Ask and ye shall receive. I get quite a few messages asking for restaurant recommendations, in and out of Seoul,…
Author: mykoreaneats
In the endless world of Korean banchan, kimchi gets the spotlight (and deservedly so). But for busy people who don’t…
When you’ve been in business for over 70 years and have a loyal following who come daily for your beef…
I won’t give out names, but there are some eating establishments that shun picture-taking, which leaves me baffled and sometimes…
Over the course of four years scouring every nook and cranny of Seoul for traditional restaurants, I realized that I’ve…
There’s always an interesting story when it comes to searching out these old-school restaurants, often hidden away in a back…
My butcher persuaded me to bypass the traditional tteokguk (rice cake soup) by offering me 1.2 kg of LA dweji…
There are countless haejangguk “hangover soup” restaurants in Seoul, the most recognized being legendary Cheongjinok, spanning over seven decades in…
There are some foods that sound terrible on paper but end up being quite pleasing. Yukhoe (raw beef tartare) and…
Sometimes I find myself walking in circles to find these old-school restaurants, often tucked away in obscure alleyways and side…
This isn’t your standard hotteok with cloyingly sweet sugar and artificial syrup filling, this is the good stuff filled with…
I still remember this terrific dakgangjung (sweet n sticky boneless fried chicken) vendor near Jongro-3ga Station from this past summer.…
Odeng Sikdang, the originators of budae jjigae, has been satisfying hungry locals and out-of-towners in Uijeongbu for over 65 years.…
Not quite sure why this hasn’t hit mainstream, but twigim jokbal (deep-fried pork trotters) has to be one of the…
There are some foods that Koreans must eat on certain occasions. Miyeokguk on birthdays, tteokguk on New Year’s, and samgyetang…
I’ve had a lot of donkkaseu (breaded pork cutlet) during my time in Korea, especially since it’s so accessible a…