Survive & Thrive in Korea
There’s two spots called Santorini in Itaewon. I previously reviewed the one on the main Itaewon street: Santorini Taverna. Contributor and Author Veniese tackled the original Santorini located amidst the back streets behind the Hamilton Hotel. Among the maddening crowd of restaurants and bars behind the Hamilton Hotel is a monument to mediocrity, Santorini […]
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When I thought of Seoul Cajun Crab never crossed my mind. Seafood? Yes. Cajun? No way. Well, not anymore. Recently, some friends and I checked out one of the locations of Boiling Crab. This branch, plopped right on the edge of Itaewon, has a creaky old town feel. The place is small and bare bones, but that […]
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Sometimes, you know, a guy just wants to be pampered. Feet up, slouching in a comfy chair, face to face with a sweet pleasure so guilty that Fat Princess would take you down in a submission hold to devour it herself. Admittedly, that’s a dessert that’s near impossible to find in Seoul. I’m not talking about some bogus strumpet […]
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Seoul is a city of convenience. Many corner stores and coffee houses stay open twenty four hours a day. Movie theaters allow allow you choose your seats. You can even push the buttons in the elevator again to deselect a floor that was inadvertently pushed. So you can imagine that when it comes to eating […]
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Macaroons! It’s not that I’m a big fan of macaroons, its just that I love the way the word rolls off the tongue like some pastry battle cry. In the traditional souvenir swamped streets of Itaewon just across the street from Anguk Station you’ll find all the macaroons and other pastry delights at Amandier. The […]
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Tuesdays nights at Hollywood Bar and Grill have never been friendlier to the starved and broke. Just pop in and you’ll find appetizers are all fifty percent off with a drink order. The types of appetizers include chili fries, nachos, potato skins, poutine, chicken tenders and chips, deep fried chili peppers, burritos, chicken wings, pepperoni […]
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