Tag: restaurants

Ferry Roasters: Mini Donuts and Coconut Cream Coffee in Gyeongridan

Ferry Roasters: Mini Donuts and Coconut Cream Coffee in Gyeongridan

I am on Instagram a lot these days, and the photos of gourmet donuts have been killing me. Of course, Korea has Dunkin’ and Krispy Kreme, but Seoul really hasn’t had the same movement toward more creative independent donut shops that other big cities have 

Rooftop Dining at Harvest Namsan

Rooftop Dining at Harvest Namsan

  It would be a push to call the weather this week “warm”, but we are finally heading in that direction. That means it’s almost time to start making use of Seoul’s many rooftop restaurants, cafes and bars. Harvest Namsan is nestled up against the 

American BBQ Week 2016 in Korea

American BBQ Week 2016 in Korea

Bit late on this one, but that’s okay, because Korea’s American BBQ Week 2016 actually spans two weeks, which means there’s still some time left.

Until September 11, 15 American-style barbecue restaurants in Korea (that’s right — it’s not just Seoul this time, although barely) will be offering a special American barbecue plate. The offer comes with a discount on the house brew and a mousepad featuring a drawing by webtoon artists Jo Gyeong-gyu, who specializes in food drawings.

Participating restaurants include:

  • Linus Barbecue, in Itaewon
  • Rusty’s Smokehouse, in Itaewon
  • Rusty’s Rib House, in Hapjeong
  • Locos BBQ, in Itaewon, Busan Centum City and Pangyo
  • Manimal Smokehouse, in Itaewon (I’m not sure if the Power Plant location is participating or not)
  • BBQooks, in Gangnam
  • Burger B, in Hongdae, Myeongdong, Time Square, Coex, Gwanghwamun and Seosomun
  • Sweet Oak, in Wonju
  • Stereo Kitchen, in Seongnam
  • Aboutjins, in Gwanghwamun
  • Austin, in Hongdae and Gangnam
  • All That Meat, in Gangnam
  • Kinders, in Itaewon

There are a couple of other places listed (Smokehouse and Picnic, in case you’re curious), but I cannot find a single thing about them, including location, in either English or Korean (possibly because of the very generic names), so we’ll leave it at this for now.

I actually didn’t realize there were so many American barbecue places in Seoul, so maybe this week would be a good time to try out a new one. I know we all love our Linus and Manimal, and American barbecue is a particularly territorial art (I’m from Texas — I know), but you never know. Maybe one of the lesser known places on this list could hit that smoky, meaty craving right in the nose without an hour-long wait at the door.

As per usual, this restaurant week promotion is poorly advertised and lacking in any official detailed information, so I can’t tell you what the American barbecue plate is or how much it costs.

Barmingo: Cocktails and Chinese in Hannam-dong

Barmingo: Cocktails and Chinese in Hannam-dong

I keep telling myself I won’t go more than a couple of days without updating this blog, but things just keep not working out that way. This time, I’ve gotten sidetracked by photography. I started out a few months back as worse than the average 

Burger Bang in Bukchon

Burger Bang in Bukchon

Yesterday my friend and I were supposed to meet at Arario for lunch, and meet at Arario for lunch we did, but about an hour after we had planned to. AWL Fridays are tending, so far, to not really go as planned, because the museum