Three-Day Aged Hanwoo Gukbap in Yeongdeungpo
I was walking down the street when an intriguing shop name caught my eye, so I went in. 3-Day Aged Hanwoo Gukbap Apparently it’s a place that’s been on TV.. honestly, I don’t put much stock …
I was walking down the street when an intriguing shop name caught my eye, so I went in. 3-Day Aged Hanwoo Gukbap Apparently it’s a place that’s been on TV.. honestly, I don’t put much stock …
I kept having reasons to go to Yeongdeungpo, so I ended up there regularly. The pho place by Dangsan Station They run it right at the entrance to Han River Park, and it looks absolutely great. A Yeongdeungpo …
BARolo is a bar newly opened by the owner of Trattoria Molto. I’d always thought the spot in Yeonnam-dong that Tuk Tuk Noodle Thai moved to was a bit out of the way, but these days that area has mostly b…
Miro Sikdang is so famous that it probably needs no introduction… but even so, something has usually changed whenever I drop by. There’s one table fewer now, so reservations seem to be even harder …
I ended up walking into Bottle Bunker completely by chance. The ground floor of the Lotte Mart in Jamsil used to be full of odds-and-ends shops, and the whole thing had been redone. Wine vending machines I…
Everyone recommends the parfait whenever Dessertist comes up, so I figured I ought to try it at least once and headed back again. Getting ready The baked confections The cakes Maybe because I got there earl…
Wingstop has opened at Gangnam Station. It’s the globally famous chicken chain. Honestly, I do wonder whether a brand from overseas can hold its own in a chicken powerhouse like Korea. So I figured I sho…
I ride all the way out to Yangpyeong, getting some exercise in at the same time. Following the Han River the road isn’t rough, but it comes to about 120 km round trip. On the way The dam The view that s…
Haecheon Eobu is an Instagram-famous lobster specialist in Ikseon-dong. As you know, at a place built around fresh ingredients you only get to eat the good stuff if the tables turn over fast. There is a reason…
Walkerhill gomtang It’s good.. Gogitjip doenjang-jjigae jjageulmyeon It’s just an ordinary doenjang ramyeon. Not really sure what makes it a meat house.. Soy milk suanlatang noodles I brought bac…
I go to Tigré Seoul on a regular basis. Eunpyeong’s public safety never sleeps.. …is what it says. The good people of Eunpyeong-gu must feel reassured.. Today, these.. Tteoksan, which I stopped b…
There’s a place on Songnidan-gil called Ginger Bear Pie Shop. They call themselves a pie specialist, but it feels more like a brunch spot. Plenty of people were coming in, but I got mine to go. The pies …