Jinjin, Seogyo-dong: A Return Visit
The weekend after my visit to Jinjin, I ended up going back without a reservation. I was dying to eat there again, and I happened to have some free time. I showed up right at the 5 o’clock opening and wa…
The weekend after my visit to Jinjin, I ended up going back without a reservation. I was dying to eat there again, and I happened to have some free time. I showed up right at the 5 o’clock opening and wa…
These days, whenever a halfway decent restaurant opens in Seoul, the foodies descend on it en masse and post about it. So a good restaurant rarely slips through the net. Luckily I was able to go while it had o…
I was meeting a friend I hadn’t seen in a while for a weekday lunch, and when I thought about where to go around Sinsa-dong, the only place that came to mind was Trattoria Molto. It has to be fine dining…
I had a casual New Year get-together at Polpo with friends who are regular folks, not foodies. I have known them for more than ten years, but this was the first time we met at a proper Italian restaurant rathe…
Miro Sikdang, a Korean-style pub in Hongdae, is a popular place with a permanently long line. Normally you can only get in if someone grabs a table first and calls you over, but for some reason a tweet popped …
I went to Gangnam Station to see a movie – thanks to CGV throwing its weight around with distribution, Megabox was the only option – and since it was cutting close to showtime, I ordered a burger a…
These days, whenever I have a get-together on the Gangnam side, the second stop is always Polpo. Sometimes it is the first stop too. As long as they are still open, there is really no other option. It is a res…
Around Nonhyeon-dong, or rather Sinsa-dong, there is a place called Jindong Hoetjip (a raw-fish restaurant). It has been famous among foodies for ages, and at one point it got so well known that copycat shops …
Kervan is a fairly well-known Turkish restaurant from Itaewon. Kebabs are the main event, and they also run a bakery that sells desserts and breads. I once bought some Turkish delight at Kervan Bakery, and it …
I heard there was a Chinese place near Hakdong Station with great dumplings, so I went to check it out. Funny that there was a place this good in an area I go to all the time. The front entrance It loo…
Work took me to Vulkan, a hamburg steak specialist on Garosu-gil. I tend to avoid places without any distinctive flavor, but it turned out not bad at all, so here it is. Honestly, as long as the tables turn ov…
Ribukjip is a jokbal specialist with branches at Yeongdong Market and in Sinsa. It is known for its naengchae jokbal (cold jokbal with a mustard sauce), so I had heard the name before, and this time I ended up…