FatManSeoul

Seoul has an amazingly diverse range of restaurants that cater to all kinds of tastes, but the area south of North America has been shockingly underrepresented. Things are looking up (or is that down south?) though with a spate of newer places looking to bring cuisine from Central and South America to those living south [...]

Myeongdong is generally better known for its many chain restaurants and crowded commercial streets than a place to grab really delicious food.  The high holy days here are all for shopping, not for feasting.  But hidden in the myriad alleys of boutiques and stores are some real gems . . . one of them being [...]

Fatman has a whole post devoted to the foods of Andong (as well as posts here and here right at home)  over at Hub of Sparkle, but one place deserves special mention. It is not merely the best bakery in Andong, or Gyeongsang-do.  It is the best bakery in Korea.  Maybe the best bakery in [...]

In honor of Pi Day, Fatman would like to point out a place to get . . .well, little pies! Tartine in Itaewon is one of the few places that serves up the petite treats, and in great variety. The small, European-style bakery/cafe on one of Itaewon’s side streets has a convivial (if cramped) atmosphere [...]

Ichon is the gathering place of Seoul’s Japanese population, but many a visitor has trekked out that direction only to be a little confused: Instead of sushi joints and izakayas, there seems to be a swank European-style cafe on every corner, stylish Italian restaurants in between, and the occasional American-style pie place just to spice [...]

Brunch is the new black!  And if you’re a fashionista looking to see and be seen on a lazy weekend, Samcheong-dong is high on that list.  But where to feed?  Sure there’s waffle joints and coffee shops galore, but you need a place that can set the tone and put some food in your stomach. [...]

어머나! Even 한우 want to leave for the sunny fields of California? 수 씨, say it ain’t so! Why would any Korean cow want to leave the happy home pasture . . . ? Oh. Anyway, vote for Soo to get a shot at her California dream (if you are so inclined) at the California [...]

Glorious snack food!  Is there anything on earth that can match the gut-filling goodness of bunshik (분식)?  The local snack stall serving up small bites is a gathering place for local students and busy people, and nobody does it better than 삭/Sak. Lots of places will serve up a plate of decent ddokpokki, but very [...]

If you’re really craving the savory delights of the magical chicken, rice, and ginseng soup known as samgyetang, there’s one place in Seoul that rises above all the others: 토속촌삼계탕 (Tosokchon Samgyetang.) This chicken-slinging sanctuary just might be one of the most famous restaurants in all of Seoul, partronized by . . . well, just [...]

Fatman never needs an excuse to go snag some eats on the streets . . .but it never hurts to have one anyway.  Recently Fatman, Zen Kimchi, and some friends (including fan favorite Chef Hickey of the W Hotel and X Burger fame!) went in search of the best of winter street food in Seoul.  [...]