Restaurants I actually ate at, in Korea and beyond, with what to order and how to get there. https://quidafoodie.blog/ 2026-11-15T00:00:00+09:00 Quida https://quidafoodie.blog/miga-hwangtaeyori-sokcho/ 2026-11-15T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-15T00:00:00+09:00

A red-seasoned iron pan, milky soup and a spread of small plates: what an October 2021 visit and reviews from 2020 to 2026 show about Miga Hwangtaeyori.

https://quidafoodie.blog/jeongam-tojongdak-yangyang/ 2026-11-15T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-15T00:00:00+09:00

A Yangyang baeksuk house that lists its chicken and duck as farm-direct. One reviewer warns that map apps show two places with the same name.

https://quidafoodie.blog/galchiok-hamdeok-jeju/ 2026-11-15T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-15T00:00:00+09:00

Reviewers describe galchi-jorim arriving in a long, narrow pan with abalone and mussels. Here is what the sets include, what reviewers say they cost, and what to say when you order.

https://quidafoodie.blog/simmani-yakcho-baeksuk-seongsu/ 2026-11-15T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-15T00:00:00+09:00

A Seongsu-dong baeksuk restaurant built around herbs and mushrooms: my March 2022 photos of the pot and the side dishes, and what reviewers say about booking and prices.

https://quidafoodie.blog/hoin-sushi-sokcho/ 2026-11-15T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-15T00:00:00+09:00

Hoin Sushi in Sokcho's Yeongnang-dong serves a chef's-choice sushi course. Here is how the plates looked in October 2021 and what reviews say about booking.

https://quidafoodie.blog/hongmyeong-hakdong-seoul/ 2026-11-15T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-15T00:00:00+09:00

A Chinese restaurant behind Hakdong Station in Gangnam, with a table of fried dumplings and other plates from June 2022, plus what reviewers say about queuing.

https://quidafoodie.blog/seng-hing-coffee-shop-kota-kinabalu/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

A December 2017 stop at Seng Hing Coffee Shop in Kota Kinabalu: a bowl of big prawns in orange-red broth, a glass that looks like iced soy milk and the LAKSA sign.

https://quidafoodie.blog/cafe-stylo-ginza-tokyo/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

The Itoya stationery store in Ginza grows lettuce on its 11th floor and serves it one floor up at CAFE Stylo, alongside burgers and eggs Benedict.

https://quidafoodie.blog/forrester-spice-and-music-nakameguro/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

A curry café-bar in Nakameguro where two curries share one plate of rice, with a tomato dish and a chalk sign from my April 2018 visit.

https://quidafoodie.blog/tim-ho-wan-central-hong-kong/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

An August 2018 dim sum meal at Tim Ho Wan in Central, Hong Kong: bamboo steamers, three golden baked buns, chicken feet rice and the pink order sheet.

https://quidafoodie.blog/unatou-nagoya-honten-hitsumabushi/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

A red lacquer tub packed with glazed grilled eel at a Nagoya eel restaurant, shared into a small bowl and eaten with broth.

https://quidafoodie.blog/fat-chow-kuta-poppies-ii/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

An Asian restaurant on Jalan Poppies II in Kuta, Bali. In September 2019 the table held a plate of noodles with shrimp and a cone of yellow rice.

https://quidafoodie.blog/stakz-bar-grill-kuta/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

A Western restaurant and bar in Kuta, Bali. In September 2019 the table held a bowl of penne and two steaks, one under a creamy sauce flecked with black specks.

https://quidafoodie.blog/surisan-beach-street-san-francisco/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

A Korean restaurant in San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf, seen through a fried-egg pot, meat plates, a tray of noodles and its sign in March 2022.

https://quidafoodie.blog/daeho-kalbijjim-japantown-san-francisco/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

A Korean braised-short-rib restaurant on Post Street in Japantown, seen through a pot that looks like kalbijjim, a cheese-topped stone-pot bibimbap and three side dishes.

https://quidafoodie.blog/kogi-gogi-9th-avenue-san-francisco/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

A Korean BBQ restaurant on 9th Avenue in San Francisco, seen through its signs, menu board, a pot of egg and a grill pan in April 2022.

https://quidafoodie.blog/the-committee-chophouse-omaha/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

A May 2022 dinner at The Committee Chophouse in Omaha: a grill-marked steak, shrimp in a yellow sauce, a starter ringed by potato chips and a bowl of dessert.

https://quidafoodie.blog/heidis-pancake-house-south-lake-tahoe/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

A May 2022 breakfast at Heidi's Pancake House in South Lake Tahoe: eggs, sausage and pancakes, a carved bear out front and a shelf of folk-art figures.

https://quidafoodie.blog/mai-tai-bar-royal-hawaiian-waikiki/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

An oceanfront bar at a historic Waikiki hotel, seen through a layered cocktail with a paper parasol and a glass with a crusted rim.

https://quidafoodie.blog/honolulu-burger-company-makiki-honolulu/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

Burgers and fries in red-and-white checkered baskets at a Makiki burger restaurant that says it uses local grass-fed beef.

https://quidafoodie.blog/leonards-bakery-kapahulu-honolulu/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

A Honolulu bakery that calls itself Hawaii's original malasada bakery, seen through a pink box of six Portuguese doughnuts, most of them coated in sugar.

https://quidafoodie.blog/waikiki-brewing-company-kalakaua-honolulu/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

Four small glasses on a wooden paddle, a handwritten flight card and a pretzel with two dipping sauces at a Waikiki brewpub.

https://quidafoodie.blog/keng-wan-hing-kota-kinabalu/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

A December 2017 visit to Keng Wan Hing on Gaya Street in Kota Kinabalu: a case of golden buns, two buns torn open and a bowl of noodle soup.

https://quidafoodie.blog/in-n-out-burger-kingman-arizona/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

A January 2018 evening at the In-N-Out Burger on Beverly Avenue in Kingman, Arizona: four burgers on a red tray, a heap of fries and the red neon sign.

https://quidafoodie.blog/asakusa-unatetsu-ekimae-honten/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

A lacquer box of glazed grilled eel at an Asakusa eel restaurant right by the station, with the April 2018 menu and what the shop lists now.

https://quidafoodie.blog/umegaoka-sushi-no-midori-shibuya/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

A wooden board of nigiri and gunkan at the Shibuya Mark City branch of a Tokyo sushi chain, with sea urchin, shrimp and rolled omelet.

https://quidafoodie.blog/cafe-zoetrope-north-beach-san-francisco/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

A North Beach cafe named for Francis Ford Coppola's production company serves spaghetti and meatballs from his recipe, among walls of film mementos.

https://quidafoodie.blog/original-joes-north-beach-san-francisco/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

A North Beach Italian-American restaurant with roots in 1937, seen through a fried starter, pasta and bread on one yellow outdoor table.

https://quidafoodie.blog/manna-korean-cuisine-inner-sunset/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

A small Korean restaurant on Irving Street where the bibimbap arrives in a heated stone pot and the meat comes on sizzling cast-iron plates.

https://quidafoodie.blog/wolfgangs-steakhouse-waikiki-honolulu/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

A sliced bone-in steak on a green-striped oval platter and a dining room under a glass skylight, at a Waikiki steakhouse in Royal Hawaiian Center.

https://quidafoodie.blog/sokcho-saeu-ajeossi-jungang-market/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

A fried-seafood stall inside Sokcho Jungang Market. Here is what its counter looked like in November 2019 and what the sources say about prices, hours and queues.

https://quidafoodie.blog/sokcho-chunseonne-gomchi-guk/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

Soft white fish in a red broth: my November 2019 bowl of gomchi-guk at Chunseonne, the Sokcho restaurant Elle Korea singled out for it.

https://quidafoodie.blog/yunok-ramen-gunam-dong-jeju/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

In my photos the bowl holds a pale, foamy broth, four slices that look like chicken breast and a whole egg, with a second bowl of seared meat beside it.

https://quidafoodie.blog/gyeongju-yoseokgung-1779/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

Brass-colored bowls ringing a table, octopus-like slices and abalone on clear threads, ribs in a two-handled pot: my April 2021 meal at Yoseokgung 1779 in Gyeongju.

https://quidafoodie.blog/gyeongju-gampo-euna-hoetaun/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

Thin slices in a ring, a table of side dishes, and wraps built on perilla leaf or laver: my April 2021 visit to Euna Hoetaun in Gampo.

https://quidafoodie.blog/tacit-cafe-goseong/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

A café behind gray walls near Cheonggan Beach in Goseong. Here is what I photographed in October 2021, and what the sources say about prices, financiers and hours.

https://quidafoodie.blog/yat-cafe-sokcho/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

A dark brick café with a long glass wall on Seoraksan-ro in Sokcho. Here is what I photographed in October 2021 and what the sources say now.

https://quidafoodie.blog/sokcho-751-sandwich-red-crab/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

A halved sandwich in a clear box with a red band and a gold sticker, plus an iced drink: my October 2021 stop at Sokcho 751 Sandwich.

https://quidafoodie.blog/rami-scone-cheongdam-seoul/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

A tall pale-yellow cake under whipped cream and a red Rami scone sticker, photographed in November 2021.

https://quidafoodie.blog/manghyang-bibim-guksu-yeoncheon/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

A big noodle hall in Yeoncheon with SINCE 1968 on its roof, where you order at a kiosk, carry your own tray and eat bibim guksu with a steamer of dumplings.

https://quidafoodie.blog/hangbang-yangyukgwan-gyodae-seoul/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

Reviewers praise the skewers, but my photos show bone-in cuts lying on a wire grate over glowing coals.

https://quidafoodie.blog/hoehyeon-cafe-seoul/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

The menu is a single plate, and in my November 2021 photos two fried shrimp tails stand upright in the middle of it.

https://quidafoodie.blog/yeongheungru-anseong/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

A corner sign in hanja, fried meat, a large platter and black bean noodles from a November 2021 visit to Anseong.

https://quidafoodie.blog/pizzeria-dbuzza-hannam-seoul/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

The rim is thick, puffy and speckled black from the oven. In the middle, my photos show slices of eggplant, basil and melted cheese.

https://quidafoodie.blog/robata-libra-counter-cheongdam/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

A robata izakaya in Cheongdam, Seoul, where cooks grill fish over a charcoal hearth in front of the counter. Photos from December 2021 and what reviews say now.

https://quidafoodie.blog/lazy-burger-club-buam-seoul/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

A green tray with three burgers, a cup that looks like a milkshake, hash browns and fries under orange sauce, photographed in February 2022.

https://quidafoodie.blog/orangerie-yangju-baekseok/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

A café near Majang Lake built like a botanical garden, with a pond of orange fish and a wood stove among the tables, serving latte and Mont Blanc.

https://quidafoodie.blog/onjium-seochon-seoul/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

Onjium in Seochon, Seoul, serves Korean royal court cuisine, and its tableware changes from dish to dish. Photos from a March 2022 lunch and what sources say now.

https://quidafoodie.blog/baekseol-daehak-yeongdo-busan/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

Glossy red tteokbokki with three mandu, a sesame-dusted gimbap and a bowl of clear soup: my July 2022 table at Baekseol Daehak in Yeongdo, Busan.

https://quidafoodie.blog/dongwha-banjeom-bosu-dong-busan/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

In my July 2022 photos the noodles are topped with julienned cucumber and a fried egg, and the black sauce sits in its own bowl.

https://quidafoodie.blog/haemok-nonhyeon/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

In my July 2022 photos the eel is cut into pieces and laid in a tight grid, in a bowl with the characters 海 and 木 on its side.

https://quidafoodie.blog/breitling-kitchen-hannam/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

Upstairs from a watch boutique in Hannam, the menu came in a tan cover with the brand name pressed into it. My July 2022 photos show a salad, a cheese-topped soup and fried shrimp.

https://quidafoodie.blog/samgyori-dongchimi-makguksu-gangneung/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

The noodles come dry. The broth comes in its own earthenware pot, cold enough to bead the outside, and you pour it yourself.

https://quidafoodie.blog/chiaksan-hanwoo-uriso-ganhyeon-wonju/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

A hanwoo restaurant in Wonju's Ganhyeon area, photographed in June 2020 with marbled raw cuts on a plate and strips of beef over glowing charcoal.

https://quidafoodie.blog/gyeongju-wonjo-kongguk/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

Most people meet Korean soybean soup as kongguksu, a cold summer noodle dish. This Gyeongju shop serves it warm, with pieces of rice doughnut in the bowl.

https://quidafoodie.blog/loshua-coffee-yangju/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

A dessert café in Yangju serves a sweet shaped like an ear of corn, with cream cheese and kernels inside and brown crumbs underneath.

https://quidafoodie.blog/ppyeotanjip-seochon-seoul/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

Most samgyeopsal is sold off the bone. This charcoal grill near Gyeongbokgung keeps the bone on, and the staff do the grilling.

https://quidafoodie.blog/cheonmimi-sinsa/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

Blue-and-white wave plates, a stir-fry that looks like jeongabok, and jjajangmyeon at a Chinese restaurant in Seoul's Sinsa-dong, with hours and prices as listed in 2025.

https://quidafoodie.blog/pooja-2-dongdaemun/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

Naan on two metal trays, a red curry, a green curry and a plate of meat in dark red sauce: a December 2021 table at an Indian restaurant in Dongdaemun.

https://quidafoodie.blog/hwarowi-hamdeok-black-pork-jeju/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

Visit Jeju says the pork is aged, grilled over charcoal and smoked with barley straw. My January 2022 photos show the grate, the stew pot and the stone pot of rice.

https://quidafoodie.blog/songnim-banjeom-jeju/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

Pale noodles under a fried egg, a bowl of dark sauce on the side and a tall plate of tangsuyuk: my January 2022 meal at Songnim Banjeom in Jeju City.

https://quidafoodie.blog/somunnan-idong-galbi-pocheon/ 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00 2026-11-14T00:00:00+09:00

Idong galbi is the grilled-rib dish named after Idong-myeon in Pocheon. At Somunnan Idong Galbi, my photos show ribs on a wire grate over glowing charcoal, around a cylinder with a copper-colored cap.