2024-02-01
14 Dosan-daero 81-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
The Pairing Room is an Italian restaurant in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. The exterior of the building is neat and clean with an exotic white tone, and the interior has a high ceiling, creating a cool, open feel. They present a special fusion cuisine that combines Italian cuisine with Korean ingredients such as kimchi, Korean soybeans, and makgeolli (unrefined rice wine). The representative menu items are balsamic scallop and potato puree M, spicy pepper soybean pasta, and truffle paccheri pasta. The restaurant also offers wine recommendations that match the menu item as well as tea and beverages that go well with various desserts. Nearby are Seolleung and Jeongneung Royal Tombs (World Cultural Heritage Sites), Jamsil Hangang Park, Cheongdam Fashion Street, and Apgujeong Rodeo Street.
2024-01-31
656 Aewolhaean-ro, Jeju-si, Jeju-do
Noeully is a dessert café located in Gueom-ri, Aewol-eup, Jeju-si. The entrance and interior are decorated like a bus stop and a glass greenhouse, respectively, allowing visitors to enjoy tropical plants and the ocean view. It consists of a rooftop café on the second floor and a sky garden on the third floor, as a no-kids zone except on the first floor. Chairs and tables face the sea for an open view of the Jeju sea and sunset, making this café a popular spot to visit for taking photos to post on social media. One of the charms of Noeully is that visitors can enjoy flowers here all year round, such as mustard flowers, hydrangeas, sunflowers, cosmos, and buckwheat flowers. The representative menu item is Briquette bread, a briquette-shaped glutinous rice bread filled with strawberry jam. In addition, the menu includes a variety of drinks, coffee, scones, and cookies.
2024-01-31
11-1 Hayehadong-ro 16beon-gil, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do
Nandreubadang specializes in Jeju black pork, which offers soft yet chewy meat and a light taste compared to regular pork. Customers can taste grilled black pork while admiring the fantastic ocean view; many people visit this restaurant just for the sake of the meat, despite the lack of famous tourist attractions nearby. For a basic serving of 2 persons, 600 grams of Jeju black pork is served with red-banded lobster soybean paste jjigae. Steamed eggs and corn cheese served outside the meat grill are also delightful delicacies. They also sell prawns that can be grilled with black pork and the seasonal conch skewers. What’s unique is the salted pearl-spot chromserved as a sauce for dipping the meat. Visitors who opt to sit outside are recommneded to arrive earlier than mealtime.
2024-01-31
8 Gaeunsa-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul
Mosim is a Korean table d’hote restaurant that offers a variety of menus to choose from depending on the kind of dishes and the number of side dishes. The set menu, which includes main dishes, such as hwangtae gui (grilled dried pollack) and galbitang (galbi soup), and side dishes, such as salad, japchae, and seasoned vegetables, is plentiful in amount and variety enough to fill the table. There are menu items that can be enjoyed individually, such as samgyetang, bibimbap, and yukgaejang (spicy beef soup). The restaurant’s menu comprises nutritious dishes that soothe one's tired mind and body. The restaurant has private rooms that can accommodate 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 people, so it is a good option for guests seeking a quiet meal with the family or group gatherings.
2024-01-24
20 Guji-ro, Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
Founded by Kim Deok-kyu, who is a recognized confectionery master, this bakery becomes crowded with people as early as 8 a.m. when it opens. The bakery’s most popular item among a lot of different breads is garlic cream bread, which everyone buys at least once. It is the most delicious one in this bakery, made by cutting a long plain bread into pieces and filling them with garlic cream of sweet condensed milk and soft whipped cream. The coconut milk bun, combined with crunchy biscuits and sweet and soft coconut cream, is also its best-seller..
2024-01-12
136 Changuimun-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Boobing is short for "Buam-dong bingsu" (shaved ice). As such, it is a shaved ice restaurant that always has a long waiting line on weekdays or weekends. The main menu item is pat bingsu (shaved ice with red beans), made with red beans that are provided by a bean produce. They also serve their own original bingsu desserts that use ingredients like melon, mint chocolate, and gold pineapple. Their signature menu is Chodang corn bingsu, made with finely ground corn with milk ice on top. The cafe has a one bingsu order per person policy.
2024-01-12
11-5 Insadong 10-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Makgeolli is a traditional liquor made from rice or wheat as a main ingredient and with yeast and various other ingredients. Its uniqueness lies in the main ingredient or yeast used, thus a variety of makgeolli made with local specialties can be found throughout Korea. Neulmajung is a pub restaurant that serves 34 types of makgeolli from all over the country, as well as many foods that go well with them. In addition, its soft wooden interior creates a comfortable atmosphere. Its representative dish is haemul pajeon (seafood and green onion pancake), made with plenty of ingredients. They also serve crispy pan-fried gamja jeon (potato pancake) and memil jeonbyeong (buckwheat crepe), rich in both flavor and taste as it is made with buckwheat from Bongpyeong, Gangwon-do, all of which are a perfect paring to makgeolli.
2024-04-07
31 Gwanseodang-gil, Namwon-si, Jeonbuk-do
This restaurant has 60 years of tradition. As a traditional Korean house, it has a small pond with a watermill. The restaurant serves Namwon’s authentic Korean table d’hote, featuring about 20 dishes. The representative Cheonghakdong Set Menu includes Jeolla region's delicacies, such as hongeo samhap (skate, pork, and kimchi combo), braised galbi, Yeonggwang gulbi (dried yellow croaker), and japchae. The restaurant also has private rooms for family and groups who wish to dine in a more quiet manner.
2024-01-30
74 Yunboseon-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Tea Therapy, located in Jongno-gu, Seoul, is a place for those who feel uncomfortable because of a minor illness that is not serious enough to require going to the hospital. Visitors can enjoy medicinal herb tea, which is often difficult to approach, in a more easy and special way here. Tea Therapy’s tea, like other herbal teas, can be brewed within 3 minutes and offers a soothing sensation. Not only is the tea delicious but it also benefits the body. Even those unfamiliar with teas can find a tea that suits their taste and needs through a simple and amusing tea test. The types of tea offered at Tea Therapy include Hyangtong Tea, good for muscle pain; Omija Tea, which gives vitality; Medicinal Herb Tea, good for colds; and Pear and Bellflower Root Tea, good for the bronchial tubes. They also sell those teas so that visitors can enjoy the same taste at home.
2024-01-24
109 Inje-ro, Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
Subaekdang Dwaejigukbap specializes in dwaeji gukbap (pork and rice soup) with boiled pork slices and rice in a broth simmered with pork bones. Its owner is said to have visited 96 pork soup restaurants across the country to study the taste and make the best pork and rice soup. The rich, refreshing broth made by boiling pork backbone for a long time is excellent. This restaurant also serves sundae gukbap (sundae and rice soup) made with premium Berkshire pork. The Maneul Suyuk Baekban (garlic and boiled pork slices set menu), one of its signature items, is made with pork belly that anyone loves and topped with garlic sauce.