Choi's Tacos 초이스타코 - Sinchon 신촌

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Choi's Tacos is a small Mexican place that is on the main drag in Sinchon.  I have been to this place several times and I must say that the food tastes good, but there are a lot of drawbacks and many other places that are much better than Choi's.  These days the only reason I go to this place for my Mexican food is because they are lightening fast and as such it is a good place to go when you are pressed for time.

The food in this place does not taste bad, but it is definitely not worth the money.  It is expensive and the portions are small.  Regardless of what you order the portions are not large enough and you will for sure have to order two things unless you don't eat very much.  On top of all of this there is nothing in this food that seems that it should cost all that much.  The burritos are mostly rice with a bit of chicken, cheese and salad.  They also charge for water which I find annoying as well.

This place has been around for a long time and seems to be quite popular which is a bit of a mystery to me because there are many better places than Choi's.  This place is good for a quick bit when you are in a rush, but is certainly not somewhere that you need to visit.

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Bread Comma 빵꼼마 - Yeonnamdong Hongdae 연남동 홍대

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Bread Comma despite the ridiculous name is a really cool cafe that is located in Hongdae's Yeonnamdong.  Yeonnamdong is a really cool growing area with a ton of cool restaurants, cafes and bars.  You should definitely check out this area is you have not already.

Bread Comma has two locations that are right near each other.  The first location is a book cafe that has books all over the wall and tons of space.  This is one of the widest cafes that I have ever seen.  It is a cool atmosphere as does the one that is right down the street.  The second one has really high ceilings and a second floor where they sell specialty teas.

The thing that really stands out about Bread Comma is the cakes which are absolutely delicious.  I have had the tiramisu, the grapefruit cheesecake and the chocolate brownie and all are absolutely delicious.  These are for people with a real sweet tooth as I do.  They do not hold back on the sugar in this place and that is just the way I like it.

Come check out this cafe and have a couple of the cakes the next time you are in Yeonnamdong.

Grapefruit Cheesecake

Cheesecake, Brownie, Americano

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Old Address System: 서울특별시 마포구 동교동 153-32

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Taco Loco 타코로코 - Sinchon 신촌

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Taco Loco is one of my favorite restaurants in Sinchon and is one of the top Mexican places that I have been in all of Korea.  There are a few other places that I really like and Taco Loco is among the best.  Since I live in the neighborhood you will see me eating at this place quite often.

I have tried just about everything on the menu, but my personal favorites are the burritos and enchiladas.  The avocado chili burrito is one of my personal favorites because it comes with a ton of ingredients that all come together to make a delicious meal.  All of the enchiladas are also excellent and have generous helpings of sauce all over them.  Another good side order is the french fries with sour cream.  A unique dish I have never seen before but makes an awesome combination.

Be aware that the tacos in this place can be ridiculously spicy to the point of not even being able to eat them if you are not good with super spicy food.  Additionally, the portions can be a bit small and I have noticed in recent times that they have gotten smaller.  I have been ordering two things every time I go here in recent history which has left me a little disappointed, but the quality of the food has not changed and it is always delicious

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Ground H 그라운드에이치 - Brunch and Juice Cafe in Hongdae's Yeonnamdong 연남동 홍대

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Ground H is a brunch cafe and juice bar that is located in Hongdae's Yeonnamdong down a little alleyway that is filled with excellent restaurants.  Many of these are featured on this blog, but there are a lot of places that I have been to as well that also look really great.

This place serves brunch as well as a variety of other foods all day long and has a huge juice menu.  A lot of the juices are really healthy and contain vegetables and greens as well as the normal fruits that you would find in a juice blend.  We did not opt to try any of the juices, but I look forward to going back here and trying some in the future.

We ordered a huge salad that had a ton of interesting ingredients.  The salad contained avocado, bacon, shrimp and cheese as well as salad greens and other vegetables that you would normally find in a salad.  The dressing was also quite good, but the thing that was really stellar about this salad was the interesting mix of ingredients.  The shrimp were well marinated and the bacon added a special touch as well.

We also had the Bacon Eggs Benedict which was in fact just an ordinary Eggs Benedict.  I was expecting bacon, but it came with the standard Canadian bacon that you find in Eggs Benedict.  The bread was also a slice of normal bread and not an English muffin that you would expect to find in an Eggs Benedict.  Despite this, it tasted like a standard Eggs Benedict and was quite delicious.  It also came with a side salad which added a nice touch.

This is definitely a really cool restaurant that you should try if you are looking for a brunch place.  It is also not as busy as some of the other brunch restaurants where you may need to wait in a long line.

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Old Address System: 서울특별시 마포구 연남동 385-6 1층

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부퓌에트 발랴 - Russian Food Yeonnamdong Hongdae 연남동 홍대

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This place only has its name written in Russian and Korean so I am not exactly sure what to call it, but the food in this place was quite good and it is definitely worth noting.  For the rest of the post I will just write the name of the restaurant in Korean.

부퓌에트 발랴 is a Russian restaurant that is located in Hongdae's vibrant yeonnamdong.  It is down a tiny alleyway with a ton of other great restaurants on it, a lot of which are featured on this blog.  I went here with a friend and we were planning on going to a different restaurant, but the wait was so long that we just ended up going here instead.

We ordered the potato and pork dish and the pork cheese dish.  The pork cheese dish was essentially a thinly cut piece of pork covered in a thick layer of cheese.  The cheese was some pretty good quality stuff and the merged together to make a really great flavor.  This dish was served with a side salad that had some sort of a balsamic dressing.  This dressing was one of the most delicious things that I have ever tasted.

The pork and potato dish was served in one of those aluminum pans that are typical of Eastern European and Russian food.  There were thinly sliced potatoes that were deep fried and along with a bunch of other vegetables and thinly sliced pork.  I believe both cuts of pork were the same between the two dishes.  This was topped with some frozen french fries and we were given ketchup and Tabasco sauce for dipping.

Both of these dishes were really good and they were both priced at 15,000 won.  The portions were not huge so that is something to be aware of, but I did leave the restaurant full.

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Amazing Thailand 어메이징 타일랜드 - Hongdae 홍대

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Amazing Thailand is a Thai restaurant in Hongdae that has one of the longest menus that I have ever seen in just about any restaurant in my life.  I believe it was 33 pages long.  I went here for the first time recently with a new friend from Thailand that I made recently and really enjoyed the food.  According to this friend this the most authentic Thai place in Korea.

We ordered one noodle dish and one meat dish.  The noodle dish was amazing and came with a ton of veggies and meat covered in a delicious sauce.  We also ordered a plate of chicken which was marinated and cooked perfectly and served with rice.  It was stir fried chicken with garlic.

This place is different than any other Thai place that I have tried previous in an astounding way.  The food is absolutely delicious, but difficult to describe.  I highly recommend checking this place out for yourself to tastes the wonders of Thailand.

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Noodles in Sticky Sauce with Pork

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Buttermilk 버터밀크 - Hongdae 홍대

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Buttermilk is a small brunch place that is located on the same road as Hongik University.  There is always a huge line out the door so expect to have to wait to get a table in this place.  In addition to that they close extremely early.  I believe they close the doors at around 6 PM which is highly unusual for a restaurant.  I believe both of these things are a testament to how delicious the food is in this place.

I went here for the first time not long ago and ordered the ricotta cheese pancakes.  I was very impressed by the quality of the food in this place.  The pancakes were serves with a strip of bacon, some scrambled eggs and a salad.  We were also given banana, but the owner said that this was because she had run out of potato which is what the pancakes are normally served with.

Everything on the plate was delicious, but the thing that really stood out the most were the pancakes.  There were a few different options, but both of us went with the ricotta cheese pancakes and they were fantastic.  The ricotta was cooked into the pancakes which gave them a light and fluffy kind of texture.

This is my new favorite brunch place in the area and I highly recommend it to anyone who likes brunch.

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Juk Story 죽이야기

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Juk story is huge chain restaurant that serves rice porridge.  This place is almost exactly the same as Bonjuk which is one of the most famous rice porridge places in all of Korea.  The sides are exactly the same as at Bonjuk and consist of kimchi, squid, radish soup and beef.

There are a good amount of variety in terms of what different types of porridge you can order.  There are porridge that contain everything from mushrooms to meat to pumpkin to ginseng.  I ordered the mushroom porridge with sesame seed in it.  It tasted quite a bit like the one that is served at Bonjuk which means you can see visible pieces of soft rice in the juk and there are some really good ingredients used.  This place is a great alternative to Bonjuk and I actually probably enjoyed it a little bit more than Bonjuk.

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Rihit 리히트 - Hongdae 홍대

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Rihit is a cake shop that is located in Hongdae's Yeonnamdong.  It is a tiny little shop that serves a variety of cakes.  There is one important thing that one should know prior to visiting this place and that is that there is no cafe in Rihit.  There is no place to sit down and enjoy your cake.  However, there is a cafe that is nearby that lets you eat the cake in there with a purchase of a drink.

I went here with a friend and we had the oreo cake which was very chocolaty and very creamy.  This was a really nice cake and I recommend stopping by to give this place a try.

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Old Address System: 서울특별시 서대문구 창천동 441

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Geckos

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Geckos is a chain sports bar and grill that has various locations throughout Korea.  Probably the most famous location is in Itaewon, Seoul, but they have several other locations and even a location in the southern part of Jeju island.  The main reason to go to this bar is it is a nice relaxing place to chill out with some friends and have a drink with a Western sports bar atmosphere.

The food in this place is not bad but it is not spectacular either and as you might expect at a Western type of sports bar, the prices are not cheap.  A lot of the dishes are around 15,000 won which is about the average price for night time places in Seoul.  I have had the quesadilla and the burger and both were pretty average.

As I said above, the thing that really stands out about this place is the cool atmosphere which is very much like a pub you'd find in the West.  It is a great place to go with some friends and have a chat because it is not too loud like some other bars.

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Kervan Turkish Bakery and Desert - Itaewon 이태원

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Kervan is a tiny little shop that serves Turkish bakery delights and deserts and is located in Seoul's vibrant Itaewon district.  Itaewon and the surrounding area is filled with excellent restaurants and places to eat particularly if you are interested in eating really authentic foreign food.  Itaewon is the place to go for a little taste of home for many cultures.

I have been to Kervan several times and it is probably my favorite place to go for baklava in all of Seoul.  The reason I like this place over others is because they use an excessive amount of honey and sugar so whatever you order is a complete sweet fest.  I have taken other friends here who do not have the same sweet tooth I do and they have not enjoyed it as much as me, so this is a matter of opinion.

The baklava is nut filled and extremely tasty.  As with any baklava it is crunchy and flaky, but as I said above the owners cover it with generous portions of honey which make it a bit more malleable.  The result of this is some of the best baklava in the city and I recommend giving this place a try.

This restaurant also makes a variety of other Turkish candies and deserts as well as coffee, tea and other drinks you'd find at a cafe.  The tea is very strong and bitter which I love, but I have not tried anything else on the menu.

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