Lunches in November 2023
The burger from Bun Patty Bun It tastes good, but you do have to stop and think about spending this much on lunch. Fried rice from the neighborhood Thai place Not great, this one. Sundubu-jjigae Just so-so….
The burger from Bun Patty Bun It tastes good, but you do have to stop and think about spending this much on lunch. Fried rice from the neighborhood Thai place Not great, this one. Sundubu-jjigae Just so-so….
There is a place in Gyodae that is famous for its samgyetang. A place like this.. It is not that I dislike samgyetang myself, but I find it remarkable that Gyodae has a samgyetang place with enough regulars c…
Inha Sundaeguk in Gyodae is famous, so I went along. Going back and forth through this neighborhood, you soon work out which places are the popular ones. The front Even late at night it is full of people. The…
Seocho Myeongga is a haemul-jjim (steamed seafood) specialist, the kind of old-timer that has been holding down this neighborhood forever. A place like this The inside is roomier than I expected. The spread …
BARolo is always a welcome sight, whenever I go. A place like this A bottle of wine Cheese Jean Fillioux Reserve Familiale It’s a cognac whose name isn’t all that well known. There are countles…
Daekwanwon is famous as one of the very few genuinely Chinese-run Chinese restaurants in Seoul, and I had wanted to go for ages, but getting a group together was not easy, so I am only making it there now. You…
Evening came around and obviously dakgalbi was in order, so I headed for Myeongdong in Chuncheon, the most famous spot for it. Dakgalbi places are actually dotted all over Chuncheon, but for a first go you hea…
I had no idea before I went, but a bakery called Daewondang is, in a way, about as famous in Chuncheon as Sungsimdang is. A place like this It’s a seriously big place. Chuncheon scenery A river runs th…
Chuncheon is closer than I had thought, and the fare barely costs anything. Taking the Gyeongchun Line does leave my back a bit sore, but a day trip is perfectly doable. So I went out there on a day trip in th…
Boksoondoga has opened up at Seoul Station.. Where things sell, they really do sell, it seems. Kickstand What this is, is a stand that charges pre-iPhone-15 iPhones over USB-C using MagSafe.. and then I boug…
Just posting a bit of everything. Sugine Sikdang It’s a neighborhood Korean buffet place. Dishes like these The side dishes were really pretty good. I thought this is the kind of home-style set-meal pl…
Bistro Noo is a reasonably priced, reasonable Western restaurant. It is a long way from being a great place to eat.. Table setting If it has a strength, it would be that you can have a meal in a decent atmosp…