After finishing a meal near Sinyongsan Station (a subway station in Yongsan) (Mokpo Myeongga mulhoe review), I wanted to grab a coffee at a cafe, but there wasn’t a single seat available. Every cafe I checked out was completely packed! So I wandered around the Yongsan Station area and luckily came across Villa Lumen. It’s…

When I previously visited a keyboard testing shop in Yongsan (Yongsan electronics district), I tried out a vertical mouse at the Logitech section and ended up completely falling for it. Instead of buying the keyboard I originally went there for, I wound up picking up a mouse instead! 😅 After comparing it with the vertical…

You might’ve heard the meme that men’s ultimate comfort foods are tonkatsu (fried meat), gukbap (boiled meat), and spicy pork stir-fry (stir-fried meat). Is it really true? Funny enough, whenever I’d eaten carbs for both breakfast and lunch, I always ended up craving tonkatsu for dinner… meat wins every time. I happened to get a…

A few days ago on my way home from work, I suddenly started craving a spicy, hearty broth, and yukgaejang came to mind. After looking around a bit, I found 문배동육칼 (a restaurant known for yukgaejang and kalguksu) in Samseong-dong and stopped by. The original branch in Yongsan’s Munbae-dong was already well known, and I’d…

Last weekend, I headed to 광장시장 (Gwangjang Market) with my girlfriend for a lively date. With so many amazing foods around the market, I always found myself wondering what to eat. Yukhoe? Bindaetteok? Mayak Gimbap? 🤔 Then we ended up stopping by 강가네떡볶이 (Ganggane Tteokbokki) for some tteokbokki, something I hadn’t had in a while….

Earlier this week, I headed over to Ansan to meet up with some acquaintances. Since everyone got off work at different times and not all of us had arrived yet, we decided to fill up our stomachs and grab a few beers first. That’s how we ended up visiting 용용선생 (a Hong Kong-inspired Chinese pub…

(Continuing from the Ganggane Tteokbokki post.) I stopped by 아베베베이커리 (Abebe Bakery), a spot many bread lovers had probably heard about at least once while visiting Gwangjang Market. If you’re into pastries and donuts, you probably already knew this famous Jeju donut hotspot! 🚶‍♂️ Stepping into Abebe Bakery With a Pilgrimage-Worthy Line A short walk…

(Continuing from Ganggane Tteokbokki and Abebe Bakery.) That was the day I had tteokbokki and cream bread for lunch at Gwangjang Market. I was completely full and enjoyed every bite, but something still felt missing. Then it hit me. I needed some protein! So I headed over to 아소정 (Asojeong) near Cheongnyangni Station. Asojeong is…

On days when the sky looked beautifully blue like it has lately, staying at home felt like a waste, and I just wanted to get out and walk somewhere. Today’s spot was 개뿔 (Cafe Gaeppul), a scenic café you could reach by starting at Dongdaemun Station and following the old fortress wall trail. It was…

Today, I brought a review of 선비칼국수 선릉점 (Seonbi Kalguksu’s Seolleung branch), a great spot for rich perilla seed kalguksu that helped soothe a tired stomach after work. At just over 10,000 KRW, I got to enjoy a deep perilla broth and a special bowl featuring two different noodle textures. The complimentary yeolmu barley rice…