Supermarket Food, July 2022
All sorts of food turned up again this time… Joongang Haejang seonji haejangguk I bought it from Oasis, the online grocery, and it was pretty good. Sawasdee Mandu Tuk Tuk made a yellow mandu, and it wa…
All sorts of food turned up again this time… Joongang Haejang seonji haejangguk I bought it from Oasis, the online grocery, and it was pretty good. Sawasdee Mandu Tuk Tuk made a yellow mandu, and it wa…
A platter of gopchang at Son Ukjeong Himbulkkeun Sogopchang These days, on nights when I’m drinking, I just leave the office early. Drinking early and getting to bed early is more efficient anyway.. Thi…
Bunnoji in Sinnonhyeon was already famous around here long before I ever got around to writing about it. There just aren’t many places near Gangnam Station doing proper Japanese food. Otoshi Clean and c…
Thunder Rolls, a place specialising in Philadelphia-style sandwiches, has opened in Yeouido, so I went to try it. The place The counter The menu I ordered the cheesesteak. The packaging Oh dear.. Well.. o…
A kimchi jjigae specialist I finally tried after Gimletjun said it was good. Oh my.. Turns out they run the whole place by themselves.. The menu The prices are fine. Now that I’ve been around this neig…
Tora Restaurant, right by Hakdong Station, is a Japanese place built mainly around rice bowls. A place like this.. The sign inside says Hosikdang, so I assumed that was the name, but apparently the place is c…
Apparently “yakgwa ticketing” is all the rage these days, and Apgujeong has a fairly famous shop of its own. A place like this.. Yakgwa They had all sorts of things on the menu, but for now I jus…
A New York-style pastrami sandwich specialist called NYPS has opened up. The place You really can’t fault the places opening these days.. Inside Root beer Drinking beer this early in the day felt like…
Apparently it’s read “pour pour pour.” I’d known for a while that Hongju had opened a bar, but I had no idea it was near Seoul Station. This neighborhood really is hot right now. A plac…
I’m honestly not sure what this neighbourhood is called. A quick search says it’s Seogye-dong, or maybe Cheongpa-ro.. Anyway, a lot of good restaurants have opened up around Seoul Station, and they…
I’ve never been to Jinju, so I’ve never had the original Jinju naengmyeon, but its reputation isn’t all that great. How to put it, it feels like it has no real roots.. the history is short an…
A budae jjigae place called Namsanteo has opened near Sinnonhyeon. Apparently it was originally well known over in Cheongdam, and it does Songtan-style budae jjigae. Namsanteo seems to be a place name over in …