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[english.visitkorea.or.kr] Seoul has had a bustling industry of coffee shops, tea shops and cafes in recent years, and now another trend that is setting a new standard is the theme cafe. Relaxing in a cafe often involves sipping coffee and endless chatting, and the uniquely themed cafes take the experience to a new level. These thematic dining establishments show their creativity not just through stimulating the taste buds, but through all the other senses as well.
Here's our list of theme cafes, coffee shops, dessert shops and restaurants that are worth a visit in the areas of Hongdae, Itaewon and Gangnam!
Hongdae
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Air Cafe (비행기카페)
Air Cafe is an airplane theme brunch restaurant where you can feel the excitement and anticipation of going overseas. Seating is divided into ”economy” seats for parties of two and ”business” seats for larger parties. Also, customers wanting to get the feeling of traveling abroad or even those planning a trip abroad can browse the many travel brochures and books available in the restaurant.
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Ho Ho Myoll (호호미욜)
Stroll down to Hoho Myoll to get a sense of the bohemian lifestyle of a nomadic traveler. The first thing that stands out is the classic Volkswagen Type 2 van parked inside the store. This adds immensely to the vintage, hippie-esque interior, and will make you want to hop into the driver’s seat and get out of town for a road trip.
The name of the coffee shop comes from the name of the owner’s cat, who is there to greet customers in the store. Hoho Myoll also offers educational programs, such as latte art and coffee blending, although only in Korean.
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Something Out (썸띵아웃)
Something Out is a camping theme coffee shop that also sells camping supplies. Its carefully-designed interior is changed for each season, and is continuously updated to reflect realistic camping trends. On sunny days, you can enjoy coffee and camping meals on the terrace.
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Needle Story (바늘이야기)
Needle Story is a yarn store with a theme coffee shop upstairs where you can get drinks and desserts! The place is decorated with a display section, a learning section and a book section where you can get books to help you learn how to knit. There are a mutiple locations in Seoul, of which this Ehwa branch is the biggest!
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Get & Show Cafe (겟앤쇼 카페)
Get & Show Cafe is a Lego theme dessert cafe, one of the branches by Bricks Korea. Families with young children or lego lovers should add this coffee shop to your list of must-see places in Seoul.
The shop is easy to spot, as the giant Lego man above the door and giant Lego characters in the display window make it hard to miss. Inside the store, customers get to browse a vast collection of Lego merchandise, including castles and houses adorned with various Lego characters. This makes the experience a lot more fun.
The shop is also an official Lego retailer, so customers can not only browse but take home their own limited edition Lego sets to put together at home.
Itaewon
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ANDO Cafe (안도 카페)
Ando is a calm, relaxing coffee shop located in the heart of Itaewon. It is decorated with antique furniture yet with a modern interior design. Not only do they serve coffee, but many of the furniture items have price tags on them, in which case you can actually purchase many of these vintage items. The shop is perfect for enjoying the sunny weather on a roof top terrace.
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Blüte (블뤼테 카페)
Meaning “flower” in German, this little dining establishment takes on its name with an interior full of bouquets and flowers, as well as orders served with a small bouquet for the table. Customers can really feel the uniqueness and authenticity of the shop, especially its delicious brunch and Gouda cheese sandwich, thanks to the owner’s 15 years of experience living in Germany.
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BANANA TREE (바나나트리)
Banana Tree咖啡厅顾名思义，是一家以香蕉为主题的咖啡馆，因偶像歌手组合U-KISS而闻名。该咖啡厅的设计灵感源于美国纽约著名的“Magnolia Bakery”，其中棉花糖香蕉味拿铁咖啡、花盆提拉米苏蛋糕、棉花糖拿铁为该店的经典招牌。
江南地区
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Mom's Cookie (맘스쿠키)
Mom’s Cookie is known for delicious cookies made with environmentally-friendly products. The way the store works is simple: since the store itself is quite small, customers order their cookie set with decorations in advance, and then just go pick them up and decorate them yourself! The decoration sets include a cookie decorating instrument as well as chocolate and vanilla decorations. The sets come with cute packaging for you to put your cookies in once you’re finished decorating them. There is even an easy to read instruction manual for those who are unsure of their artistic cookie-decorating abilities. They also serve drinks at low prices to wash down the cookies later.
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Assouline Lounge (애술린 라운지)
Art, fashion and design are this international publisher’s specialty. With locations in various countries, this branch in Sinsa-dong is its only location in Asia. Assouline Lounge is equipped with a kitchen as well, so you can enjoy French wines and meals as you browse the art display area and its sophisticated interior.
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