Hangawi

A little touch of Korea has arrived on the North Shore with Ilseon Baek's Hangawi. Try the haemooljungal (spicy cow's tripe with vegetable casserole) for bulking up or the samkeitang (chicken ginseng soup) to feel in ruddy good health just sitting there. But the essential ingredient of Korean cooking is kim chi - a fiery composition of fermented Chinese cabbage with cayenne pepper, chili and buckets of garlic and oh, some horseradish, cucumber and anything else the chef feels like adding on that particular day. Whatever form you find it, try it. Expect to pay around $20 (£8) and bring your own booze.

The Dining Room

Most theatres in Paris have been shut up for the summer for some weeks already, so it's all the more welcome when some stay open, particularly if the fare on offer is in English. For this summer production, French students at the prestigious Ecole Florent drama school perform A R Gurney's vibrant fresco of 20th-century Americana, spanning 50 years in the life of the eponymous dining room as characters come and go in its exquisite setting.

Refreshments are served outside, so theatregoers can enjoy the Parisian nightlife on the outdoor dining furniture.