Cheongnyangri, of all places, has some of the better old-school restaurants in the entire city, even surpassing my favorite neighborhood…
Category: Restaurant Reviews
Naengmyeon season has officially arrived. Although I’ve grown mighty fond of naengmyeon 냉면 over the years, it still doesn’t compare…
“We serve authentic North Korean food from the Hamheung region located on the east coast, which also happens to be…
Feels like yesterday when @seoulfoodie and I were eating and debating over the best fried chicken in Seoul, only agreeing that Ungteori…
Seriously, there’s nothing better than Ssam: the art of constructing the ultimate bite through different varieties of wrappings and accouterments.…
Flashback to the time I got serious meat sweats over a glorious pile of big-as-your-forearm beef short ribs (galbi jjim)…
Someori Gukbap 소머리국밥 aka Cow Head Meat Rice Soup. Despite its unflattering and somewhat intimidating name, it’s now one of…
Here’s a special PSA for those looking for the ultimate Korea experience out of the city. The place is called…
Instead of getting terribly irate and vexed about another casualty of gentrification (e.g. Old Noryangjin Fish Market, parts of Euljiro)…
[The Euljiro Eulogies: Eulji OB Bear] I’ve written (and raved) about Eulji OB Bear many times before, well-known for their…
“It hasn’t been long since our dog passed away due to health complications and old age. He was 16 years…
I caught up with my good friend Korean Bapsang the other day and—just as I trust her authentic, homestyle Korean…
Instead of getting the all-annoying question, “I am coming to Seoul and staying in Myeongdong, can you recommend any restaurants…
I receive a lot of email asking for personal recommendations that I have yet to cover on my website and…
Today’s lunch reunion with an old friend in Jegi-dong (specifically inside Gyeongdong Oriental Medicine Market) had me thinking 🔥 and the importance…
Encouraged by private messages about the exact whereabouts of this grilled fish restaurant posted on my IG stories a few…
One of the best things, if not the best thing, about visiting old-school restaurants is to experience food that has…
The unlimited food options at Gwangjang Market, one of Korea’s oldest and largest traditional markets, can be quite intimidating for…