East Street review – full of Eastern promise or just full of it?

Oxford Street’s East Asian street food smorgasbord With some restaurants, the reasons behind the choice of décor can be inscrutable but that isn’t the case with East Street. East Street is a casual eatery located just off the north edge of Oxford Street and serves up a broad menu of street food from a large [...]

Asadal review – Holborn’s Korean food institution

Korean food goes underground If you’re navigationally inept (cough, LeChuck, cough), then you may not want to wander too far from Tube stations and familiar landmarks to fill your belly. If that’s the case, then Asadal may be just the ticket – this Korean restaurant is located literally right next door to Holborn Tube station. [...]

Danji review – Korean food tapas-style

This review of a New York restaurant is a break from The Picky Glutton’s usual London-based coverage. There are a depressingly large number of mediocre chain restaurants in and around New York’s Times Square, but there are some interesting independent eateries near that iconic location if you’re prepared to look around. Danij is a Korean [...]

Garment District tofu – Cho Dang Gol review

This review of a New York restaurant is a break from The Picky Glutton’s usual London-based coverage. Korean cuisine may be best known for its barbecue and bibimbaps, but there are many other dishes from the Korean peninsula to try out including tofu. The decade-old Cho Dang Gol is reputed to be one of the [...]

Stylish Korean on a budget – Kimchee High Holborn review

Tasty, tasteful and not too pricey either Given the economic clout of South Korea I’m somewhat surprised that Korean restaurants aren’t more common and popular in London. Although there are an increasing number of them in places such as around Centre Point or in New Malden, most are scrappy, slightly run down eateries that aren’t [...]