LE PAIN in Myeongdong
A while back I went to LE PAIN on Songnidan-gil and found out that the Mammoth is only sold in Myeongdong, so I came back for another go at it. The Junior Mammoth I got there early, but they told me the Mammo…
A while back I went to LE PAIN on Songnidan-gil and found out that the Mammoth is only sold in Myeongdong, so I came back for another go at it. The Junior Mammoth I got there early, but they told me the Mammo…
Mungtigi is basically raw beef, and I had always figured that raw beef is raw beef, much the same wherever you go. Yukhoe or sashimi at best, right? But that day something just clicked and I wanted to try mung…
Mother-in-law means your wife’s mother, so I take it the name means they have recreated the taste of the bagels their mother-in-law used to make. You could call it the one and only survivor in the dying …
Todah Bagel is a cafe-like bagel shop near Nambu Bus Terminal. This kind of vibe.. At lunchtime the place fills up with young women. This neighborhood is a bit like that, since there aren’t many tidy pl…
A long time ago, Sinpo Market and Chinatown felt really far apart. Chinatown back then wasn’t much to speak of, either. But going there recently, the two are practically joined together. Chinatown just k…
Even within Incheon, areas like Dongincheon and Jemulpo are total old town. These days when you say Incheon people think of Songdo, Cheongna, Gajeong and so on, but before that there was a time when Bupyeong w…
Mexican food seems to be getting more and more popular in Korea too. Among all of them, I went to Villa Guerrero, which has a reputation for being good. A fresh-pollack stew and gejang spot I shot on the way …
Baker’s Tale is a cafe and bakery that has been in business in this neighborhood for a long time. A place like this A little shabby, but it has the feel of a shop that runs on its regulars.. Breads like…
Over in Dongdaemun there is the famous Waglewagle Jokbal, one of Seoul’s three great jokbal places or something like that, though I am not really sure. Inside and the menu There are seats to eat in here…
I had heard rumors that there was a good haejangguk place in Dongdaemun, but I never had a reason to go all the way out to Dongdaemun for a drink, so I have only just made it there. It is in an alley like this…
Ihak Galbi is a grill-house chain over in the Incheon area, and I’d heard that while the meat is good, the galbitang is especially good, so I gave it a go. It was packed with people right from the entrance. Po…
Tamna Doyaji is probably one of the most popular samgyeopsal joints in Korea. This is the place. You might not think so from the outside, but it is open 24 hours and always packed with people. I had never see…