Sometimes, you just need Mom’s cooking. When living abroad, however, such a thing is usually unobtainable. Enter Suji’s, one of Seoul’s most talked about dining establishments, that serves up ‘the next best thing to Mom’s home cooking.’ Suji’s was founded in 2005 by Suji Park and was originally intended to be an eatery for expats …
As promised, I’ve continued the search for Seoul’s best themed cafes. I am happy to report that my most recent finds include a diverse mix of polar bears, bananas, puppies, and cupcakes that will make you scream… with delight. So, without further ado, I give you Coffee with Character, Part Three. Banana Tree (Sinsa-dong, see …
Fusion restaurants have become quite the culinary trend in Seoul over the past few years. These dining establishments attempt to fuse various components of ethnic cuisines into one. Some have been quite successful in their attempts and have attracted loyal diners of all nationalities. Others have failed miserably, trying too hard to please the local …
It wasn’t too long ago that I wrote a piece featuring some of the themed cafes of Seoul. It turned out to be a popular post, so I’ve decided to write my first follow-up entry highlighting some other quirky cafes I’ve visited since then. Travel has always been a passion of mine, so I was …
Pizza topped with corn. Pasta served with sweet pickles. Tacos drizzled with anti-sour cream. Korea has never really done western food well. In the past, one would have to travel all the way to Itaewon to get decent but overpriced European/American cuisine. Even then, the restaurants are mostly foreigner owned. Fortunately, things are changing. Recently, …
Seeing as Korea is an Asian country, most might assume that its people’s drink of choice would be tea. That may have been true in the past, but in the late 1800s, King Gojong was introduced to coffee by the Russians and was quick to start importing the stuff into Korea. Since then, its people …