Seoul food pt 2

Our time in Seoul wasn’t all just brunches and burgers (although the pictures I took tell a different story)

We did manage to visit a few different areas of Seoul itself and get to grips with the lay of the land.

Hongdae is a great area if you want to dance. There are bars upon bars down every tiny street and in every building. It can almost be daunting to pick.

We wanted to try some craft beer as Lee has been missing his tasty ales. These are rare in Daegu and you are lucky to decide between Hite or Cass.

The first place we headed was Oktoberfest. We knew it was actually Oktoberfest in Germany so expected the place to be packed to the rafters but the bar was pleasantly empty. Lee’s eyes went straight to the dark larger on the menu and ordered himself a stein of Dunkle. I’ve never seen such a happy man. I was hoping for some wine but no lucky so begrudgingly tried a larger and lemon mix . IT was supriginly delisoucs . So much so that I bought myself another. After about two my jar started to ache for the acidic sourness but it was still great.

After this (and by that I meant after I dragged Lee out) we headed to the second most famous craft beer bar in Seoul ‘The Castle’. This is in more of a built up area so once again I was expecting the place to be packed but we had a vast choice of tables.

This time Lee went for a lighter beer and was happy with his choice. I got to have a wine so I was a happy bunny. The castle is based on a Cezch castle and you won’t be able to miss it from the outside. The detail that has been spent making this place feel like a German fort is impressive and makes for a pleasant drinking experience. We could have stayed there all night. Luckily we were on a bit of a mission so carried on our travels.

The next to places we went weren’t anything special. We went to a bar named the ‘Yellow bar’ where we shared a lovely garlic pizza before going to a bar that resembled an 80’s nightmare, unfortunately the music wasn’t 80’s but the drinks were tasty and well made. I’m a sucker for a good cocktail.

The evening was a great one. We were ripped off by the taxi driver. My advice would be to avoid the orange taxis in Seoul as they make you pay upfront and don’t have meters. A 10,000 won ride quickly became 20,000won. One guy wanted 30,000won!

Seoul’s Hongdae is definitely the place to go if you have a few people with varied tastes. It also helps that there are so many bars that many places are rarely busy. Hongdae is just a larger Daegu downtown. Beer was drunk and we were both merry.