Survive & Thrive in Korea
Pier 8 has been providing a uniquely sublime dining experience to it’s devotees for over a year. The Japanese style dining and lounge came to fruition from the collaboration of the folks behind Buddha’s Belly and Berlin. Filling a much needed gap in the dining tapestry of Itaewon. Pier 8 brings you sashimi and sushi so fresh they’ve been […]
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The Booth took the pizza craze in the little neighborhoods of Gyeongridan and Haebonchon and has come out on top. When it comes to actually going to a pizza joint rather than ordering then I will definitely hit them up before the competition. Why? They keep it simple. The folks at The Booth offer up […]
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This is a forgotten post that I recently found. I really enjoyed the exhibit last year and it’s almost time for it to happen again so I figured I may as well post this as a sort of preview to this year’s festival. This year I managed to make it back to the Korean International […]
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For the last few months another Greek restaurant has popped up in Itaewon. This time around it’s El Grecos in Gyeongridan. First, I enjoyed my experience here much more than Santorini in Itaewon. Second, my friends accompanying me thought the results mixed. My falafel plate satisfied me. The portions were adequate and the price reasonable. […]
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Hiking. In Korea it’s a big deal. So big that folks actually have complete head to toe hiking gear ready to be thrown on at any moment that anyone even thinks about a hike. You can just visualize a mountain, hill, or steep incline and your Korean friends will be jumping into their hiking clothes […]
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Ben’s Cookies in Itaewon is a direct import from the original Ben’s from Oxford, England. Their newest branch in South Korea comes bearing the delicious aroma of some of the best tasting cookies before Mrs Fields even looked at a chocolate chip. At the Itaewon location you can find much more than the standard chocolate […]
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