Seoul

Where to go for Sunday lunch in Seoul. I decided to head over to Gangnam to check out the Goose Island Brewhouse.

It was a beautiful Saturday and I headed out to the western suburbs of Seoul on the great metro system and was soon looking for today’s target, Ale Crew. It is about a 15 minute walk from Sinchon station. Up an incline and then down a steep set of stairs to an old railway line … Continue reading Ale Crew, Seoul, South Korea

On the Friday I decided to take a tour of the DMZ, about 50 kilometers northwestish from Seoul. While we couldn’t get into the Joint Security Area we were able to see over into North Korea despite the air quality being very poor. The tour had us returning to central Seoul around 4:45pm and having … Continue reading Daily Beer Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea

To close out the evening around Yongsan I wanted to visit a local brewery called The Hand and Malt Brew Lab Yongsan. It was about a 10-15 minute walk from Yongsan Station. I was to find out on my way home that its easier to get there underground through the metro station .

I’d decided to spend the day around the area where my hotel was so I’d headed to the I’Park Mall Yongsan for a bit of a look around. The mall is ontop of Yongsan railway station. Getting peckish around noon I headed into the Taste Park section of the shopping centre and had a look … Continue reading BBQ Olive Chicken Cafe, I’Park Mall, Yongsan, Seoul, South Korea

It was the afternoon of my first full day in Seoul, and as I was wandering back to a metro station to head back to my hotel I opened up my map to look for some beer. Closeby I found a bar called Tap Public. It took me a while to work out that the … Continue reading Tap Public Gwanghwamun Granseoul, Seoul, South Korea

For my first day in Seoul I decided to head up a little north to the famous Insadong Street, close to Gyeongbokgung Palace. Jumping off the metro at Jong-Gag station I walked around the area for a while before heading a little further north towards the palace. I didn’t go into the palace as it … Continue reading Kiwa Taproom, Seoul, South Korea