Angel’s Share, a Whisky Bar in Yeonnam-dong
Lately I only ever go to the same places. This day too, I dropped by Angel’s Share. Maybe because it was the last day of the holiday, there were hardly any customers and it was nice and quiet. Rus…
Lately I only ever go to the same places. This day too, I dropped by Angel’s Share. Maybe because it was the last day of the holiday, there were hardly any customers and it was nice and quiet. Rus…
Right before the end of the Chuseok holiday I visited Miro Sikdang in Hongdae. It was another long day of eating, and Miro Sikdang was where it all started. Salad I did not do the ordering that day, my…
A member of our gourmet club who lives far away in LA came back to Korea for a short visit, timed for Chuseok. We arranged a lunch gathering at Polpo to fit the visit, and the food just keeps getting better an…
Sicily, the well-known seafood pocha from Yeonnam-dong, has opened a branch in Sinsa-dong. They said it opened about two years ago, and I am only finding out now. I had been meaning to go, but opportunities to…
There are a few places in Korea worth going to when you want Japanese-style desserts, and the best of them is probably Mon Chouchou in Garosu-gil. ROYCE’ is too expensive, and the other shops aim for a J…
Our regular autumn BBQ, which has been an every-year thing, turned into a summer BBQ this year for various reasons. It was a bit hot, but manageable. As usual I showed up with hardly anything prepared and just…
My summer barbecue was scheduled to start in the afternoon, so I dropped by the Shinsegae main store for a bit in the morning. I had heard a rumor that Garrett Popcorn, the one people line up for in Japan, had…
The area around Exit 2 of Gyodae Station has that eating-alley feel, but rather than great restaurants it is mostly a cluster of similar-looking pubs. There are plenty of places, yet it is hard to know which o…
I had heard there was a decent dessert shop in Gyodae, so on a day I had a get-together nearby I dropped in for a bit. Unlike the rest of the neighbourhood, it turned out to be a really nice place. The front …
I had heard rumours that all sorts of good restaurants were opening in Seochon lately, but since it is north of the river I never quite had a reason to go. This day I happened to have some free time, so I went…
There is a well-reviewed ramen shop in Yeongdong Market, so I went to check it out. I usually eat ramen when I am in Japan, but somehow I ended up going here. The front entrance It was a bit odd to see a ra…
I started using Instagram a little while ago. I have been trying out various social services, and Instagram was the most appealing of the bunch. The filters are so good that even the food I threw together at h…