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Haap: Traditional Korean Dessert Cafe in Cheongdam

Haap: Traditional Korean Dessert Cafe in Cheongdam

Haap is not your average ddeok jip (rice cake shop). Chef/owner Shin Yong-il studied French dessert making in France, at École Lenôtre, and has worked at Gosire, a famous Korean restaurant in Japan, and Poom Seoul, a Korean fine-dining restaurant. He also served as  a …

Chung Mi Shim Hanu Restaurant in Cheongdam

Chung Mi Shim Hanu Restaurant in Cheongdam

So, hanu (native Korean beef) is expensive. It’s expensive for a lot of different reasons, but most of them boil down to the fact that Koreans just think it’s better than other beef. The hanu beef rating system in Korea has six levels, from 1++ …