Galleria Department Store has a luxury-concept dining floor called Gourmet 494. It is known for having all the famous restaurants in town under one roof. I was curious what it was like, so I went to check it o…
Following on from Cafe Mamas, here is one more brunch feature. On a weekend morning when I could not be bothered to make breakfast, I went to a brunch cafe on Garosu-gil called The Flying Pan. Being a weekend,…
It is not much of a principle, but I always pick out my own Valentine’s Day chocolates. When I lived in Japan, some novel chocolate came out every year and choosing was half the fun, but in Korea it is n…
Whenever I had something to do in Myeongdong or Jongno, I passed a place called Cafe MAMAS a few times, and there was always a long line. I was never much into cafes, so I just shrugged it off, but after a rec…
That day I had originally planned to go to Jeongin Myeonok, but lately it does not seem to be in any state worth visiting. It looked hopeless until their new place opens, so I gave up and ended up at 9ounce, a…
Jongno is famous for dakhanmari, and when I tried it ages ago I was impressed by the value for money, but it never really struck me as a must-eat. Boiled chicken dishes are so common in Korea, from samgyetang …
So this was back in January. Already two months ago, I got together with some friends who had been on a trip to China, at a Chinese restaurant famous for its hot pot. My hopes of blogging in real time are look…
The Garosu-gil branch of Tuppul Deungsim had crowds of bloggers dropping by and posting reviews right around its opening, so there is nothing new I can add at this point. A regular food blogger would not go ah…
I can’t drink coffee, but lately I’ve been having tea and dessert after lunch more and more often. This day, too, after a big meat-heavy meal I was craving something sweet, so I stopped by Publique…
If you are looking for a place near Dongincheon to go eat some beef on the weekend, this is about the only one that comes to mind. As the name suggests, it is a fairly big barbecue restaurant with a bit of a g…
It had been a while since I last came out to Hongdae, and a lot has changed. Mecenatpolis has gone up, and the Hapjeong side feels a bit livelier now. There was so much ground to cover that while I was wanderi…
I had arranged to meet Ma-xx, a blogger and Twitter user who specialises in Hongdae, at Tuk Tuk Noodle Thai, but when I got there the door was shut with no notice about a day off. After waiting a bit and wonde…