Bar Tender, Ginza
Part of the reason for doing a first round in Shimbashi was so we could head to Ginza for round two. This bar is run by Kazuo Ueda, the inventor of the hard shake. It’s famous and I’d wanted to vis…
Part of the reason for doing a first round in Shimbashi was so we could head to Ginza for round two. This bar is run by Kazuo Ueda, the inventor of the hard shake. It’s famous and I’d wanted to vis…
For round two we headed to a cocktail bar in Hannam-dong. I heard it was opened by Lim Byung-jin, one of the masters of the Korean cocktail scene. The vibe… Hannam-dong is really getting built up…
Daddy Seoul is the second branch of Angel’s Share in Yeonnam-dong. Second branch or not, the menu and the atmosphere have apparently changed completely, so I was curious how and hurried over to see. &nbs…
No matter what kind of get-together it is, it hardly ever ends at the first place. When you go out, you have to go out properly, otherwise it’s just boring. So I’m always thinking about the route, …
Those in the know will know that Factory is a cocktail bar that has been a fixture in Hongdae for a long time. It was around before the single malt boom ever hit Korea. I heard a rumor that they had opened a s…
I was in Odaiba for work this time, and one evening on my way home I stopped by a small bar called The SOHO Bar. This is the place. It’s tiny, run by a single bartender. A glass of beer W…
Jinga is a Chinese restaurant opened in Yeonnam-dong by chef Jin Saeng-yong, who I gather became popular on a food show called Junghwa Daebanjeom. I don’t really watch food shows (or rather, I barely wat…
As everyone knows, Yeonnam-dong has plenty of good places, and which one you end up at seems to come down to taste. Sicily is delicious, but with nobody to go drink soju with, I only ever walk past without goi…
Bar hoppers tend to hit several bars in a single evening, and this was one of those nights. A famous bartender from Japan was guesting at Booze, so I stopped by. Snacks Not sure why I took this photo&#…
Coffee Bar K has a branch in Hannam-dong, and I had a bit of free time, so I dropped in. Glass of water The atmosphere is absolutely top-notch. Korea needs a lot more places like this. Daiquiri …
One hectic day I opened this whisky at Opas. I think the owner was curious and told me to go ahead and open it.. Three Rivers Littlemill 25 Year Old. It’s from a distillery that’s now close…
I heard a decent bar had opened in Hongdae, so I went to check it out. It’s not the kind of location where you’d expect a bar like this, which got me wondering what the rent must be. (Us middle-age…