow two months have already passed since my trip to Tokyo. I go there often, but Tokyo always has something new. This time too I mostly went around places I hadn’t been to yet. Edogawa Park ItR…