it It makes you wonder how legit the rankings are because I am in an empty restaurant at 8pm on Wednesday Night that has 2 open cans of paint on the floor with a loud worker on his phone. There are about 8 tables that can sit four people each. the food came out quickly and it was good. I got the veggie curry (7,000 won) and basmati rice (3,500 won). I admit. The curry and rice is legit. They are very good. The rice is aromatic cooked perfectly and worth the 3,500 won. The curry is thick, buttery and with rich flavor. My meal is finished has I am waiting to see how long they will let me seat before asking if I would like a desser or tea. I would like milk tea (1,500 won) 3 minutes, 4 minutes, 5 minutes... Eventually I just ask for them to come here. The tea is good but I don't think it deserves to be the number 1 restaurant in Korea. My pick would be Jungsikdang. Jyoti Indian restaurant 1.5 stars (good food, good price, service could be improved.) Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea, 11...

The Mistress of Pain at Hongmi Dakbal I asked my Korean friends why they would want to eat something so spicy that it burns going down and later going out. They said that it relieves stress and that it feels good. Hmmm...about a week ago I went to Hongmi Dakbal located over by Sinsa Station for a video shoot. This place is famous for their extremely spicy chicken feet. I am an adventurous eater, but even I cringe at the idea of chicken feet. First of all, there isn't that much meat on them and I always imagine the little claws getting snagged in my throat. The feet are first washed (thank gosh). Then they are parboiled and later stir-fried with chili powder. The chicken feet here is spicy. It's so spicy that my mouth burned the whole time. I can't really describe the flavor of it except burny. There is little meat on the chicken feet and as you nibble, the heat ignites your entire head. The burn started from the corner of my mouth and went to my temples. From there it went ...

A Massive Barbecue Bacon Burger at Charcoala The restaurant is inside of a big red containers and inside they serve charcoal barbecued dishes on a massive scale. Everything here has a homemade touch. Salads are crisp, sauces are well made, and their meat dishes are massive and filling (bring a second stomach). Their burgers are massive and require two hands and many napkins. The atmosphere is very hip and the red container is a good date place if you are comfortable eating massive amounts of messy American-style barbecued foods and burgers. Cost: ~13,000- 40,000 Gangnam-gu Shinsa-dong 654-12 02-515-3983

The Noryangin Fish Market is Seoul’s largest marine products market. Covering over 66,000 square meters the warehouse is a teeming wonderland of all that swims in the sea. There are over 700 small shops, and several bigger ones, that sell everything from shrimp, flounder, and live octopus to the exotic spoon worm, sea cucumber, and sting ray. If you can’t find your aquatic friend here, it probably doesn’t exist in Korea. The market is open 24 hours. If you are up around 2am (except on Sundays and holidays), you can witness the wholesale auction. At the auction they sell everything from very high-grade fish to low-grade bulk products. Just don’t yawn, because you might accidently buy a couple hundred kilograms of fresh fish. The Toro and the giant squid tentacles fetch hundreds of thousands of won (equivalent to hundreds of dollars) each. And when these items go on the auction block, the room becomes very exciting because these fishmongers don’t like to lose. When you enter the ma...