Food and BeveragesWat Arun’s steep stairs, and the soles of the Buddha at Wat Pho
A morning on both sides of the river at Tha Tien — a porcelain tower you climb by the handrail, and the temple that was Thailand’s first university.
Food and Beverages
Food and Beverages
Food and Beverages[Toyosu] Eleven O’Clock Is the Answer at Senkyakubanrai: Maruri Suisan’s Uni Bowl and the Spend That Makes Parking Free
Lunch at Toyosu Senkyakubanrai before an exhibition: the Edo-style lane, what a 3,000 to 5,000 yen seafood bowl actually buys, Maruri Suisan’s kaisendon and uni tub, and the parking service where spending more buys free hours. At eleven there was no queue.
Food and Beverages[Shin-Okubo] Gaemizib Opens in Tokyo: Chasing the Busan Nakkopsae I Could Not Forget
The nakkopsae I ate in Haeundae stayed with me, so when the same Gaemizib name opened in Shin-Okubo in May 2026 I booked a table and drove out. What nakkopsae is, why orders start from two portions, and how the toned-down heat actually lands.
Food and Beverages[Yokohama] A Kyoto Breakfast at Hotel New Grand: Rice or Porridge on the Fifth Floor
Yugyoan Tankuma Kitamise on the fifth floor of Hotel New Grand. Two options at 4,500 yen each, and only one decision to make: rice or porridge. Grilled salmon pitched exactly right, four appetisers, and a tray that emptied faster than expected.
Food and Beverages[Yokohama] Nine Seats at Katabami: A Courtyard Sushi Counter and Six Kanagawa Sakes
On the third floor of InterContinental Yokohama Pier 8, a nine-seat sushi counter facing the courtyard. Sea urchin and salmon roe, nori with a striking aroma, raw octopus for my daughter, and a flight of six local sakes from Kanagawa.
Food and Beverages[Yokohama] Sunday Brunch-Hopping at BASEGATE Yokohama Kannai: Korean Pocha and Berkel-Sliced Prosciutto
Brunch-hopping at the newly opened BASEGATE Yokohama Kannai: cheese kimchi jeon and single-portion samgyeopsal at Manna Pocha, then paper-thin Berkel-sliced prosciutto and Peroni at Tonton-tonki.
Food and Beverages[Yokohama] Breakfast at Le Normandie, Hotel New Grand: A Monte Cristo With the Harbor in View
Weekend breakfast at Le Normandie on the 5th floor of Yokohama’s 1927 Hotel New Grand: harbor views, an ocean-liner dining room, and a Monte Cristo sandwich that swings between sweet and salty.
Food and Beverages[Busan] Sea Urchin and Abalone at the Yeongdo Haenyeo Divers’ Hall, Where You Order at Full Volume
Lunch at the haenyeo divers’ seafood hall on Yeongdo: morning-caught sea urchin, tender steamed abalone, shouted orders, and a museum upstairs tracing the divers’ journey from Jeju Island.
Food and Beverages[Gyeongju] The 10-Won Bread Queues of Hwangnidan-gil: How Bulguksa’s Pagoda Became a Cheese-Pull Snack
Gyeongju’s famous 10-won bread: a coin-shaped snack whose engraved pagoda is the same Dabotap we saw at Bulguksa hours earlier. Queues, mozzarella pulls, and the trend-lab energy of Hwangnidan-gil.
Food and Beverages[Gyeongju] My First Real Milmyeon at Hwangnam Milmyeon: The Mild Broth Has a Reason
First bowl of Korean cold noodles eaten in Korea: wheat-noodle milmyeon at Hwangnam Milmyeon in Gyeongju — a deliberately quiet broth, a yukhoe-topped bibim bowl, and kimchi with real fermented depth.
Food and Beverages[Busan] Morning Dwaeji Gukbap at Eom Yong Baek: Raising the “Ideal” Clear Pork Soup
Back at Eom Yong Baek in Haeundae the morning after our grilled-pork dinner — this time for the signature dwaeji gukbap, a clear pork broth you build up with kimchi and condiments as you eat.
Food and Beverages[Busan] Ending the Night at Eom Yong Baek, Haeundae: Thick-Cut Pork and a Table Full of Side Dishes
Day two in Busan ends at Eom Yong Baek in Haeundae — thick-cut moksal and ogyeopsal grilled by the staff, and a parade of side dishes that changes the flavor with every pairing.
Food and Beverages[Busan] BIFF Square to Bupyeong Kkangtong Market: An Evening of Street-Stall Hopping in Nampo-dong
Takeshi Kitano’s handprint at BIFF Square, the food alley of Bupyeong Kkangtong Market, flower shrimp sashimi, and a gopchang alley that pairs unfairly well with beer — an evening of stall-hopping in Nampo-dong.
Food and Beverages[Busan] My First Live Octopus at Sindonga Fisheries Market — and Grilled Abalone That Calls for Sake
Next to Jagalchi Market in Nampo-dong, I tried live octopus for the first time at Sindonga Fisheries Wholesale Market — plus grilled abalone that made me long for a cup of sake.
Food and Beverages[Busan] A Local Kamado-Rice Lunch at Goseul Goseul: Bulgogi That Rewrites the Definition
Our sightseeing-taxi driver's pick: Goseul Goseul Gamasotbap, a local kamado-rice diner. Jingisukan-style bulgogi whose juices soak the vegetables, a crisp-edged grilled fish set, and the particular joy of food that is alike-but-different next door.