Namseoul Abai Sundae at Gangnam Station
There’s a sundae-guk place in Gangnam I’ve loved since my first years as a working adult. It’s Namseoul Abai Sundae, and you could call it the origin of my sundae life. Not many places in Gan…
There’s a sundae-guk place in Gangnam I’ve loved since my first years as a working adult. It’s Namseoul Abai Sundae, and you could call it the origin of my sundae life. Not many places in Gan…
Whenever a friend comes over from Japan, Seongsan Wang Galbi is where I usually take them. You can sightsee around Hongdae, then hop in a taxi and go eat a thoroughly Korean meat dinner, which makes for a nice…
I’d heard that Cafe de Paris, the place everyone’s been talking about lately, had a branch in Bupyeong, so I went to check it out. It’s on the third floor of a building in the nightlif…
The autumn weather was lovely, so I went out to Songdo for the day. Well… no explanation needed, really. I came home having soaked up plenty of the charm of Songdo, the giant planned city. …
I really like Bokhwaru, so whenever I need a meal near home I just head there without a second thought. The sign They’ve done a little renovation, so it’s cleaner now at least. The m…
I heard Piaf had moved to Garosu-gil in Sinsa-dong, so I paid a visit. It’s tucked away on a back street, so it wasn’t exactly easy to find. The front entrance It’s gotten a lot bigge…
I’d heard Jangho Wanggopchang was famous for its lunchtime jjalla, but it wasn’t the kind of place I could go to alone. Luckily I managed to join someone who works nearby. Getting to a good restaur…
I’d known there was a chocolate shop in Gwanghwamun ever since Angel’s Share first opened, because that’s where you could try Chocolat DJ’s chocolates. I never had a reason to go to Gwa…
I came here for a social get-together at the Banyan Tree Hotel. The room layout was a bit odder than I expected: a long L-shape, and rather cramped. Still, it was fine for a group of people to hang out in. I s…
I heard a rumor that Magnolia Bakery had opened at the Pangyo Hyundai Department Store, so I rushed over. There’s no line these days, but back then the queue was monstrous. Still, hurrying over as soon a…
I heard a decent bar had opened in Hongdae, so I went to check it out. It’s not the kind of location where you’d expect a bar like this, which got me wondering what the rent must be. (Us middle-age…
Seohwa, a charcoal grill place in Seosomun, is a really good meat restaurant in the City Hall area. As always, you have to ask the locals to find the neighborhood gems. No matter how much I searched for restau…