The oldest kebab house in Itaewon 'Sultan Kebab'/ Turkish kebab chicken and Pilaf kebab chicken review

There are various cultural restaurants in Itaewon, Seoul. My favorite restaurants are Turkish kebab houses. My Itaewon restaurant tour started with encounting Turkish kebabs.

Today I found the oldest kebab house in Itaewon, Sultan Kebab.

Previously it was a small corner restaurant. Now, the restaurant has become bigger. I feel proud as a regular guest who has felt the taste of Turkey in 'Sultan Kebab' for more than 10 years.

The interior of the Sultan Kebab house is not much different from any kebab house. There are many foreigners. Sultan Kebab has a long tradition in Itaewon, so foreign clerks also can speak Korean. 

I have never been to Turkey, but there are decorations on the ceiling that seem to be in the Turkish kebab house. Turkish foods that the oriental and western cultures meet are called 'the world's three food culture'. I should definitely go on a trip to Turkey. 

Itaewon is a globalized place, but at the same time it is also Korea. It is an old experience. An old man asked a black man a way who was standing near me. I was wondering if a foreigner would know the route, but surprisingly he explained the bus route well in Korean. 

The Sultan Kebab house also sells Baklava and Turkish Delight as desserts. Baklava is the dessert which sprinkles sweet syrup on crumbled nuts, builds a thin crispy dough on top of it, sprinkles syrup again on top of it, and repeats. 

It is very sweet because it is almost cut in syrup. If you drink bitter coffee with it, you will feel bitter and sweet together. It is recommended only for those who like sweets. 

In case of Turkish Delight is like a jelly, and its taste is also similar to jelly. Expensive jelly!

I packed Sultan kebabs and came home. It is kebab that we commonly know. Chicken and vegetables are piled in a dough. Kebabs of Sultan kebabs contain plenty of chicken and vegetables.

This is a Pilaf kebab chicken. Often kebabs are reminiscent of foods like long-burrito, which means toasted meat. Like Chinese dim sum, kebab has more than 100 different dishes. 

Cooked chicken on top of rice is also good kebab. Chicken is a chicken that goes up to the kebab we commonly know. It is seasoned and fragrant and spicy. Also, it burns for a long time and is greasy. It's good to have vegetables that I can eat together.

Sultan Kebab has been selling kebabs in Itaewon for more than 10 years. Though it may have been transformed according to the taste of the Korean people, it is a magical restaurant that invites nostalgia for Turkey that I have never been to.

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Lee's Mandoo House/ A hole in the wall restaurant in Guro Digital Complex '9 out of 10'

Human desire to eat more delicious than yesterday is hard to fill. Today, I have found 'Lee's Mandoo House' which is famous in Guro Digital Complex. Previously, it was a 'Guksuljib'.

It is business hours of Lee's Mandoo house. There is a break time in the middle, so please check the time by all means. Sunday is not open restaurant.

The inside of the shop is neat. Lee's Mandoo house have a menu on the wall and do not give a separate menu. The price of most meals is between 6,000 won and 7,000 won.

When you order, Kimchi comes out as a side dish. Kimchi is delicious! I had an intuition when I ate kimchi in Lee's Mandoo house. It's a real good restaurant!

The Kimchi here goes well with dumplings.

Gonggi Bap are also available, but the amount is small. You can compare it with a spoon. But I do not think I have a small amount of rice. Because I have a lot of other meals, I finally could not eat all that breakfast.

Kong Guksu ordered by the person I went with. The soy sauce is very Creamy. The beans are very softly grinded and It's like milk. I put some salt water here. But it is also delicious to eat just without salt.

The second Bibim noodle. Deep-fried dumplings which look like rabbit ears come with bibim noodles. It's sauce is sweet and sour. I guess it is Korean ChoGochukjang taste. I really likeed it.

Fried dumplings with noodle are also delicious. It's fried skin is thin and crispy. Personally, fried dumplings of Lee's Mandoo house were more delicious than 'Bukchon Sonmandoo'.

It is the handmade Mandoo Guk I ordered. The soup is impressive. All three people I went with have fell into broth. I think I want to eat Somyeon noodles and rice.

Dumplings of Lee's Mandoo house are delicious as well as broth. Honest dumplings faithful to the basic. If you have a textbook of dumplings, you can taste the flavor you expect from dumplings.

The dumplings are delicious, so I ordered a dumplings half-cut more. I get the dumplings that go into the Mandoo Guk as they are.

Lee's Mandoo house is really good at dumplings. This is a top class restaurant of newly I discover this year. The former restauruant 'GuksulJib' was also famous for its taste, So the boss did not change and the name just changed. It continues its old reputation.

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A Gangnam Tart specialty shop 'TARR TARR'/ Please enjoy lots of pretty tarts dessert!

A new tart shop was recently opened on the hill road of Gangnam Station. I did not eat tart for a while because I didn't have a tart shop near my house. But I can not help find that there is a good shop on Gangnam Hill Road!

Tart specialty shop TARR TARR located at the beginng of a hill road of Gangnam Station. The neon sign of the shop is pretty and you can find it right away.

It is feast of fancy tart in the shop! There are lots of pretty tarts on display.

The size of the tart is small. The tarts remind me of Itaewon TARTINE. Itaewon TARTINE's tarts were also small compared to the price, but the tarts of Gangnam TARR TARR are smaller than TARTINE's.

My favorite lemon cheese tart is out of stock. I will take the next opportunity.

If you say tart, Egg tart is also typical, but today I want to eat a cheese tart. Dare to choose cheese tarts.

The second choice of tart is a citron tart that seems to be fresh.

 There are also dome chocolates and grapefruit Montblanc tarts.

Mocha crunch tarts and Oreo tarts are next time!

If there are products on the first floor of TARR TARR, there are tables on the second floor.

Even though there is a rather large space, is full of people.

There is also a terrace. The day I visited it was raining and people did not use the terrace.

These are packed yuza(citron) tart and cheese tart.

Yuza tart is filled with cream which filled with citron scent. I was surely able to eat it freely even it is so sweet. The cheese tart was also very good. I don't feel at all in putting the cream cheese filled with plenty into the mouth. Tart bread is moderately crispy and gives a good texture.

Tarts in Gangnam TARR TARR are dessert with different genres from Itaewon TARTINE. Contrary to TARTINE which used the original flavor of the ingredients, TARR TARR hit the cream with a lot of scent of ingredients.

It is difficult to evaluate which is superior. However, it seems that TARR TARR's tarts will be more suitable for coffee and beverages.

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