Noir Ne, a Dessert Cafe in Gongdeok
Since I had come all the way to Gongdeok, I stopped by Noir Ne as well. A lot of good places have opened up in this neighborhood, and this is the one that stands out the most. Blanc I was told the most…
Since I had come all the way to Gongdeok, I stopped by Noir Ne as well. A lot of good places have opened up in this neighborhood, and this is the one that stands out the most. Blanc I was told the most…
Those in the know will know that Factory is a cocktail bar that has been a fixture in Hongdae for a long time. It was around before the single malt boom ever hit Korea. I heard a rumor that they had opened a s…
A dessert cafe called Un Grain has opened in Aoyama. The pastry chef trained at Au Bon Vieux Temps, so my expectations were high. The entrance The interior is truly a work of art. Cakes They ar…
Gongdeok Station turns out to be surprisingly well connected, so I end up dropping by often. Three subway lines cross there, and it links to Hapjeong too. Lately I’ve been running around all over town, s…
I’d heard that the cheese-shaped cheesecake at La Douce in Hongdae was good, so I went to check it out. Whenever something’s trending, I never fail to rush over.. The building Nice atmosphe…
I heard a rumour that the Dior café in Cheongdam-dong was the first place in the world to sell Pierre Hermé cakes made live on site, so there was no way I could skip it. Ispahan cocktail The taste is t…
I went to check out Blue Ribbon Delights in Apgujeong. It’s basically a corner of a cosmetics store called Belport turned into a cafe plus dessert counter. Front entrance Easy to find. It was muc…
Mr. Holmes Bakehouse, the San Francisco shop famous for its cruffin (croissant + muffin), has landed in Korea. There was no way I could skip it. The building looks roughly like this. It’s on Sero…
Upscale coffee houses charging around 1,000 yen a cup are popular in Japan these days. Places like Tsubakiya Coffee and Hoshino Coffee. This time I went to Tsubakiya. Mont Blanc cake and iced coffee Th…
C Flamingo is a cafe I stumbled upon while walking around Samcheong-dong. The view from the back The back looks like a greenhouse, but the front is just an ordinary, stylish cafe.. The in…
I’d heard that Cafe de Paris, the place everyone’s been talking about lately, had a branch in Bupyeong, so I went to check it out. It’s on the third floor of a building in the nightlif…
Occitanial is another dessert cafe I love, but Suitengumae is not exactly an easy place to get to. You can get off at Ningyocho and walk, but either way it is a bit removed from the city centre, so I cannot go…