Sunday, June 30, 2013
Budae Chigae (Korean 'Army Stew')
One of my favourite local Korean foods to have (only if it is served with Korean instant noodles), the Budae Jjigae is a kimchi based stew with some of the main ingredients being Korean instant noodles, spam, sausages, meat, tofu, and vegetables.
MARIO Outlet
Outlet Info:
서울특별시 금천구 디지털로9길 23 (가산동)
서울특별시 금천구 디지털로9길 23 (가산동)
23, Digital-ro 9-gil, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul
(Gasan Digital Complex station: subway Line 1, exit 1; or Line 7, exit 4; approx. 30 mins from City Hall)
☎ 02-2109-7000 (Travel Info [Korea, English, Japanese, Chinese]: +82-2-1330)
Opens Mon-Thu 10:30-21:00
Fri-Sun 10:30-21:30
Features:
Mario 1, 2 & 3 wings
fashion & sports apparel
fast food & restaurants
international luxury brands
mid-range brands
OSULLOC Tea House
Shop Info:
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서울특별시 중구 명동7길 12 (명동1가)
12, Myeongdong 7-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
☺☺☺☺
서울특별시 중구 명동7길 12 (명동1가)
12, Myeongdong 7-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
☎ 02-774-5460
Opens Sun-Thu 9:00-22:30
Fri-Sat 9:00-23:00
Features:
tea from Jeju Province (green tea, black tea, herbal tea, oolong)
tea room & shop
Recommend:
Master's green tea 'Sejak'
Tea leaf infusion pockets
Comments:
When I thought only the Korean cosmetic shops like to give out freebies and samples upon purchases, this tea room/boutique offered this wonderful custom as well. I didn't buy a lot from the shop - 1 box of 'Sejak' green tea tea bags, 1 box of the special blend 'JEJU Island Dream Green Tea' leaves, and 2 packs of 10 loose leaf tea infusion pockets - but they gave me a free 'Welcome Pack' which was a nicely boxed sample pack of 4 empty tea pockets and 2 packs of different loose leaf teas inside ('Jeju Orchid Green Tea' & 'Samdayeon Jeju Tangerine'). Love these freebies!
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| wide variety of tea beverages available |
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| brunch & tea sets available |
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| Osulloc green tea |
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| nifty tea bag design - these tea pockets (without the tea) are sold at the boutique |
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| Green Sweet Rice Waffle + Osulloc Tea set KRW9,700 |
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| Korean Rice Cake Sandwich + Green Tea Latte set KRW10,700 |
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| green tea latte |
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| tea flavoured roll cake |
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| tea boutique |
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| stationery available as well - I liked the tea bag pockets (bottom right) which you can put your choice of tea leaf inside for infusion |
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| my freebie 'Welcome Pack' upon making some purchases from their tea boutique |
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| 4 x tea leaf pockets plus 2 packs of different flavoured tea (1 green tea 'Jeju Orchid Green Tea' & 1 oolong 'Samdayeon Jeju Tangerine') |
Saturday, June 29, 2013
鳳雛찜닭 (BONGCHU JJIMDAK)
Shop Info:
☺☺☺
서울시 중구 명동2가 33-9
33-9, Myeong-dong 2(i)-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul
(Myeongdong station: subway Line 4, exit 6, turn left onto Myeongdong, 8-gip Road; go straight for about 300m, turn right in front of Woori Bank, then walk 50m and turn right onto the small alleyway.
The restaurant is 50m ahead on the right.)
☎ 02-318-6981
Features:
Andong Jjimdak (安東燉雞) (seasoned and simmered chicken)
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| Jjimdak 2 person serving KRW22,000 |
GAROSUGIL, Sinsa-dong
Street Info:
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Dosan-daero 13 gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
(Sinsa station: subway Line 3, exit 8, walk for 2 blocks and turn left at the Missha store on Garosugil)
Visit Korea website
Features:
Hip boutique shops & cafés
Simone Handbag Museum (museum)
around the corner (concept store / fashion boutique)
CLAN BENI (accessories)
coco bruni (chocolatier / café)
BREAD & BURGER Look at Me (burger café)
Mug for Rabbit (café)
A-LAND (fashion boutique)
coffeesmith (café)
the Face Shop (cosmetics)
too cool for school (cosmetics)
Recommend:
Simone Handbag Museum (museum)
around the corner (concept store / fashion boutique)
CLAN BENI (accessories)
BREAD & BURGER Look at Me (burger café)
Comments:
Garosugil literally translates as "tree-lined street" and the one in Sinsadong is a popular one known for its hip boutique shops and cafés.
This has become one of my must-visits each time I come to Seoul. Not that I really buy anything around here but I just like the feel of this area and enjoy relaxing at the cafés there.
☺☺☺☺
Dosan-daero 13 gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
(Sinsa station: subway Line 3, exit 8, walk for 2 blocks and turn left at the Missha store on Garosugil)
Visit Korea website
Features:
Hip boutique shops & cafés
Simone Handbag Museum (museum)
around the corner (concept store / fashion boutique)
CLAN BENI (accessories)
coco bruni (chocolatier / café)
BREAD & BURGER Look at Me (burger café)
Mug for Rabbit (café)
A-LAND (fashion boutique)
coffeesmith (café)
the Face Shop (cosmetics)
too cool for school (cosmetics)
Recommend:
Simone Handbag Museum (museum)
around the corner (concept store / fashion boutique)
CLAN BENI (accessories)
BREAD & BURGER Look at Me (burger café)
Comments:
Garosugil literally translates as "tree-lined street" and the one in Sinsadong is a popular one known for its hip boutique shops and cafés.
This has become one of my must-visits each time I come to Seoul. Not that I really buy anything around here but I just like the feel of this area and enjoy relaxing at the cafés there.
SIMONE HANDBAG MUSEUM
Museum Info:
Admission: KRW5,000
Comments:
You might not notice it up close, but if you look at the building from across the street, you should see that the museum building is in the shape of a bag - the first thing that attracted me to go visit it when I saw it being introduced in a magazine.
Being a bag fanatic myself, I quite enjoyed the tour overall (but I guess maybe not something of interest to the guys...). The only downside (like some other museums in general) was that no photo taking was allowed inside although they were still courteous enough to allow some limited sections for photos.
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17 Dosan-Daero 13 Gil (Sinsa-Dong), Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 135-889
(Sinsa station: subway Line 3, exit 8, located on Garosugil)
☎ 02-3444-0912Admission: KRW5,000
Opens Tue-Thu 11:00-20:00
Fri-Sat 11:00-21:00
Sun 11:00-19:00
Closed Mon
Website
Features:
bag-shaped museum building
'Handbag Museum' featuring antique/vintage designer bag exhibits (3F~5F)
'Bagstage multi-shop' (bag boutique shop)(2F)
Museum Shop & Café (-1F)
Fri-Sat 11:00-21:00
Sun 11:00-19:00
Closed Mon
Website
Features:
bag-shaped museum building
'Handbag Museum' featuring antique/vintage designer bag exhibits (3F~5F)
'Bagstage multi-shop' (bag boutique shop)(2F)
Museum Shop & Café (-1F)
Material Bazaar (-2F~-3F)
Comments:
You might not notice it up close, but if you look at the building from across the street, you should see that the museum building is in the shape of a bag - the first thing that attracted me to go visit it when I saw it being introduced in a magazine.
Being a bag fanatic myself, I quite enjoyed the tour overall (but I guess maybe not something of interest to the guys...). The only downside (like some other museums in general) was that no photo taking was allowed inside although they were still courteous enough to allow some limited sections for photos.
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| bag-shaped building with a handle at the top; cafe with outdoor seating on 1F at the front of the building; bag boutique store on the 2F |
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| some outdoor cafe seating |
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| 10 floor building |
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| KRW5,000 admission ticket |
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| first 'photo zone' is outside on the 3F but not much to see here with just 2 mannequin exhibits but with no bags in sight |
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| the 5F exhibits thats also a 'photo zone' luckily with some bags in sight |
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| Museum shop (door was closed when we walked by though) |
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| Museum cafe |
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| Museum Cafe interior |
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| bag exhibits inside the Museum Cafe |
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| Material Bazaar |
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| the workshop |
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