Miro Sikdang on Wausan in Hongdae
Miro Sikdang is so famous that it probably needs no introduction… but even so, something has usually changed whenever I drop by. There’s one table fewer now, so reservations seem to be even harder …
Miro Sikdang is so famous that it probably needs no introduction… but even so, something has usually changed whenever I drop by. There’s one table fewer now, so reservations seem to be even harder …
I ended up walking into Bottle Bunker completely by chance. The ground floor of the Lotte Mart in Jamsil used to be full of odds-and-ends shops, and the whole thing had been redone. Wine vending machines I…
Everyone recommends the parfait whenever Dessertist comes up, so I figured I ought to try it at least once and headed back again. Getting ready The baked confections The cakes Maybe because I got there earl…
Wingstop has opened at Gangnam Station. It’s the globally famous chicken chain. Honestly, I do wonder whether a brand from overseas can hold its own in a chicken powerhouse like Korea. So I figured I sho…
Haecheon Eobu is an Instagram-famous lobster specialist in Ikseon-dong. As you know, at a place built around fresh ingredients you only get to eat the good stuff if the tables turn over fast. There is a reason…
Walkerhill gomtang It’s good.. Gogitjip doenjang-jjigae jjageulmyeon It’s just an ordinary doenjang ramyeon. Not really sure what makes it a meat house.. Soy milk suanlatang noodles I brought bac…
I go to Tigré Seoul on a regular basis. Eunpyeong’s public safety never sleeps.. …is what it says. The good people of Eunpyeong-gu must feel reassured.. Today, these.. Tteoksan, which I stopped b…
There’s a place on Songnidan-gil called Ginger Bear Pie Shop. They call themselves a pie specialist, but it feels more like a brunch spot. Plenty of people were coming in, but I got mine to go. The pies …
Knickerbocker Bagel is said to be New York style, but since I have never been to New York I have no idea what that style actually is. A place like this It is a fairly big place. There was a bit of a queue, to…
I’d heard there was a decent dessert shop on Songnidan-gil.. but I’ve walked Songnidan-gil more times than I can count and there was no such place? I got curious and went back to look again. A spot…
Pyeongnaeok specializes in Pyeongyang naengmyeon and North Korean food, but I have never been all that fond of it, so I did not go often. Recently, though, a get-together got scheduled there, so I finally went…
I heard Popeyes had opened at Gangnam Station, so I went to check it out. I do have a few memories tied to this place… Here it is The kitchen There were quite a few people in. Inside Bright and cheerf…