Namseongjip in Isu
There’s a traditional market near Isu Station, and Namseongjip is a place that has been in business inside it for a very long time. It’s famous as a sundaeguk restaurant that puts no sundae in the …
There’s a traditional market near Isu Station, and Namseongjip is a place that has been in business inside it for a very long time. It’s famous as a sundaeguk restaurant that puts no sundae in the …
I had an appointment near the Express Bus Terminal, and since I didn’t have much time I just grabbed something quick at the cafe attached to Dean & DeLuca. Roughly this kind of atmosphere.. In Ko…
I’d heard for ages that there was a Korean set-menu restaurant famous for its bibimbap in Myeongdong, the area where all the Japanese visitors gather, and this time I finally got the chance to go. The ma…
I met a friend in Myeongdong, had a light meal at Kaehwa, and then headed over to Payard. Unless you are in Hongdae, Garosu-gil or Apgujeong, there are not many neighborhoods with a decent number of dessert ca…
After a really good sundae at Yeonnam Wangsundae, I suddenly got hooked on sundae. Around that time I was also watching the Japanese drama Kodoku no Gurume religiously, which got me interested in food you can …
Someone just back from Paris brought along some cheese, so we had a casual meetup at 2chef. Bread first We picked up a pain de campagne from Paul & Paulina and asked them to serve it for us. I think th…
These days it feels like all the hot new shops have gathered in Hongdae. I pick up information about good places from blogs and various channels, and there are just too many I want to try. So whenever a reason…
A little while ago I heard that a dessert specialty shop had opened near Dosan Park. The concept is that the owner herself makes the desserts live, right there at the counter, which is rather nice. I’ve …
Edward Kwon has closed The Spice in Itaewon and opened a new restaurant in Hannam-dong. It’s a place called The Mixed One, and it turned out to be a fairly casual restaurant. Edward Kwon’s cooking …
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 …
Grill Demiglace is a restaurant in Palpan-dong. Palpan-dong is the little neighborhood you reach when you head a bit further in from Samcheong-dong. There’s always a police officer posted at the mouth of…
Around Valentine’s I tried Läderach chocolates and liked them so much that, while I was over at Duomo, I stopped by Läderach’s shop-cum-café in the Seoul Finance Center. It turns out there’s …