Gecko's Terrace at Itaewon @ Seoul

I have always wanted to introduce this must-go place, called Itaewon.
This is also where the Seoul City Tour normally ends with.
At Itaewon, you can see all the very nice & cozy, very stylish and happening eating and drinking places. Also, there are the most happening places for youngsters, school leavers or college and University students.

 Not sure where to hang out, so we just choose this place called Gecko's Terrace, which is a Bistro..

We went up the building and found Gecko's Terrace...

 It is indeed a very nice and cozy place.

 The Bar is in the middle of the restaurant.

 It's a weekday but there were crowd for Happy Hour....
  

We ordered all the different menu so we could try out more choices.
Beef, Lamb, chicken, pork, etc...

Really missed this type of beer, so smooth...

Nice view at the balcony..

 You can see many vans by the road side selling food and drinks...

Chul Pan and Bu Dae Ji Ge at I-Park Mall, Yong San-gu, Seoul

One of the afternoon, we went to I-Park Mall nearby Yong San Tower to eat the "Army's Pot". We had to walk like about 10 minutes, crossing 3 streets to reach here. Very tiring, that's the only weakness... But, the Koreans people are so used to walking so they felt that was normal...

 

 Finally, here we are......

 oh... it's a new restaurant, just opened in April.

 The interior was nice.....

 

Table setting up was neat and clean as well...

Let's be seated and wait for our food to arrive..

I did not know what we were eating coz we told them we could eat everything, so they just ordered for us..

 Wow! This is our food!!
One of the very special criteria of Korean Food is >>Everything in 1 Pot!!!
Like this:

They call this "The ARMY's POT"!!! 1 pot for 4 people..
Noodles, sausages, ham, beans, cabbages, vermicelli noodles, pork, and the Kimchii Sauce!!!

Why is this called the Army's Pot (Bu Dae ji Ge)?? Coz in the past when the soldiers going into the war, they need to eat very quickly so they dumped everything in 1 big pot. In this way, you can eat everything together so it is faster!

Oh! I super love this Army pot, coz i am also a Steamboat lover!! hehe..
It was very spicy, but it was great to eat with some Coke and Sprite!!

My friend ordered the Pineapple juice as well, so we all tested it since it was such a giant pack!

 
 In less than 15 minutes, we finished up everything in the pot.... Woohoo!! Fast??

 Promotions? Sorry i can't read Koreans so i do not know what was it about...

 

It was a perfect lunch!!! I love it.....

The Banquet House, Insadong, Seoul

One of the nights we went to Insadong area for dinner.
This is the BEST DINNER that we had in Seoul, which was like The feast of the Kings and Queens.
So be ready for tones of pictures coz we had sooooo much food!!!

 There are many very cultural and traditional buildings at insadong Area, you can also find many different types of souvenirs, or any art related items here..

This is the little building-The banquet House, where we had our abundant feast like Queens and kings!!

 All the floors are customized at the minimum height which is enough for you to sit, that's why they manage to have 4 floors in such a small building.

Going up to the 2nd floor...

The full horizontal view..

All of us were provided with aprons so that we won't dirty our clothes while eating.

The very first dish they serve you is the sweetened porridge, als as an appetizer.

This is the traditional type of Korean Rice wine,very thick and also strong.

Side Dish No:1 Mixture of Beansprouts, carrots, and cabbages

Side Dish No:2 Donno what vege but a little bit sour and very appetizing

Side Dish No:3 also donno what vege but i almost puke eating this!!yakss

Side Dish No:4 Some kind of preserved fish, they warned us about the odour but to their surprise,I love it!!!!!

Oh! Pork! my favourite! This is BBQ style, we finished the pork but nobody touched the kimchi.

Fried prawn, fish, meat and vege platter!!

Some kind of cold tofu platter

By looking at this picture, you can see how big is the serving...

Vegetables egg pancake..

Beef with Vermicile Noodles

Spicy fish

Bugalgi beef soup, this is scrumptious!!

Sashimi Fish..

Special Marinated Beef with Sunflower seed. Very expensive but i didn't like it..

look at the table, this is not the only food we had, we had  

3 rounds of this much of food!!!

 Fried Fish, very fresh...

i love this pumpkin as well but was too full to eat it...

Mixed grain Rice.

After we thought we finished up everything, the Koreans took out this rice pot..

Oh, after they scoop out the rice for us, they actually pour hot water into the rice pot, soaking the leftover rice throughout the meal time, then those dry rice were soft enough to be consumed.
It is a Korea tradition that we must not waste a single bit "RICE".

So full yet so satisfied.....

 And the amount for 5 persons..... worth it!!!

The cute waiter!!

Anyone of you guys who plan to visit Seoul, Korea since Airasia has direct flights to Seoul...

You must visit this place:

The Banquet House, Insadong.

p/s: Will try to update the full address when i get home coz i have the name card!! :)