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May 17, 2019 Food

Michelin-starred chef back with another casual dining spot

The first time Michelin-starred chef Yim Jung-sik went into casual dining, he zoomed in on Korean cuisine, putting the spotlight on naengmyeon -- cold noodles -- and gomtang -- beef bone soup -- at t...

New spot, new dessert, fresh vibes at Happy Happy Cake

When pastry chef and owner Kim Min-jung expanded Happy Happy Cake to Seoul’s Nonhyeon-dong, she wanted to create a new cake for the new location. Kim looked for an ingredient she had not used before...

May 3, 2019
Food
Massive shrimp burgers at Zesty Saloon

On weekdays, there are only 30, and on weekends, there are only 50 shrimp burgers sold daily at Zesty Saloon, a new hangout that opened in Seoul’s Seongsu-dong in March. “We make our patties with ju...

April 19, 2019
Food
Sweet surprises at Goollim

At Goollim -- a tiny, seven-seat shop in Seoul’s Banpo-dong -- owner and pastry chef Lim Kyoung-jin demonstrates a flair for infusing toothsome treats with unconventional ingredients. Lim trumps tra...

April 5, 2019
Food
Fire-fueled eats at Soot

Fire fuels the food at Soot -- a newly minted fine casual gastropub near Seoul’s Garosugil that had its soft opening earlier this month. Owner and chef Choi Hyo-ui and creative director Lee Jae-hoon...

March 21, 2019
Food
Affordable kaiseki-style eats at Sazanka

Though Sazanka’s kaiseki-style omakase dinner is an affordable 49,000 won per person, chefs Park Jong-ha and Shin Byung-suk do not skimp on effort or flavor to make ends meet. Drawing from over five...

March 7, 2019
Food
Hide and Seek, new, not-quite-underground bakery-deli

Hide and Seek, as its name implies, is not easy to find. Located in a half basement of a renovated house in Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul, this new bakery-deli has only been open for a few months, steadily b...

February 21, 2019
Food
Maverick pastry chef bends flavors at new shop

When pastry chef Kim Min-sun came up with the name for her dessert shop, L’Inconnu, she selected a word that best expressed her approach. “The name, ‘L’inconnu,’ comes from the way I see pastry,” sa...

February 7, 2019
Food
Thai food empire turns a new chapter

Chicken, consistently juicy and flavorful, can be found at restaurateur Im Dong-hyuk’s newest Thai hangout -- Soi Yeonnam Mao. “We call it Soi Mao,” said Im, 37, of his latest enterprise, which he d...

January 26, 2019
Food
Local chocolatier, local ingredients, local flavors

For chocolatier Jang Ka-young, chocolate is about many things. Sweetness is a given, but there are other elements as well. “Both aroma and acidity are important to me,” Jang said. “I want the choc...

January 10, 2019
Food
Bostock, financiers and more at Cedrat

Before opening his own patisserie in a residential nook of Seoul’s Daechi-dong, Cedrat owner and pastry chef Choi Kyu-sung had already amassed over a decade of experience in pastry making. It began ...

December 20, 2018
Food
Nashville-style hot chicken at Brave Roosters

The journey began when five guys decided to take a stab at Korea’s fried chicken market. “Korea is famous for its chicken,” said Brave Roosters director Choi Se-hoon, 44. “We wanted to enter that ma...

November 29, 2018
Food
Ohagi and matcha at Mochibang

At Mochibang -- a small, artisanal Japanese-style dessert shop -- one will find “ohagi.” In fact, one will find several variations of the Japanese rice cake customarily served during the autumnal eq...

November 15, 2018
Food
Intricate French-style desserts at L’Aubenuit

L’Aubenuit owner-patissier Lim Ho-yeon patiently waited for the opportunity to serve his patisserie’s namesake dessert. “This was something I had in mind when I was in France,” Lim, 30, said. Lim w...

November 1, 2018
Food
Multifaceted sushi at Sushi Ryukou

In a city with plenty of sushi options, it can be a challenge for a new sushiya to stand out from the crowd. Sushi Ryukou took that risk, opening in Sinsa-dong this August. “I wanted to show my own...

October 11, 2018
Food

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