Having talked to a few local Ewha students back on our arrival day, they recommended a lunch place which was rather popular among the students. In fact, the restaurant was located just opposite to the entrance of Ewha University, and the name was BaB.
BaB was not easy to spot at first sight since there was only one banner showing out by the road. The restaurant was located underground instead, which I discovered this being a common practice for lots of restaurants in Seoul. A way to save space? Or a way to create space? Surely that would be way better than building up endless skyscrapers to trap all the heat in town.
BaB definitely welcomed me as though I had been living there for long, instead as of a guest. The setting was very homey and private which would be the best place for girls to settle down for some hours of chit-chat.
Looking at the menu, it was an affordable one for students. With not much choices to choose from, I picked the Dolsot bibimbap.
Not that this dolsot bibimbap was one of the best I had in Seoul, but it was alright for a lunch meal. Yet, there had been an excessive amount of water into cooking the rice, which made the rice in the bimbimbap over-moisturized. There were no "burnt bits" in the pot, and for some people, that would be considered as the essence of bimbimbap. The overall portion was a bit too small as well. Perhaps this was considered as the right amount of food for lunch for ladies.. in Seoul.
With the criticisms being said, I appreciated their wide range of side dishes, most of which I had not seen before in Seoul and they tasted authentically good!
I guess for a homey restaurant like BaB, it certainly was a nice choice for any students to drop by for a nice, relaxing lunch.