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Ovo-lacto vegetarian burger at Fault Burger

Food&BeverageJun 26, 2020

Fault Burger 1F, 648-23 Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (0507) 1376-7110 Open daily from 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Burgers cost 7,800 won to 11,800 won, sides cost 3,900 won to 6,900 won By Jean Oh ...
Dry-aged steak at home

Food&BeverageJun 12, 2020

The Porterhouse Butcher and More 1F, 27 Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (02) 511-0409 Butcher shop open 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily, closed Sundays Dry-aged porterhouse and tomahawk steaks cos...
Just rice, water and yeast for this small-batch makgeolli

Food&BeverageMay 23, 2020

Triple fermentation, which is called “samyangju” in Korean, essentially means taking the first brew, adding more rice, fermenting, then adding more rice and fermenting the wine again. Koh explained ...
Art of the caffeinated pour

Food&BeverageMay 9, 2020

Let your coffee rest Firstly, Lee recommends making sure one’s coffee has been degassed. “When beans have just been roasted, they harbor carbon dioxide which inhibits the extraction process. Time i...
Brunch at home with Bimbom

Food&BeverageApr 19, 2020

Bimbom co-owner and chef Sim Ka-young has been attracting brunchers with her toothsome eats for over nine years, ever since she started out in Hannam-dong, Seoul. Now at two locations -- one in Gye...
Simple lunchbox recipes for homebound, officebound

Food&BeverageMar 27, 2020

Supermarche’s tuna boiled egg sandwich Lee was inspired by Italian snack sandwiches called tramezzini when developing this sandwich for Supermarche. “I enjoyed eating tramezzino at a cafe in Venice...
Paella and other crowd-friendly eats at Sigolo

Food&BeverageJan 31, 2020

Sigolo 2F, 21-14 Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (02) 6489-3338 Open 5:30 p.m. to midnight from Wednesdays to Fridays, noon to 3 p.m., 5:30 p.m. to midnight Saturdays, noon to 3 p.m., 5:30 p.m. ...
Sweet brews at Under Pressure

Food&BeverageJan 10, 2020

There is a reason why Under Pressure cafe team manager Park Yong-jin points to its Latte 60 as a star player in this roaster-cafe’s lineup of brews. One sip of this latte, featuring Under Pressure’s...
New Sushiya bucks tradition

Food&BeverageDec 27, 2019

Rubbing shoulders with some of the most established, elite sushiya in Seoul, newcomer Sushi Sakau bucks tradition on many levels. In a neighborhood where an omakase lunch generally clocks in at over...
Brothers roast small-batch brews for coffee lovers

Food&BeverageDec 6, 2019

In hopes of attracting more like-minded coffee geeks, brothers Ko Tae-young and Ko Young-soo have expanded to Seoul’s Sinsa-dong with Vinter Coffee Bar, which soft-opened in late November and feature...
Health-conscious brews at Oga Teahouse

Food&BeverageNov 15, 2019

Sequestered on the basement floor of a building near Posco Center in Seoul’s Daechi-dong, Oga Teahouse is a personal haven for manager Oh Ki-hwan. Oh, who runs this Korean teahouse with his mother, ...
Hot sandwiches, soup and coffee for colder months

Food&BeverageOct 25, 2019

Crisp, cool weather invites warmer fare like hot soups exhaling curls of steam, cups of heartwarming coffee laced with creamy milk, and crunchy-edged sandwiches, fresh off the panini grill. Sunset S...
Ingredient-focused, fresh suppers at Sanok

Food&BeverageOct 11, 2019

When Sanok chef Kim Jeong-ho decided to strike out on his own, he zoomed in on the ingredients, turning to the bare bones of cuisine for inspiration. Kim explained how he, as a father cooking for hi...
Hyodo, fried chicken contender with plenty up its sleeve

Food&BeverageSept 20, 2019

Korean fried chicken can be easily found most anywhere in Seoul. So when Kim San -- who was racking up experience at a Michelin-starred restaurant at the time -- was offered a chance to take a stab ...
Veteran pizzaiolo brings artisanal pies to Nonhyeon

Food&BeverageAug 30, 2019

“Salt, water, yeast,” Darobe founder and primo pizzaiolo Kang Woo-seok, 39, rattled off -- referring to the ingredients needed to craft his pizza dough. “And flour.” At Darobe, those ingredients, tr...