나그네 파전 Na-geu-ne Pajeon

나그네 파전 Na-geu-ne Pajeon is really famous among Korea University students. However, it was my first time to visit here.

I couldn't take picture of menu here. However, all the most famous food will be here with the pictures. Why? We ate all of famous food here. This place is for drinking, I mean it is sort of Korean style bar. So, we usually go this kind of restaurant after eating. None of us, five include me, didn't eat dinner.

막걸리 Makgeolli which is rice wine is good with 파전 Pajeon. Some friends of mine from other countries really like Makgeolli, but I don't like it too much.

고추튀김 Go-choo Tuigim (Fried Chili). I don't like chili itself and fried food too much. But it was really good. It is not that spicy. There is chopped meat and other stuffs inside of chili. It is 10,000 KRW for that one plate.

This is 파전 Pajeon. When I explain it to foreign friends, I usually said it as Korean style pizza or pancake. Pajeon here is really thick and big compared to other restaurants. And there are lots of see food there. 11,000 KRW.

왕동그랑땡 Wang-dong-geu-rang-ddaeng. According to Korean-English dictionary Dong-geu-rang-ddaeng is Korean style meatball. Wang is king in Korean. Because it is really bigger than normal dong=geu-rang-ddaeng, they attached Wang as a prefix to explain it is huge. 10,000 KRW.

At this time, I just ate a lot without drinking. Maybe later, I will go there again to drink with Pajeon.

Address. 193-3, Jegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea. 서울시 동대문구 제기동 193-3.

Phone. 82-2-926-9077, 02-926-9077.

Subway. Korea Univ. Station line #6, Exit 6 or Anam Station line #6, Exit 2.

늘봄날 Neal Bomnal

A restaurant for 쌈밥 Ssam-bap (rice wrapped in greens) near Chungm-ro station

I visited here for the second time because it was really nice when I first came here.

There is a menu on the main gate, so people can decide get into this restaurant or not. Actually, the government demands this policy to all the restaurants. However, there are not too many restaurants where announce their food price yet.

We can enjoy the food here. I went to this restaurant for late lunch, so there was no customers.

Main menu of this restaurant is meat, but my purpose is eating 쌈밥 Ssambap which is rice wrapped in greens. I can eat many various of food with cheap price. It is only 6,000 KRW for person. We have to order for two persons as minimum (So, I paid 12,000 KRW total).

된장찌개 Doenjang-jjigae (Bean paste stew), 제육볶음 Jeyuk Bokkeum (Stir-fried spicy pork), and 꽁치구이 Ggongchi-gui (Roasted pacific saury) are main dishes and the other things are basic banchans. So, we can get more banchans free of charge except main dishes.

쌈밥 Ssambap eat like this. Put whatever you want to eat on the greens especially 제육볶음 Jeyuk Bokkeum.

Then wrap it up and eat in one bite.

It was so nice to enjoy the food with low price.

Address. 24-3, Pildong 2-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea. 서울특별시 중구 필동2가 24-3.
Phone. 82-2-2274-4487.
Subway. Chungmu-ro Station line #3 & #4, Exit 1.

고기국수 Gogi-guksu

Gogi-guksu which is the pork noodle from Jeju near Korea University station

There is a restaurant just in front of Korea University front gate. The name of this restaurant is 고기국수 Gogi-guksu which is the pork noodle. Since there is 1호점 (first branch?), I thought that it is a sort of chain store. However, it is the only one restaurant so far.

Gogi-guksu came from Jeju. The owner brought it from Jeju to here. When I first saw him, I thought that he is a part-timer. However, he is an owner of this restaurant and a student of Korea University at the same time.

I was with my friend there. He still uses film camera.

There is a menu for meals. All the foods are less than 5,000 KRW. It is relatively cheaper than other places. I think the owner knows the students' financial problems since he is a student too.

Main menus of this restaurant are 고기국수 Gogi-guksu and 비빔고기국수 Bibim gogi-guksu.

This is Gogi-guksu. The soup based meat broth from port, and the boiled port on the noodle.

Bibim Gogi-guksu is spicy pork noodle. I can chose the level of spicy from 1 to 3. I prefer to eat with level 1 or 2. It is not that spicy but little sugary, so I like it too much.

There is an announcement about the quantity of noodle. Since many customers said that there were too much noodle on the bowl, so the owner of this restaurant decided to reduced the amount of noodle's quantity. But I can ask to give more if I want. Additional noodle served free of charge. Rice as well.

I am sure, many of people don't need to say that. Although they reduced the amount of noodle, it is still enough for a man. Sometimes, I couldn't finish it.

And there is a way how to I eat this guksu more delicious. Eat like this, kimchi, port, and noodle at once.


Address. 137-426, Jegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea. 서울특별시 동대문구 제기동 137-426
Phone. 82-70-8699-9360, 070-8699-9360
Subway. Korea Univ. station line #6, Exit 6.

종로 굴보쌈 Jongno Gul-bossam

A bossam restaurant near Jongno-3ga station

Bossam - Boiled pork eaten with a salty sauce and bossam kimchi wrapped in greens

I went to a bossam restaurant located in Bossam golmok (street). All the places on the street sell bossam, but kinds of banchans (side-dishes) and taste are different. Actually, there is a most famous restaurant there, but I decided to get into the first restaurant of the street.

Menu is here. Menu's Korean name is Chalimpyo 차림표, but it is okay if you call it as menu. My friend who treated me ordered 굴보쌈 Gul-bossam which is a main food of the restaurants on the street. Gul-bossam is added gul on bossam plate. Gul is oyster in Korean.

There are Chinese characters next to the price. They mean large-medium-small from the top. Usually, it was enough medium size for 3 people.

This is 감자탕 Gamja-tang which is Pork-on-the-Bone Soup according to Korean-English dictionary. Koreans usually eat this food as a hangover food. In this restaurant, it is a basic served food.

There are basic banchans in this restaurant. The taste of them are so-so for me. However...

This food was awesome! It is 오징어볶음 Ojing-a Bokkeum which is stir-fried squid. It wasn't so spicy but sweet. It was so good for me. So, I ate twice. Again, getting more food is free for some food especially, for basic banchans in Korea.

There is a gul-bossam for 3 people. It was my first time to eat this food because I had eatten bossam without gul till that time. It was little fishy, but it wan't too bad. 

The main menu of the restaurant is Gul-bossam, but the best one is Ojing-a Bokkeum (stir-fried squid) for me. However, it was nice challenge. 

Subway. Jongno-3ga Station line #1, Exit 15.

T.G.I. Friday's Konkuk Univ. branch in Seoul, Korea

T.G.I Friday's Konkuk Univ. branch street view from NAVER

I went to T.G.I. Friday's Konkuk Univ. branch since my brother bought a coupon with low price on the internet.

Because of a long line, I thought that I have to wait for a long time. However, my brother asked to a desk clerk about providing bar seats. Although it was little bit noisy when the bartenders made cocktail, it was not bad to enjoy the meal.

50% off coupon

My brother bought it on the internet, so he showed it when he ordered. To get this coupon we have to pay for the food with 50% off price. As a result, we don't need to pay when we get out the restaurant. This kind of coupon is quite popular in Korea.

After we ate the food, we just got out from the restaurant without payment. I felt weird since it is normal to pay when you get out in Korea.

Address. Star City youngzone 3rd floor, 4-20, Hwayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, Korea. 서울특별시 광진구 화양동 4-20 스타시티영존 3층.

Phone. 82-2-2218-4535

Subway. Konkun Univ. station line #2 and #7, exit 3.

토속촌 강마루 Tosokchon Gangmaru

A Korean restaurant near Achasan Station

I went to this restaurant on my friend's birthday. Since it is located near the Children's Grand Park, it might good place to eat Korean foods after visiting the park.

Menu

Whenever I came here, I usually ordered normal meal with the price from 5,000KRW to 6,000KRW. However, I ordered Jeongsik (정식) because it's a special day. Jeongsik means a kind of combinations of foods like McDonalds' set menu. So, I ordered Gangmaru Jeongsik (강마루 정식) 12,000KRW and Jeyuk Jeongsik (제육정식) 10,000KRW.

There are so much food here. It isn't possible to take a picture all of food at a time.

There are two kinds of Jjigae which is stew; Doenjang Jjigae and Cheonggukjang. Doenjang Jjigae is little bit stronger than Japanese soup miso, and Cheonggukjang is stronger than Doenjang Jjigae and sticky. However, both foods are good for health.

Even though there were many basic banchans which are side-dishes, we ordered more banchans for free. (Fish and Jjigaes are in Jeongsik, not basic banchans here.) In many other Korean restaurants, we can get more banchans for free. 

제육볶음 Jeyuk Bokeum (Stir-fried Spicy Pork)

불고기 Bulgogi

Although I am on a diet, I ate too much because it was really delicious and my friend's birthday. In this restaurant, there are Korean BBQ, Samkyumsal (Pork Belly), and various kinds of foods with duck. If I have more money, then I will try that food, too.


Address. 53-3, Guui-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, Korea. 서울특별시 광진구 구의동 53-3.
Phone. 82-2-447-1174
Subway. Achasan Station line #5, Exit 2.