I have been working south of Gangnam Station for a while now, and Yuksikdang has been the most memorable place of the lot. The entrance It is a fairly open space, so I would say it was well suited to the COVI…
Bijindo is a seafood ttukbaegi specialist near Yeoksam Station. The sign It’s on the second floor. Seafood ttukbaegi The quality here is genuinely good. The broth is clean and refreshing, so I’d …
Wandering around looking for lunch, I spotted a place that stood out. It’s usually the ones with a long line that catch your eye.. I’d tried to get into Seseokjeong a few times before and never mad…
Dos Tacos is a chain of sorts, but the food quality is pretty solid. A beer like this Tacos call for beer. Tequila And Mexican food calls for tequila. Tacos Nicely made. You can eat them without making a me…
The Halal Guys is a place I keep walking past, but I had no idea it was a famous name in New York.. This place.. It’s a hip spot, so a middle-aged guy like me feels a little out of place walking in.. Li…
There is a budae jjigae place in Yeonsinnae run by the family of someone I know, so I stopped by for a bit. Budae jjigae like this It was 8,000 won a head, which is outstanding value. Once you get out as far …
I heard a shop specialising in really good tigrés had opened, so I made the trip out to Yeonsinnae. This kind of place Honestly, even with a map in hand I walked right past it. It just isn’t the sort of…
I heard there was a good izakaya in Shinnonhyeon, so I went to check it out. Here’s the place This is a street I ride down all the time on my way out to the Han River, and I must have passed it a hundre…
Maison JO is famous enough that it hardly needs an introduction.. anyway, I finally dropped by again after a long while. The entrance I got there before opening and there was already a queue. The shop had mov…
Samsigi Gamjatang.. the name is what it is, but I heard the food was good, so I went to have a look. It counts as Yangjae, but it is closer to Maebong Station. The place It is an enormous place and it was pac…
Jinmi Sikdang in Gongdeok has been famous for its ganjang gejang (soy-marinated raw crab) for ages. This is the place.. Ganjang gejang is the kind of dish that feels a bit odd to eat on your own, so I never g…
Calling Bakery Rakhui a Yongsan place is a bit of a stretch.. it’s close to Hyochang Park too.. and either way it sits halfway up a hill, so getting there is a slog.. A place like this.. They seem to ha…