Just when I thought I’d tried every standout dish at Ahn, they hit me with the Kimchi Cheese Pancake — and it might just be the most photogenic thing to come out of that kitchen yet. First Look Served sizzling on a black stone plate, this dish looks less like a traditional Korean pancake and…
If dakgalbi and samgyetang showed me Ahn’s range with comfort food, their fried chicken lineup showed me something else entirely — that this kitchen treats Korean fried chicken (KFC, and no, not that one) as a genuine art form. We ordered three signature chickens in one sitting — Suwon Wangalbi Chicken, Onion Mayo Chicken, and…
If dakgalbi is Ahn’s showstopper, then hanbang samgyetang (한방삼계탕) is its quiet masterpiece. Where the dakgalbi is loud, sizzling, and communal, the samgyetang is intimate, restorative, and deeply comforting — the kind of dish that makes you slow down and savor every spoonful. Setting the Scene We came back to Ahn on a gray, slightly…
There are restaurants you visit, and there are restaurants you remember. Ahn (安) firmly belongs to the second category — and it’s all thanks to one dish: their dakgalbi. I’d heard whispers about this place from friends who kept saying the same thing over and over: “You have to see the pan.” I assumed they…
