MYEONGDONG STATION, SEOUL: Food/shopping district & YG REPUBLIQUE

A trip to Seoul won't be complete without dropping by Myeongdong!
Not only it is popular for the cheap cosmetics but one could find a plethora of street food there.

Will skip the shopping part as we got most of our stuff from all around Seoul and not only Myeongdong as each store has their own ongoing promotions and we found that the discounts and freebies given at less touristy areas are much more generous compared to the ones at tourist hot spots.

Now, to the food!





CHEESE TAIYAKI.
Wasn't as cheesy as I'd hoped but it was still worth the try. I mean, how often do you get to try cheese taiyaki?



CHEESE POTATOES BALLS
I love how they lightly mash the potatoes and made it crispy on the outside.
I'm beginning to notice a trend here..





CHEESE SCALLOPS
Hands down, love it. The combination is just mindblowing! And flame torches yay!


YG REPUBLIQUE



We also had a quick dinner at YG Republique as it is owned by the YG Company (my sister being a diehard Big Bang fan). Lucky for us, it opened February this year.





The ground floor is a Korean BBQ place, Samgeori Butchers 삼거리 푸줏간, with limited choices for meat (pork only).



Inflatable pigs, who'd thought of that?
"Oppa, would you autograph my inflatable pig?"



There are posters and kpop MVs upstairs, which is a pub. Needless to say, the sister went crazy taking selfies and Snapchatted the whole adventure.







Slightly pricey (₩14,000 for pork shoulder) but the meat is good though.

They also have a small cafe on the ground floor outside Samgeori if you are feeling for something lighter.


YG REPUBLIQUE
13 Myeongdong 7-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Till the next time!