The Pizza Boyz, Hapjung

Korean pizza is a hotly debated topic amongst Western expats living in South Korea. Korean pizza usually is sprinkled with all sorts of toppings, from bulgogi beef, sweet potato paste, French fries, shrimp, to, most controversially, kernels of corn. I hail from Connecticut, home of the United States’ top ranked pizza, but I have a soft side for Korean pizza. When a friend from New York City was in town, I made sure that she tried some Korean pizza. On June 19, we tried The Pizza Boyz in Hapjung.
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Little Cuba, Sinchon

While many yangsik (Western food) restaurants are tucked away in Itaewon, it is possible to find good yangsik in other corners of Seoul. When I first returned to Seoul, I accidentally stumbled upon Little Cuba in an alleyway of Sinchon nearly three years ago. I was incredibly saddened when I learned that they closed their doors in April of this year.Read More »