Hinoly, a Bakery in Mangwon-dong
The queue at Hinoly is so long that actually buying anything is no easy feat. Getting in line an hour before they open turned out to be the surest way to come away with bread. The menu on my first visit Every…
The queue at Hinoly is so long that actually buying anything is no easy feat. Getting in line an hour before they open turned out to be the surest way to come away with bread. The menu on my first visit Every…
I take a bit of pride in having gone here before it got famous, but well.. once it got popular I could not go very often. Standing in line is just too much work. Then I found out they do takeout, so off I went…
A place called Salt House in Mangwon-dong is all over Instagram, so I went to check it out. As with most Instagram-famous spots, going alone feels a bit awkward… but hey, who do you think I am… Thi…
These days, with everyone so connected, word of a good place spreads in no time. I heard a dumpling shop with serious skills had opened in Mangwon, so I ran right over. Sunflower seeds.. Something to keep you…
One round didn’t feel like enough, so for round two we headed to Mangwon Udon, a local favorite around here. The place was packed. Broth Udon Anyone who has tried it once knows how…
Hongdae, Yeonnam and Yeonhui-dong have gotten a bit stale, so we set up a meet in Mangwon-dong instead. Cheongeoram was packed, though, so we ended up at Dalgona. Inside Nice and clean. Kkakdugi…
A pizza place has opened in Mangwon-dong. Asparagus Drenched in truffle oil, so there was no way it could taste bad. Beer Beer with pizza, naturally. They don’t sell wine, apparently̷…
After a long gourmet meetup, we headed to Mangwon Udon, a place I had only heard about by word of mouth, for one last hit of carbs. Tonkatsu smothered in sauce It is Korean-style tonkatsu, and it is re…
After a quick first round.. someone said they were craving gopchang jeongol for the first time in ages, so for round two we headed to Cheongeoram. We got there just as they were about to close up for the night…
We had the first round at 2chef and went to a ramen shop for the second, and the ramen that came out was truly awful. I don’t get why anyone would try to make money selling stuff like that. At the very l…