Ssangdungi Gukbap in Busan
Before heading to Busan I made a list of things I absolutely had to eat, and pork gukbap came out on top. On a local’s recommendation I went to Ssangdungi Gukbap, supposedly the best of them all. …
Before heading to Busan I made a list of things I absolutely had to eat, and pork gukbap came out on top. On a local’s recommendation I went to Ssangdungi Gukbap, supposedly the best of them all. …
Daesungjib is famous for its dogani (beef knee cartilage). They moved recently and the place got bigger and roomier, but the line was still long.. wildly popular. Dongnimmun It’s on the main road…
Jungnimjang is one of my favourite seolleongtang places, and the value is unbeatable. These days I haven’t seen anywhere else selling the large (“teuk”) bowl for 8,000 won. Kimchi You…
Every so often I get a craving for the junky flavour of Bupyeong Makguksu. This wasn’t one of those days, but Bokhwaru was closed, so I came here as plan B. Makguksu The broth is as addictive as …
Of all the places I ate at while working around City Hall, the two I loved most were this one, Aesung Hoegwan, and Won Daegutang. Jungnimjang was great value, the old-school heavyweights like Cheongjinok and B…
City Hall has plenty of hidden gems, and Heungjinok is one of them. It didn’t get wiped out by redevelopment; somehow they managed to find a new space and are doing just fine. The place They say …
Yongdu-dong is a bit further up from Dongdaemun, and I’d heard there was a great haejangguk place there, so I went to check it out. North of the river I only really know Hongdae, and I’ve hardly be…
Cheongjinok was one of the places around City Hall that really stuck with me. The menu Besides haejangguk, there’s a decent lineup of dishes to go with drinks. Piles of green onion …
I’d heard a Thai place called Banpichai was famous, so I came to Yeongdong Market, but it wasn’t open, and this is where I ended up instead. The vibe Tasted pretty good. And …
Since I get a lot of visitors from Japan, I need to know a few restaurants around the tourist spots. Manjeong isn’t that amazing as a barbecue place, but the location is good, the value is good, and the …
When I tweeted that the sundae set at Namseoul Abai Sundae was delicious, someone recommended Jeil Eobeoi Sundae near Namyeong Station. Apparently it had been featured as an honest restaurant on the TV show Fo…
There’s a sundae-guk place in Gangnam I’ve loved since my first years as a working adult. It’s Namseoul Abai Sundae, and you could call it the origin of my sundae life. Not many places in Gan…