While Aaron was visiting I really wanted to make sure he got to try traditional Korean tea, so after wandering around Insadong for a bit we decided on the Wednesday cafe. He ordered the 냉오미차자 omija iced tea (7,500 won) while I ordered the 수정과 cinnamon iced tea (7,500). We also ordered some tea snacks to split. [...]
While staying in Seoul recently I decided to look for some sort of breakfast food before going about my day. I decided to try Limburg waffles. It turned out I'd actually been in the area before. Above Limburg waffles is the Made in Chicago pizza place I went to last fall and it's right next [...]
Finding something to do for Christmas in Seoul can be daunting. Especially if you put off making reservations for a dinner. I actually didn't end up doing any dinners this year. Instead a friend visited and it was their first time in Seoul so we went and saw the Seoul Christmas Festival, which started in [...]
While at the Lotte World Mall in order to buy gingerbread cookies at Flying Tiger Copenhagen I decided to stop for a late lunch at a shop called Bruxie. Bruxie is an American chain that specializes in chicken and waffles sandwiches. I realized I hadn't had that combination yet, usually just deciding to have plain [...]
On the first Saturday in December I joined a friend to check out the German Christmas Market at the Deutsche Schule Seoul International. For my friend it was a confusing language nightmare since she's fluent in German, English and Korean and all were being spoken around us. The event started at 5pm and continued until 8pm [...]
Located in one of the winding paths of Itaewon is the Sweet East Dessert Cafe which specializes in funnel cake. A friend of mine mentioned it recently as we were discussing seasonal things we miss, like pumpkin spice lattes. I don't really drink pumpkin spice lattes but a lot of cafes in Chicago also made [...]
Every year on the main road of Itaewon there's a global village festival. Restaurants from throughout the neighborhood set up booths so you can walk down the street and try food from all over the world. There's performances, cultural events, a parade, and an insane amount of people, more so then even usual, in Itaewon. [...]
After finally getting a sim card so I can be reconnected to everyone in South Korea a friend and I went to Apgujeong for a celebratory brunch at Buttermilk Biscuit Co. Their specialty is in their name, buttermilk biscuits that they make fresh daily. The shop is a small shop with limited seating and no [...]
My first weekend back in Korea had me fighting to get out of bed and leave my house. I was onlydrawn out by a friend visiting from the US who I hadn't seen in awhile and would be leaving that following Monday. I picked Woo Lae Oak for us to eat at because it kept [...]
After our brunch in Yeonnam-dong's Bagel MTL we went off in search of a cafe, our criteria being that it must have air conditioning and seating available. After wandering around for a bit found ourselves at Flying Scent lab. Flying Scent seems to be a boutique with artists work for sale (but no photos allowed). The [...]
