Korea Travel Vlog 1: Bauhouse Dog Cafe in Seoul

Seoul has all different kinds of unique cafe experiences that you can find around the city and one of those are pet cafes. Here I am introducing a dog cafe which is a cafe that has dogs running around the inside of it.

My pick for the Seoul dog cafe is a place in Hapjeong called Bau House which I have been to several times because it is extremely clean and the owners have good control over the dogs. It is all around a great experience.

If you are a dog lover, this is a great place for you. Go and experience an afternoon with man's best friend!

Little Cuba! 리틀쿠바 - Cuban Bar and Grill in Sinchon 신촌

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Little Cuba is a great little bar that is located right in the middle of Sinchon.  The owner of this place, his wife and all the workers are super friendly and warm and the atmosphere in the place is great.  All the customers are super friendly as well and you can easily just go in there, talk to anyone and make friends easily.  It is very relaxing and cool place to go if you have nothing to do in the evening.

I have been to this place a few times, and one of the things that really makes this place stand out among all the restaurants in Sinchon is the quality of the food.  The food here is absolutely delicious and that is do to extreme attention to detail on the part of the owner.  Nearly everything that the guy serves is imported or made fresh and he seems to go to great lengths to get all of the ingredients he needs to make it taste just like it does at home.  He does not cheap out on any aspect of the dish.

There are a number of Cuban dishes such as picadillo and bistec, but the one that I really thought stood out as one of the best was the ropa vieja.  Give that a try when you go.  Cuban sandwiches seem to be hitting a trendy in Korea and I feel like that is all I have been eating lately as there is a new Cuban sandwich place everywhere I turn, but this place makes a Cuban sandwich that is far beyond any other place that I have tried.  With huge meat portions that are marinated to perfection the flavor is absolutely amazing.

Finally the owner imports a ton of alcohol directly from Cuba and sells shots at a very reasonable 3,000 won per a shot.  When I tasted the high quality Cuban rum (it was Legedario) it really made me feel great after drinking all the terrible tasting alcohol that they usually have in Korea.  It also gives you a great feeling.  The prices of the food are generally around 12 - 16,000 won and the portions are not huge, but that is because meticulous attention to detail goes into every serving.  I highly recommend this place.

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Old Address System: 서울특별시 서대문구 창천동 52-157

New Address System: 서울특별시 서대문구 연세로11길 25

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Food Trucks at the River! - Yeoido 여의도

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I love spending time outdoors and one of my favorite things to do in the summer in Korea is to go down to Han River and get a bike.  There are quite a few places you can rent a bike down there for an extremely reasonable 3,000 won an hour so I usually go down there all the time during spring and summer.  I was spending my usual time down at the river and got a bike and ended up just hanging around until the evening.

Quite to my surprise a ton of food trucks started pulling up all over the place along the river.  There must have been at least fifty of them out there serving all different kinds of food both Western and Asian.  There were Japenese, Korean, Cuban, American, Hawaiian and all different kinds of other food prepared right along the beautiful Han River.  There was not only food for sale but a handful of other vendors selling necklaces, jewelry and a bunch of other hand made items.

The river is lovely at night and the food trucks make an awesome experience.  I asked about them and they said that they will be there from Thursday to Sunday every week until October.  Although this was awesome to see and a great experience, not everything about the food truck is great.  A few of the immediate drawbacks I noticed included: not so high quality food, higher prices and extremely long lines.  I think they need to start some sort of ticketing system so you can just go sit down rather than standing in this ridiculously long line for an hour to get a burger.

We went to two food trucks getting a couple burgers and a Cuban sandwich.  The Cuban sandwich place I do not recommend as the food was highly mediocre and there are tons of much better places that have popped up around Seoul.  The burger was a greasy and cheesy delight which I really did enjoy and it was great to enjoy it riverside.

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The food trucks are located near where the cherry blossom trees are along with the little swimming area for kids.  It is more on the Western side of the island close to the National Assembly.  They are very close to the water side stage in Yeoido called the 여의도물빛무대 (Yeoido mulbitmude).

They are located near this Google Map link location

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Gogitjib 고깃집 - Reasonably Priced Beef Sinchon 신촌

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Gogitjib meaning literally meat house is named after the word that Koreans use to describe BBQ places here in Seoul.  Gogitjib is an excellent restaurant at a reasonable price and that is why I wanted to add it to my blog.  Normally in Korea the meat places are far too expensive especially when they are serving beef they can go to absolutely outrageous prices, but Gogitjib maintains a good balance of price and quality.

It is a brand new place so it is relatively clean for a barbecue place here in Seoul.  We had the kalbisal which is one of my favorite cuts of beef here in Korea and it was absolutely delicious.  Go give it a try for yourself!

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Raw Beef

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Old Address System: 서울특별시 서대문구 창천동 18-84

New Address System: 서울특별시 서대문구 연세로2길 7

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Monster Pizza 몬스터피자 - Pizza by the Slice in Hongdae and Yeonnamdong 홍대 연남동

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Monster Pizza is an extremely popular pizza place that most people who have gone out drinking in Hongdae have been to at least once.  They are one of the very few pizza by the slice places in all of Korea and have been there for quite a long time.  Monster Pizza makes a dam fine pizza despite being a tiny shop and the charge a reasonable price.

The pizza is doughy and greasy, and to be perfectly honest with you I do not think it compares to any of the pizza places in America, and even throughout Korea there are probably better pizza places, but the pizza is still cheap, decent and they sell by the slice which is really what their unique selling point is.  Almost everyone has been to the Monster Pizza that is in the bar area in Hongdae, but they also opened up a new location in Yeonnamdong.

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Pepperoni Pizza

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Hongdae Location

Old Address System: 서울특별시 마포구 서교동 363-1

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Yeonnamdong Location

Old Address System: 서울특별시 마포구 동교동 154-8

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Brooklyn Pig 브루클린피그 - Excellent Burger and Sandwich Bar in Hongdae's Yeonnamdong 홍대 연남동

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I have stumbled across this place a number of times and unfortunately never actually ended up going in until quite recently.  After trying the food one time I went back a few more times right after because I was impressed by it just that much.  When I was heading over to Yeonnamdong on the night that I finally ended up trying the Brooklyn Pig, I was actually heading over to Cuban Sandwich restaurant that always seems to be closed every time I go.  Anyways, I quite happily ended up at the Brooklyn Pig.

This place is a little bit like a bar and also a little bit like an American diner on the inside.  The owner is a hilarious and very friendly Korean guy who had a lot to say to me as I was eating my sandwich.  He was very funny and he had a good energy and even offered me a few free things after our discussion.

I ordered one of the burgers and along with the Brooklyn sandwich.  The burger was probably one of the best burgers that I have ever had.  I am not exactly sure what the ingredients in the thing were, but I highly recommend you head over to this place just to get a taste of it yourself it is absolutely amazing.  The Brooklyn sandwich has some very interesting ingredients including chopped apple and other fresh veggies.

On my second visit I had the Cuban sandwich which had a ton of cheese, pickles and fried pork on the flat bread as with most Cuban sandwiches.  The sandwich in this place is absolutely delicious, but it is absolutely rivaled by the sandwich they have over at Little Cuba which contains quite a bit more meat in it.

The thing that really makes the Brooklyn Pig so delicious is the extremely high quality of the ingredients used.  You are paying a bit more at this restaurant than at other cheap burger places, but that is because the ingredients that the guy uses are all super fresh and high quality.  In fact, it is difficult to even find ingredients as high quality as this guy uses in the supermarkets in Korea.  Come give this place a try!

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Tampa Sandwich

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Old Address System: 서울특별시 마포구 동교동 155-36

New Address System: 서울특별시 마포구 월드컵북로2길 90

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Patio 파티오 - Garden Cafe in Sinchon 신촌

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I have seen this little cafe in Sinchon a ton of times, but I have never actually taken the time to go over there and go in despite it looking really nice from the outside.  This place has one of the coolest atmospheres out of all the cafes in Sinchon which is saying a lot because there are countless cafes in Sinchon.  The thing that makes this place so special is the garden that they have inside the cafe.

The outside of the cafe has a ton of brightly colored flowers and other plants and when as you walk into the cafe you go through an atrium like patio where the dirt floor has stones and an outdoor table. It is also filled with plants as is the indoor area.  Additionally the drinks are quite good we were served watermelon along with are drinks which was an excellent touch.  This is a great date spot and I highly recommend checking it out.

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Old Address System: 서울특별시 서대문구 창천동 62-31

New Address System: 서울특별시 서대문구 연세로5다길 28

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Jan 잔 - Sake and Beer in Sinchon 신촌

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To be perfectly honest with you, I have only been to this place to have beer on one occasion and it was a really long time ago.  As I recall it the beer was fine and the anju was average, but that is not what I am here to talk to you about today.  This restaurant has a ridiculously cheap lunch special and that is what I am here to recommend.  We all know the pricing in Sinchon and Hongdae is going through the roof!  It seems like every time I go to a restaurant the portions have gotten smaller and the price has gone up.

Jan is a great break from that on their lunch special.  At a very reasonable 3,900 won you can get a bowl of pho which although is not huge as you might imagine does come with a decent amount of meat considering the price.  This is an excellent place to get lunch if you are on a budget and enjoy soup.  This and another nearby pho place called Miss Saigon are by far the cheapest places in the area.

The quality of the food in Jan is also very good.  The broth is delicious and it comes with a decent amount of veggies and finally topped with a good amount of what appeared to be chicken breast.  Cheap and great restaurant when you are looking for a quick bite.

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3,900 Won!

Pho!

Pho!!

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Old Address System: 서울특별시 서대문구 창천동 5-43

New Address System: 서울특별시 서대문구 연세로4길 55

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Team 1994 팀1994 - Pasta in Sinchon 신촌

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Team 1994 is quite a large pasta restaurant that is located in a big building on the second floor in Sinchon.  The restaurant looks very much like a restaurant and the atmosphere feels almost like something you'd see in America.  It looks kind of like the Olive Garden or one of those types of places.  When we went in we were asked to wait for quite a while which I found a bit confusing because there were tons of empty tables.  I was curious as to whether certain sections were closed or if the waiting is to make the restaurant seem more important.

There are tons of things on the menu and I have only been to this place once, but what I ordered was exquisite.  The pasta was definitely a Korean style pasta.  I had the sweet pumpkin pasta which came served inside half a boiled pumpkin with a cream sauce.  The sauce and pumpkin went together very well and the pasta was also delicious.

The other pasta that we ordered was another cream sauce pasta and it was also very good.  It had a good amount of veggies and meat in it and the flavor was very good.  This is definitely a Korean style pasta place.  Do not go if you are expecting something the same as the West.

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Cream Pasta

Sweet Pumpkin Pasta

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Old Address System: 서울특별시 서대문구 창천동 31-84

New Address System: 서울특별시 서대문구 명물길 37

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Cafe Rooming 루밍 - Sinchon 신촌

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Cafe Rooming is a really cool cafe that is located on the fourth floor in Sinchon.  Since it is up on the fourth floor it has a really nice view that looks out over the main road in Sinchon.  The entire side of the building is all windows and so you can see out over the main road easily and most of the seating is by the windows.  There are also a lot of plants and the cafe is clean and classy which gives it a nice energy.  However, this cafe is primarily for studying so you may see tons of people studying in the cafe and not too many people just hanging out.  It is also usually quiet in there.

Every time that I have gone to the cafe I have ordered one of the aides which have all been pretty good.  They have a huge menu of different types of aide and it is difficult to tell exactly what goes into all of them based on the name so it is always a bit of a crap shoot.  If you ask the barista he will tell you the ingredients to each of them as well.  This is a really nice cafe and you should definitely check it out.

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Old Address System: 서울특별시 서대문구 창천동 18-1 5층

New Address System: 서울특별시 서대문구 명물길 10

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Jimmy's House 지미스하우스 - Steak in Sinchon 신촌

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Jimmy's House is a Korean style steak place that is located in Sinchon.  I went here recently on the recommendation of several blogs and I am here to tell you about the experience.  The food that came out had a lot of positives as well as several things that I did not like too much about it as well and I am here to explain the goods and the bads.

The atmosphere in this place is fine for all occasions, but it really does have a bit of an intimate feel as if it is a date spot.  It seems like a good place to take your significant other, but you could also easily go to this place with your friends, family or anyone else you might be with.

The food was for the most part very good.  I ordered the mixed plate which came with shrimp, chicken and steak and the thing that stood out the most was definitely the steak.  The steak was absolutely delicious and cooked to perfection.  The chicken was pretty much average and was covered in some kind of a barbecue sauce.  The shrimp was not bad as well and were two huge pieces of shrimp with no marinade.

The sides were not so delicious for me though.  This came with jalapenos which I don't eat at all.  It also came with a spaghetti which was covered in some sort of a pepper sauce that kind of resembled gochujang and was absolutely terrible.  There were a few fried veggies and piece of pineapple which were OK and the other order came with french fries which were covered in a sort of chili sauce that I didn't find to be good at all as well.

It also came with a Bingsu for dessert which was a nice touch and tasted great!

Overall I think the steak was great, but the rest of it was meh.  The sides were not very good at all and the rest of the meats where just OK.  Despite all of this, I think if you live in the area this place is worth giving a try.  If you don't come here often try Ipanema Grill which is leagues better than this place.

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Casual Beef Pan Steak

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Old Address System: 서울특별시 서대문구 창천동 52-40

New Address System: 서울특별시 서대문구 연세로11길 21

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Cheap Vietnamese Pho Chain! - 미스사이공

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I am not sure if this is the intended name, but I will refer to this restaurant as Miss Saigon.  Miss Saigon is a very tasty and extremely reasonably priced pho place that is located all throughout Seoul.  The pho in this place is priced as low as 3900 won and comes with a decent portion considering the price.  The broth is extremely good and it has a decent amount of meat and veggies as well.

The atmosphere is a bit like a cafeteria or a fast food chain.  It doesn't seem too classy at all, but it is also not dirty or grimy either.  It is a place you could go with anyone, but it sure isn't going impress anyone.  I don't think that is the point of this place.  The point is to eat decent food as cheaply as possible and it certainly fulfills that goal.  This is a great place for students or anyone looking to save money.

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Pho

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