Wednesday, April 22, 2015

[KOREA] CAFE MUNGCHICHI, NAMDAEMUN

Strooling around dongdaemun in hot weather is sick. Need some place for chilling around? I found one nice and worth it one, called "MUNGCHICHI. A small local brand shop and small cafe ♡

딸기스무티
STRAWBERRY SMOOTHIE
₩4500
me likey!!!! Fresh strawberry blended well with plain yogurt lil sugar and top with whip creme with lil touch of strawberry sauce 
Taste 8/10

기위스무티
KIWI SMOOTHIE
₩4500
Wooo suprisely better! More fresh and strawberry me love! 
Taste 9/10 

[KOREA] LINE STORE SINSADONG

Until now i still dont know line is from japan or korea #unimportantfact

 Well last weekend, i went to a new line store in Sinsa-dong near gangnam. Now it kinda hippie because of HUGE BROWN. People like uploads it everywhere. It totally not hard to be found. Come inside i felt like in WONDERLAND ♡♡♡

B floor - CAFÈ
My first time visited a line store with a cafe inside! Totally cute, the glass, napkin, menu all line characters! I actually wanted to buy the macaroon but its too expensive like cray so i bought ice americano ₩ 3500 & cheese jar pudding ₩6000. Unfortunately the taste is ordinary nothing special.

1st floor- STORE
lots of giant character, huge brown, many brown twin in many different clothes, stationary, book and many more

2nd floor - CLOTHING
man clothes, woman clothes, fitting room, head accesories

BROWN & SALLY
MACARON
₩3000/PIECE
chocolate taste for brown and lemon taste for sally
Taste 8/10
 

ICE AMERICANO
₩4500
so-so
Taste 7/10

CHEESE CAKE PUDDING
₩6000
for me its not worth it too pricey, and the pudding is too sticky for pudding and too hard for being cake but i like the crumble
Taste 7/10

Its too cute to be true
YOU HAVE TO PUT IT IN YOUR SEOUL VISIT LIST!

You can see the address here :
( P.S Google Maps totally helpful )
LINE STORE
535-15 Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
How to get there :
By TRAIN,  Sinsa MRT Station exit 8.
Go straight, find CU mart turn left, go straight, line store is on your left 

[KOREA] OSULLOC CAFÈ MYEONGDONG

Today i had a meet up with my exofficemate, giselle. And we decided to chill at 
OSULLOC
Actually, they are originally from Jeju island. If you go there, you can enjoy huge greentea plantation. It is very famous in whole korea. 

GREENTEA MADNESS

킹프레도
KING FREDDO
₩8500
Greentea overload men... greentea frappe taste yummy bitter yet creamy. Then on the top you can tate whip creme blend with red bean, greentea ice cream, greentea brownies?, and sesame cracker. It just too lovely. MUST TRY!
Taste 9/10


GREEN TEA ROLL CAKE
₩5000
ugh almighty roll cake! Soft cake combined with super creamy bitter not too sweet lovely cream inside. Always be a my most order.
Taste 8.5/10

You can see the address here :
( P.S Google Maps totally helpful )
OSULLOC
47-1 Myeongdong 1(il)-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul
How to get there :
From lotte young, cross the street go straight, find myeongdong theater, turn right
By TRAIN, Euljiro 1-ga MRT Station exit 6.
Go straight, big road turn left, go straight, find myeongdong theater, turn right
 

[KOREA] JJIMDAK!

Do you know JJIMDAK?
it is a braised chicken cooked with soy sauce with many vegetable in high heat or in Indonesia we called it as.. SEMUR HAHA and here in seoul not many jjimdak restaurant i had tried before in myeongdong and know i found another one in hongdae! It located exactly in the 2nd floor above yoogane resto in hongdae.

찜닥
JJIMDAK
( 소/small)
₩20000
the broth totally thick and sweet and lil bit spicy! Potato, carrot, and chicken all so tender hihi and we can find a treasure of glass noodle on the bottom of the plate. So yummy! 
Taste 10/10

♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡
#speechless
You can see the address here :
( P.S Google Maps totally helpful )
JJIMDAK
163-11 Donggyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul
How to get there :
By TRAIN, Hongdae MRT Station exit 9.
Go straight, turn left, second alley turn left again, you'll find Yoogane, and Jjimdak is on the 2nd floor

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

[ KOREA] STRAWBERRIES!

KOREAN STRAWBERRIES
JUST TOO PHOTOGENIC
they are
Red
Big
Sweet 
Gorgeous
Price around 
₩2000~₩10000**
**Depends on size & quantity

[KOREA] TOSOKCHON, BEST SAMGYETANG IN TOWN!

My mom is such a ginseng chicken soup lover. Here known as 삼겨탕 samgyetang. I googled which is the best in seoul, and all blog and even korean official website claimed it as the best samgyetang restaurant in seoul, here it is,
TOSOKCHON


I found it has incredible traditional concept. From outside you can see it looks like a korean old traditional house and when you come in you even feel like in a ondol house HAHA so homey. I chose my sit everywhere i want since it wasnt in lunch or dinner time. Here they are famous with 3 menu, chicken ginseng soup, black chicken ginseng soup, and korean seafood pancake.

삼겨탕
CHICKEN GINSENG SOUP
₩15000
After open the chicken i found a big ginseng inside no wonder the price is quite expensive, the soup is good but unfortunately the hot bowl is not hot enough because now still spring and lil bit cold, the soup became cool easily :"(
Taste 8/10

해물파전
KOREAN SEAFOOD PANCAKE
₩ 15000
BEST PAJEON EVERRRR ♡ me like found a treasure hihi inside have lots of big cut of squid and prawn. This thick but crispy
Taste 9.5/10
 
For me, 
I think its not the best samgyetang ive ever had but it was a great experience eating traditional food in traditional atmosphere.

You can see the address here :
( P.S Google Maps totally helpful )
TOSOKCHON
5 Jahamun-ro 5-gil, Sajik-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul
How to get there :
By TRAIN, Gyeongbokgung MRT Station exit 2.
First alley turn left