Yeongdong Jokbal near Yangjae Station
There are a few famous restaurants on the market side of Yangjae Station, and Yeongdong Jokbal is probably the most famous of them all. It has practically grown into a little town of its own. A friend visiting…
There are a few famous restaurants on the market side of Yangjae Station, and Yeongdong Jokbal is probably the most famous of them all. It has practically grown into a little town of its own. A friend visiting…
A Japanese friend came to visit, and one thing led to another and we ended up at a pojangmacha (street tent bar) near Dongdaemun. When you live in Korea you hardly ever end up going to a pojangmacha. Because t…
Mi Piace is a restaurant that has been in business in Cheongdam-dong for a long time. In a neighborhood like Cheongdam-dong, where so many restaurants get popular and then vanish, the simple fact that it has s…
I’d heard there was a decent cake shop near Gangnam-gu Office Station, so I went over on the weekend. It has a fun name: Ilpum Cake, spelled with a playful twist on the Korean word for cake. Exterior …
A while ago I heard a rumor that there was a great milmyeon place in Bangbae-dong. Since I rarely had reason to go to Busan, I’d never had a proper bowl of milmyeon, and the person who recommended it is …
I’ve known the owner of Cheung Kee Noodle House for a while. I heard the POSCO branch had closed around mid-March and he had opened a new shop in Mugyo-dong, so I went to pay a visit. Front entrance I…
I used my lunch break to meet up with some people I was glad to see at Woo Lae Oak. We got there at exactly 12, and there were already quite a few people. We had to wait a little, but were shown to a table soo…
I stopped by Tuk Tuk Noodle Thai in Hongdae for a light meal, meaning one without drinks. It was a cold day, but the wait was still about 40 minutes. So I dropped into Coffee Libre Hot chocolate and an Amer…
Yeonji Dongtaeguk has to be the most famous restaurant around Jongno 5-ga. I had heard about it for ages, and at the tail end of this winter I finally got a chance to go. Small dongtae jjigae (pollack stew) +…
I heard there was a place in Itaewon selling tasty Vietnamese-style banh mi sandwiches, so I went to check it out. With places like this, the best time to go is while people are still just saying it is good. O…
A while back I heard there was a famous Chinese restaurant in Incheon and had been wanting to go ever since, and then a chance came up to visit together with one of its regulars. The front entrance It is ne…
Mon chouchou, famous for its Dojima Roll, has opened a cafe on Garosu-gil. The Dojima Roll only recently arrived in Korea and is so popular that getting hold of one is still not an easy thing. For a shop that …