Alien's Day Out

May 16, 2013
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Brick Oven New York Pizzeria @ Gangnam Station

If you’re in the Gangnam area, there is only one place where you should go for pizza: BRICK OVEN! This is where you can get huge, authentic NY style pizza, without any of the weird Korean toppings like corn, and … Continue reading

May 10, 2013
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TaiLor Coffee & vegan cakes @ Hongdae

This post is way overdue~~ I’ve been meaning to blog about one of my fave cafes in Hongdae for ages. You guys might remember last year I blogged about a hip little coffee shop called ‘Forest Coffee Roasters.’ Well near … Continue reading

May 8, 2013
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Snoop Dogg, Random Eats, and a Pakistani dinner~

Last week I got to bake for a vegan who was part of the Snoop Dogg (now aka Snoop Lion) concert crew that was coming to Seoul! She said that a couple of them were vegan and they wanted to … Continue reading

April 10, 2013
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Slunch Factory @ Sangsu

There are so many new veg-friendly cafes and restaurants popping up everywhere lately! And it seems like a lot of the newest veg-friendly spots are concentrated in and around the Hongdae area. I guess this shouldn’t be much of a … Continue reading

April 1, 2013
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Jack’s Bean: vegetarian falafels @ Hongdae

There’s a new vegetarian falafel restaurant called Jack’s Bean that opened up in the Hongdae neighborhood near the end of last year. There are a lot of awesome middle-eastern restaurants in the Itaewon area, but not a whole lot around … Continue reading

March 18, 2013
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Maji Temple Food Restaurant

I recently got to check out a brand new temple food restaurant~~ I don’t go to these kinds of places regularly because they are typically on the pricier end and are better for special occasions. But there’s a new establishment … Continue reading

March 14, 2013
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오븐과 주전자 ‘Oven and Tea Kettle’ Bakery @ Hapjeong

Hapjeong is known for all its super cute cafes and restaurants, but there’s also a growing artisan bakery scene there. 오븐과 주전자 Bakery (translates to ‘Oven & Tea Kettle’) is a humble little bread shop in a really calm part of … Continue reading

February 19, 2013
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African Heritage Restaurant @Itaewon

So this doesn’t come up a whole lot on my blog, but I spent about 10 years of my childhood growing up in Ghana, West Africa (and Cote d’Ivoire). The last time I visited was in 2008 and I wish … Continue reading

February 7, 2013
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Marche@ Hyehwa: Artisan food & craft market

There’s a new artisan food market in town! It’s called ‘Marche@‘ and it opens every 1st (sometimes 2nd) Saturday of the month at Hyehwa Station. It’s still pretty new as their first one was in October of last year, but … Continue reading

February 1, 2013
by Mipa
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Haetbbit Bueuk (Sunlight Kitchen) @ Hapjeong

There are so many cafes in the Hapjeong/Hongdae area that I’m sure nobody has any trouble finding a good spot to hang out. But if you’re looking for a super chill veg-friendly cafe that is also slightly separated from the … Continue reading