A market has popped up at the apartment complex near where I live. The vibe It looked a bit ramshackle, but people are turning up in droves. The vibe There’s a playground for the kids too. Like this.. …
It had been a while, so I ordered chicken at home. This is the chicken… It’s my first time ordering this one. Consomé-zing (a consommé-seasoned chicken) It’s absolutely loaded with consommé…
Walking down the streets of Hongdae, I spotted a place selling Hungarian chimney bread (kürtőskalács), so I went in. This is the place Fun concept. This is the bread Maybe because I came at night, there wasn…
Have a Meal, a bakery near the Hongjecheon stream out toward the far end of Yeonhui-dong, is a well-known bakery in the neighborhood. The place looked good, so I paid it a visit. The place Neat and tidy. Meal…
Garosu-gil in Sinsa-dong gets fewer visitors than it used to these days, and more shops have closed because of it, but I heard a new pizza place had opened, so I went to have a look. The place The colors are …
I’d known where Baguettine was for ages, but this isn’t the sort of neighborhood you’d expect a seriously good bakery in, and I wasn’t expecting much of the baguettes either, so I only …
I had actually known a Japanese-style bagel specialist was coming to Bangbae even before it opened, and this time I finally got the chance to go. The place I have no idea why a bagel shop would be called Boss…
There’s a famous pizza place called Popolo near Jeongbalsan Station in Ilsan, or near Lake Park if you prefer. The line was way too long to eat in, so I got it to go instead. A place like this These day…
Casa del Vino is a wine bar that has been running in Cheongdam-dong for a long time. Staying open that long is no easy thing, so it’s pretty impressive. This time I went because there was a Blue Ribbon 2…
There is a bakery called Yuginong Milgaru — “organic flour” — near Jakjeon Station. It is a bakery with a bit of a name in the neighbourhood. You could say it is a place that works hard at the orga…
Sapporo is a chain Japanese restaurant. Places like this have private rooms, so they work well for get-togethers and they’re comfortable to eat in. The food, though… well. The entrance Gyeongbokgu…
Incheon Terminal used to be known for its Shinsegae Department Store, and then one day it suddenly became a Lotte Department Store. No idea why, but it has been completely made over, so my hopes were up. A pla…