Jiyung Sohn at Hattori Kitchen in Gyeonidan

Hattori Kitchen is the hip Izakaya with one of the wackiest chef/owners that I have ever met. She can cut an onion like the best of them, but as she does it she'll break out in intermittent bouts of dance. She's a cute nymph, that has fun and doesn't care if other people care or not.

I adore her.

Now just because she is mad, it doesn't mean she doesn't know food. Her tuna for her salad wasn't top notch (I'm not a fan of frozen raw tuna), but her dressing and her vegetables were fresh and a nice mix. We had a couple of beers there and she even treated us to some Okonomiyaki- which was on par.

Not a bad place. It's a tad expensive, but you go for the company and for Jiyung Sohn- if you can get a seat that is.

Hattori Kitchen, 225-94 Itaewon, Youngsan Gu; 02-792-1975


Dan