Jikaseimen Ito, Asakusa
After our first lunch it felt like a shame to just head home, so we dropped by Ito for a light bowl of ramen. But somehow I have no photo of the ramen itself.. For the details, see Mareunbi’s Brunch post…
After our first lunch it felt like a shame to just head home, so we dropped by Ito for a light bowl of ramen. But somehow I have no photo of the ramen itself.. For the details, see Mareunbi’s Brunch post…
I seem to end up in Tokyo three or four times a year, but when things are busy there is sometimes no room at all for good restaurants. On this trip I finally focused on eating well for the first time in ages, …
One weekend I saw Elisabeth in Hannam-dong. The cast and the songs were wonderful. I could see why people get hooked on musicals. The sign A sad story about how marrying the wrong person makes for a ha…
No, there is no actual library at the Shilla. I visited The Library, the lobby lounge at the Shilla Hotel that is famous for its mango bingsu. With the duty-free shop right there, it is an easy place to drop b…
Since Yeontral Park opened, a lot of decent shops have popped up along that stretch. Among them I took a liking to 17℃ and went back several times in the summer of 2015. When it is this good, there is no need …
Miro Sikdang is in the middle of moving right now. The only flaw of this place is that you can never get a seat. No idea how the menu or the atmosphere will change after the move. I will have to visit as soon …
Cucciolo in Haebangchon is already wildly popular, and they have even opened a second place, Maremma, in Itaewon, and only now am I getting around to posting this. I went late in the evening and the place was …
Opas treats me like a VIP and I go there far too often, so I don’t post every visit, but on the days I drink something special I can’t help writing it down for the record. Donkey Kick It…
There is a great-looking building that went up recently (well, a year ago..) in Sinsa-dong, and Cadelune is the cafe on its first floor. I came here for a meet-up, and what a lovely place it turned out to be. …
There was once a tempura specialist called Uma in Hongdae. It was a sister shop of Genji, a well-known Japanese restaurant in the Hongdae area, and it had a good reputation, but sadly it closed down.. The peop…
Seoul has countless samgyeopsal joints, but the best one is always the samgyeopsal joint near your own habitat. Nobody travels far just for samgyeopsal. While I was working in this neighbourhood, Jinseongjip f…
Jeonju Cheonggukjang is a place near Sinsa Station that runs 24 hours, and it is more of an everyday rice joint than a gourmet spot. There are plenty of big-name haejangguk places nearby, but sometimes I just …