Hanwooman is a well-known beef restaurant, and I’d heard their galbitang was good, so I got some to go. A place like this The truth is, these days I hardly eat beef anymore.. so even when I hear there&#…
O.W.N is a bakery-cum-cafe specializing in whole rye bread. It sits right near Yangjaecheon. It’s a sister shop to a bakery called The Vélo that I visited a while back, and it’s a good one. A cafe …
Tamna Doyaji is probably one of the most popular samgyeopsal joints in Korea. This is the place. You might not think so from the outside, but it is open 24 hours and always packed with people. I had never see…
Just putting up the various things I bought. Anker battery I went for a generous capacity, but since the iPhone Pro Max does not drain its battery all that fast.. I hardly ever end up needing it.. Mongshell …
The burger from Bun Patty Bun It tastes good, but you do have to stop and think about spending this much on lunch. Fried rice from the neighborhood Thai place Not great, this one. Sundubu-jjigae Just so-so….
There is a place in Gyodae that is famous for its samgyetang. A place like this.. It is not that I dislike samgyetang myself, but I find it remarkable that Gyodae has a samgyetang place with enough regulars c…
Inha Sundaeguk in Gyodae is famous, so I went along. Going back and forth through this neighborhood, you soon work out which places are the popular ones. The front Even late at night it is full of people. The…
Seocho Myeongga is a haemul-jjim (steamed seafood) specialist, the kind of old-timer that has been holding down this neighborhood forever. A place like this The inside is roomier than I expected. The spread …
BARolo is always a welcome sight, whenever I go. A place like this A bottle of wine Cheese Jean Fillioux Reserve Familiale It’s a cognac whose name isn’t all that well known. There are countles…
Daekwanwon is famous as one of the very few genuinely Chinese-run Chinese restaurants in Seoul, and I had wanted to go for ages, but getting a group together was not easy, so I am only making it there now. You…
Boksoondoga has opened up at Seoul Station.. Where things sell, they really do sell, it seems. Kickstand What this is, is a stand that charges pre-iPhone-15 iPhones over USB-C using MagSafe.. and then I boug…
Just posting a bit of everything. Sugine Sikdang It’s a neighborhood Korean buffet place. Dishes like these The side dishes were really pretty good. I thought this is the kind of home-style set-meal pl…