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++ 

Juban: Revamped Traditional Korean Alcohol in Seochon

Juban: Revamped Traditional Korean Alcohol in Seochon

Juban is amazing. Let me get that out of the way up front, because I’m about to gush. Located in a back alley in Seochon, it serves a wide selection of well-made Western cocktails and craft beers, but that’s not what you go to Juban 

Samgeori Butcher’s in Hongdae

Samgeori Butcher’s in Hongdae

Samgeori Butcher’s is YG’s restaurant in Hongdae. Now. I don’t care about YG, but I like meat, and the place looked like it had a little kitsch value to add to the experience, so B and I decided to check it out earlier this week. 

Jungsik Bar; Some Thoughts on Fine Dining

Jungsik Bar; Some Thoughts on Fine Dining

A couple of weeks ago, a friend and I sat at a dimly lit bar sipping cherry beer, enjoying it so much that we began plotting other places we wanted to go and have a little drink soon. We practically jinxed each other when Jungsik Bar