After we finished with our errands at Garosugil, we decided to head to Hannamdong (한남동) to get dinner. We walked around for a while to see what’s there since we didn’t really plan on it and weren’t really sure what our options are. After exploring the area for quite a while, because of Mar’s constant whining about being hungry (to be fair, she only had milk since this morning and I hadn’t eaten anything all day so both of us were really, really hungry and have ran out of energy at this point), we finally decided on having bao for our super late lunch/early dinner.

We ended up at Bao 27, a small restaurant with an open kitchen that was run by 2 chefs. We got there before the dinner rush so the place was pretty empty. There were only two other people beside us who were dining at the restaurant. We took our seats at the bar to see the chefs in action and ordered Truffle French Fries and their Pork & Shrimp Bao to share. They were all good. The baos you definitely need to eat with your hand though, if you want to get everything in one bite. For dessert, we ordered the Sweet Potato which is a steamed and deep-fried sweet potato drenched in honey and whipped cream, sprinkled with pistachio and flower petals on top. The presentation is a bit messy, but it tasted so good. After I took my first spoonful of the sweet potato, the combination of textures surprised me in a delightful way. Mar also liked the dessert and we finished it in no time.

Greysuitcase Travel Series - Seoul Spring '17 - Bao 27, Seoul (서울), South Korea.

After dinner, we stopped by at Pied (피에) to buy some cakes and macaroons for dessert because we’re planning to have a late dinner/supper at home with my friends. Soo Zee and Leigh actually introduced me to Pied. It’s their favorite macaroon shop and I can understand why because their macaroons are delicious. Too bad that they have now closed.

Later that evening, we had a sashimi party at home. Eun Sa unnie came over. Deok Chun oppa and Eun Gyo unnie prepared salmon sashimi for all of us with the salmon they bought at Costco as well as home made salad that goes with it. We ended the night by eating the macaroons and cakes for desserts while chatting about random things.