Hannam-dong Naju gomtang near Yeoksam Station
On a day off in April I was wandering around Yeoksam-dong when a Naju gomtang place caught my eye. It somehow looked promising – the way the guy in Kodoku no Gurume picks a restaurant – so I went i…
On a day off in April I was wandering around Yeoksam-dong when a Naju gomtang place caught my eye. It somehow looked promising – the way the guy in Kodoku no Gurume picks a restaurant – so I went i…
A friend came out to Gangnam Station and suggested we go eat some meat, and after dithering over where to go we settled on the safe bet, Bongpiyang. It sits behind Samsung Town, near the Koatel building. It…
There are countless sundaeguk joints in Seoul, but when I sat down and counted the ones that really deserve to be called great, there were fewer than I expected. To qualify, a place needs history and a name, n…
Hanguk Sundaeguk is a well-known sundaeguk place in Yangjae-dong. The sundae is good, and on top of that it has the advantage of being open 24 hours. The customers never stop coming. The front entrance Ther…
After the sushi we walked over slowly, partly to help digestion, to a German bakery called Achso in Hannam-dong. It was hard to judge on the map, and while it is within walking distance, it turned out to be qu…
It wasn’t long after my visit to Pyeongyang Myeonok that I ended up at Eulji Myeonok as well. I’d felt it before, but this time I could clearly tell that Eulji Myeonok is different from your typica…
I spent a night at The Shilla Seoul and got up late in the morning. I can see that the Shilla is a fine hotel, but sleeping in the middle of Seoul just doesn’t do much for me. Having the duty free shop r…
I had to eat something for dinner, but I wasn’t set up to cook at home and couldn’t be bothered, so I went to 2chef for a light meal. I’ve posted about this place so many times that writing a…
Bon Galbi is a galbi house run by The Born Korea, the group behind Saemaeul Sikdang and Hansin Pocha. The fact that it works with imported Australian beef does hold it back from being a truly outstanding resta…
After leaving Oroom Dining, the next place I stopped by is somewhere that has recently built a reputation as one of Itaewon’s best. Maybell Bakery It’s also the place that ran a Window Bakery ev…
With White Day coming up.. buying candy, which isn’t exactly good for your teeth, felt a bit off.. so I was thinking of getting chocolate instead, and then I heard a rumor that Armani Dolci had opened in…
After a really good sundae at Yeonnam Wangsundae, I suddenly got hooked on sundae. Around that time I was also watching the Japanese drama Kodoku no Gurume religiously, which got me interested in food you can …