CLOSED District: Vintage Cafeteria in Jongno 3-ga

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District: Vintage Cafeteria in Jongno 3-ga

I’m always suspicious of the new big, shiny restaurants in the busy areas of Seoul. The trainwrecks are often they are the punchline of the pun: “What do you get when you combine a cafe, wine bar, Italian restaurant, beer, desserts, and waffles?” It was cold out and District was open, so I went in with my friends for a quick lunch. I was pleasantly surprised at their menu: shrimp pizza with truffle oil, chicken and broccoli cream spaghetti, and salad with fresh pineapple. Their citron ice tea has flavorful globes of frozen yuja orange- very refreshing and creative. Also, bottles of wine and alcohol aren’t too expensive either (both start at 30,000). On top of that, the atmosphere is open and well decorated. Maybe restaurants are finally starting to get it: good food in a nice atmosphere at a decent price = business. Oh, just one little thing: they need to work a bit on service. Cute doesn’t mean efficient. District: On the main road of Jongno 2-ga, across from YBM. 070-512-6001.

Pineapple Salad at District: Vintage Cafeteria in Jongno 3-ga

Fantasia Pizza at District: Vintage Cafeteria in Jongno 3-ga

Tomato Mozzerella Spaghetti at District: Vintage Cafeteria in Jongno 3-ga

Linguine and Clam Pasta at District: Vintage Cafeteria in Jongno 3-ga

Truffle Oil and Shrimp Pizza at District: Vintage Cafeteria in Jongno 3-ga

Coffee and Cake at District: Vintage Cafeteria in Jongno 3-ga

Yuja Iced Tea at District: Vintage Cafeteria in Jongno 3-ga

Menu at District: Vintage Cafeteria in Jongno 3-ga

About the Author

Daniel

Daniel Gray is a Korean adoptee that returned to Korean in 2005 because he wanted to try and find his birth mother and to learn about Korean culture. He started a restaurant review blog in 2007, www.seouleats.com, that became a local and international hit. He and his blog has been featured in the New York Times, Monocle Magazine, The Kimchi Chronicles, Bizarre Foods, Rudy Maxa, Olive Magazine, Euronews and much more. He now is a partner at O’ngo Food Communications (www.ongofood.com), which is a culinary tourism and consulting company that offers Korean cooking classes and restaurant tours to travelers. Their food tours and cooking classes are ranked as one of the top attractions in Seoul according to tripadvisor.