Japanese

Sometimes the best restaurants are found when you find that the place you intended to go to is closed. Which is exactly what happened to me last week. I was…

Its not often I got to Hongdae, its far too cool for the likes of me and a bit of a trek. However several times a year I will find…

A fortnight ago, I was lucky enough to catch the very last of the summer sunshine and enjoyed a delightful alfresco lunch at Nori Table. The Cali style sushi joint…

Earlier this week I went off to try the latest restaurant to hit the Itaewon scene, Nori Table. The new sushi joint  is a passion project of the creative team…

1981 is yet another new restaurant to hit the Itaewon scene. They just had their grand opening a few weeks ago, and knowing that it was owned by the lovely…

When I heard that a new chicken teriyaki place had opened up in Haebangchon I put it on my list of places to try. However when I heard they were…

A good sushi joint can be hard to find in this wee city, and finding a good one that doesn’t cost a fortune is even harder still. But new kid…

Every since eating at Lost Heaven in Beijing, I have been absolutely obsessed with silken tofu. I just can’t get enough of that creamy jello textured tofu goodness. Topped with…

Today’s post is the Japanese noodle shop of your dreams. Located in Itaewon on the main stretch, it’s one of Seoul’s rare gems. Hidden in plain sight, I have walked…

Last week’s foodie crawl was around the world in Itaewon. We started off in South Africa, then went to Thailand and Morocco, and finished in Japan. It was a great…