Bada Hoe Center in Noryangjin
I had been to Noryangjin before, but I decided to go again this time. You can tour the fish market while you are there, and if you absolutely have to have sashimi and maeuntang (spicy fish stew) in summer, the…
I had been to Noryangjin before, but I decided to go again this time. You can tour the fish market while you are there, and if you absolutely have to have sashimi and maeuntang (spicy fish stew) in summer, the…
A friend of mine who lives in Japan came to visit after a long while, and since he asked me to show him somewhere properly Korean, the first place we headed for was Manjok Jokbal near City Hall Station. It is …
Before I travel abroad I always stop by the duty free shops. If you time the regular sales right, you can pick up decent fashion items cheaper than at an outlet. (Scored again this time -_-v. June and December…
I do like single malts, but I am not really one for hard liquor, and yet somehow I ended up throwing a hard-liquor gathering. Mi Piace has hosted a Balvenie single malt tasting before, and this time too they p…
As the weather heats up, occasions to go out for samgyetang start coming around. Jiho Hanbang Samgyetang sits in the alley of seolleongtang and haejangguk houses in Sinsa-dong. It isn’t especially famous…
This is already a two-month-old story, but 2chef went through a major renovation back in May. I was curious about what had changed, so I dropped by not long after the work was finished. Glasses Bread Gazp…
I heard a churros specialty shop had opened in Hongdae, so I went to take a look. I’m not really the type who loves the overpriced churros you get at amusement parks or movie theaters, but when I heard t…
A friend told me a good jingisukan place had opened in Hongdae, and one thing led to another, so I ended up going several times -_-. Apparently it was a famous place in Ilsan, and business went so well that th…
A donut shop that’s famous in Japan has opened in Korea. There seem to be several branches, and a big one has appeared in Hongdae, where I often hang out, right in front of the playground. The storefront Hm…
After getting back from Jeju Island I decided it was time to get together with friends again, and after going back and forth on where to go we settled on Unbong Sanjang, famous for lamb, in Noryangjin. It has …
I was about to head home, but someone brought up the rule that drinks come first and noodles after, so we wandered all over Hongdae looking for a ramen place that was still open. Every one of them closes befor…
Those who want to call it a night after round two head home… and for round three we go to 2chef. The course menu at 2chef is excellent, but it is also an easy place to drop by late at night for a glass o…