Daejjang Tonkatsu in Seocho
I’d heard good things about a tonkatsu specialty shop in Seocho called Daejjang Tonkatsu, so I paid a visit. The menu The prices are reasonable enough. Tonkatsu like this Close-up shot There was an of…
I’d heard good things about a tonkatsu specialty shop in Seocho called Daejjang Tonkatsu, so I paid a visit. The menu The prices are reasonable enough. Tonkatsu like this Close-up shot There was an of…
For some reason Seocho has a lot of long-established Chinese restaurants. I have no idea why, but it’s hardly a bad thing. Cheonjigung here is where I went for Black Day 2024. The entrance 35 years of t…
I stopped by Deulleumjib, a place with a reputation for a tasty sea squirt bibimbap. You could call it a good spot within walking distance of Gangnam Station. It’s in the basement. One look and it gives…
Bongsan Pyeongyang Naengmyeon is a Pyeongyang-style naengmyeon place near Nonhyeon Station. This area is actually a battleground for Pyeongyang naengmyeon, and just the fact that a minor place is competing rig…
BARolo might just be the bar I go to most often these days. The fact that it is so easy to get to is probably the biggest reason. The front entrance This time around they seem to be doing well and keeping the…
It feels like Yeonhui-dong has gained a lot of interesting places too. A dessert shop It is a shop I have been walking past for ages, but these days the problem is that even if you buy dessert there is nowher…
Tigré Seoul, the shop that made a name for itself baking delicious tigrés over in Eunpyeong-gu, has come to Yeonnam-dong. Like this.. The entrance is in a spot that’s easy to miss. So at first I headed …
A while back I went to LE PAIN on Songnidan-gil and found out that the Mammoth is only sold in Myeongdong, so I came back for another go at it. The Junior Mammoth I got there early, but they told me the Mammo…
Im Byeong-ju Sandong Kalguksu is famous around the neighborhood as one of those places people line up for. The place This is the entrance. Inside It sits on the second floor, in a pretty roomy space. Kimchi …
It was spring, so I thought I’d have some cockles, but I could never find the time and it kept getting pushed back. I only made it to Yeonan Pier once the season was almost over. There was an Onnuri gift…
When I go back to one of those “-ridan-gil” streets after a while, there are always new places I’ve never seen before. That’s what makes them fun to wander when you’ve got time to…
Mungtigi is basically raw beef, and I had always figured that raw beef is raw beef, much the same wherever you go. Yukhoe or sashimi at best, right? But that day something just clicked and I wanted to try mung…