Ido Gomtang, Yeoksam Station
I had some business near Yeoksam Station, and since it was around lunchtime I went to Ido Gomtang, which has been getting a lot of buzz lately. It was bigger than I expected. The angle is a bit off, but…
I had some business near Yeoksam Station, and since it was around lunchtime I went to Ido Gomtang, which has been getting a lot of buzz lately. It was bigger than I expected. The angle is a bit off, but…
Somehow I keep ending up having lunch around Yeoksam Station. On this day I went to my favourite Naju gomtang place from Hannam-dong. Spicy gomtang I don’t really eat spicy food, so I have no idea wha…
I’ve finally finished the renovation, so I’m posting a whole batch at once. I had a lunch appointment in Yeoksam-dong, and since it was a hot day and I felt like some cold naengmyeon, I decided to …
Gyeongseong Yangyukgwan is a yangkkochi (lamb skewer) chain with a branch in my neighborhood. I gather it started out as a famous lamb skewer place in Gyodae, and now it has turned into a chain you see everywh…
I searched online for gomtang places in Yeoksam-dong and found that, besides the Hannam-dong Naju Gomtang I went to last time, there is another famous one called Woojungjib. Woojungjib is actually the older of…
On a day off in April I was wandering around Yeoksam-dong when a Naju gomtang place caught my eye. It somehow looked promising – the way the guy in Kodoku no Gurume picks a restaurant – so I went i…
Around April work was busy and there were all sorts of events going on, so I barely had time to cook and eat at home. At least there are plenty of shops near my place, so I managed to keep myself fed. Boulang…
I had drunk too much the night before, so I thought about getting something to cure the hangover, but going far felt like too much trouble. In the middle of all that, I heard there were two places in Yeoksam-d…
I’ve lived in Gangnam for quite a while now, but I still barely know any of the neighbourhood’s hidden gems. I end up at pricier French and Italian restaurants on a regular basis, but where are the…
I had plans to meet someone in Yeoksam-dong, but couldn’t think of anywhere worth going. So I picked the really easy option: the Korean BBQ place in the basement of Gangnam Finance Center. Wet towels …