{"id":2720,"date":"2013-10-13T16:57:54","date_gmt":"2013-10-13T20:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/?p=2720"},"modified":"2013-10-13T18:35:05","modified_gmt":"2013-10-13T22:35:05","slug":"my-longstanding-quest-for-the-ideal-bibimbap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/index.php\/my-longstanding-quest-for-the-ideal-bibimbap\/","title":{"rendered":"My longstanding quest for the ideal bibimbap"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since the mid nineties I have been looking for a bibimbap<\/a> that would stand above all others. A year ago I found it in Seoul, and yesterday I retraced my steps and visited again.<\/p>\n

As I entered, the woman in charge appeared to recognize me and gave me a stoic look of “Oh, you again.”<\/p>\n

This is vegetarian bibimbap, with egg, and you need to shake your lunch box many times. She will do it for you. They also serve a superb bean sprout and seaweed and rice noodle soup, and if that description doesn\u2019t excite you, you need to get to Korea as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

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As a sideline, they sell Korean antique furniture out of the side room.<\/p>\n

It is very close to Changdeokgung palace area<\/a>, up the nearby street (first pass the Hyundai Cultural Center) with lots of shops and restaurants and old Korean roofs. French people walk there. I was told by another customer that the address was Jongro Gaedong 44, but on the other side of the street I saw the numbers 91 and 93, in any case this building is just short of The Cup Story and Uncle\u2019s Bob stores. (02) 744-8130 and 010-9942-9967 are given on the business card.<\/p>\n

It is worth visiting Seoul to eat this woman\u2019s food.<\/p>\n

And after you finish, it is about a ten minute walk to the Institute of Traditional Korean Food<\/a>, where they have an excellent rice cake museum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Originally posted on Marginal Revolution<\/em> – click to see comments and suggestions.<\/a><\/p>\n

A story about the place in Japanese<\/a> – Translated<\/a>. Possibly the “Golden Egg Restaurant<\/a>”<\/p>\n