I heard that Payard, the famous dessert shop from New York’s Upper East Side, had opened on the 6th floor of the Shinsegae department store’s flagship in Myeongdong, so I went to check it out. (App…
I took quite a few café photos too (not counting Takeout Drawing), so I’m putting them all up in one go. A gelato shop in front of Mapojip at Maebong Station Not tasty, and pricey. The interior is nice …
I came out to Jongno for the first time in a while. To buy glasses ^_^ Glasses cost about twice as much in Japan, you see.. It was about time to replace mine, so I went to Namdaemun. Some people say Dongdaemun…
After a quick bite at Yeongsangang, round two was Gyeongseong Yangyukgwan in Gyodae, a place that’s well known among people who take their hot pot and lamb skewers seriously. It turned out to be easier t…
Yeongsangang is a hongeo (fermented skate) restaurant near Nambu Bus Terminal subway station. To celebrate being back in Korea after a long while, I went to have some skate. The sign It wasn’t hard to f…
Seongbuk-dong is an upscale residential neighborhood. Like Azabu-Juban in Tokyo, it seems the kind of place that should have plenty of hidden gems. It wasn’t in the plan, but I ended up at Biyangdo, a Ja…
I’d arranged to meet an old friend in Seongbuk-dong. I think it had been about five years since we last saw each other. It would be nice to at least see each other’s faces now and then, but I’…
Yongsan has really developed lately. Besides electronics and computer parts, there’s now a bookstore, a department store and even an E-Mart. With a food court and a CGV cinema too, you could spend the wh…
I hadn’t seen my college friends in ages, so we agreed to meet up in Sillim-dong. Originally I wanted to do a Bogeonok + Woo Lae Oak meetup, but it turns out Bogeonok is closed on Sundays.. Seoul Galbi s…
An acquaintance offered to treat us, so we dropped by a galbi place near Maebong Station that’s supposedly doing really well. I heard it’s pretty famous in this neighborhood.. The storefront It…
I was out in Apgujeong for the first time in a while and, after dithering over where to get lunch, headed to Bongjuru, a Chinese restaurant that’s supposedly doing pretty well in this neighborhood. The n…
I came out to Apgujeong for the first time in a while, and there was this tourist spot called Garosu-gil that I’d never even heard of. I wandered up and down it for ages, just taking it all in. It looks …