Pyeonuibang and Opas in Yeonnam-dong
As everyone knows, Yeonnam-dong has plenty of good places, and which one you end up at seems to come down to taste. Sicily is delicious, but with nobody to go drink soju with, I only ever walk past without goi…
As everyone knows, Yeonnam-dong has plenty of good places, and which one you end up at seems to come down to taste. Sicily is delicious, but with nobody to go drink soju with, I only ever walk past without goi…
Whenever I have some time I’ve been ticking items off my mental bucket list one by one, and one of them was Banryongsan. I’d heard the gukbap was that good, and that it’s a nice spot for soju…
When I have time I like to head somewhere far for a change of scenery, but when I’m busy it’s hard enough just finding good places in my own neighbourhood. In that sense Bongyo is a really handy sp…
I heard a rumour that the Dior café in Cheongdam-dong was the first place in the world to sell Pierre Hermé cakes made live on site, so there was no way I could skip it. Ispahan cocktail The taste is t…
Over by Apgujeong Rodeo there’s a modern Korean restaurant called Kwonsooksoo. With the new year rolling around and everyone raving about how good it is, I went to check it out. Starters It’…
I had some bread to buy, so I did a loop around Hongdae. First up, Old Croissant Factory.. If you don’t line up, you’re out of luck. You have to time it right, too. I wonder how long this p…
I’d been hearing about Buam Galbi in Incheon for ages, and then I happened to have business nearby. It’s not really a place you’d go out of your way for. The grill We went in right as…
Here’s a roundup of the desserts I ate this winter. Choux from Pâte à Choux. They looked pretty, and the taste wasn’t bad either. Merry Christmas, apparently… A shop ca…
I went to check out Blue Ribbon Delights in Apgujeong. It’s basically a corner of a cosmetics store called Belport turned into a cafe plus dessert counter. Front entrance Easy to find. It was muc…
I’d heard for ages that there was a great restaurant called Super Pan in Ichon-dong, but Ichon-dong being Ichon-dong, I never had a reason to go. Setting aside time just to go eat somewhere really isn…
A dessert cafe has opened near Nonhyeon Station, of all places, somewhere I never would have expected. I hear the owner-patissier is a well-known Cordon Bleu graduate. Cake Cake Cake &n…
I never quite know what people do at these pension getaways. It’s nice if there’s something to see nearby, but we usually only go for company team-building trips, so they aren’t much fun. Com…