Miro Sikdang in Hongdae
Miro Sikdang in Hongdae is my default. I end up dropping by almost every time I’m back in Korea. Starting with beer Dubu-jorim, braised tofu Always on the table Yukhoe, beef…
Miro Sikdang in Hongdae is my default. I end up dropping by almost every time I’m back in Korea. Starting with beer Dubu-jorim, braised tofu Always on the table Yukhoe, beef…
Back in Korea for the first time in a while, so I had to check out some unusual spots. I’d heard Okdongsik is the kind of place you queue for, so off I went. Front entrance I think I waited in li…
I go to Polpo so often that it feels like home, so I’ll breeze through this one. Wine Starting off with a cava.. Tomato Melon and prosciutto Nibbles We left …
Trèfle uo in Hanti is one of my favourite cafés. Even among Korea’s dessert cafés, it’s on a whole different level. Cake Pistachio and strawberry go really well together. Cake  …
I had business in Gwanghwamun on this trip, so I ended up there a lot. While I was at it I dropped by Holdme Coffee, and it turned out to be a really nice space. A corner of Holdme Coffee It’s no…
A shop famous in Hiroshima for its shirunashi tantanmen (soupless dan dan noodles) has opened a branch in Tokyo. It’s near my office, so I went at lunchtime, and the line was long. Being ramen, though, t…
A yakiniku place in Shinbashi that I wandered into at random. The entrance It looks a bit run-down, but it’s not a cheap place. Yamazaki highball Being a pricier place, they have a Yamaza…
Franck Muller Patisserie is on the 2nd floor of Ginza Six. I remember coming here once before, finding the prices completely absurd, and just walking straight back out. The sign It’s right next t…
There’s a Dassai store in Ginza. It’s a pretty luxurious place, and you can do tastings too. Roughly what it looks like The menu What I was after was the Dassai…
Once you go up a notch in price, you can eat well without standing in line. That’s especially true of yakiniku places. This one isn’t exactly cheap either, but it’s open long hours, and the l…
Since I work near Hamamatsucho, I end up eating at a lot of old-guy lunch spots. Here’s a round-up. Tendon The tendon at Kaneko Hannosuke is great value. This one wasn’t in Hamamatsucho, th…
There’s a couscous specialist called La Maison de Cous Cous in Hamamatsucho. It has a bit of a cafe vibe. Inside Two people were working in the kitchen. Inside In a neighbourhood full of …