The food in my neighborhood is stunning in its badness. Perhaps I was spoiled by my first few years in Korea, down in Jeollabukdo — they had, and still have, the best food in the country. But even by Seoul standards, the food options in my neighborhood are pretty poor pickings, and what is available is mostly quite bad. Worse, all the little, dependable places run by underpaid women but which provided standard, decent foods have shut down. Aside from places to get snacks (there are a couple of okay ones) I know of about five restaurants in Yeokgok that …
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