Gureum Tteok in Bangbae-dong
Gureum Tteok in Bangbae-dong is a place famous for its black sesame injeolmi. Unlike Gongju Tteok in Apgujeong, the inside is just like an office, so I got the feeling that online sales are the main business r…
Gureum Tteok in Bangbae-dong is a place famous for its black sesame injeolmi. Unlike Gongju Tteok in Apgujeong, the inside is just like an office, so I got the feeling that online sales are the main business r…
While scrolling through Instagram I spotted a stylish dessert shop that had opened in Garosu-gil. A place like this.. The name Shoto has to come from shortcake – shooto keeki, the way the Japanese say i…
Cheung Kee Prawn Noodles, which used to be in Cheongdam-dong, has moved to Garosu-gil. Here it is But.. it looks like they moved again recently.. anyway.. I think this was the beef soup. Gai lan Well.. the …
The food at Soi Mao is good no matter when you go. I suspect it comes down to good ingredients and real affection for the cooking.. chicken cashew nut It struck me that this would go just fine with wine. tom…
A mandu place has opened in my neighborhood. These days it looks like they have a branch on Garosu-gil too. A place like this.. It is not a small place. I got the feeling they had a franchise in mind from the…
Getting from Gangnam to Sangam is a bit of a trek, but Izakaya Rang is worth the trip. tonight’s sake sashimi moriawase Even in Japan there aren’t that many places doing it at this level. Never m…
I go to Miro Sikdang so often that there isn’t much left to say… I’m just putting this up for the record. Dubu-jorim, braised tofu Beer Galbi-jjim, braised beef short ribs You can even eat…
It sits so far back that calling it Garosu-gil is a bit of a stretch, but anyway, even this neighborhood has a meal spot worth going to. Kim Buksun Keunnambijib I’m not sure whether they have any branch…
Insaeng Seolleongtang is a Baek Jong-won franchise — the name means “the seolleongtang of your life”. Those who know, know: Baek Jong-won franchises are genuinely good if you catch them early. Hong…
The perilla sundubu at Bukchangdong Sundubu in Apgujeong These days I find I actually prefer the non-spicy sundubu-jjigae. Hong Kong Banjeom This place is a big letdown now. I think the chain has grown too m…
Here are some photos I gathered up, the kind that feel a bit much to post on their own. Dogani-tang at a wedding hall Not bad at all.. Hongeo (skate), too.. These days I can’t even get to a hongeo spec…
I bought a new iPhone and got so excited that.. I went wandering all over the place. It was my first new one in three years and the photo quality had improved so much that I couldn’t help being excited…..