Menya Hanabi in Sinsa
Menya Hanabi is an unusual place.. they made their name selling Taiwan-style mazesoba in Nagoya, then set up their Korean main branch on Songnidan-gil and opened this branch in Sinsa-dong.. Well.. as long as i…
Menya Hanabi is an unusual place.. they made their name selling Taiwan-style mazesoba in Nagoya, then set up their Korean main branch on Songnidan-gil and opened this branch in Sinsa-dong.. Well.. as long as i…
I mostly work around Sinsa-dong, and with so many bars there, I often end up meeting people at the good spots in that neighborhood. Somunnan Masan Agu Haemul Jjim It’s a restaurant a bit off the agujjim…
There’s a place called Hankuk Sundae in Yangjae-dong. I remember having a really good meal here ages ago. I dropped by to make up for the Wagari letdown… Front entrance It’s a bit of a shame…
I have no idea why, but Hanti has a whole cluster of decent dessert shops. Something to do with all the cram schools, maybe? Anyway, one of the newer dessert shops looked promising, so I stopped by. The front …
A fine autumn day.. (a bit of fine dust in the air, though..) I headed out to Yongdu-dong for some sundae.. and stopped by here and there along the way.. Somewhere in Yongdu-dong.. Oh my.. Autumn.. Autumn…..
We had a guys’ night out in Seolleung and went to a place called Ojingeo Cheongchun (“Squid Youth”). There are a ridiculous number of branches around this neighborhood. I hear squid catches h…
Maison Kitsuné has opened on Garosu-gil… This is the vibe… It’s even hipper than the Omotesando one. Looks like Korea has become a hipster nation too… Great for taking Instagram shots….
I was walking past and Kim Jinhwan Bakery happened to be open, so I picked up some bread. The front entrance The trendy bakeries these days sell out on pre-orders and you can’t buy anything, but this pl…
It’s been quite a while since Menya Itadori, the curry tantanmen place, opened. Itadori is originally famous for its curry udon, so I figured it had to be good, but I just couldn’t find the time to…
I stop by here so often that I’ll keep this short. Baguette This is what a proper crusty loaf should be like. Bread White bread The white bread got better ingredients, and the price went up quite a bi…
Thanks to Ugly Delicious, interest in pizza seems to be rising all over the world. Tokyo has its famous pizza places too. I went to one that’s been trending lately: Pizza Studio Tamaki, or PST for short….
Jun Ujita (Pâtisserie Jun Ujita) is a dessert shop in a slightly awkward spot on the outskirts of Tokyo. Gakugei-daigaku is the closest station, more or less… anyway, it takes real determination to get t…