Tag: Seoul

Food Restaurants

The Best All You Can Eat KBBQ in Myeongdong

Mongvely is smack in the heart of Myeongdong, making it super convenient if you’re shopping, sightseeing, and have built up a good appetite. It’s a beef and pork BBQ spot that offers buffet/all-you-can-eat style, where you can pick out your cuts of meat and bring it back to grill at your table. The vibe is lively, smells good (because hello, BBQ), and usually pretty full particularly around dinner time. The clientele is mostly foreign because of the location, but that doesn’t mean it should be simply written off as “touristy” (like we almost did).

Food

Cheap Eats, Korean Convenience Store Style

One of my favorite things about living in Korea is eating at Korean convenience stores. It’s not just the colorful displays or wide varieties of foods available at cheap prices, it’s that the menu is always changing and if you don’t have a favorite item yet, you’ll find one eventually.

Fashion Style

Teterot Salon: Korean Fashion and Modern Hanboks

I have shared so many of my favorite Korean designers and hanbok brands, but I’ve never shared the one that started it all (for me). Teterot Salon (때때롯살롱) used to just be Chima Jeogori (치마저고리), a tiny indie shop in Sinchon that sold me my first daily hanboks back in 2016. I guess you could say it was my gateway brand because, honestly, there was no looking back after that.

Attractions Culture

The Best View of the City from SEOULDAL

We’ve found the most beautiful view of Seoul and you can only get it from the top of this gigantic helium balloon in the middle of the city. SEOULDAL (서울달), is a mash-up of “Seoul” and dal (moon in Korean) and it’s a giant moon-shaped helium balloon that takes you 130 meters into the air for an unbeatable aerial view of the Han River and Seoul’s gorgeous skyline.

Culture Events

Sunhyewon: Art and Culture in the Home of the Chaebol

This week, a friend invited me a visit a gallery exhibition open to the public but only by reservation and with very limited entry. It literally sold out in a day, and for good reason. It was held at Sunhyewon (선혜원).

While the structure was built in the late-sixties, it was only converted into a cultural space this year and renamed Sunhyewon which translates to “bestow wisdom”. Before then it was the private resident of Chey Jong-gun (최종건), the founder of the SK Group, one of the largest conglomerates in Korea. Yes, friends, Sunhyewon was the former home of the chairman of a chaebol.

Attractions Culture Events Experiences

Things to Do in Korea in September, 2025

Welcome to autumn in Korea! You’ve made it through the hot, wet summer of 2025 and it’s all blue skies… at least once the temperature cools down and the humidity drops a bit lower. We might still have a bit of lingering summer heat, but September is the start of one of Korea’s most beautiful seasons.

Cafés Food

Explore Seoul’s Unique Cafe Culture with Our Top 3 Picks

It’s no big secret that Korea’s cafe culture is next level. Not only do Korean’s love their tea and coffee, but foreigners and tourists flock to Seoul just to experience it. Making “cafe hopping” a popular item on most Korea itineraries these days.

Trendy cafes are a dime a dozen here, each with their own unique aesthetic, signature drinks and unforgettable desserts. And if you want something pretty for the gram, you won’t be hard pressed to find something anywhere you go. But if you want a cafe experience truly unique to Korea that will elevate your trip, then I’ve got you covered.

Cafés Food

Discover Daeo Bookstore: Seoul’s Oldest Bookstore

Seoul is an old city and rich in history. Whether you go to museums, old-school restaurants or see landmarks of a time long past, it’s a good reminder that newer isn’t always better. And if you happen to be a bit of a bookworm, Daeo Bookstore is one of those old places that needs to be on your itinerary.

Attractions Culture Events Experiences

Things to Do in Korea in August, 2025

July is one of the hottest months in Korea as the full force of the summer heat hits the country and we start to get weeks of heatwaves. It is also one of the wettest seasons in Korea thanks to the barrage of monsoons and summer storms that come in.

But, it’s also the summer music festival season with the WATERBOMB Festival and SBS GAYO DAEJEON along with cool events like the Squid Games pop-up in Gwanghwamun Square. And now, without further ado, let’s get into our tips for July in Korea.

Culture

Exploring K-Drama Locations in Seoul

Almost every neighborhood in Seoul has a handful of filming spots that make it famous. There’s the footbridge next to Noksapyeong Station that featured heavily in “Itaewon Class” or the back alleys of Anguk Station where “Our Beloved Summer” was shot.

So on a sunny and hot Monday afternoon, my husband and I were invited on a special tour hosted by the Seoul Spot event where they highlight scenes of movies and dramas in the areas they were filmed.