Restaurant Review - Flying Pan Blue

One of the well recognized brunch locations in Seoul is Flying Pan Blue for the simple fact that they serve brunch all day. With three locations, it makes brunch easy to access anytime during the day, taken to a whole new level in Korea. The menu includes the typical breakfast dishes of eggs, bacon, sausages, and a wide range of carbs that will have your stomach going yonkers. The restaurant has a few other options of pancakes, waffles, toast, salads and more. 

Because the praise is over their brunch, it is recommended to get a serving of brunch. The only problem is some of the dishes are taken away from the more traditional American brunch style and incorporated in with Korean tastes. The ricotta cheese is a lot thicker and nothing like those served back in the States.  Their egg benedict is something that is worth picking up because of the poached eggs and perfect compliment of taste. The pancakes are average on taste, but the dried fig is caramelized and soaked in syrup which can be a little too sweet for most.

The atmosphere is different compared to other restaurants. They offer a long table that is split between guests to enjoy a meal over. The idea of a long table that is much like Le Pain Quotidien in New York which is extremely friendly and weird for many, but definitely a different dining experience in Korea. Because Itaewon is full of foreigners, the concept is a lot more open.  The restaurant seats roughly 20 which makes it hard to get a spot if you're going on a busy day which means the weekends.

Although the prices are rather expensive, on average $17 a place, a lot make a visit to this small cozy restaurant. It is very much like Butterfingers, the foreigner's favorite for American brunch in Korea. Nonetheless, it is still worth making the visit to Flying Pan Blue for a change of taste if you're always going to Butterfingers. Personally, I am not the biggest fan because the basic menu that they offer. Food is not amazingly over the top to pay almost $20 a plate. I sure wish the pancakes were a little more on the burnt end, but it just felt as if things were rushed because there is just so much going on. 

Directions: Take a left immediately after exiting Itaewon station exit 2 on line six and Flying Pan Blue is on your right downstairs into the basement before reaching the end of the street.