If you’re on the look out for genuine French cuisine then look no further than Le Saint Ex. The owners took on the challenge of creating an authentic French bistro and have succeeded. Starting with the simple but traditional “plat du jour” a practice of writing the day’s menu on a blackboard usually featuring two…
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When I think of Bulgaria the image of fearsome shivering winters and harsh mountainous ranges with families in claptrap houses huddled around big steaming bowls of borscht come to mind. I thought Bulgarian food would be bland, watery, and boring. Zelen in Itaewon shattered that image to pieces. I should have know to expect the…
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If you’re in Hongdae and in the mood for a hearty but inexpensive meal then boy do I know a place for you. Goulash Soup & Bread located next to the little park near Honik University serves up steaming bowls of Hungarian deliciousness. We’re talking potatoes, carrots, onions, with spices galore. A lovely couple runs…
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Old Stand is a European style pub in the back streets of Itaewon. It’s located in the heart of things across from My Chelsea and next door to Baby Guinness. If you blink you’ll almost surely miss it, so be sure to keep a keen eye out. You’ll be glad you did because it’s a…
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The day of lovers fast approaches bringing with it the dreaded deed of finding a place to dine. You can’t be too casual about choosing the place. You don’t want to take your significant other to dinner at Burger King. Nor do you want to find yourself starving for the rest of the month…
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A few weeks my friends Ian and Kalli and I joined the Seoul Eats meet up. The place of choice this time around was Uzbek restaurant Samarilkant near exit Five of Dongdaemun Stadium. The neighborhood is chock full of Russian and Eastern European restaurants. Luckily for us Dan and his posse were already there waiting…
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Via Di Napoli Crosspost with Seoul Eats Via Di Napoli is a Napolitan Pizzeria smack dab in the middle of Gangnam near the Coex, just across the from the Lucky Seven Casino. Via Di Napoli caters to the Italian in all of us (or the part of us that loves Italian food.) It’s nice to…
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If you’re near Nambu Bus Terminal in Seocho and feel a hankering for some cheap tasty Italian food, then Spaghetti Plus may be just the place for you. Located in the building across the street from the terminal, above the Pizza Hut, Spaghetti Plus offfers a menu packed full of cream and tomato based pasta…
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