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

Savage Garden: Gyeongridan-gil

If you follow the Gyeongridan-gil road up the hill towards the Grand Hyatt hotel, there is a large set of stairs leading down a smaller...

Mar 18, 2023

Comfort: Huamdong

One clear evening, right up to the top of the hill past Haebangchon and on the outskirts of Huamdong, I found myself in front of a large...

Mar 12, 2023

Department.en: Yeonnamdong

On a beautiful sunny day in early autumn, I took a trip to the fringe between Yeonnamdong and it’s quieter cousin Yonhuidong. Along one...

Feb 7, 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

Neobeun: Seogwipo, Jeju Island

While on my trip to Jeju Island I headed down south to Seogwipo, the second largest city on the island. Just a five-minute walk away from...

Nov 27, 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

Hotel, Thelima: Seongnam

On a humid afternoon, I found myself in Seongnam, a city just an hour south of Seoul. Heading away from the centre of the city, into what...

Oct 6, 2022

Portrait Coffee Bar: Mangwon

Just on the edge of the bustling Mangwon traditional market, on a relatively calm residential street is a café called Portrait Coffee...

Oct 2, 2022

No Cap: Jeonpo, Busan

For the final café of my Busan trip, I headed to the trendy neighbourhood of Jeonpo. Along a strip of streets lined with restaurants,...

Sep 17, 2022

The Having: Busan, Yeongdo Island

While on a weekend trip to Busan, I visited the small island of Yeongdo. Just south of Busan station, the small island is connected to...

Sep 10, 2022

Complexity Coffee: Namgu, Busan

On a weekend trip to Busan, my friend and I headed to the east of Busan to Namgu, a hilly but quiet residential neighbourhood. Upon...

Sep 5, 2022

Sick Cat Sign: Namyeong

If you make your way to a quiet neighbourhood in between Namyeong and Hyochang Park stations, you will find a small but busy café. On the...

Jul 27, 2022

Villa Coffee Bar: Haebangcheon

If you take a journey up to the hills of Haebangcheon, away from the old fruit stores and restaurants, tucked in one of the side streets...

Jul 16, 2022

Conhas Yeonhuidong: Yeonhuidong

In the residential part of Yeonhui-dong along a quiet street amongst beautiful villa homes, is a huge concrete building. Conhas...

Jul 9, 2022

Jimmy Home: Samgakji

In the streets of Samgakji, a new hive of activity where once old buildings are getting a new life, there’s a café that stands out from...

Jun 22, 2022

Paus Di Mension: Hongdae

Away from the hustle and bustle of Hongdae’s main streets and closer to Hapejong, is a brown brick building with a deck painted in black....

Jun 15, 2022

Useless Adult: Anam-dong

On a bright midday I took a trip to Anam-dong, a quiet neighbourhood north-east of Seoul’s centre. There is a path that follows one of...

Jun 6, 2022

Beonty Coffee: Beotigogae

If you get off at Beotigogae station, and walk along a main street in a typical Korean residential neighbourhood, you will come across a...

Jun 1, 2022

Cafe Beyond Moon: Gyeongridan

Tucked in a small alleyway behind the main street of Gyeongridan gil, there is a white latticed brick wall with a high wooden door. If...

May 1, 2022