October 30, 2014 

You might be slightly wondering... why the hell are we eating Italian food on our first night in SEOUL?

If you happen to be a casual, or hard core listener of Korean pop music, the name Viva Polo would certainly ring a bell. Or if you happen to not even care what KPOP is, do google Viva Polo, and it will refer you to “EXO’s Park Chanyeol”. 

Viva Polo is an Italian chain restaurant (yes folks, it’s not the only Viva Polo in Korea.) owned by the family of EXO’s Park Chanyeol. Which serves pizza, pasta and all that default Italian food we all love to devour.

Our first day in SEOUL is also the 23^rd Birthday of my SEOUL travel buddy Mona, who adores (yes, I will tone it down with the word “ADORE”) Chanyeol. So we do believe that it is just very fitting to celebrate it  within the walls full of his(Chanyeol's) most beloved face. A friend told us, out of all the Viva Polos that she tried, it was Chanyeol’s Viva Polo that won her taste buds! So I think that is a good thing!

We impulsively ordered the Four Cheese Pizza and the Spaghetti with Meatsauce within seconds. For the reason that we arrived at the restaurant 15 minutes before closing time.

You could say that we were so stressed, and tired trying to come to the restaurant on time, or we were just hungry, or it is just so delicious in its own way. But I thought the dishes we ordered tasted divine. It was the right blend of the Italian flavors you have always wanted. And don’t get me started with the good bountiful amount of cheese. Korea knows how to maximize the use of cheese in every dish, I was sold.

Find your way to Viva Polo by stopping at the Myeongil Station (Line 5, Purple Line) and get off through Exit 1. You just enter the first alley you see after you go out of Exit 1. You will never be lost, I swear.

***SOME POINTERS THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER IF YOU ARE SERIOUSLY GOING TO VIVA POLO***