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Dream Cafe: Donation Study Concept

I am at Dream Cafe which is a study room, creative space concept that is run by the Cyworld group. Cyworld could have been the Google of Korea a long time ago before they sold their concept and eventually see it slowly lose pop...
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COCKTAIL WITH A VIEW: Pierre’s Bar on the 35th Floor

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The Bottom Line: 4 / 5 - Very Good
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Cocktails: Drinks at Vatos

  Good Drinks. Really big and you have to be careful, but I would surely recommend them. I had the Mexican Margarita with the beer sticking out the top. Really cool looking and tasting. My friend had the Mango Makgeollita ...
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Magpie Brewery’s Pale Ale

It is a rare Sunday off for me and I was out to brunch when I ran into my friend Jason who helps run Magpie Brewery. It is a beer making school/tasting room/ standing beer shop that is for serious beer drinkers. They make the c...
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Sam Ryan’s – Good Ol’ American Style Pub in Itaewon #2

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The Bottom Line: 4 / 5 - Very Good
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Coffee Smith

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The Bottom Line: 4.5 / 5 - Excellent
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Woodstock

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The Bottom Line: 4 / 5 - Very Good
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Photoblog:St. Patrick’s Day in Seoul

St. Patrick’s Day in Seoul is always a raucous affair- especially in Itaewon. Last night I went out with Dustin and we hit up quite a few bars. We started from Helios, went to Dillinger’s, stopped at Proust (where w...
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Yeon: The Traveler’s Cafe in Samcheong Dong

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The Bottom Line: 3 / 5 - Above Average
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Tapas and Wine at 48th Street in Cheongdam, Seoul

Cheongdam is where all the rich and fabulous people hang out and one place in particular that is quite nice is 48th Street by Cheongdam Intersection. This place has multiple stories. The first floor has a cafe like atmosphere w...
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Hot Grapefruit Juice

WTF. Apparently the new trendy, winter drink in Korea is hot grapefruit juice. I was at the Paris Croissant yesterday in Bundang and they had this on the menu and quite a few others had it. It is fresh squeezed Grapefruit juice...
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Gangnam Review: Helen’s Kitchen : Rice Wine Bar

Helen’s Kitchen Helen’s Kitchen : Korean Cloudy Rice Wine Bar Makgeolli is called farmer’s alcohol because it is a simple alcohol made from ground rice, water and yeast (nuruk). Served chilled, this drink has a crisp ...
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CT Bakery across from COEX: Cafe, Design, Bar, Bakery

CT Bakery Fresh Roasted Coffee Big, I mean Big cookies CT Bakery This multi-function space does a little bit of everything. They daily roast their own coffee, they bake bread, they offer lunch, they have wine and beer, they coo...
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Quick Bites: Some of my Favorite Recent Eats

Songgi Mushroom These days, I am into snacking and I love carbs. It must have something to do with the exercise that I’m doing. I try to run a couple of days a week so my metabolism is a bit quicker than it was. So…...
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Beautiful Tea Museum in Insadong

Beautiful Tea Museum, Seoul, Korea Beautiful Tea Museum The Beautiful Tea Museum This renovated Korean house is very open and flowing. This multipurpose space has a lot happening in it, but it doesn’t feel cramped. There ...
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World Mini Cafe

World Mini Cafe in Samcheongdong World Mini Cafe in Samcheongdong Cafes are a dime a dozen and most of the time the coffee is not the focal point in Korea. The cafe is the setting to have conversations with friends. Samcheongdo...
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