Seohwa, a Charcoal-Grill Joint in Seosomun
Dropped by Seohwa in front of City Hall for the first time in a while. It is a place known for its impressive pork jowl. Pork jowl first This is two servings, but the portion seems a bit smaller than b…
Dropped by Seohwa in front of City Hall for the first time in a while. It is a place known for its impressive pork jowl. Pork jowl first This is two servings, but the portion seems a bit smaller than b…
Nampo Myeonok’s eobok jaengban has a long history behind it. I hurried over before the price went up any further. The burner They use solid fuel, which is why opinions on this place are a bit div…
Of all the places I ate at while working around City Hall, the two I loved most were this one, Aesung Hoegwan, and Won Daegutang. Jungnimjang was great value, the old-school heavyweights like Cheongjinok and B…
I attended the very first Blue Ribbon Awards, held in 2015. A meaningful occasion, with the work of four Korean-cuisine chefs all in one place. The sponsored champagne Such a lovely champagne, too̷…
City Hall has plenty of hidden gems, and Heungjinok is one of them. It didn’t get wiped out by redevelopment; somehow they managed to find a new space and are doing just fine. The place They say …
Wonheung is probably the most famous Chinese restaurant around City Hall. It’s known for its tasty jjamppong and the long lunchtime queue. A bit of a shame that you can’t order proper dishes at lun…
I’d heard Jangho Wanggopchang was famous for its lunchtime jjalla, but it wasn’t the kind of place I could go to alone. Luckily I managed to join someone who works nearby. Getting to a good restaur…
Seohwa, a charcoal grill place in Seosomun, is a really good meat restaurant in the City Hall area. As always, you have to ask the locals to find the neighborhood gems. No matter how much I searched for restau…
When it comes to eating around City Hall, it has to be Buminok. They’ve started opening branches lately, though.. Banchan Yang gomtang Big portions, and the unseasoned broth is good too. …
The perk of working in a different place every so often is that you get to dig into the local food scene. This time I spent about five months working around City Hall, and I got to visit plenty of good restaur…