Butterfinger Pancakes

AH yes Butterfinger Pancakes, the elusive, the breakfast spot that's at the top of everyone's Must Eat At List but no one EVER knows how to get there!

So........ Butterfinger pancakes is located up the hill from the Galleria. Take Subway Line 3 to Apgujeong Station,go out exit 2, spin around and do not walk in the direction that you come out of... Wag down a taxi and head to Hak-dong Saggori. Cab fare is only 1900w unless you want to walk 20 minutes, pass the Galleria and turn up an uber-steep hill (across from the fish-scale front Galleria building facade/Louis Vuitton).

The big ass King Kong on the left side of the hill (up from the Galleria) is your landmark. Get out, cross over to that side of the street and walk up the alleyway in between the King Kong and the Burger King. Butterfingers is on your left about a minute up the alley.

You may have a bit of a wait but just peruse the menu and be ready to order once you've got a seat, saves time and helps the grumblies in the tumblies. Yes, I just referenced Winnie the Pooh, but it's justifiable- they have honey vanilla whipped butter as an option with your pancakes. They have ginger pecan pancakes! They have fresh strawberry ground shakes! They have ridiculous desserts and.....

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*********** THEY ARE OPEN UNTIL 3AM!!!! YES!

Additionally, I asked the waitress to write down the phone number in case you're utterly fucked like I was today and can't find the Butterfinger Pancake haven of Apgujeong...

02-3448-1070

Ala Beck's Guero, I say, "Please ENJOY!"





P.S. A thank you to all my fellow Seoul dwellers who answered their texts/calls to help me navigate my way to this brunch. Happiness would not have been mine if it had not been for you! (aka Alicia, Julian, Chad, Patrick, and Chris) xoxo

For more info and pics check out another ex-pat's blog about Butterfinger Pancakes at:
http://thedailykimchi.blogspot.com/2006/10/butterfinger-pancakesbreakfast-in.html

Amazing Seoul Food

Over the top metro-fabulous posh dining or subtle and satiating affordable Indian, I've got your order! Check out Gorilla in the Kitchen or Everest Restaurant, for morsels and more, drool and scroll below....

Okay so don't get me wrong, I've actually come to enjoy the spicy dishes of traditional Korean Seoul food but sometimes you just want the best of something else.

Mmmmm the two favorites by far, thus far are as follows:

650 Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-Gu (at the gate of Dosan Memorial Park)
T- 82.2.3442.1688
www.gorillakitchen.co.kr

Gorilla in the Kitchen, which is apparently a celebrity purchase and showcase affair- some big names here went into restauranteering much like Leo DiCaprio did with the Standard. The decor and the menu are impeccable here though! My god, I died and went to stainless steel heaven with the most mouth watering concoctions I've tasted. Sweet potato is big here and luckily it's my favorite vegetable next to avocado and cucumber. It was a part of everything I ordered and then some...
Avocado, beet, sweet potato salad... best salad in existence of planet Earth




Of course I had to have the avocado and white chestnut latte, umm yum much?! And I would've had a chocolate souffle but I think my bank account would have squirted out a little saline tear if I added that to the financial damage of the bill. Dining at Gorilla is definitely a hefty ticket, it is Gangnam-Gu after all and it's hard not to spend atleast $100 on a meal.


Back towards my side of town, where I live and prosper... a two stop metro ride or 5 minute cab, down an alley and turn right to find it beaming at you from the second floor! It's only a few blocks down from the old gates just beyond the fashion mecca and stadium of Dongdaemun.

Chongro-gu, Changshin-dong 148-1
02)766-8850 011-233-8848
www.everestfood.com

Everest Indian Restaurant, where it's always a good time to eat....
it's dinner time somewhere!

Mmm Indian in Dongdaemun at Everest Restaurant is just what the doctor ordered if you dig Bali-wood back drop music videos, cool green and glitter walls, damn good curry, and a handful of Korean Buddhist monks sitting a table away.




Best Indian food that's melted in mouths- perfectly located in the heart of Seoul. They're open relatively late and run by an entire Nepalese family who are just lovely and so is their English!

Needless to say- I have become a regular avec and sans wig, they know me and I love them!