Gangnam Fish Market in Sinnonhyeon
Some good restaurants have moved into the Electro Mart building at Yeongdong Market. I went to Gangnam Fish Market, the hot one among them. The setting You can see the effort they put into pulling off a retro…
Some good restaurants have moved into the Electro Mart building at Yeongdong Market. I went to Gangnam Fish Market, the hot one among them. The setting You can see the effort they put into pulling off a retro…
There is a billiard hall called Suzy Q in Hakdong, and Suzy Bap is the eatery inside that billiard hall. The Namdo food, the regional cooking of the Jeolla provinces, is so good that I have been back many time…
Searching for Japanese food in Sinsa-dong turns up a few places, and I went to one of them. The setting The chef He was cooking right there in front of us. The basic setup Egg for the sukiyaki Sukiyaki Th…
Gwanggaeto Jeongyuk Sikdang is a place I went to a lot in early 2020. It’s a butcher-shop restaurant — you pick your meat at the counter and grill it at your own table — and the prices are cheap. The fro…
A croissant specialist had opened up, so I went to have a look. a place like this.. inside inside inside inside croissant hmm.. apple pie hmm.. bread hmm.. not all that impressive, honestly.. Walking p…
Jebidungji, which means swallow’s nest, is a drinking spot that is hot on Instagram. Oh dear.. Please, do keep it down. Menu The prices look steep, but the portions are big, so it is actually good valu…
Ganghwa Saenggogi is just an ordinary Korean BBQ joint. It’s near my office, so I’ve been a few times. Gyeran-jjim (steamed egg) Beef Pork Perfectly decent. …
Scenery… not much fun, but I’m putting it up for the record. The Han River Gangnam scenery The park The Han River Seoul Forest Jungang Gamsokgi The Han River The Han River The Han River and…
Pildong Haemul in Chungmuro is a classic old-school pojangmacha. A plate of the combo You get a plate of whatever seafood came in fresh that day. On another visit It can be hit or miss, but either way itR…
There is a kkomjangeo (hagfish) place in Sinnonhyeon. Like this.. The prices are high, so it is not an easy place to walk into unless you are a middle-aged guy. The sight of them grilling is a little grotesqu…
I go to convenience stores a lot in Korea too, because they carry more interesting products than the supermarkets do. Yeongbinru.. Nothing special, really.. Babamba ice sandwich This one wasn’t much ei…
Sapporo Ichiban shio ramen, asari clam dashi It had a nice clean taste. Buta Raoh It is supposed to be the peak of Jiro-style cup ramen.. it is the closest one out there, but something was still a bit lackin…