Trattoria Ciao and Bakery Bongyo
Someone requested pasta near Hongdae, so we went to Trattoria Ciao. It turned out to be a much better place than I expected. Beer Sold at a decent price. We ordered a salad, and it came with a …
Someone requested pasta near Hongdae, so we went to Trattoria Ciao. It turned out to be a much better place than I expected. Beer Sold at a decent price. We ordered a salad, and it came with a …
There are lots of new bakeries in Hongdae these days, and I’d heard that the cakes at Riquide were good, so I went to check it out. The entrance The breads Hmm… well, they were dece…
Whenever a friend comes over from Japan, Seongsan Wang Galbi is where I usually take them. You can sightsee around Hongdae, then hop in a taxi and go eat a thoroughly Korean meat dinner, which makes for a nice…
I heard a decent bar had opened in Hongdae, so I went to check it out. It’s not the kind of location where you’d expect a bar like this, which got me wondering what the rent must be. (Us middle-age…
ChikaLicious is a famous New York cupcake shop run by a Japanese owner. There’s already a branch in Tokyo, and I’ve dropped by a few times. I’d heard a rumor that one had opened in Korea but …
I heard that a tantanmen specialist had opened in Sangsu-dong and that it now had a branch in Hongdae. A while ago another branch opened in Nonhyeon, too. It seems to have gotten popular after appearing on som…
One weekend I saw Elisabeth in Hannam-dong. The cast and the songs were wonderful. I could see why people get hooked on musicals. The sign A sad story about how marrying the wrong person makes for a ha…
Miro Sikdang is in the middle of moving right now. The only flaw of this place is that you can never get a seat. No idea how the menu or the atmosphere will change after the move. I will have to visit as soon …
There was once a tempura specialist called Uma in Hongdae. It was a sister shop of Genji, a well-known Japanese restaurant in the Hongdae area, and it had a good reputation, but sadly it closed down.. The peop…
Idle Moments is closer to Mangwon than to Hongdae, really. This place gets great reviews too. I did not take a photo of it, but the full-height glass front is just gorgeous. If you love a beautiful space, this…
I heard a rumor that a pudding shop had opened in Hongdae, and that it was really good, so I hurried over. The tweet I posted back then went past 3,000 retweets, the first time in my Twitter life I had anythin…
Pyeonuibang is a Chinese restaurant in Yeonnam-dong famous for its mandu. The place looks shabby, but it had a good reputation among bloggers, and then one day it suddenly got on TV and became really hard to g…