Fri 14 Jul 2006
Shoubu
Seoul, Korea
Subway: Hannam Station, exit one. Cross the street and walk right to the Hannam intersection. Turn left, and then left again, Shoubu is on your left. Alternatively Itaewon Station exit 3. Hop a cab for SoonChangHang University Hospital. Jump out at the baskin n robbins. Turn left and Shoubu is on your left.
Phone number: 02 749-1114, www.shoubu.co.kr (Korean only)
Hours: 5:00p.m. to late
Price: 500cc Beer 2,500won, okonomiyaki 13,500won
English menu: no, but a picture menu
Atmosphere: Drinking den
Overview:
This Japanese drinking den takes a décor clue from TGIFridays. Edo era posters, vintage sake ads, and the luck cat, clutter the restaurant with their kitschy charm. The iconic red lanterns hang about the restaurant casting an underworld glow. A mod deal wouldn’t be out of place, nor is group of drunk college girls gossiping away in the corner. The idea here is to stop in for a bite and a pint before heading home, attempting to compost a meal from the menu’s myriad of appetizers will prove tiresome, on your palate and wallet. Instead opt for the okonomiyaki, a fluffy seafood and cabbage pancake, or the Vietnamese salad rolls. Sake is available, starting at 9,000won, budget conscious will do fine with the Korean Chunghwa 3,000won.
Reviewed in the Korea Times, by moi, October 27, 2006
