some of my favorite things...


 





amazing hand drip coffee at 'cafe may' in garosugil


For my readers out there, you may have noticed that I have so many 'favorite' spots around Seoul...but I wanted to blog about a few spots that are truly dear to me, and love taking my close friends to! I was tempted 'not' to blog about this for a while...but oh what the heck! Sharing is caring :) This is to my fans out there...perhaps I'll bump into you at these spots one day!

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insadong-revisited




After spending an afternoon at Changdeokgung Palace near Insadong, I decided to drop a visit to one of my favorite areas in Seoul-Insadong. Something about this place always warms my heart.  The galleries, the street food vendors, traditional tea houses as well as the amazing Korean restaurants that won't kill your budget! For 5,000-6,000 won, you can eat until your stuffed! Now that's my kind of meal :)

This day was spent to pamper Sarah...I found the mandoo place that I so craved for all these years!  'Sadong Myunok - 사동면옥' is a famous mandoo (Korean dumpling) restaurant that my cousin took me to 4 + years ago, and couldn't find it a few months ago. But this day, I just couldn't leave Insadong until I found it. Their mandoo soup totally hit the spot, then picked up a 'hoduk' on my way to a tea house.
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a few new spots in garosugil

one of the best sangrias, ever! allo papergarden-garosugil

I have to admit...I do write a lot about garosugil...but what can I say, I love my neighborhood, and there are so many places I have yet to check out! I'm still discovering new cafes, restaurants, shops, and bars each week. The list seems endless...but I do tend to make my way to the same places.  However, I'm really making more of any effort to check out the latest and the greatest sweet spots :)
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kristi's taste of seoul

kristi taking a break in front of a cafe in samchungdong...

Good friend Kristi Wayman and world class interior designer from Sydney, came to Seoul last week on a business trip.  To my surprise,  she is absolutely in love with this city! Within a few days, I was able to give her a taste of 'My Seoul'...I cannot wait until she comes back with her German hubbie-Stephan :)
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my first few weeks in seoul

cute waffle cafe in gangnam

 

It's been a few years since i've been here, and to my surprise, the food scene has changed dramatically! The globalization of food is pretty evident here...every corner you will find a waffle cafe, burger joint, pho noodle bar, and even mexican and indian restaurants! I'm excited to start my food exploration, and can't wait to share my adventures with all of you!

 

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