Homely Planet

Location: Across the street from the Hyeopjae Beach entrance.

Cost: 15-17,000 for a burger to share, 4-7,000 won for hot wings.

Right, so most expats when they think of the words "Koreanized" and "Western Food", they automatically think of potato and mayonnaise pizza, sweet potato pasta, hot dogs with cream and strawberries... and a number of other sickly sweet creations. Big Burger kind of falls into this category, but the shocking thing is...

 ..it's not that bad...

Yeah, I said it. It's kind of tasty actually. Big Burger only has two items on the menu, hot wings, and of course the Big Burger, which comes in two sizes, half-baby or full-baby. It has a thin patty, covered in various vegetables, including fried yellow and red peppers, apples, and leafy bits. Despite this, it's actually tasty. The bun has an "herby" sort of flavour to it, and they have herb tea in lieu of water. The name of the restuarant in Korean has "herb" in the title, and they seem to be running with a theme here.

Not bad, worth a shot. Skip the wings.

Location: Itaewon Station (Line 6) Exit 1. See Map.

Cost: 6,000 won for a large tart. 

  There is nothing that makes me drool more than the prospect of partaking in the consumption of a fine pastry from Tartine. Heaven hath no joy like what I feel every time I walk out the door with a sack o' tarts. They have various fruit flavours, but I highly recommend the Butter Tart, which is the best I have ever had...ever. Seriously, it beats out Mom's. Now I have never been to continental Europe, but I still think these tarts have a fighting chance for the championship.