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Greysuitcase in Seoul: Hongdae, South Korea.

Lunch at Hongdae

March 31, 2016 by greysuitcase in Food, Seoul, South Korea, Weekend

Last friday, I met up with Ken for an overdue catch up session in Hongdae (홍대). This was my first time back in this neighborhood again and it certainly felt good to back in a familiar place. If you visit Hongdae frequent enough, you'll eventually noticed that there are certain spots that are very popular for meeting point. Exit 8 and 9 are those spots for Hongdae subway station. Whether you come in the morning or in the afternoon, there will always be people standing or sitting around those exits, looking at their cell phones waiting for the people who they're gonna meet to come up from the steps.

So, following the popular choice, Ken and I decided to meet up at exit 8. It's just easier that way to find each other. We haven't seen each other for almost half a year and it was nice to feel that almost nothing has changed since our last meet when he showed up and greeted me like we just hung out yesterday. We made our way to the lunch place, Gaemi (개미), around Sangsu (상수) area and the food there was delicious and cheap. We had the Steak Rice Bowl (스테이크 덮밥), the Cube Steak Rice Bowl (큐브스테이크 덮밥), and the Salmon Rice Bowl (연어 덮밥) to share. And each menu was under ₩10,000. A pretty good place for a solid lunch I would say. We walked around the area for a bit to shoot some stuff before moving on to the next place. It was a successful lunch outing overall. 

Greysuitcase in Seoul: Hongik University Station (홍대입구), Hongdae, South Korea.
Greysuitcase in Seoul: Hongdae (홍대), South Korea.
Greysuitcase in Seoul: Hongdae (홍대), South Korea.
Greysuitcase in Seoul: Gaemi (고기카페개미), Sangsu (상수), South Korea. 스테이크 덮밥, 큐브스테이크 덮밥, 연어 덮밥.
Greysuitcase in Seoul: Gaemi (고기카페개미), Sangsu (상수), South Korea.
Greysuitcase in Seoul: Gaemi (고기카페개미), Sangsu (상수), South Korea.
Greysuitcase in Seoul: Hongdae (홍대), South Korea.

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Fell + Cole (펠앤콜), a gastronomic ice cream shop in Seoul, South Korea.

Fell + Cole

September 28, 2015 by greysuitcase in Cafe

Fell + Cole (펠앤콜) is one of my favorite ice cream shop in Seoul. They have 3 locations and this particular one is the one located at Sangsu (상수). Their unique selling point is they are Korea's first artisanal gastronomic ice cream made with all natural ingredients. Their ice cream flavors are changing weekly (and sometimes daily), so if you wanna know what flavors your are getting, you should check it out at their facebook page. But if not, just head on straight and be surprised by the unique flavors they came up with—Makgeolli, Stout Beer, and Yoda's Wisdom to name a few. If you are not an ice cream fan, they also have a selection of sorbets and sherbets and seasonal cold desserts you can choose from. This place is definitely on my go to list for dessert time.

p.s: For those who are celebrating, hope everybody is having a good Chuseok holiday with the family and loved ones. 즐거운 추석 명절 보네세요!

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Taverna de Portugal

August 08, 2015 by greysuitcase in Food, Seoul, South Korea

The only Portuguese restaurant I've been to in Seoul, Taverna de Portugal (터버나드포르투갈), has became one of my favorite places to go to, especially when I'm craving Nando's Chicken (which I haven't eaten in ages btw). Granted, the taste is not is exactly the same (according to a friend of mine who knows for sure what it tastes like), but their Grilled Piri Piri Chicken (피리피리치킨) is super delicious and full of flavors and it's good enough to fulfill my cravings :p

Located in a small alley in Sangsu (상수), the restaurant is owned by a friendly husband and wife duo. The place is not too big and it gets pretty busy during dinner time, especially on weekends. I usually ordered the Piri Piri Chicken Combo Menu 1 (피리피리 치킨 콤보메뉴 1), which consists of one whole grilled chicken, rice, sausage, bacon, salad, potatoes and home-made chips. It's good for 2 people and if you think that you need more food, they also have other selections on the menu.

They are currently having a summer special menu: Piri Piri Grill Fish Combo—oven grilled whole fish with piri piri sauce (minimum 1 day pre-order is required). Check out their facebook page for more info. 

Tips: Come during lunch time if you want to avoid the crowd. 

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Mum Aroy • 뭄말로이

뭄말로이 Mum Aroy
April 22, 2015 by greysuitcase in Food

Found another hidden gem in Sangsu area, a little Thai restaurant called Mum Aroy (뭄말로이). Having been in Korea for almost a year now, I've been eating a lot of Korean food—and it's great and all—but after a while I kinda miss other Asian food as well. And since I don't live near Itaewon, I was trying to find a good place around my area and stumbled upon this place online.

First off, I really love the vibe of the place. The decor, the music, the color of the walls, and even the utensils reminded me of my trip to Thailand and even a little bit of home. Went there with my classmates the first time so we ordered a bunch of different things to try and none of them disappointed. Everything tasted so good and they tasted pretty authentic (and by authentic I mean similar to my favorite Thai restaurants that I've visited in the past, outside Korea). And I think the fact that I've been craving it for a while kinda made the food tasted even better ;P

Here's the list of what we ordered: Tom Yum Goong (뚬얌꿍), Pad Thai (팟타이), Pad See Ew (팟시유), Green Curry (그린 커리), and Pad Kra Pao (팟카파오 무쌈) (which was SUPER HOT). And since then, I've gone back a couple of times and tried their Fried Rice (카오팟 뿌 <게살>), which was delicious as well. 

If you're craving for some Thai food, I definitely recommend this place. The owners and the servers are very friendly too. And this place is actually on the same street as Grunge Cafe (see my post here), so you could get dessert there if you still have some room for dessert after your meal. 

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Grunge

April 06, 2015 by greysuitcase in Cafe

I've been finding myself going back to this place these past couple of weeks. Grunge (그런지) is located at a small alley near Sangsu Station (상수역) and they have a pretty cozy cafe atmosphere. This place has probably became one of my favorite cafes around Sangsu Area. One of the reasons is they have a good non-coffee drink selections. Some of them are more substantial than others, so it makes a good place to go to after dinner if you feel like getting dessert (they also have cakes too). Also, they play music I grew up with in the cafe so it's nice to listen to familiar tunes while hanging out there. One of these days, I probably gonna go back to this cafe again. Catch up on some reading, kick-back, relax while enjoying their Green Tea Summer Latte (그린티 썸머라떼).

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April 06, 2015 /greysuitcase
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