Asakusaken Bunten, a Ramen Shop
Asakusaken Bunten is a seriously good ramen shop, but the line is always long. The table Water Ramen A very standard shoyu (soy sauce) ramen, and it is exactly because it tastes this good that the line gets…
Asakusaken Bunten is a seriously good ramen shop, but the line is always long. The table Water Ramen A very standard shoyu (soy sauce) ramen, and it is exactly because it tastes this good that the line gets…
Posting a bit of everything. Suntory Premium Highball Hakushu With a series like this the first release is always the best, and after that it feels like they can throw it together and it’ll still sell…..
I go to Japan so often that posting airport photos is honestly getting a bit tedious. Plenty of people about. So many, in fact, that unless you get there nice and early, even making your flight becomes a stru…
A mixed bag this time. Thin-skin boiled dumplings I bought them on sale, and boiled dumplings turn out to be far easier to make than fried ones. Drop them in boiling water and you are done in three minutes.. …
There is a place in Gyodae that does gopchang (grilled beef intestines) really well, so I went along. The thing is, the shop is in a basement, so even when you know where it is it is hard to find. The entrance…
Jangkkobang, the kimchi jjigae place in Seocho, isn’t the easiest spot to eat at on your own, so I’d never made it there — but an acquaintance came to visit, and I finally got my chance. It’s…
I feel like I go to Barolo in Yeonnam-dong really often, and I suspect I’ll keep going just as often. There aren’t many places like it. Today’s wine I don’t know much about wine, so I …
Dumpling Jin is a mandu (dumpling) specialist in Hongdae. A place like this in Hongdae? I thought, but when I looked it up it turned out they have been open for quite a long time. Here it is They only seat yo…
Maybe it’s because of Sung Si-kyung? The line at Jinyeong Myeonok is so long that actually getting to eat there isn’t easy. But I got lucky this day and made it in. Jinyeong Myeonok It’s in …
I heard Baekkyung Distillery was running a pop-up in Yeouido, so I went to take a look. The vibe The bottles You could buy every type they make, and on this day they even had the distilled spirits. Bottles l…
Millean was featured on You Quiz on the Block, the popular Korean TV show, and its flan was such a hit that the queue got long. I was curious as well, but I couldn’t be bothered to stand in line, so I ne…
Essence is one of the few authentic French restaurants left in Korea. These days everyone seems to have moved on to contemporary cuisine. The place Nice atmosphere. Inside Very tidy. Everybody does the inter…