Fault Burger 1F, 648-23 Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (0507) 1376-7110 Open daily from 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Burgers cost 7,800 won to 11,800 won, sides cost 3,900 won to 6,900 won By Jean Oh ( oh_jean@heraldcorp.com )

The Porterhouse Butcher and More 1F, 27 Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (02) 511-0409 Butcher shop open 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily, closed Sundays Dry-aged porterhouse and tomahawk steaks cost around 66,000 won to 100,000 won for approximately 600 grams to 800 grams, 120 gram burgers cost 5,000 won per patty. Same day delivery is available in the Seoul area for all meat, except patties a...

Triple fermentation, which is called “samyangju” in Korean, essentially means taking the first brew, adding more rice, fermenting, then adding more rice and fermenting the wine again. Koh explained that by using a triple fermentation, he and his team were able to produce an initial approximate 14.6 percent ABV wine that was intense enough in flavor and sweetness so that when diluted down to 6 pe...

Let your coffee rest Firstly, Lee recommends making sure one’s coffee has been degassed. “When beans have just been roasted, they harbor carbon dioxide which inhibits the extraction process. Time is needed for the gas to be released and the lighter the roast the longer the degassing period,” Lee explained. While Lee says the degassing period runs around three to four days, he recommends asking...

Bimbom co-owner and chef Sim Ka-young has been attracting brunchers with her toothsome eats for over nine years, ever since she started out in Hannam-dong, Seoul. Now at two locations -- one in Gyeongnidan-gil and another near Seoul Forest -- Sim shares years of exprience in “Brunch Time,” a compilation of Bimbom’s recipes and know-how, released this March. “‘Brunch Time’ features well-loved d...

Supermarche’s tuna boiled egg sandwich Lee was inspired by Italian snack sandwiches called tramezzini when developing this sandwich for Supermarche. “I enjoyed eating tramezzino at a cafe in Venice and was impressed by the way the sandwiches were displayed with their various fillings,” Lee said. For his take on tramezzino, Lee went with a combination of tuna, boiled egg and the Belgian sauce a...

Sigolo 2F, 21-14 Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (02) 6489-3338 Open 5:30 p.m. to midnight from Wednesdays to Fridays, noon to 3 p.m., 5:30 p.m. to midnight Saturdays, noon to 3 p.m., 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays, closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Reservations recommended. Snacks cost 9,000 won to 12,000 won, small plates cost 12,000 won to 21,000 won, main dishes cost 18,000 won to 45,000 won,...

There is a reason why Under Pressure cafe team manager Park Yong-jin points to its Latte 60 as a star player in this roaster-cafe’s lineup of brews. One sip of this latte, featuring Under Pressure’s Brooklyn Comfort blend, unleashes a striking balance of acidity, sweetness and depth, mellowed and softened by dairy. The tart sweetness of dried berries peeks through all that velvety microfoam, fo...

Rubbing shoulders with some of the most established, elite sushiya in Seoul, newcomer Sushi Sakau bucks tradition on many levels. In a neighborhood where an omakase lunch generally clocks in at over 70,000 won and dinner usually starts at 100,000 won, Sakau has whittled their prices down to 50,000 won for lunch and 88,000 won for dinner. Sushi Sakau B1, 627-27 Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (0...

In hopes of attracting more like-minded coffee geeks, brothers Ko Tae-young and Ko Young-soo have expanded to Seoul’s Sinsa-dong with Vinter Coffee Bar, which soft-opened in late November and features five single-origin coffees roasted by the brothers themselves. “We wanted to focus on coffee,” said Tae-young, 32, of their newest perch. Vinter Coffee Bar 101, 524 Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul ...

Sequestered on the basement floor of a building near Posco Center in Seoul’s Daechi-dong, Oga Teahouse is a personal haven for manager Oh Ki-hwan. Oh, who runs this Korean teahouse with his mother, turned to herbal remedies when he found himself burned out from work. In addition to sipjeondaebo tea, Oga also serves drinks like Chinese wild peach, Prunus davidiana, tea, which tastes very similar...

Crisp, cool weather invites warmer fare like hot soups exhaling curls of steam, cups of heartwarming coffee laced with creamy milk, and crunchy-edged sandwiches, fresh off the panini grill. Sunset Swimming Sandwich 1F, 643-28 Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seou (02) 544-7676 Open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends Sandwiches cost 9,500 won to 13,000 won, today’s soup costs ...

When Sanok chef Kim Jeong-ho decided to strike out on his own, he zoomed in on the ingredients, turning to the bare bones of cuisine for inspiration. Kim explained how he, as a father cooking for his child, found himself increasingly interested in the provenance and cultivation of ingredients that made their way to his table. This newfound focus influenced his role as chef of the newly-minted b...

Korean fried chicken can be easily found most anywhere in Seoul. So when Kim San -- who was racking up experience at a Michelin-starred restaurant at the time -- was offered a chance to take a stab at an already saturated, highly competitive market, one might wonder why he didn’t hesitate. Perhaps it was because he had been waiting for a moment like this, building up experience at prominent res...

“Salt, water, yeast,” Darobe founder and primo pizzaiolo Kang Woo-seok, 39, rattled off -- referring to the ingredients needed to craft his pizza dough. “And flour.” At Darobe, those ingredients, transformed into a multi-textured, flavorful crust, formed the foundation for the artisanal pies Kang started serving when he first opened his pizzeria in Seoul’s Seongsu-dong two years ago. Fast forwa...