The walls on the outside are painted a pale yellow and every tile in the cafe is in a calming shade of canary yellow. Butter Book – Grab-and-go cafe that resembles a slab of butterįittingly named Butter Book, the cafe looks just like a block of butter out of its aluminium wrapper.
Opening hours: Mon – Fri 7AM-10PM, Sat & Sun 9AM-10PMĤ. The bread is pillowy soft and given extra complexity thanks to the addition of pesto and truffle oil.Īddress: Gyedong-gil 5, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea Order the Mushroom Focaccia (KRW4,500) if you’re hankering for something savoury. It’s not all sugar and coffee at Cafe Onion. We found ourselves gravitating toward to Scone Ahng Butter (KRW4,000) which stood out amongst the rest with its thick slab of butter and thick red bean “patty”. Prices range from KRW3,500 for Injeolmi Scones or Chilli Sausage Pastries, to KRW8,000 for their dense Chocolat Classic Cakes. Their delicate pastries and fresh brews also command a perpetual queue. With a facade that looks straight out of the Joseon dynasty and a minimalistic interior that shouts hipster, the cafe is a perfect juxtaposition of Korea’s rich history and fast-paced modernism. Cafe Onion Anguk – Traditional hanok cafe with modern hipster vibesįor a cafe experience that’s unique to Korea, you’ll need to pop by Cafe Onion Anguk. Don’t make the same mistakes I made.Īddress: 453-32 Yeonnam-ro, Yeonnam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Koreaģ. However, I made the mistake of being too engrossed with snapping pictures instead of basking in the cool atmosphere. The ambience at Coffee Nap Roasters easily tops my list of cafe-hopping expeditions around the globe thus far. Zoom straight in for the bacon cookie – something we unanimously voted as a favourite with its smokey and savoury undertones. It features a shot of espresso, a thick layer of sweet milk foam, cookie crumbles, and a scoop of chocolate chip ice-cream hidden in the dark brown abyss.Īlso on the menu are freshly-baked cookies at KRW3,200 (~S$3.66) a pop. Blangco is great for those looking for a sugary midday pick-me-up.
Other than the usual coffee suspects, there are also unique coffee drinks such as the cream.B (KRW5,000) and Blangco (KRW7,000).
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Feel free to plant your butt down or even lie down at any spot.įrom left to right: House baked cookies, cream.B (KRW5,000) and Blangco (KRW5,000). It actually houses a hill of 7,000 bricks in its cosy space.Įnglish indie music with the likes of Honne and Cigarettes After Sex plays softly in the background as customers lounge on a rusty-red mountain of bricks, which takes up most of the space in the cafe. Coffee Nap Roasters – Glasshouse cafe with a hill of bricksĬoffee Nap Roasters might be located within a secluded corner of Mapo District, but don’t let its humble exterior fool you. Opening hours: Mon – Fri 6PM-10PM | Sat & Sun 4PM-10PMĢ. Ordering involves using a payphone to ring up the cashier on the lower floorĪnd in true speakeasy fashion, this part-cafe-part bar opens till 3AM!Īddress: Toegye-ro 62-gil, Gwanghuidong 2(i)-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea Their signature Jean Frigo (KRW14,000) cocktail, for example, is made with a smorgasbord of ingredients featuring thyme and dehydrated apples mixed with cinnamon whisky, then garnished with a flaming cinnamon stick. The quietly glitzy room makes it a good place to bring a significant other or small posse of friends for some HTHT.įrom sides and Italian mains to cocktails, nothing on the menu is run-of-the-mill. You will find a one-of-a-kind futuristic dining room, with romantic sunken seating areas and lights that reflect all the colours of the rainbow. The unassuming storefront is actually a secret portal to a whopping two-level cafe, with themed rooms on each level. At first glance, the entrance of this speakeasy cafe tricks you into thinking it’s just a storage space for fruits and vegetables.Įxperience Narnia first-hand when you go through a fridge door to watch a whole new scene reveal itself. Jean Frigo – Underground cafe hidden behind a fridgeġ0 out of 10 passersby were witnessed giving Jean Frigo a weird look before walking on. Read till the end to find out how you can get your hands on affordable SIM cards from before you jet off to navigate your way to these cafes!ġ. From speakeasy-esque cafes in Gwanghui-dong to indie mum-and-pop ones at Mapo District, here are 10 unique cafes in South Korea to punctuate your itinerary with: If you’re jetting to Seoul sometime soon, we’ve got you covered. Naturally, one can also expect their cafe culture to follow that same ethos. It’s common knowledge that when it comes to aesthetics, Seoul is practically the motherland.
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