Two Taco Joints, Garosu-gil
One evening I had no time to cook, and Chinese food did not really appeal either, so while wondering what to eat I decided to compare two taco places in Garosu-gil that had been on my mind for a while. …
One evening I had no time to cook, and Chinese food did not really appeal either, so while wondering what to eat I decided to compare two taco places in Garosu-gil that had been on my mind for a while. …
About ten years ago I visited Namdang Port on Anmyeondo, where the jumbo shrimp festival is held every autumn. Apart from enjoying some shrimp at a not-so-cheap price, I had no particular memories of it. I had…
I had not really planned on going to Polpo that day, but suddenly we had enough people for whisky, so round two was Polpo without a second thought. Among the places in the Gangnam area where you can bring your…
These days, whenever I make plans to meet someone in Gangnam, I pretty much only end up at Sicily or Polpo. Given my tastes, I do not go around looking for restaurants to drink beer, wine, sake or whisky at (I…
I wanted something a little special, so I went to DesserTree. The desserts you get at an ordinary restaurant in Korea are not exactly high level, but the desserts here are up there. I have known this place for…
I had some business in Yeouido on the weekend, but Yeouido being what it is, hardly any restaurants are open on weekends. So I could not make it to the place I had originally planned on, and dropped into Jeong…
I heard there was a Chinese restaurant in Yeonnam-dong that only starts folding the dumplings once you order, so I went to check it out. There are quite a few places in Korea that do good dumplings, but I am n…
I had a craving for The Old Croissant Factory for the first time in ages, so I went. Honestly, I never expected this place to stay in business this long. The quality is very high, but the prices are just as hi…
I had a reason to head out to Insadong for the first time in ages, so I dropped by Duomo while I was at it. Duomo is a place that makes home-style Italian food with good ingredients. The flavours and the clean…
Getting to Hongdae from Gangnam is such a trek that these days I hardly ever go. Yet lately most of the places worth trying seem to be opening in Hongdae or north of the river. Since I cannot go often, I picke…
Yomenya Goemon, famous in Japan for its unusual concept of pasta you eat with chopsticks, has a branch at Gangnam Station. I had known that for a while, and this time I finally paid a visit. Gangnam Station is…
Donghaejang in Pyeongtaek is a pretty famous Chinese-Korean restaurant. It looks far away, but it is in the greater Seoul area and fairly easy to get to, so surprisingly many people have already been. I had kn…