Sunday, April 5, 2020

South Korea: Seoul: Food Crawl

Let's taste what we have been searching to visit from the dramas and instagram.  Plus, the great finds along the way, 먹자 (meogja / let's eat)!


Greem 2D Cafe
Food: orange latte, green tea latte, salt caramel cheese cake
Price: Expensive
Location: 223-14 카페, Yeonnam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul (10 – 15 min walk from Hongik University Station Exit 3)
Website: @greem_cafe
Personal Preference: 9 out of 10


Out of the norm, this is my first time to go on a 2D themed cafe.  This has been an instagramable place in Seoul among the youngsters and the trippers.


For the coffee, it's thick and tasty.  Hoping they'll have more choices of less sweet pastries.




Starbucks Reserve
Food: bbq panini, chocolate pudding, coffee, mint chocolate
Price: Expensive
Location: Famille Park
Personal Preference: 8 out of 10

Lucky enough after roaming around the place in less than 10 mins, we were able to find an available space.  The place is just noisy and too occupied for a visit during holiday season.  Of course the highlight is the flock of bird design hanging from the ceiling.  (However, this did not top my experience from Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Tokyo).


This place is a good option to visit when you are taking the Express Bus Terminal.



Onion, Anguk
Food: coffee, citron cake, red bean
Price: Expensive
Location: Jongno-gu, Gye-dong, 계동길 5
Personal Preference: 9 out of 10

One of the best place to visit for breakfast.  The sunshine striking the traditional hanok place will keep you warm during the winter break.  Easily gets crowded, so quickly find your place before ordering.


If you plan to go to Changdeokgung Palace or the Secret Garden, you might want to pass-by this place for snacks.




Restaurants

Chicken & Beer restaurant along Yeonnam-ro
Food: chicken and leeks
Price: Average
Location: Yeonnam-ro, Yeonnam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Personal Preference: 7 out of 10

Nothing fancy in the place.  But the food is tasty and too much for us, it run by an old couple and they also do delivery.  Very accommodating. 



고향옥 얼큰순대국
Food: boiled pork, black sausage noodle soup
Value: Average
Location: near Gupabal Station 
Personal Preference: 8 out of 10

I'm not into sundae or the black sausage noodle soup, but this one kept warm our hungry tummies.  Ajumma is very accommodating.




Congee House
Food: crab congee
Price: Average
Location: 31 Myeongdong 8ga-gil, Chungmuro 2(i)-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea 
Personal Preference: 8 out of 10




Dirty Trunk Coffee Factory
Food: tacos & nachos, pastry, apple cider
Price: Expensive
Location: 114 Jimok-ro, Munbal-dong, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea 
Drama Filming Location:  Search: WWW
Personal Preference: 9 out of 10

Food is yummy, but expensive.  There are a lot of selection of fusion healthy cuisine, pastries and drinks.



The place is so huge that we spend almost 2 hours here.  An hour enjoying our food and another hour playing around the place from lower to upper-ground level, taking those instagramable shots.  I just saw it from a drama and wanting to go to there even if its an out of Seoul.








The Gastro PERMIL/Fermil (퍼밀)
Food: mushroom soup, seafood pasta
Price: Expensive
Location: 26 Donggyo-ro 46-gil, Yeonnam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Personal Preference: 9 out of 10
Drama Filming Location: Why Secretary Kim (2018)

Expect to get lost in searching for this place in Yeonnam-dong, which I find it exciting.  The outskirt from the main street is much challenging than in Bukchon.  Inside it looks like a transformed hanok place.



More than Secretary Kim filming location, I want to visit this place because the 2 characters were together in Youn's Kitchen. 

For the food, I think, we got too hungry and too cold that's why it looks the same.  But the pasta has a thick flavour and very tasty, delicious! (맛있는)




Muwol Table
Price: Average
Location: 2F Famille Garden Station 
Personal Preference: 9 out of 10

This is very tasty and we also had makgeolli (oldest alcohol in Korea).




Travel Dates: December 26-31, 2019


Summary: Winter Itinerary for 6 days in Seoul, South Korea 2019

Day
Places to See
Food and Restaurants
Other Options
1
Forest of Wisdom [Hwayugi/Secretary Kim]
Angel in Us, Incheon
Dirty Trunk, Paju [Search: WWW]
Chicken & Beer
Hesse Boulangerie 152
Seosomun Shrine History Museum
Cheonggyecheon Stream Winter Night 2019
2
Guksu Namu (국수나무)
Starbucks Reserve, Famille Park

3
Eunpyeong History Hanok Museum
DDP Winter Light Festival
Arc N Book
Seoul Plaza Ice Skating Rink
2D Café 연남동239-20
고향옥 얼큰순대국 near Gupabal Station
Yonsei University (Seoul)
1
1 / 1 man 1 cup
Korea University (Seoul)
Kyung Hee University (Seoul)
Shinsegae Department Store
4
Congee House in Myeongdong
A Twosome Place
The Gastro Permil [Secretary Kim]
Seoul International Catholic Church
Konkuk University
Seoulism
Galleria - Apgujeong-rodeo Station
IFC Mall
5
무월식탁 / Muwol Table
Sinchon Christmas Market
6
Changdeokgung Palace
Secret Garden English Tour
Ikseon-dong Hanok Street [Battle Trip]
Onion Anguk
Zio Cucina, Ikseon-dong
Tteuran Tea & Café, Ikseon-dong
Korean Food Street
Madang Café / Flower Yard Café

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