Last summer, one of my friends told me about a new chopped salad place in the back street of Itaewon. Her discovery left me intrigued and sceptical. My past experiences with chopped salads hadn’t been quite . . . chopped. … Continued
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Jonny Dumpling is one of my favourite places in Itaewon. There are three branches, but I’ve only gone to the same store every time. It’s a small restaurant that focuses on dumplings. The place is so small that it gets … Continued
Sorry for the lack of updates! Work has been keeping me busy and I’ve been pretty tired lately. Those two factors make me not want to really explore new places, and instead I find myself returning to places I like … Continued
I met up with a friend in Itaewon, and I suggested to her we check out this cafe I’d been wanting to go to that’s in between Itaewon and the Yongsan-gu Office. However, I led us down the wrong street, … Continued
Yetnal Guksi (옛날국시) is a Korean restaurant specialising in noodle dishes and various other dishes like acorn jelly with rice (묵밥 = mukbap) and soft bean curd seafood stew (해물순두부찌개 = haemul soondubu jjigae). Oddly enough, I like them not … Continued
It wasn’t long ago when Buddha’s Belly used to be next to Hamilton Hotel, and that the small takeaway branch was in Gyeongridan. Then the small takeaway branch closed, and they moved Buddha’s Belly to its current location, on top … Continued
I’d been hearing about Little Baja for the past few months, and I’d heard nothing but good things such as that their tacos were great and it tasted like Californian tacos — not that I’d know exactly what a Californian … Continued
House on the Hill is a pretty nice cafe that I visited upon a friend’s recommendation. Upon entering the place, I was really please by its interior design. The wooden floor and furnitures gave the place a cosy, clean feel, … Continued
Alien’s Day Out, a blog/website by Mipa, has always been the best resource for veganism in Korea. Through her website, Mipa started to sell her vegan baked goods, and it wasn’t long before she opened up her own restaurant called … Continued