Are you sick of
franchise cafés or regular cafés? For
those of you who are tired of franchise cafes or regular cafes, you might be interested in finding same new places where you can be calm and do your study or work without being disturbed. This article introduces you to three unique cafes, how to get there and all about the menus.
those of you who are tired of franchise cafes or regular cafes, you might be interested in finding same new places where you can be calm and do your study or work without being disturbed. This article introduces you to three unique cafes, how to get there and all about the menus.
Café Dot (Play-mobile Café)
In the Dot Café, various kinds of play
mobiles are displayed. The Café Dot is located in Shinchon, near to the Hyundai
department store. The owner has collected the mobiles for twenty years since he
left the army. Even though he does not sell them, you can enjoy them while treating yourself to coffee and delicious desserts.
On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,
Americano is just 2,500 won and on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays Dutch
coffee is only 3,000 won. Even though he roasts the coffee beans by himself, the
prices are very cheap. Also, on Sunday, he discounts Americano and Dutch coffee as he does on the week days. In addition, he holds a flea market sometimes. People
can buy things at cheaper prices than in other stores.
Gamabean
(Fusion Café)
If
you want to feel Korean traditional atmosphere in a western-style café, I
recommend a visit to Gamabean. Like the meaning of the name of the café, they
roast coffee beans using ‘gamasot’, a traditional cookpot of Korea.
To
get there, you have to go out of exit 2 of ‘Ewha Womans University’ station and
walk in the direction of Ewha Womans University. It’s in the alley on the way
to the school, and not far from the school.
This
is the only place where you can enjoy a cup of Dutch coffee made by gamasot. It
will be a unique experience to you. A cup of dutch coffee costs 5,000 won.
Moreover, if you order a cup of ‘Bingsoo’, you can get a small gamasot-like
bowl containing your Bingsoo. A cup of bingsoo costs 5,000 won.
The café
is so small that you can feel comfortable when you see the outside of this
place first. Its inside is clean and quiet. If you visit there, you can not
only feel the unique atmosphere, but also taste delicious coffee and foods.
La Bonne Tarte (Tart Café)
La
Bonne Tarte is located near the back gate of Ewha Womans University. This café
sells various kinds of tarts and this makes this café unique.
The
cook makes the tarts with domestic wheat, anchor butter and pesticide-free
products, and does not use trans-fat products like margarine and shortening. Contrary to
other tart cafes, this café bakes breads in front of customers, so they can
trust what they buy.
Although
tarts are made of healthy ingredients, their prices are reasonable at about
4000~6000 won.
In
addition to the food, the atmosphere is special. It has a secluded, nice, calm,
and cozy atmosphere so that you can study or work without hindrance.
Even
though the number of franchise cafés is more than the number of individual cafés,
recently the number of individual cafés has been increasing too. Unlike most franchise
cafés, they are managed depending on their own, unique themes. If you want to try
both unique experiences and delicious coffee and food tastes, visit these
places!
