Itaewon and Sinheung Market in May 2026
I took a lap around the Itaewon area. If you have eaten bread, you have to exercise, right? First I swung by nearby Sinheung Market, then headed down into Itaewon. Sinheung Market scenery Seems like there are…
I took a lap around the Itaewon area. If you have eaten bread, you have to exercise, right? First I swung by nearby Sinheung Market, then headed down into Itaewon. Sinheung Market scenery Seems like there are…
It’s not like I come to Itaewon often, so I took a walk around the whole area. Having blogged for so long, photos I snap like this often turn out to be a useful reference later on. That’s because S…
I climbed up Haebangchon from the opposite side, went through Sinheung Market, and made my way to Roux Bake. Roux Bake got famous for its pumpkin rye bread (thanks to the celebrity Kang Min-kyung mentioning it…
I was heading over from Namyeong to Itaewon, and there was a Blue Ribbon restaurant in a place like this.. An elevator.. This is basically a route that goes over a hill.. and since walking up is tiring, they…
Janggangjungryu in Itaewon is a place that was famous for a while thanks to Mo Dao Zu Shi (Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation). It still seems to be popular. If you want the details, searching for “Mo Da…
Kervan Bakery in Itaewon is a well-known place, and I’d been here once before to buy Turkish delight. This time I came to try kaymak. If I’m going to eat it, I might as well do it properly. Roughly…
These days I have been wandering all over the place on weekends. Beokbeok For Itaewon, the prices seem pretty reasonable. A local bakery It looked cool, so I took a photo. Truffle Bakery I hear something ca…
Chicken burger places are having a moment lately, so I went to try one that people say is actually good. It’s a spot called ckbg.lab, run by the Yoo Yong-wook Barbecue Lab. I’d heard that the Yoo Y…
I heard there was a place in Haebangchon famous for its salt bread, so I went to check it out. This place.. It looks seriously popular. It’s a brunch specialist, but the salt bread is what really blew u…
Casablanca is a place that serves Moroccan-style sandwiches. Apparently it was on Wednesday Food Talk or something. A place like this Shrimp sandwich The fact that it’s awkward to eat is one thing.. bu…
There is a really good curry house in Itaewon. It sits right in front of the Hyatt hotel. Not a bad spot for a date, I would say. The front door It is run by a chef from Iran. Decorations Persi…
Lately I have picked up a habit of stopping by a bakery to buy bread every time I go out. After wondering where to go, I headed to Gyeongnidan-gil, which is supposedly very hot these days. I figured there woul…