Dinner at Bistro Polpo
I have been to Polpo so many times, but it has this magic that keeps pulling me back again and again. This visit was especially meaningful since I came with a guest from France. Bubbles of the day They…
I have been to Polpo so many times, but it has this magic that keeps pulling me back again and again. This visit was especially meaningful since I came with a guest from France. Bubbles of the day They…
Across from Garosu-gil, if you head up the alley next to Willis, where Kim Susa is, a small space that doubles as a gallery and a restaurant appears about halfway up the hill. Even people who visit Garosu-gil …
The first anniversary gathering at Bistro Polpo was back in May last year. It has been almost a year already. I have been here so many times that there is not much left to explain, so this is just for the reco…
For personal reasons I left this blog untouched for almost a year, and now I am picking it back up. As you get older, there just are not enough hours in the day. The one silver lining, if you can call it that,…
Another gathering at Polpo, right on the heels of the last one. I know I have been going to Polpo a bit too often, but for various reasons I will not be able to go for a while, so I am cramming the visits in. …
I had some free time on the weekend, so I went to Bistro Polpo. I used to come around here a lot, and not long after this visit I ended up going again. Cookies loaded with Edam cheese They brought thes…
We got together to sort through the stuff I brought back from Japan. When you buy all sorts of odds and ends, one session is never enough. It takes two or three get-togethers before things are more or less sor…
On my way home I dropped by Polpo for a plate of pasta. Appetizer and wine Going in and eating alone felt a bit awkward. It was not like this in the early days after they opened, but these days there a…
I was meeting a friend I hadn’t seen in a while for a weekday lunch, and when I thought about where to go around Sinsa-dong, the only place that came to mind was Trattoria Molto. It has to be fine dining…
I had a casual New Year get-together at Polpo with friends who are regular folks, not foodies. I have known them for more than ten years, but this was the first time we met at a proper Italian restaurant rathe…
These days, whenever I have a get-together on the Gangnam side, the second stop is always Polpo. Sometimes it is the first stop too. As long as they are still open, there is really no other option. It is a res…
After leaving Tuk Tuk we had to decide where to go for round two, and there are not that many places a big group can move on to. I called 2chef, my usual spot, and they had room, so we headed straight over. &n…