Survive & Thrive in Korea
Pip, Pip! Cheerio old fellow! Tea anyone? Sorry, it’s just that whenever I think of tea I picture Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady trying to fit in with the upper crust folk. So trust me when I say that I I know what you’re thinking when you hear the words tea time; it’s a […]
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HoHo Myoll Cafe is one of those cute little coffee shops nestled in the heart of Hongdae. It’s a place where you’ll find college girls hanging out with their girlfriends chatting over their coffee and couples gaming together in some online universe. The standout feature which sets Myoll apart from the throng of coffee shops […]
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Located on Itaewon’s well traveled Gyenidan street, this lovely cafe provides an ideal spot to sit a spell and let it all hang out. The decor is sky blue with whites and yellows. The rabbit motif almost goes overboard but the rabbit with the cigarette offers just the perfect smidgen of cynicism to counteract any flights of […]
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Charlie Brown Café For something truly random in the way of cafes I suggest popping into the Charlie Brown Café. Yeah, I’m not kidding. It’s one of those eyebrow raising experiences when you first see it. Who even knew that Charlie Brown had a café? Does the Charles Schultz estate know that Snoopy and Woodstock […]
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In hannam-dong there’s a building with a glassy obsidian sheen that draws the gaze of everyone who comes near. Though, possibly, its their noses that are being drawn since this looming tower of black steel and glass houses the gossamer delicate baking goods of Passion Five. From the outset you know its not going to […]
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Tartine has been in Itaewon for quite awhile now. Alas I have only just begun to taste their offerings begging a few weeks ago. I’m kicking myself now for not walking in sooner. This place quite simply puts the delish in deliciousness. You see, Tartine specializes in their namesake which, when translated from French, means […]
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