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Fatman and Zen Kimchi recieved a very gracious invitation to dine at the W Hotel  (of X Burger fame) for an evening of contemporary Korean cuisine. Nobody with tastebuds and the sense God gave geese would turn down an invitation like that, so off we skipped for a truly remarkable dinner . . .

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Rumor has it that Daedongkang Beer is sporadically available south of the DMZ, and Fatman would be especially thankful for some leads on where we might aquire some. Anybody know? Has anybody tried 대동강맥주 before?

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 few [...]

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 . . . [...]

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 [...]

Gomushin Girl lives and works in Korea, but is chronicling her trip back home to the Pacific Northwest US as FatManSeoul’s first food diarist.
Kentucky Fried Chicken has done such a good job convincing the Japanese that Americans dine on KFC for the birth of Christ that lines for the chicken buckets stretch around the block [...]

For those of you who just can’t manage to down an entire can of beer on your own, Hite has a solution to your woes: the Mini-Hite!

Now you can play Goldilocks and figure out exactly which Hite size is right for you: The big poppa Hite clocks in at 500 ml, the normal [...]

Set in the picturesque area near Hanseong University, Song’s Kitchen is an old converted hanok nestled into a hollow, making for an almost Brigadoon-like space of cute kitsch. This cosy, artsy space plays host not just to a large collection of ceramic, glass, and ticky-tacky, but also to an impressive open kitchen that turns [...]