Yeongchunok in Jongno
Yeongchunok in Jongno has a reputation as the place you go for tagwi — bone-in simmered beef — on a second round of drinks, so unless I happen to have a first round somewhere nearby it isn’t easy to get …
Yeongchunok in Jongno has a reputation as the place you go for tagwi — bone-in simmered beef — on a second round of drinks, so unless I happen to have a first round somewhere nearby it isn’t easy to get …
I heard a rumor that fresh olive oil had come in at Duomo in Hyoja-dong, so I made the time to go back before winter was over. The table Simple, isn’t it. Menabrea An Italian beer I’d had once before at B…
Gangnam is full of bars, so it also has plenty of hangover-soup places. There are several famous seolleongtang restaurants, including Usin and Yeongdong Seolleongtang in Sinsa-dong, but I heard the one with th…
Kim Jinhwan Bakery, famous for its milk bread, sits along the road from Sinchon to Hongdae. Distance-wise it’s actually closer to Sinchon, but the area around the bakery was originally known as the stret…
I was looking up chocolate shops for Valentine’s Day, and that was when I first heard the rumor that a handmade caramel specialist had opened in Hongdae. Apparently it actually opened around last summer….
I heard a rumor that Hugo & Victor, a dessert shop that’s all the rage in France these days, was coming to Korea around Valentine’s Day as a promotion at The Shilla, so I decided to go and see …
These days I’m deep into Korean soups and stews. Living abroad you can manage to eat most things, but soups and stews are the one category where it’s impossible to find anywhere that does them as p…
I had an errand at Napoleon Bakery in Apgujeong, and on the way I dropped into the Hyundai Department Store for a moment. Nothing grand – I just wanted to pick up some yuzu ponzu. Läderach A Swiss cho…
I got lucky and ended up at a Balvenie tasting meetup held at Mi Piace. It must have been a wonderful chance for anyone who loves Balvenie, and I got to learn a lot about Balvenie myself. Hot toddy The whis…
I suddenly had a craving for jjajangmyeon, so I went around hunting for a place that makes it well. There are a few famous spots in Seoul, and of those I decided on Kaehwa, the easiest Chinese place to get to….
A few French restaurants have opened in the Gangnam area recently, and the best reviewed of them is La Saison. I had a lunch appointment and was wondering where to go, so we ended up here — and it was very sat…
A friend called an impromptu meetup, so I headed out to Sadang. We went to a place called Yeongilman — apparently it is a famous spot in Sadang? Makhoe The most famous thing on this place’s menu is ma…