Gangbuk-gu includes the scenic Bukhansan National Park foothills and is known for hiking culture and the restaurants that serve hikers before and after their climbs — hearty soups, makgeolli, and Korean pancakes have been the fuel of choice for generations of weekend walkers.
First order. My wife wanted garaetteok (rice cake) and vegetable fritters, so I searched for a place that sells both. The rice cakes have a great texture and are delicious. The seasoning isn't too sweet, but it's salty, which suits their signature wheat tteok (rice cake soup) tteokbokki. It would be even better if they developed a special seasoning specifically for rice cakes. The fries weren't bad, but the mustard and soy sauce were so perfectly seasoned that for the first time in a while, I dipped the fries in soy sauce more than the tteokbokki sauce. The sundae (blood sausage) was decent, but the intestines were even better. There's another place that serves wheat tteokbokki soup, but the broth here is also quite appealing, so I'll have to try the soup tteokbokki next time.
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