Category Archives: South Korea

Fusion, Korean Food, Quick Bites, Seoul, South Korea, Street Vendor

[KOREA] CHICKEN & CURRY GOON (치킨앤 카레군) – Hongdae, Seoul

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Fried chicken is undoubtedly one of the most common food that you can find in Seoul. There are a lot of fried chicken chain with their various specialties. It’s also very hard to find a chicken that clearly outshines the rest because the industry there is so well developed. Most of them offer Chimaek (Fried Chicken and Beer), but we found Chicken & Curry Goon (치킨앤 카레군) in Hongdae area that offers a different style of Korean Fried Chicken.

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Fusion, Korean Food, Quick Bites, Seoul, South Korea, Street Food, Street Vendor, Western Food

[KOREA] ME? STEAK! STEAK & BEER IN A CUP – Hongdae, Seoul

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In the super rapidly changing Korea, we get to see new trends and new items every day, including their street food. During our #FoodInLoveKOREA trip, one of our best findings is Steak & Beer in a cup from “Me? Steak!” in Hongdae area. These “Street Steakhouses” that sell properly grilled steak in a cup is the recently rising dining trend in Korea, just like soft serve milk ice cream not long ago.

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Casual Dining, Korean Food, Seoul, South Korea

[KOREA] GOGUNG (고궁) – Myeongdong, Seoul

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Gogung (고궁) is a famous restaurant in Myeongdong and famous for their… yes, Bibimbap. Specifically, they feature Jeonju (전주) style bibimbap. Jeonju is a city located in the center of  South Korea and is famous for iteration of this dish. As far as we can tell, Jeonju style bibimbap simply features a more diverse variety of vegetables.

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Casual Dining, Korean Food, Quick Bites, Seoul, South Korea

[KOREA] JAEDONG SUNDUBU (재동순두부) – Seoul

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Hidden away in a small alley near Anguk station, Jaedong Sundubu (재동순두부) is popular even among the locals. The restaurant serves a variety of traditional Korean dishes, including Sundubu, Bibimbap (mixed rice), Kongguksu (noodles in cold soy milk broth), Pajeon (scallion pancake), and Korean BBQ.

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Casual Dining, Korean Food, Quick Bites, Seoul, South Korea

[KOREA] MYEONGDONG KYOJA (명동교자) – Myeongdong, Seoul

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Myeongdong Kyoja is a famous restaurant in Myeongdong area and well known by many people around the world. Having been around for more than 40 years, Myeongdong Kyoja claims to be the founders of handmade Kalguksu noodles, which literally means noodles made by cutting flour dough into thin slices by the knife.

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Korean Food, Quick Bites, Seoul, South Korea

[KOREA] GIMGANE – Myeongdong, Seoul

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If you’re looking for a great variety of delicious gimbap in Seoul, this is definitely the place. Located in Myeongdong area, this small kimbap shop is totally worth it! Gimgane is casual Korean restaurant run by a Korean family which specializes in gimbap, noodles, and rice dishes.

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Korean Food, Quick Bites, Seoul, South Korea, Street Food, Street Vendor

[KOREA] BUKCHON SON MANDU 북촌손만두 – Seoul

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Bukchon, the historic neighborhood between Gyeongbokgung and Changdeokgung palaces in the heart of Seoul, is the home of Bukchon Son Mandu 북촌손만두, which translates as Bukchon handmade dumplings. Even though this is a Seoul chain restaurant, the namesake location is here.

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Beverage Shop, Cafe / Coffee Shop, Dessert House, Korean Food, Quick Bites, Seoul, South Korea

[KOREA] SOFTREE ICE CREAM – Itaewon, Seoul

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In Korea, there was a huge surge of popularity over soft serve ice cream some while ago, especially those served with real honeycomb. The popularity of the ice cream started around 2013 and now there are many companies and individual vendors offering soft serve vanilla ice cream with real honeycomb, but the original brand that started the trend is “Softree”.

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Korean Food, Quick Bites, Seoul, South Korea, Street Vendor

[KOREA] HANCHU (한추) – Gangnam, Seoul

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There is no shortage of places in Seoul to eat Korean Fried Chicken.  If you are looking for a place that is popular with locals, you can go to Hanchu in Gangnam area. Hanchu is not a franchise and so there’s only one place in Seoul to eat their chicken. They are also ranked one of the best by the locals and winning The World’s Tastiest Fried Chicken by Chowtzer Award.

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Culture, Seoul, South Korea, Travel

[KOREA] BUKCHON HANOK VILLAGE (북촌한옥마을) – Travel Diary

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Besides food and shopping scene, local culture is also an interesting attraction in Seoul. Surrounded by Gyeongbokgung Palace, Changdeokgung Palace, and Jongmyo Shrine, Bukchon Hanok Village (북촌한옥마을) is home to hundreds of Hanok or Korean traditional houses, that date back to the Joseon Dynasty. During our #FooInLoveKOREA trip, we visited Bukchon Hanok Village after strolling around Gyeongbokgung Palace and have lunch at Tosokchon Samgyetang.

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