Pyeongyang Myeonok, Jangchung-dong
On White Day an impromptu get-together suddenly came up, so off we went to Jangchung-dong. Last time I went to Pyeongyang Myeonok the food was a bit disappointing, but this time it was good. Mandu Once you …
On White Day an impromptu get-together suddenly came up, so off we went to Jangchung-dong. Last time I went to Pyeongyang Myeonok the food was a bit disappointing, but this time it was good. Mandu Once you …
I’d heard for ages that there was a Korean set-menu restaurant famous for its bibimbap in Myeongdong, the area where all the Japanese visitors gather, and this time I finally got the chance to go. The ma…
After a really good sundae at Yeonnam Wangsundae, I suddenly got hooked on sundae. Around that time I was also watching the Japanese drama Kodoku no Gurume religiously, which got me interested in food you can …
Yeongchunok in Jongno has a reputation as the place you go for tagwi — bone-in simmered beef — on a second round of drinks, so unless I happen to have a first round somewhere nearby it isn’t easy to get …
Gangnam is full of bars, so it also has plenty of hangover-soup places. There are several famous seolleongtang restaurants, including Usin and Yeongdong Seolleongtang in Sinsa-dong, but I heard the one with th…
There are two things I personally care about in a drinking place: good booze and the right food to go with it. In Korea you usually drink soju, so as long as the food is good there’s nothing more to ask …
These days I’m deep into Korean soups and stews. Living abroad you can manage to eat most things, but soups and stews are the one category where it’s impossible to find anywhere that does them as p…
I dropped by Tuppul Deungsim, the place everyone is raving about these days. It is really a spot you should visit in the evening, but I went at lunchtime, partly just to find out where it is. Apparently it is …
I’d arranged to meet a friend in Sindorim, but nothing in particular came to mind as a place to go, so I searched D-Cube City’s website. My friend said the Japanese restaurant there was decent, but…
We had a club meetup, so we visited a gopchang joint in the market in Sindang-dong. Liver and omasum The quality is good. Side dishes Well.. so-so Bowmore 10 Year Old Tempest We start off with something…
I had some business near Chungjeongno — behind Seoul Station, basically — and since I’d rushed out without eating, I ended up sorting out a meal in the area. I asked a friend where to go and he recommend…
Nampo Myeonok is really known for its eobok jaengban beef platter, but this day I had nobody to go with -_- so I just had a bowl of naengmyeon. A simple set of side dishes Well.. I only ordered a single bow…