Ginger Bear Pie Shop on Songnidan-gil
There’s a place on Songnidan-gil called Ginger Bear Pie Shop. They call themselves a pie specialist, but it feels more like a brunch spot. Plenty of people were coming in, but I got mine to go. The pies …
There’s a place on Songnidan-gil called Ginger Bear Pie Shop. They call themselves a pie specialist, but it feels more like a brunch spot. Plenty of people were coming in, but I got mine to go. The pies …
Knickerbocker Bagel is said to be New York style, but since I have never been to New York I have no idea what that style actually is. A place like this It is a fairly big place. There was a bit of a queue, to…
I’d heard there was a decent dessert shop on Songnidan-gil.. but I’ve walked Songnidan-gil more times than I can count and there was no such place? I got curious and went back to look again. A spot…
Pyeongnaeok specializes in Pyeongyang naengmyeon and North Korean food, but I have never been all that fond of it, so I did not go often. Recently, though, a get-together got scheduled there, so I finally went…
I heard Popeyes had opened at Gangnam Station, so I went to check it out. I do have a few memories tied to this place… Here it is The kitchen There were quite a few people in. Inside Bright and cheerf…
I got on a plane for the first time in a while, and there is an interesting feature on board. Apparently you can use the wireless entertainment system on your own mobile device. You have to install a media pl…
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Zeya is a cocktail bar, and it turns out they serve some lovely original cocktails. Water A truly lonely cucumber (a pun on chamoe, the Korean melon) As I remember it, it wasn’t bad at all. Inside It&…
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While wandering around Gasan, I spot a curious place tucked into a corner. It is called Sampal Yangkkochi. The entrance looks like this What makes it curious is that it sits in a complete backwater, with almo…