Koji Sushi Bar

Came to Koji Sushi Bar with gf for lunch. Koji Sushi bar is a casual place to dine with most diners at the sushi counter seats. The have a small, simple menu that actually covers a wide range of food (or at least food that I would try).

Yuzu tea ($3) and Matcha latte ($5). The yuzu tea was your average yuzu that you get everywhere. Citrus-y, slight bitterness and sweetness. The matcha latte is actually unsweetened matcha with milk which is good since some people would like it without sugar. The gave a bottle of sugar which gf added quite a lot since she felt it needed it to be balanced.

Beancurd with Century Egg ($4). The beancurd was like chawamushi, soft and silky. Topped with a delicious century egg yolk  mixture, springy century egg bits and tobiko.

All donburi and sushi set comes with soup and salad. The salad with the tangy, sweet and fishy dressing was a nice start. The soup was clear, hot and flavourful.

Salmon Avocado Tartare Rice Bowl ($17). Creamy avocado and fresh raw salmon tossed in some sort of dressing with wasabi on the side. Gf really liked it since she loves salmon but the wasabi was quite spicy.

Sashimi Rice Bowl ($17) with Uni (+$9). There were small chunks of a number of sashimi like salmon, swordfish and yellowtail. There were also jellyfish strips, tempura bits, ikura and uni on top. Having the sashimi in small chunks instead of slices were good as you could taste more of the sashimi flavour. The crunchy jellyfish added a nice springy texture while the tempura bits gava it some crunch. The uni was really nice. Fresh, sweet and had a taste of the sea.

Gf and I really enjoyed our meal here and might come back again soon.

Rate:
Yuzu tea: 6/10 ☺
Matcha latte: 6.5/10 ☺
Beancurd with Century Egg: 7/10 ☺
Salmon Avocado Tartare Rice Bowl: 7/10 ☺
Sashimi Rice Bowl with Uni: 7.5/10 ☺

Cafe Insadong

Came to Cafe Insadong with gf. This cafe is quite unique as it is not only offers dessert but art and elegani as well.

Injeolmi Toast with Ice Cream ($6). After my first encounter with injeolmi I began to fall in love with it. So when I saw that they had injeolmi toast I knew I had to order it. For ice cream there were a few selection- vanilla, chocolate, matcha(+$0.50), salted caramel(+$0.50) and a few others that I can't recall. Being a salted caramel lover it was no hassle picking my ice cream flavor. Two pieces of toast with gooey rice cake in the middle, dusted with soy powder, topped with salted caramel ice cream and drizzled with chocolate sauce and almond flakes. To be honest, it was a little disappointing. The salted caramel did not taste salted nor caramel-like. It was a little sticky in texture and maybe tasted a little like butterscotch? The toast with the rice cake was too chewy for me as well.

Red bean and Sweet Potato Patbingsu ($9). The shaved ice was really fine. Much more then the one I had at Bing Go Jung which were like the ones you get in your usual Ice Kachang. Somehow I didn't really like the sweet potato which felt quite heavy maybe because its a starch.I think this bingsu was a little sweet for me and gf. What I like here was the mochi.

Overall, I really like the presentation of the food. The service staff was also quite friendly when we asked for recommendation.

Rate:
Injeolmi Toast with Ice Cream: 5/10 ☺
Red bean and Sweet Potato Patbingsu: 5/10 ☺