Banpichai, a Thai Restaurant in Yeongdong Market
Right in the middle of Yeongdong Market there’s a Thai restaurant called Banpichai. I’d tried a few times before, but it was always closed and I never got in. It seems to have settled down lately, …
Right in the middle of Yeongdong Market there’s a Thai restaurant called Banpichai. I’d tried a few times before, but it was always closed and I never got in. It seems to have settled down lately, …
Jinga is a Chinese restaurant opened in Yeonnam-dong by chef Jin Saeng-yong, who I gather became popular on a food show called Junghwa Daebanjeom. I don’t really watch food shows (or rather, I barely wat…
One hectic day I opened this whisky at Opas. I think the owner was curious and told me to go ahead and open it.. Three Rivers Littlemill 25 Year Old. It’s from a distillery that’s now close…
Opas treats me like a VIP and I go there far too often, so I don’t post every visit, but on the days I drink something special I can’t help writing it down for the record. Donkey Kick It…
A Thai food bar called Opas has opened in Yeonnam-dong. It’s part of the Tuk Tuk Noodle Thai and Soi Yeonnam family. I’m VIP member No. 2 and I’ve been countless times already, so I feel almo…
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 …
Tuk Tuk Noodle Thai, the wildly popular Thai place in Yeonnam-dong, had opened a second branch, and a noodle specialist at that, so I rushed over. I had high hopes before the opening, but the vibe turned out a…
I finished a piece of work in Ebisu and had dinner there. I was wondering where to go when I spotted a decent-looking Thai restaurant near the station, so in I went. Gai yang, photographed mid-meal It’…
A friend was visiting from New York, so we dropped by Tuk Tuk Noodle Thai. Somewhere near home would have been fine too, but eating in Yeonnam-dong makes it easy to move on to a second round afterwards. Som t…
I stopped by Tuk Tuk Noodle Thai in Hongdae for a light meal, meaning one without drinks. It was a cold day, but the wait was still about 40 minutes. So I dropped into Coffee Libre Hot chocolate and an Amer…
This is another place I have ended up going to a lot. It is almost half the price of the other places, and the food is pretty good too. I do think somewhere like Keawjai is a bit better, but I do not want to p…
I went to Tuk Tuk Noodle Thai, which is already so famous that even getting a reservation has become hard. The place was packed, and I think we waited about 30 minutes. Tod man kung Fried cakes of shrimp a…