Walking from Nambu Terminal toward Yangjae, you pass a place called Jangkkobang, and it’s always packed with people. I got curious and went in. The place There’s a second floor as well, so busines…
Ujak Seolleongtang is a seolleongtang place that’s pretty famous around here. It’s got 30 years of history behind it, too. I had no idea a place like this existed in Gangnam. A place like this It&…
BOAZ is a bakery on Yangjaecheon, and I dropped in while passing by, for no particular reason. A place like this The atmosphere really is nice. A place with a strong concept, I would say. Custard cream Danish…
O.W.N is read out as O-W-N. It seems to stand for On a Wheat field Nearby. The Vélo was takeout only, but this place is a bakery-cum-cafe run by the same people as The Vélo. Sure enough, a shop that is good at…
There are a ton of bakeries around Yangjaecheon, but there are so many that it is hard to hit them all. So I have been prioritizing the ones that sell whole wheat bread. This place is one of those. Front entra…
Around this time I started taking an interest in whole wheat bread. The idea being that whole wheat is better for you than white bread! Well, scientifically speaking there isn’t really much of a differen…
Golden Jersey Milk I never expected a milk like this to come out here in Korea, and the price wasn’t bad either. (Not that it’s cheap..) It’s richer and nuttier than regular milk — close to …
I heard there was a rumour that a rather good bakery had opened in Apgujeong. It seems a foreign chef is baking the bread, and maybe that is why the breads look so beautiful. Breads like these Focaccia too.. …
Yangpai is a fairly modern brand by the standards of the lamb business, and it is not an easy place to book, but maybe because they have opened branches all over, certain branches have ended up being walk-in f…
Seongsu-dong develops so fast that even though I drop by now and then, I can’t keep up with the pace of change. I do take photos, but they’re rough records at best, and next time I go there’s…
There is a Chinese restaurant called Yeonghwajang near Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. It has been famous for ages, but honestly, going to a Chinese restaurant on your own is a bit awkward.. for a start,…
Bupyeong already has Pyeongnidan-gil, but not far from it, over by the Bupyeong-gu Office, a place called Cheongnidan-gil has sprung up. I’d only ever heard about it, so I finally went to see it. Gulpo F…