Persian Queen, a Curry House in Itaewon
There is a really good curry house in Itaewon. It sits right in front of the Hyatt hotel. Not a bad spot for a date, I would say. The front door It is run by a chef from Iran. Decorations Persi…
There is a really good curry house in Itaewon. It sits right in front of the Hyatt hotel. Not a bad spot for a date, I would say. The front door It is run by a chef from Iran. Decorations Persi…
Miro Sikdang in Hongdae is my default. I end up dropping by almost every time I’m back in Korea. Starting with beer Dubu-jorim, braised tofu Always on the table Yukhoe, beef…
Back in Korea for the first time in a while, so I had to check out some unusual spots. I’d heard Okdongsik is the kind of place you queue for, so off I went. Front entrance I think I waited in li…
I go to Polpo so often that it feels like home, so I’ll breeze through this one. Wine Starting off with a cava.. Tomato Melon and prosciutto Nibbles We left …
Trèfle uo in Hanti is one of my favourite cafés. Even among Korea’s dessert cafés, it’s on a whole different level. Cake Pistachio and strawberry go really well together. Cake  …
I had business in Gwanghwamun on this trip, so I ended up there a lot. While I was at it I dropped by Holdme Coffee, and it turned out to be a really nice space. A corner of Holdme Coffee It’s no…
Before heading over to Japan, I stopped by Bokhwaru one last time. You can get most things in Japan, but I figured I’d miss jajangmyeon.. Tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork) Standard stuff. Yu…
The “Yeo-Mi-Dae” course (Yeomyeong, Miro Sikdang, Daddy) is becoming a regular thing for us. Maybe because it’s all near Hongdae? Anyway, we moved on to Miro Sikdang for round two. Dee…
Yeomyeong hosted my official send-off party. I’ll be living in Japan for a while, so the friends I’ve been eating my way around town with all got together. Ukon no Chikara This year’s…
Working in development means I occasionally have reason to go to Pangyo. It’s a long way out, so if it happened often I’d be in trouble… I asked someone who works in Pangyo where the g…
Before heading off to Japan, I couldn’t skip a visit to Molto’s new place in Sangam. Roughly what it looks like A lot of new things have popped up in Sangam. The center of Seoul is shifting…
I’d heard that the Hamhung naengmyeon at Taecheonok in Gwangmyeong was good, so I went to check it out. This is the place. It sits between two stations, so it’s a bit of a trek to get to. I…