Vulkan Hamburg Steak Haus, Sinsa
Work took me to Vulkan, a hamburg steak specialist on Garosu-gil. I tend to avoid places without any distinctive flavor, but it turned out not bad at all, so here it is. Honestly, as long as the tables turn ov…
Work took me to Vulkan, a hamburg steak specialist on Garosu-gil. I tend to avoid places without any distinctive flavor, but it turned out not bad at all, so here it is. Honestly, as long as the tables turn ov…
Ribukjip is a jokbal specialist with branches at Yeongdong Market and in Sinsa. It is known for its naengchae jokbal (cold jokbal with a mustard sauce), so I had heard the name before, and this time I ended up…
More than ten years ago there was a time when Yeoksam/Seolleung was the hottest area in Seoul. After the venture bubble burst and alternatives like Gasan Digital Complex, Guro Digital Complex and Pangyo came a…
Kushikatsu Daruma is a famous kushikatsu joint from Osaka. Kushikatsu is B-class gourmet food to begin with, so when I lived in Japan I never paid it much attention, but the longer I live in Korea the more I g…
Mont St. Clair, one of the very best cake shops in Tokyo, has opened at the Banyan Tree. Even in Tokyo it sits tucked away in a corner of Jiyugaoka, so as much as I love their cakes, I never got to go very oft…
After leaving Tuk Tuk we had to decide where to go for round two, and there are not that many places a big group can move on to. I called 2chef, my usual spot, and they had room, so we headed straight over. &n…
Thanks to Mareunbi, who has Yeonnam-dong firmly under control, we were able to hold our 2014 year-end party at Tuk Tuk Noodle Thai, a hugely popular restaurant. I never imagined you could book a big meetup of …
I do not go to izakaya in Korea very often, but somehow I ended up going to the same place twice in a row. It is a place called Kaisen near the Express Bus Terminal, and I hear it has been getting popular late…
I am not really a person who likes trendy places, but there was a get-together, so I went not long after it opened. As anyone who knows the place knows, it is hugely popular and the wait is long. You come out …
At the end of November 2014, there was a gathering at an Italian restaurant called Urban Garden in Jeong-dong to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Epicure, the Cyworld gourmet club. Around fifty club members s…
Some weekend evenings I just cannot be bothered to cook at home. Whenever that happens, I seem to end up in Itaewon. It is only one bridge away from our place, so it takes less than ten minutes by bus. …
Round two is, as always, Bistro Polpo. I cannot tell you how convenient it is in city life to have at least one regular restaurant where reliably good food comes out. Other bloggers seem to have a favorite lik…