Bonga Pyeongyang Myeonok, Jamwon-dong
There is a restaurant alley between Sinsa Station and Nonhyeon Station, and that is where Bonga Pyeongyang Myeonok, part of the traditional Pyeongyang Myeonok family, is. Go about one more subway stop and ther…
There is a restaurant alley between Sinsa Station and Nonhyeon Station, and that is where Bonga Pyeongyang Myeonok, part of the traditional Pyeongyang Myeonok family, is. Go about one more subway stop and ther…
I was at COEX, and when I am on my own there is only one place that comes to mind. It is a bit pricey, but Hadongkwan’s gomtang really is something special. Kimchi Eat a fair bit of the gomtang f…
Behind Eulji Hospital in Apgujeong sits Pyongyang Myeonok, probably the most famous naengmyeon place in Gangnam. It is a bit pricey for lunch, but luckily I got to visit with people from work. Whenever I have …
A friend who lives in New York came to Seoul this spring to get married. A few of us from the same school decided to have dinner together, so we went to a hanjeongsik (Korean course meal) restaurant near Gangn…
I had heard there was a sundae place with real character in Euljiro 4-ga, but the opening hours are unpredictable, so it took a few failed attempts before I finally got in. The front entrance It is tucked awa…
I heard there was a great sundaeguk place in Euljiro, so one evening I went on my own. Sansugapsan is so famous that I doubt there is a single sundae fan who has not heard of it, which makes writing this post …
There are two famous haejangguk places in Sinsa-dong. One is Yumyeongguk Yangpyeong Haejangguk, and the other is Yangpyeong Sinnae Seoul Haejangguk. The two are right next to each other, and I had always only …
Work took me to the Bangbang Sageori area in Yangjae-dong for a few days. While I was there I dropped by a few of the neighbourhood’s good restaurants, so here are my notes. On the very first day …
When the first round of a meetup goes well, you simply have to go on to a second round to savor the afterglow. Conversely, a meetup with no second round may just mean the first round was so-so. That day we had…
I had plans with a young gourmet friend near Sindorim, and after wondering where to go we ended up at Jeongin Myeonok in Gwangmyeong. You can take Line 7, and the bus gets you there quickly too. Actually I hav…
I have never really been interested in fusion Korean food. Not for any particular reason, it just does not taste good. Ingredients decide a dish, so changing the cooking method does not really change the flavo…
Miro Sikdang, a Korean-style pub in Hongdae, is a popular place with a permanently long line. Normally you can only get in if someone grabs a table first and calls you over, but for some reason a tweet popped …