Reviewed by Lee

Cuisine: Vegan
Price: $
Reservations: No Reservations
Suggested Items: W12,000 Buffet

With the abundance of samgyeopsal, fast food and fried chicken outlets engaged in a nightly war for patronage with dazzling neon signs, one could be forgiven for thinking Korea is a land so preoccupied with the consumption of animals, that it [...]

Reviewed by: Canadagal

From Lee's Korea Blog

Cuisine: Seafood
Price: $$
Reservations: Recommended (takes reservations and is usually packed)
Suggested Items: Crab legs, Sushi, Mongolian grill, Pasta bar, Desserts

A few weeks ago we attempted to check out D’Maris Seafood and Buffet on a Saturday night. Not a good idea. Even though the place is huge [...]

Cuisine: French

Price: $$

Reservations: Recommended

Suggested Items: Daily specials, any of the desserts

Le Saint-Ex was one of the pioneers of Itaewon’s Restaurant Alley.  A classic French bistro, it delivers homey Gallic cuisine in a transporting atmosphere.  Like most foreign restaurants, it isn’t cheap, but it is also a good deal for what you [...]

Cuisine: Cafe

Price: $$

Reservations: None

Suggested Items: Chocolate Choux, Terrines

Okay, now we’re getting into serious territory with Korean bakery-cafes.  Passion5, on the Hannam side of Itaewon, is a massive gourmet bakery with a German touch on the first floor.  The second floor is a posh cafe that delivers extraordinary food.  It’s pricey, but this [...]

Cuisine: Burgers

Price: $

Reservations: Not required

Suggested Items: BBB Burger, Pop Burgers

On the hunt for real American burgers, it’s refreshing to find a place that does it right.  The owner of Burger B lived in America for a while and traveled the country on an obsession with finding the secret to the perfect burger.  [...]

Cuisine: Buddhist temple cuisine

Price: $$$

Reservations: Recommended

Suggested Items: Set menu, Ju-Jeon-Boori, Omija-Tangsu

I’ve had Buddhist cuisine a few times but never like this.  In the past it felt like it was weeds and mushrooms, lots of green and gray, like eating the grass clipping bag after mowing the lawn.  Baru takes it somewhere, [...]

Cuisine: Cali-Mex

Price:$

Reservations: No

Suggested Items: Burrito, Fish Taco

The best way to describe Tomatillo is “Cali-Mex.” It’s the bright fresh interpretation of Mexican popularized by American chains like Chipotle.  The tortillas are made in the store.  Sometimes you can see the dude making them.  The ordering style goes where you choose your [...]

Cuisine: Brunch

Price:$

Reservations: Optional

Suggested Items: Eggs Benedict, any of the pancakes

This tiny, tiny little place at Hannam Ogari serves up a mean breakfast without mean prices.  The owner worked in breakfast slopshops in America and brings some real good breakfast without the prissiness that has diseased the Korean brunch scene.  The pancakes [...]

Cuisine: Delicatessen

Price:$

Reservations: No

Suggested Items: Reuben

Leo’s Deli makes its own deli meats and piles them generously on their sandwiches.  Having the flavor of a New York deli, the ingredients are fresh.  Leo makes the real corned beef and pastrami.  There are no nitrates to give them that artificial pink color.  You can [...]

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Reviewed by Canadagal

Cuisine: Pub Grub
Price: $
Reservations: No

Gecko’s opened a new restaurant in Jukjeon, Bundang. It has the same atmosphere and menu as the one in Itaewon and the shot club!  We had the club sandwich and burger. Fantastic!! They also have a HUGE patio.  Cannot wait for [...]