Issac Toast - Best Breakfast in Seoul (Day 10)

If breakfast is not provided at your hotel, finding a proper breakfast place to eat in Seoul can be a bit of a challenge. Locals seem to have their breakfast at home, cafes aren't really open in the early morning and your choices are limited to fast food restaurants, bread from bakeries or stuff from convenience stores.

It was only till the last couple of days of our Seoul trip that we discovered this gem of a place - Issac Toast.

Located just round the corner from Hotel Rian where we stayed, this tiny shop specialises in nothing but toasts. I'm not talking about fancy Shibuya toasts here, this place just sells humble toasts - slices of ham/egg/other ingredients wedged between two pieces of bread. Sounds utterly boring and uninspiring (and sounds like something you can make at home). But on the contrary - the toast was soooooooooooooooooooooo good!!

Sulbing (설빙) Korean Dessert Café (Day 6)

By now the bingsu (shaved ice) craze has completely taken over the Singapore dessert scene, with new stores opening up every other week, but did you know that it first originated in Korea?

 It’s a very popular snack to have in the summertime and of course, when we visited Seoul in the middle of the heatwave season last year, the top thing we wanted to try was bingsu.

Bingsu is much like a super souped up version of our local ice-kachang. Atop a bed of finely shaved ice, different combinations of toppings can be added such as nuts, seeds, seasonal fruits such as mango or strawberries, chewy rice cake, ice cream, red bean etc. Condensed milk is then generously drizzled on top for added flavouring.