How to Order Food Not Spicy in Korea (Survival Guide)
I keep a carton of milk in the restaurant fridge that isn’t for coffee or cooking — it’s for customers. Specifically, it’s…
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Dining & Food Culture
Eat like a local in Korea. Foreigner-friendly guides to ordering coffee, using Korean delivery apps, dining at a Korean BBQ restaurant, splitting the bill, convenience store hacks, and free banchan refills — packed with the exact Korean phrases to order with confidence.
Korean Street Food Guide: What to Order & How
Every few days I do a supply run to the market for the restaurant, and I have never once made it out…
How to Order at a Korean Pub (Anju & Drinks Guide)
After we lock up the restaurant for the night, my cooks and I usually spill into a little 포차 (pocha)…
How to Use a Korean Kiosk (Fast Food & More)
I held out for years before putting a self-order kiosk in my own restaurant. I like taking orders fa…
Korean BBQ Restaurant Guide: Change the Grill & More
The first time I took my friend Marcus to a proper 고깃집 (gogitjip — Korean BBQ spot), he sat there po…
Banchan Refills in Korea: How to Ask for More
The first time I took my friend Hannah to a proper Korean restaurant, she fell in love with the kimc…
Korean Convenience Store Guide: Heat Food, Save Money
My friend Lena, visiting from Berlin, once stood in the middle of a GS25 holding a triangle kimbap, …
How to Order Food Delivery in Korea (Baemin Guide)
One rainy night, my friend Daniel was staying at my place and wanted to order fried chicken, so he g…
How to Split the Bill in Korea (Dutch Pay Guide)
The first time my friend Chris visited from Chicago, he sat at the table after dinner waiting for th…