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burnt-toast
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Koreadays
Joined: 20 May 2008
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 Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 11:29 pm Post subject: Re: itaewon |
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| Itaewon was once synonymous with dark alleys, crime and shoddy souvenirs. But the neighborhood has transformed itself in recent years with hip cafes, trendy bars and posh restaurants with cuisine from around the world, and it now draws people from all walks of life. |
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Zyzyfer
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: who, what, where, when, why, how?
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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Where the hell is May Bell Bakery?  |
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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 11:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Zyzyfer wrote: |
| Where the hell is May Bell Bakery? |
also never heard of the place and i've been in seoul 7 years |
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myenglishisno
Joined: 08 Mar 2011
Location: Geumchon
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| Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:01 am Post subject: Re: itaewon |
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| But the neighborhood has transformed itself in recent years with cafes, bars and restaurants with cuisine from around the world, and it now draws losers and deviants from America, Canada, Nigeria and Russia. |
Joongangdaily, fixed that for you. |
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shifter2009
Joined: 03 Sep 2006
Location: wisconsin
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| Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:29 am Post subject: Re: itaewon |
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| But the neighborhood has transformed itself in recent years with cafes, bars and restaurants with cuisine from around the world, and it now draws losers and deviants from America, Canada, Nigeria and Russia. |
Joongangdaily, fixed that for you. |
Must be cool to be better than other people. |
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myenglishisno
Joined: 08 Mar 2011
Location: Geumchon
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| Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:34 am Post subject: Re: itaewon |
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| shifter2009 wrote: |
| myenglishisno wrote: |
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| But the neighborhood has transformed itself in recent years with cafes, bars and restaurants with cuisine from around the world, and it now draws losers and deviants from America, Canada, Nigeria and Russia. |
Joongangdaily, fixed that for you. |
Must be cool to be better than other people. |
I lived in Itaewon up until a month ago. I'm qualified to bash it.
Food = yes, everything else = no. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:51 am Post subject: Re: itaewon |
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| myenglishisno wrote: |
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| But the neighborhood has transformed itself in recent years with cafes, bars and restaurants with cuisine from around the world, and it now draws losers and deviants from America, Canada, Nigeria and Russia. |
Joongangdaily, fixed that for you. |
Too bad the vast majority of people who go there are, in fact, Korean. |
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fermentation
Joined: 22 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:59 am Post subject: |
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| Like half the people I see on the street are Korean |
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Koreadays
Joined: 20 May 2008
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| Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:00 am Post subject: Re: itaewon |
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| northway wrote: |
| myenglishisno wrote: |
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| But the neighborhood has transformed itself in recent years with cafes, bars and restaurants with cuisine from around the world, and it now draws losers and deviants from America, Canada, Nigeria and Russia. |
Joongangdaily, fixed that for you. |
Too bad the vast majority of people who go there are, in fact, Korean. |
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foreigners turned it into what it is today, Koreans come to Itaewon for the fact foreigners are there. but slowly it's going to become Koreanized where most foreigners will move to HBC, Kyungdi dan, and bolwaldong,
foreigners want a place away from most things Korean, every ccountry has their china towns, little italy, Korea town.. Itaewon was a mix of everything.
but I predict 10 years from now, it will just be kangnam 2!
and most of the Expats will find some other slums to call home. |
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sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
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| Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:59 am Post subject: |
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| hogwonguy1979 wrote: |
| Zyzyfer wrote: |
| Where the hell is May Bell Bakery? |
also never heard of the place and i've been in seoul 7 years |
Never heard of it. Where is it? |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 3:14 am Post subject: |
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| Itaewon is a bit ugly, but it still has the best pubs in Seoul. |
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Zyzyfer
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: who, what, where, when, why, how?
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| Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:19 am Post subject: Re: itaewon |
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| Koreadays wrote: |
foreigners want a place away from most things Korean, every ccountry has their china towns, little italy, Korea town.. Itaewon was a mix of everything.
but I predict 10 years from now, it will just be kangnam 2!
and most of the Expats will find some other slums to call home. |
Actually, I think foreigners just want a place where they can afford the key money.
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| Never heard of it. Where is it? |
I'm curious enough to wander around and find out. But I think this bad boy is tucked away in upper Gyungnidan or near Hannam-dong. |
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orosee
Joined: 07 Mar 2008
Location: Hannam-dong, Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Zyzyfer wrote: |
| Where the hell is May Bell Bakery? |
What? Nobody heard of MBB before? One of the best places to buy bread until the German baker opened in Highstreet Market.
Usually they're sold out several times a day and I had to race other patrons a couple of times to make sure that I get the last available bread before the next round of baking. It's that popular in the area.
Regular customers have put orders; you can always see several large shopping bags full of bread hidden away under one table. On a typical day, 90% of the good stuff is sold out when I arrive there. If not, I buy for 1 or 2 weeks and freeze what I don't need; the bread tastes as good as fresh even after a week in the freezer.
The older Korean guy who runs the place is really friendly and apologizes profoundly when he's out of goods. 
The bread type is French White Style, but far far better than PB, TLJ etc. They have some darker or whole grain variations as well, also cranberry infused bakery items. I think their baguettes have lost some taste recently, but most of the rest is still very good.
The bread made there (you can see and smell the kitchen) retains a lot of moisture, which is essential for a better taste.
Since I'm now using HSM and Spice for my bakery needs, I'm willing to share the location of May Bell.
From the direction of Hamilton Hotel, on the LEFT side,
walk towards the IP Boutique Hotel, walk past,
walk past the Vietnamese restaurant where Frog Bar used to be, just opposite the Adult Store and Jeil Building,
walk past the Caffe Bene,
now continue past a handful of tourist restaurants, it should be only 50m,
there's some sort of old fashioned mailbox outside May Bell's with bread stuck to it, keep your eyes left or you will miss it as the shop is tiny. The Tourist box is not far from it.
If they're sold out, walk on to Spice or walk back to Highstreet Market.
May Bell is cheaper than either.
If you're lazy and rich, buy Romanian Peasant Bread at Tartine and get a rhubarb pie while you're there. If you're just lazy, skip the pie.
The bread sold at Chef Meili's butcher shop is not that great but still better than PB, TLJ etc.
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Regarding Itaewon: I blame it on the song "Itaewon Freedom". Now the ghetto is being emptied of its original inhabitants. Try and get your "regular spot" at your "regular bar", you'll find there's a Korean couple already sitting there.
There's no benefit since it's all Korean couples when it should be all Korean girls
I agree with the poster who fears gangnaminization... time to move on. |
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PastorYoon
Joined: 25 Jun 2010
Location: Sea of Japan
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| Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:05 pm Post subject: Re: itaewon |
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| Koreadays wrote: |
| foreigners turned it into what it is today... |
I would say 99% of all shops and bars in Itaewon are owned by Korean people. I can agree that socially, foreigners have made a huge impact, but the style (or lack thereof) is all Korean IMO. |
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