Protokoll Roasters: Yeonhuidong

The quiet area of Yeonhuidong, once just a residential neighborhood, has now become a hotbed of chic cafes and restaurants. Not far from...

May 14, 2023

House Plant: Hanam City

On a sunny fall afternoon I found myself in Hanam City, a new city right on the outskirts of Seoul. In a small factory area outside the...

Mar 8, 2023

Cafe Jinjungsung: Jeju City, Jeju Island

Right before hopping onto an airplane back to Seoul, the last stop of my Jeju Island trip was to Ihodong, a neighbourhood in Jeju City....

Dec 27, 2022

Anthracite: Hanlim, Jeju Island

While still on my Jeju trip, I headed to the north west side of the island around Hanlim. In a open country area is a long industrial...

Dec 3, 2022

Costeno: jeju Island

A few months ago I took a trip to Jeju island, south of the Korean mainland. Driving along the east coast of the island, near Dumun Port,...

Nov 19, 2022

Bunk Off: Seongnam City

While in Seongnam, a city just south of Seoul, I found myself in a newly developed apartment town outside of the city centre. On the...

Oct 23, 2022

Baekya: Mullae-dong

With the smell of machinery and cut steel on a summer's day, I found myself wandering the streets of Mullae-dong. In the neighbourhood...

Sep 21, 2022

Angle 340: Jongno

Just after Christmas I went early one chilly morning to Jongno. Along the street that follows the Cheonggyecheon stream, there is a strip...

Apr 12, 2022

Good News Cafe: Samgakji

Around Samgakji and Namyeong stations is a recent hot bed of new life. Tucked in-between old restaurants and buildings, new spaces are...

Apr 3, 2022

NEGA: Yongsan

Tucked in behind the metropolis of Yongsan station’s Ipark mall and surrounds, is an old derelict looking area filled with shady looking...

Jun 22, 2021

Town Coffee Bar: Mangwon

If you take a stroll away from Mangwon’s iconic old style market and away from the ajjushi’s and ajjumas, you will find a trendy, young...

Mar 22, 2021

MTL Hannam: Hangangjin

Once again on the Hyatt Hotel side of Hangagjin, I find myself reviewing a café that I have been to before. However MTL Hananm is not...

Oct 25, 2020

Bean Brothers: hapjeong

Down the quiet streets of Hapjeong, on your way to the Han River and past the power plant, you will be greeted with the large industrial...

Oct 5, 2020

Anthracite Coffee: Hannam

If you find yourself walking along the main street in-between Hangangjin and Itaewon, its quite hard to miss Anthracite Coffee with its...

Aug 9, 2020

Inthemass: Majang-dong

In The Mass is in the middle of nowhere, which is fitting for an industrial style cafe. It's a large open warehouse style cafe, that has...

May 17, 2020

Travertine: Yongsan-gu

Tucked behind the high rises surrounding Yongsan station, in a slightly seedy neighbourhood catered more to ajjushis and company dinners,...

May 16, 2020