Episode 08: Exploration Series - Itaewon + Going back to Insadong

안녕하세요!

Today I went to 이태웓 (Itaewon) which is nicknamed the international area of South Korea. If you are homesick already, you can visit Itaewon. There is not too much to see compared to other locations of Korea, but there is a mall and international eats such as KFC, Indian cuisine, and Chinese food.

If you are Vegan, I suggest a popular little restaurant called PLANT. The owner of PLANT is run by the blogger of Alien’s Day Out. The food is a little higher priced compared to local Korean restaurants, but the food is focused on quality and healthy eating. They also have selection of cakes and pastries.

I did not eat there as the restaurant is very small and the seats were all taken, so it may be a good idea to avoid the busy lunch hours if you would like to visit.

After exploring Itaewon, I went back to Insadong. I took my time to walk around the area and went to 쌈지길 (Ssamjigil). It is a plaza full of traditional Korean arts, crafts, and small shops. There are many activities for children to do such as painting, drawing, and craft work.

For lunch I went to 고궁 (Gogung) which is a restaurant that is famous for their 전주비빔 (Jeonju Bibimbap). It is very traditional bibimbap. If you love bibimbap, I really recommend this restaurant! I felt very accomplished by eating jeonju bibimbap!

There are many other restaurants and cafe around the plaza.

There was an interesting café where the theme was about poop! This café is called 도옹까페 (Doong Kappe – Poop Café). They have a stall on the ground and top level selling poop shaped waffles.

디엔드!
That is all for today’s episode.
Thank you for reading!