We met up with my Korean friend Justin Chul for dinner! Since it was my birthday I wanted it to be kind of special. Since we had already Korean for Lunch I was in the mood for something western. Earlier in the day I was enthralled by this beautiful store called ELBON.
This is ELBON. The address system in Korea is kind messed up so I suggest that you check their website out for more details. www.elbon.co.kr
The concept of the store was that it was divided into 3 parts. The Style which concentrated on beautiful shoes and bags. The Garden which was a roof top cocktail area and The Table which was a restaurant. The whole place oozed with chic and elan! I wanted to have dinner there.
The entrance.
ELBON=NOBLE spelled backwards, Their tagline is "for the noble in you" NAKS!
The experience was really lovely as the place was so elegant and beautifully designed. The food too looked really good but it lacked flavor and punch. My friend Justin Chul said that the Chef and the team were so young and fresh from culinary school. Meaning the food looked good and was done pretty well but it tasted very technical and boxed in. It lacked a certain kind of soul to it. None the less I had a really great time.
The open kitchen with a very young team!
The chef's uniform was looking pretty cool!
The breads were really yummy, I also liked the oil decanters.
NIx and I loving the lighting in the restaurant.
We started with an octopus and potato pancake. It was promising but it was just ok, not a home run for me.
The soup course was just plain weird It was so sweet that it tasted more like a dessert to me.
We had a beautiful looking sea food pasta that came next.
Our server presented us with a variety of salts that would enliven our main dish. there was mustard salt, rose salt, truffle salt, green tea salt and one more that I forgot. Honestly thought they kinda tasted all the same! LOL! Maybe my palette is not that sensitive?
I had a nice steak which was very tender. It was a good thing that I liked my main course. LOL!
NIx had the baby lamb and chicken combination.
This is my friend Justin Chul! He was so nice to take me and Nix out on our first night in Seoul.
Wire floral decorations in the hall way of ELBON.
The young chef who was kind of cute! LOL!
Famous pala sha?
We headed out for some drinks after in a very hip bar called MIX. There were so many cool looking people that I could not help but people watch, I adore observing people in new places and soaking up how they dress and how they put things together. This process is really inspiring for me. I cannot wait to see more of this exciting city.
We headed out for some drinks after.
Ended in this cool bar called MIX, it was nice!
Chul & Nix. Matching hair style!
The interiors of MIX.
It was a great way to celebrate my birthday! Here I am making Chul try my apple martini which was so yummy!
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HUGS!
RAJO!
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