7th door in Cheongdam
7th door is a Korean fine dining restaurant in Cheongdam-dong. It made this year’s Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list. Honestly, other places seem to get more attention these days.. which is exactly w…
7th door is a Korean fine dining restaurant in Cheongdam-dong. It made this year’s Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list. Honestly, other places seem to get more attention these days.. which is exactly w…
Just leaving a record of some unusual things I ate. Ultra Garlic These are potato chips packed with garlic right up to the limit, born from a collaboration between WAGYUMAFIA, a high-end yakiniku restaurant, …
I was surprised to find out there’s a Swiss bakery in Seochon. Because I really thought I’d been to just about every worthwhile spot in Seochon. And yet there was still a place I didn’t know …
I spent some time wandering the streets of Myeongdong. 10-won bread This turns out to be surprisingly popular with tourists.. Maybe it’s because there’s cheese inside and it tastes sweet.. It feel…
When it comes to naengmyeon places, some people will tell you Woo Lae Oak is the best, or that Pyeongyang Myeonok is the one to go to.. but they are a high hurdle when you are trying to take a group somewhere….
I heard another good bakery had opened in Bupyeong, so I went to check it out. The place It’s a shop called AROM Bake, and the line here is always long. I came right before closing this day, so there wa…
Down in the basement of Bupyeong Station, between exits 6 and 7, there’s a place called Ekinomae Bakery. I first heard of them when they opened a counter in a department store, and it struck me that a sh…
The main reason I went to Yongin was to visit Dae Jang Geum Park. Dae Jang Geum Park in the distance It sits somewhere so awkward to reach that you find yourself wondering who would put a park here. I’m…
Sammidang is a makguksu place in Yongin, but it seems to be better known for its mandu jeongol (dumpling hot pot). The place The parking lot is well set up. The sign “Goes without saying,” it cla…
I went out to Yongin for the day. FlyStation is a place where you can do indoor skydiving, and it looked like fun, so I dropped in. A cylinder like this.. Wind blows up from below, and that is what lifts you …
I go to Paulie’s Pizza on a regular basis. Drinks menu There was something called Peanut Butter, so I gave it a try. Inside We got there early so the place was empty, but it filled right up. A popular …
A round-up of the various gifts I have been given lately. White Ship tuna flakes Top-grade tuna gets eaten as sashimi and the lower grades end up in cans, and this one is made from tuna that is a cut above th…