Seoul Drama Location Tours

Catching Up with Mr. Meal in `Let`s Eat Season 2'

'Let's eat, season2' aired with the concept of single household eating drama in 2013. Season 2 was produced season 2 was produced exceptionally for cable TV drama encouraged by the popularity of Yoon Doojun, a member of popular group Beast because he played the role of Gu Daeyoung ‘Mr. meal’, performing not only speech action but also eating action fantastically. "Let's eat, season 2" stimulated the taste of viewers with its total 18 episodes started from the first episode on the 6th of April in 2015 to 2nd of June.

Let’s eat, season 2

Channel: tvN

Produced by: Park Joonwha, ChoiGyusik

Script: Im Sumi

Casted by: Yun Doojun(Gu Daeyoung),Seo Hyunjin(Baek Suji), Kim Heewon(Im Taeksu), Lee Sangwoo(Gwon Yul), KimJiyoung(Lee Jumi) et al.

Broadcasting date: 2015.4.6 ~ 6.2 (total 18 episodes)

Official website: http://program.interest.me/tvn/eat2?Main (Korean)

Synopsis
‘Gu Daeyoung’ Mr. meal who is blogger of restaurant, ‘Baek Suji’ freelancer author who has been on a diet of one meal a day for 4 years, she remembers him as enemy, Civil servant, nice and gentle Lee Sangwoo who is sensitive and have a girly senses Delicious story of single house holds of Sejong villa with different taste is unfolded.

has different background with previous episodes. GuDaeyoung who is a restaurant blogger ‘Mr. meal’ moved to Sejong villa in Sejong autonomic city as he knows Sejong villa has the highest proportion of single household, he got involved in many events with singles, which is the main story of Human story, love story is unfolded together but all these stories are linked to food. Isn’t the title of this story eating? Actually, English title of this drama is ‘Let’s Eat’.

In more than two restaurants appear per each episode. That means it takes a long time to visit only restaurants appeared in episodes. So I decided the theme and destination. As it is the eating show for single household, I devised the minimum track of traffic by myself.
So‘Oyster world’ appeared in episode 2, ‘Hanok house’ appeared in episode 16, ‘Mapo grandmother bindaetteok’ appeared in episode 17 were selected as proposed sites. I can visit around these sites as per my standard and all these sites are luckily linked to No. 5 subway line which is purple.

Search Course
Hanok house - Oyster world - Original Mapo grandma bindaetteok

course 1

Hanok house where YoonDujun and Yang Yoseop ate food in a hurry

‘Hanok House’ located within 5 minutes walk distance from No. 2 exit of Seodaemun station appeared in episode 16 of. Yang Yoseop, the member of Beast specially starred as an old friend of Gu Daeyoung in this restaurant. In this episode, Gu Daeyoung had long speech saying that Kimchi is absolutely necessary to single to his friend who said that he can’t understand the person who eat Kimchi when eating out. So I invited this place. In drama it appeared as if there were few people even at lunch time, the actual popularity of Hanok house goes well beyond the imagination. There is a reason for opening at 10 o’clock in the morning even if it is meal house. As I collected the information, I went there around 10 o’clock 30 minutes. As it is not lunch time there was a few people, about 10 tables are filled with people at early time of 10:30. To go alone, it was not burden some. After sitting at table, my choice was Steamed Kimchi. I wanted to eat rolled eggs but they didn’t prepare it yet so I ordered only Steamed Kimchi. I really wanted to order Kimchi stew, too but the stomach of single household has its limitation.

Pillar of Lotteria located out of No. 2 exit of Seodaemun station

Go straight for 2 – 3 minutes, you can find EDIYA coffee, turn to the left (it is hidden by tree)

Finally I arrived, the front of Hanok house

The menu

After order, Steamed Kimchi, white rice and basic side dishes such as Japchae, laver, Kimchi, spinach and bean sprout soup are served, now it is time to eat after cutting into large portion with tongs and scissors.

Finally appears Steam Kimchi with its view to stimulate a salivary gland enormously.

Side dishes such as Japchae, laver and spinach

After cutting into large portion (easy to eat) holding tongs and scissors, if you eatten it’s the end. The rice is really yummy.

They simmer well fermented Kimch and pork together in Steamed Kimchi. Taste depends on Kimchi and texture depends on meat. The taste of meat which disappears if you chew and the balanced taste of salty and sour on rice are harmonized in Steamed Kimchi of this place. To add laver on this, it’s the icing on the cake. If you want to eat more as its size of rice bow is not big, just ask. They offer rice unlimitedly. But it is not beneficial to those who dislike Kimchi And people are crowded over 11 a.m, you might wait if you go on time of lunch.

TIP

Name of restaurant Hanok house(appeared in episode 16)
Location Google map: 178, Nangcheon-dong, Seodamun-gu, Seoul/ five minute walk distance from No. 2 exit of Seodaemun station of subway line No. 5
Price range 8,000 ~ 35,000 Won(depending on menu)
Characteristics You should line up basically if you go on time of meal. If you dislike the strong flavor of Kimchi, you might not like.All seats are sedentary type.

course 2

Oyster heaven to give confidence to Kim Heewon – Oyster world

In episode 2, Gu Daeyoung brought Im Taesu (Kim Heewon) to this Oyster restaurant saying he researched this restaurant for his brother. I remind the scene which stimulated the salivary gland of viewer that two men ate oyster dishes to supplement their energy. Oyster dish restaurant which is the background of drama is ‘Oyster world’ that is not far from ‘Hanok’ house. It is natural to get hungry if you spend time walking around.
‘Oyster world’ is franchised restaurant. ‘Oyster world’ in drama is the same case. You can meet this restaurant if you walk upward for 5 minutes from Hanok house and it is located across of Seodaemun cathedral.

If you go straight for about 2 minutes from EDIYA coffee, you can meet Baek coffee shop, turn left in front of pharmacy.

Turn left along pharmacy then go up for 3-4 minutes, Seodaemun cathedral appears.Oyster world dominates across the cathedral (Diagonally)

Menu attached outside of restaurant window

We searched big menu attached outside of restaurant window( I like it I can know the price and the kind not entering restaurant) Even if there are various menus such as 'Oyster soup', 'nutrition oyster dolsotbap' and 'Gulmuchim' in 'Guljeon’But it was impossible to spread them all on a table at once like the scene of drama considering my purse and my stomach. So we decided to select 'nutrition oysterdolsotbap' which Im Taeksu ordered in drama. After selecting menu, we entered the restaurant. And luckily we can sit and order in the seat where two persons used to sit in drama. For 'nutrition oysterdolsotbap', it can be a little harsh for those who are desperately hungry as it takes about 20 minutes after order.

Finally'nutrition oyster dolsotbap' was served. We admired plump oysters opening the lid of stone pot.

Taking out rice rapidly, mixed with chives and pour water in stone pot then cover the lid again.

After eating bibimbob, open the lid of stone pot already poured water and then one spoon up the scorched rice soup. It is end!

At the moment you open the lid of 'nutrition oysterdolsotbap', waiting for 20 minutes is fully rewarded. Taking out rice from the stone pot which is filled with plump oysters, mixed with chives to eat, pour water to make scorched rice soup which gave me the satisfaction once more, if my stomach permits or I have a heavy purse, I wanted to eat ‘Oysterjeon’ or ‘oyster muchim’, unfortunately I didn’t do that.Even though I just had a bowl of dolsotbap, healthy feeling of fullness covers me.

TIP

Name of restaurant Oyster world (appeared in episode 2)
Location Google map: 26 Nangcheon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul/ ten minute walk distance from No. 2 exit of Seodaemun station of subway line No. 5
Price range 7,000 ~ 40,000 Won(based on single menu, depending on menu)
Characteristics To order 'nutritionoyster dolsotbap',it takes 20 minutes

Food programs which are sweeping Korea

Eating broadcasting(namely eating show) mainly with TV started a boom for last several years in Korea, it was settle down as a kind of culture code as it was followed by cooking broadcasting (namely cooking show)

It is unusual to watch cooking related programs all week long in any channels of Korean TV. Under the same theme of food, people eat in one channel, people cook in other channel, people analyze or have a competition in another channel. The program gained the popularity most is where famous chefs appeared to have a contest with the ingredients in the fridge of celebrities within 15 minutes: Even if it has simple concept, viewers are fascinated by the cooking skill of well-spoken and handsome chefs.

Food related broad castings include restaurant visit format such as Tastyroad (O`live) hosted by ParkSujin, Lizzy loved by young people,, showing which is true eating show, and cooking broadcasting such as < What do we eat today? hosted by ShinDongyeup, Seong Sikyung O'live)>, , and competition concept show such as or , < Top 3 heavenly king byBaek Jongwon(SBS)>, there are lots of material and programs.

course 3

The place where we can learn the importance of jeon (pan cake) –Original Mapo grandma bindaetteok

The viewers liked the story of Gu Daeyoung and ImTaeksu combi very much. It contains the amusement of laughing as well as the amusement of eating. It is natural to visit jeon restaurant which appeared in episode 17 where two guys are harmonized well. Togo three stations (Seodaemun-Chungjeongro - Aeogae-Gongdeok) by subway from Seodaemun station, it’s Ok. As‘ Original Mapo grandma bindaetteok’ within 5 minute walk from No. 5 exit of Gongdeok station are located in the traditional market, it was noisy so it has a little different atmosphere with other restaurants which I visited previously. Even if it was over 5 o’clock that it was too early to call it as dinner but it was too late to call it as lunch, there were lots of the old who were already drunk at many tables in this restaurant.

Out of No. 5 exit of Gongdeok station

Walk just 3 minutes crossing the crosswalk and then you can see the sign of grandma’s face.

Savory smell of jeon stimulates your nose.

It’s Ok if selecting your favorite jeon or fried food. The person like me who don't like being bothered can order assorted jeon!

If choosing is annoying, you can order the assorted jeon and assorted fry

Basic side dish before jeon is served.

Finally assorted jeon appeared (for reference, we ordered small one)

Taking a bite, wrapping plump jeon, its taste calls for alcohol!

In episode 17, Gu Daeyoung brought him to jeon restaurant saying he will treat, Im Taek su got disappointed saying “This is what just about? Then he had a long speech about the greatness of jeon. Gu Daeyoung commented that Jeon is valuable and luxurious food from long ago, we should not add the modifier ‘just’ to this food. So we first ordered a small assorted jeon . Small one is enough for one serving.If you want to order your favorites, you can select them. Assorted jeon was served with simple side dishes. At the moment you take a bite, you can feel why this food is valuable and luxurious one. It is natural to want drinking and it is understandable that the old are pleasantly drunk around tables.It seems like pathetic to take alcohol alone so I ate only jeon, but it seems like it is definitely good to come over this place together not alone, especially with old friends, it would be much better.

TIP

Name of restaurant Mapo grandma bindaetteok(appeared episode 17)
Location Google map: Google map/ 5 minute walk distance on foot from No. 5 exit of Gongdeok station of subway line no. 5nu(dependingon menu)
Price range depending on menu
Characteristics You can select your favorite jeon. You can hear the voice of the old who have visited this restaurant for a long time with salary men of nearby companies during evening time.

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