Komune: Hangangjin

On the Grand Hyatt Hotel side of Hangangjin, the side less known for cafes, is where you will see the white and stainless-steel exterior of Komune. One of which I have visited a few times before.

Komune is a medium sized café with a unique interior. It features a wide variety of interesting finishes such as concrete, aqua coloued shattered glass, confetti coloured styrofoam and aluminium. Because of this it also has a very strong colour (the key colour being orange) scheme which helps with pulling the cafe's finishes together. Finally this is all topped off with custom minimalist posters. With this, there is an overall sophisticated and artistic vibe. So this meant the music choice of trap and pop was out of place for this kind of café.

The café has two seating areas. The main one offers a wide range of seating types. From a large wall facing bar table, good for solo workers, to seating for groups of one or two, to even a large communal table for larger groups. This means the café is great for both working and socialising.

To order you must go through a corridor to the counter. In this area there are also a few more tables for seating. In you’re in the main area, just be sure to listen carefully to hear your order being called out, as you need to collect it yourself.

There were only two non-coffee options, so I got a peppermint tea. While it’s quite difficult to mess up tea, it was nice to see that the tea was loose-leaf. This meant it had a good flavouring. You could also remove the tea leaves yourself, to stop the tea from getting too bitter. My friend got the Komune, which was a Vienna coffee with the cream coloured orange to match with the interior of the café. She said it was tasty.

In dead beat terms, this is a café with a truly unique interior. It’s a great place to feast your eyes, as well as get a great instragram shot. Also, if you don’t really care about music, then it’s a nice place to work too.

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