Hayeonok, a Jinju naengmyeon place in Hongdae
I’ve never been to Jinju, so I’ve never had the original Jinju naengmyeon, but its reputation isn’t all that great. How to put it, it feels like it has no real roots.. the history is short an…
I’ve never been to Jinju, so I’ve never had the original Jinju naengmyeon, but its reputation isn’t all that great. How to put it, it feels like it has no real roots.. the history is short an…
A budae jjigae place called Namsanteo has opened near Sinnonhyeon. Apparently it was originally well known over in Cheongdam, and it does Songtan-style budae jjigae. Namsanteo seems to be a place name over in …
A friend of mine said they’d got hold of tickets to a film preview screening, so off I went. Squid legs instead of dinner It took me ages just to get to the car park, so this ended up being my dinner.. …
It’s not just Gangnam Station: anywhere there are lots of young people, you’ll find izakayas with private rooms, prices that aren’t all that steep, and food that’s decent enough. I woul…
Pâtisserie Crémiel, which I dropped into on my way past — it’s already massively popular on Instagram. Chausson aux pommes Babka The pastries Chausson aux pommes Chocolate roll How to put it.. rathe…
58 Hokkien Soba is a Chinese-style ramen shop from the owner who used to run Cheung Kee Noodle House, the Hong Kong-style wonton noodle place. The entrance It’s down in the basement. The old Cheung Kee …
Good Stuff Eatery made the news before it even opened, with its hydroponic organic vegetables and its Obama burger.. it opened in a fairly eye-catching spot by Gangnam Station, with a flashy interior. It’…
A friend of mine went off to Hokkaido and came back with all kinds of souvenirs for me. There were so many that I thought I’d sort through them here. Chikuwa Pan Chikuwa is basically a fish cake, the so…
Wasabeef with the most wasabi ever It’s a Wasabeef that blows your sinuses wide open, but I don’t think there’s any need to eat it this spicy. It’s a novelty product, really… Sev…
This was back when COVID still was not over, so before flying out I went to Akasaka to get a PCR test. Harry Potter Cafe.. I had no idea there was a full-blown cafe like this.. I must have turned up early tha…
One of Yokohama’s local ramen varieties is something called sanmamen. In Japan “sanma” usually means Pacific saury, but the taste has nothing to do with saury at all. The sign The shop has a…
In Hamamatsucho there’s a place called Donghae Banjeom, or Tokai Hanten in Japanese, and since it just looks like a neighbourhood diner I’d been ignoring it all this time. This is the place Who wo…