Dong-mi Lee

Dong-mi Lee

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핎욎대귞랜드혞텔

핎욎대귞랜드혞텔

였래된 혞텔읎 ìą‹ì€ 점은 ê·ž 지역에서 가임 ìą‹ì€ 위ìč˜ë„Œ ì„ ì í•˜êł  있닀는 êČƒìŽë‹€. 핎욎대귞랜드혞텔 역시 바닷가가 한눈에 ë‚Žë €ë‹€ëłŽìŽëŠ” 핎욎대 ì€‘ì‹Źê°€ì—ì„œ 20년 넘êȌ ìžëŠŹí•˜êł  있닀. ëč„록 유ëȘ…í•œ 핎왞 ìČŽìží˜ží…”ë„ ì•„ë‹ˆêł , ê”­ë‚Ž í† ìą… 람랜드읎지만, 혞텔에서 ëȘ‡ 발짝만 나가멎 í•Žëł€ìž 데닀, 닀넞 íŠč꞉ í˜ží…”ëłŽë‹€ 저렎한 ìˆ™ë°•ëŁŒì™€ 얎느 êł”ê°„ìŽë“  규ëȘšê°€ 넉넉핮 ì—Źìœ ëĄœìšŽ 숙박을 할 수 있는 êČƒìŽ 임점읎닀. 또 2013년êčŒì§€ 지속적읞 멬녾ëČ ìŽì…˜ì„ 진행핎 ꜀ ëȘšë˜í•œ 느낌도 난닀. 2017년 7월에는 5성꞉ 혾텔로 ìŠčêČ©ë˜ì—ˆë‹€.

서욞의 였래된 ëč”집을 ì°Ÿì•„ì„œ

서욞의 였래된 ëč”집을 ì°Ÿì•„ì„œ

ìČ˜ìŒ 프랑슀 ì œêłŒë„Œ 배우êČ ë‹€êł  프랑슀 ì œêłŒí•™ê”ë„Œ 듀얎간 êČƒìŽ 10년 전의 음. ê·ž 후로 지ꞈêčŒì§€ â€˜ë°€ê°€ëŁšì™€ 섀탕’은 낮 읞생에서 뗄래알 뗄 수 없는 애슝의 êŽ€êł„ëĄœ ê”łì–ŽìĄŒë‹€. ìĄžì—… 후 ìČ˜ìŒ ê·ŒëŹŽí–ˆë˜ ëč”집에서 3년의 시간을 볮낮는 동안, ì „êł”ìŽì—ˆë˜ ì œêłŒë„Œ 넘얎 ‘ëč”’읎띌는 ìƒˆëĄœìšŽ 분알에 눈을 뜹êȌ 된 êȃ. 맀음 아ìčš ê°“ ê”Źì›Œì ž 나였는 ëč”듀읎 ëżœì–Žë‚ŽëŠ” ë”°ëœ»í•˜êł ë„ 풍성한 햄Ʞ는 ëŹŒëĄ  갓 나옚 바êČŒíŠžê°€ 황ꞈëč›ì˜ êČ‰ê»ì§ˆì„ ‘타닄 타닄‘ í„°ëœšëŠŹë©° 낮는 화음은 êČœìŽëĄœìšž 정도의 신ëč„핚을 ê°–êł  있었닀. ê·ž Ʞ쁚을 알êȌ 된 후로, 틈틈읎 작은 ëč”집듀을 돌아닀니며 ëč”을 ëščì–ŽëłŽêž° ì‹œìž‘í–ˆêł  SNSë„Œ 톔핎 닀양한 ì •ëłŽë„Œ 나누며 ë§›ìžˆêł , 풍성한 ì»€ëź€ë‹ˆí‹°ë„Œ 만듀얎가êȌ 되었닀. 서욞에서 닀양한 ëč”êłŒ 디저튞넌 ë§›ëłŽêž° 전에 한ëČˆìŻ€ì€ ꌭ 방돞핎볎멎 ìą‹êČ ë‹€êł  생각하는 êłłë“€ìŽ 있닀. 한ꔭ에 ëč”êłŒ 디저튞 ëŹží™”ê°€ 유입되멎서 지ꞈêčŒì§€ 였랜 시간 동안 ìžëŠŹë„Œ 지쌜옚, 한ꔭ의 ëȘ…ìž„듀읎 ꟞쀀히 ë§Œë“€êł  있는, 슉 ‘큎래식’읎 ëŹŽì—‡ìžì§€ë„Œ ë§í•ŽìŁŒëŠ” 5êłłì˜ ëč”ì§‘êłŒ 대표 제품을 소개할êčŒ í•œë‹€. 탄탄한 지반 없읎는 ë‚˜ëŹŽê°€ 뿌멬 êčŠìŽ 뻗얎나갈 수 없는 êȃìČ˜ëŸŒ ëč”êłŒ 디저튞 역시 ‘큎래식한 맛’에 대한 읎핎 없읎 ë‹€ì±„ëĄœìšŽ 맛의 êČœí—˜ì„ 녌한닀는 êČƒì€ ë¶ˆê°€ëŠ„í•˜ë‹€êł  생각한닀. 얎늰 시절의 추얔을 ë– ì˜ŹëŠŹë©° ì‚Źëšč을 수 있는 ëč”듀읎 ꟞쀀히 발전하며 또 닀넞 자신만의 색을 가질 수 있윌멎 ìą‹êČ ë‹€. 맛은 êČ°ê”­ 찚귌찚귌 ìŒ“ì—Źì˜š 추얔읎니êčŒ. Ꞁ êč€í˜œì€€ (의 저자) 

디럭슀 선셋 파티 (Deluxe Sunsets at Floating Islands Corona Rooftop)

디럭슀 선셋 파티 (Deluxe Sunsets at Floating Islands Corona Rooftop)

요슘 가임 핫한 파티는 새ëč›ë‘„ë‘„ì„Ź 안의 ëč„슀타펍에서 한 ë‹Źì— 한ëČˆì”© ì—ŽëŠŹëŠ” 룚프톱 파티닀. 퓹튾 디럭슀가 진행하는 '디럭슀 선셋파티'는 지ꞈ 서욞을 대표하는 파티 ì‹œëŠŹìŠˆëŒêł  핮도 êłŒì–žìŽ 아니닀. 왜? 귞걎 ê°€ëłŽë©Ž 안닀.

지ꞈ ꌭ 가알 할 부산의 ë ˆìŠ€í† ëž‘êłŒ ìčŽíŽ˜

지ꞈ ꌭ 가알 할 부산의 ë ˆìŠ€í† ëž‘êłŒ ìčŽíŽ˜

부산읎 읎렇êȌ 핫한 쀄 ëȘ°ëžë‹€. ëł”í•©ëŹží™”êł”ê°„ìœŒëĄœ íƒˆë°”êżˆí•œ êł ë €ì œê°•ì˜ ì™€ìŽì–Žêł”ìž„, ìčŽíŽ˜ëĄœ ëł€ì‹ í•œ 100년된 ëł‘ì›ê±ŽëŹŒ , 홍윩 ì €ëŠŹê°€ëŒí•  만큌 ìŽˆêł ìž” ëčŒë”©ìŽ 늘얎선 마늰시티의 ì•ŒêČœ 등, í„ëŻžì§„ì§„í•œ 윘셉튞와 ë¶„ìœ„êž°ëĄœ ëŹŽìž„í•œ ë ˆìŠ€í† ëž‘êłŒ ìčŽíŽ˜ê°€ 쀄쀄읎 생êČŒë‹€. 서욞 ëȘ»ì§€ 않은 ëŻžì‹ 튞렌드와 êČœí—˜ë„ 가늄하닀. ê”Źêž€ 지도에 나만의 ëł„ì„ 늘렀가며 ê·žë €ëłŽëŠ” 부산의 ëŻžì‹ 동선. 지ꞈ ë‹č임 가알할 ë ˆìŠ€í† ëž‘êłŒ ìčŽíŽ˜ 7êłłì„ ëȘšì•˜ë‹€. 

ì•Œ, 방학읎닀!

ì•Œ, 방학읎닀!

아읎듀의 방학읎 시작되었닀.Â ì—ŹëŠ„íœŽê°€ë„Œ 안 갈 수도 ì—†êł , 짧êČŒëŒë„ 얎디든 닀녀와알 하는데, 아읎듀을 ë°ëŠŹêł  가는 ì—ŹëŠ„íœŽê°€ëŠ” êł”ë „ë„ 두 배로 ë“ ë‹€. 가êčŒìšŽ 시낎 혞텔에서 1박을 할띌 핮도 드는 êł”ë „ì€ ë§ˆì°Źê°€ì§€. 귞런 부ëȘš 마음을 í—€ì•„ëŠŹêž°ëŒë„ 한 듯, ꔭ낎 íŠč꞉혞텔듀읎 ë‹€ì±„ëĄœìšŽ 킀슈 띌욎지넌 ì„ ëłŽìŽêł  있닀.Â ë ˆêł  ìœ”ëŠŹì•„ì™€ 진행하는 ë ˆêł  ì„žìƒìœŒëĄœ ꟞ëȘ„는가 하멎, 동화나띌의 ìșëŠ­í„°ëĄœ êŸžëŻŒ 킀슈큎럜, 서욞에서도 ì—Źí–‰ì„ 떠난 듯 슐Ꞟ 수 있는 아읎듀의 ìș í•‘ìĄŽ, BMW 얎늰읎 ì°šë„Œ 욎전할 수 있는 레읎싱큎럜êčŒì§€, 흉낮만 낾 êȌ 아니띌 아읎듀의 눈높읎에 딱 맞는 ì•Œì°Ź ìČŽí—˜êłŒ í”„ëĄœê·žëžšìŽ 가득하닀. 부ëȘšë„ ë§ˆìŒë†“êł  슐Ꞟ 수 있는 휎가의 선택, 혞텔의 닀양한 킀슈 띌욎지 ìȮ크는 필수닀.

서욞 ì”œêł ì˜ íŠč꞉ 혾텔

서욞 ì”œêł ì˜ íŠč꞉ 혾텔

íŠč꞉ 혞텔을 'ì”œêł '로 읞정하는 읎유는 많닀. 집 떠난 불펞핚을 느낄 수 없는 êłł, 였히렀 집 떠난 슐거움을 ì „í•ŽìŁŒëŠ” êłł. 혞텔에 돔는 동안은 왕ìČ˜ëŸŒ ì§€ë‚Žêł  싶은 ë‹č신에êȌ 서욞에서 가임 ìčœì ˆí•˜êł  êł êž‰ìŠ€ëŸ° 5성꞉ 혞텔을 소개한닀. ê·€ìĄ±ë“€ìŽ 춀을 출 ëȕ한 궁전부터 서욞의 불ëč›ë“€ìŽ 쏟아지는 ëȘšë˜í•œ 혾텔êčŒì§€, ì·šì–‘ 따띌 êł ë„Žêł  찟아가는 íŠč꞉ 혾텔 ëŠŹìŠ€íŠž. 

서욞에서 24시간: íƒí—˜ìĄ±

서욞에서 24시간: íƒí—˜ìĄ±

서욞을 ìą€ë” êčŠêȌ íƒí—˜í•˜êł  싶은 ì „ëŹžê°€ 윔슀닀. 평ëȔ한 음상에서 íƒˆì¶œí•˜êł , ëȘší—˜êłŒ 영감을 원하는 서욞의 ì—Źí–‰ìžë„Œ 위한 24시간 윔슀. 듣도볮도 ëȘ»í•œ êłłì€ 아니닀. ìŽëŻž ìš°ëŠŹ 가êčŒìŽì— 있는 êł”ê°„ë“€ìŽë‹€. 하지만 가êčŒìŽ 있얎서 ëŹŽì‹Źížˆ ì§€ë‚˜ìł€ë˜ êłłë“€ìŽêž°ë„ 하닀. ê·ž ëŹŽì‹Źí•œ êł”ê°„ 안에 서욞 ì”œêł , ìš°ìŁŒ 막강의 맀렄읎 닮êČš 있닀.

ì„±êłĄëŻžìˆ êŽ€ 옆 레슀토랑

ì„±êłĄëŻžìˆ êŽ€ 옆 레슀토랑

ì„±êłĄëŻžìˆ êŽ€ì„ ê°€êł  싶은 걎 늘 ìčŽíŽ˜ ë•ŒëŹžìŽì—ˆë‹€. ëŻžìˆ êŽ€ 안에 있는 ìčŽíŽ˜ 쀑엔 가임 욎ìč˜ ìžˆë‹€êł  생각했던 ê·žêłłì€, ì‚Źì‹€ 컀플넌 ì‚Źì„œ ëŻžìˆ êŽ€ 낮 ì‚°ì±…ëĄœë„Œ 따띌 걷닀가 ì•„ëŹŽ ëČ€ìč˜ë‚˜ 앉윌멎 가임 ìą‹ì„ êłłìŽì—ˆë‹€. ìčŽíŽ˜ 앞 테띌슀 ìžëŠŹë„ ìŁŒëł€ 직임읞듀에êȐ 늘 ìžêž°ìžëŠŹ. 읎제 뎄읎 였멎, 더욱 붐ëčŒ ìžëŠŹë‹€. (뮄ëč„ê°€ ì˜Ź 때도 ꌭ ê°€ëłŽêžž 바란닀.) ìčŽíŽ˜ì˜ ê·ž êł ìŠˆë„‰í•œ 분위Ʞ가 늘 ì„±êłĄëŻžìˆ êŽ€êčŒì§€ ê±·êȌ ë§Œë“€êł€ 했닀. êŽ‘í™”ëŹž ì‚Źê±°ëŠŹì—ì„œ ê”Źì„žê”°íšŒêŽ€ì„ ëŒêł  ì˜ŹëŒì˜€ëŠ” ì‚ŹìŽ, 많읎 늘얎난 ìčŽíŽ˜ì™€ 레슀토랑을 지나도 한눈 팔지 않는 읎유닀. 귞래도 맛집은 êłłêłłì— 숚얎 있닀. 직임읞읎 ëȘ°ë €ë“œëŠ” 돈가슀 백반집도 ìžˆêł , êł€ë“œë ˆë‚˜ëŹŒì†„ë°„ì„ 파는 집도 유ëȘ…하닀. ëŻžìˆ êŽ€ 거의 ë‹€ 와서 윔너에 있는 컀플슀튞는 10년짞 ìžëŠŹë„Œ 지킀는, 읎 êłšëȘ©ì˜ 터쀏대감 같은 êłł. 지ꞈ도 êČœíŹê¶ 터읞 ì‹ ëŹžëĄœ 음대는 한적핚을 넘얎 밋밋하êȌ 느껎지는 ê±°ëŠŹì§€ë§Œ, ìĄ°ìš©ížˆ í„°ë„Œ ìžĄì€ 아래의 ë ˆìŠ€í† ëž‘êłŒ ìčŽíŽ˜ë“€ì€ 가도 또 ê°€êł  싶은 êłłë“€ìŽë‹€.      

혞텔에서 맛볮는 읎색 ëč™ìˆ˜ ì—Žì „

혞텔에서 맛볮는 읎색 ëč™ìˆ˜ ì—Žì „

갑자Ʞ 더워진 날씚에 앞서, 혞텔마닀 5월 쎈부터 ìŽëŻž ëč™ìˆ˜ë„Œ ì„ ëłŽìŽêž° 시작했닀. 술읎 듀얎간 ë§‰ê±žëŠŹ ëč™ìˆ˜ì—ì„œ ëłŽêž°ë§Œ 핮도 시원핎지는 ëȘšì–‘새의 ëč™ìˆ˜, ìą‹ì€ íŒ„ìœŒëĄœ 만든 전톔적읞 맛의 팄ëč™ìˆ˜êčŒì§€. 읎색 ëč™ìˆ˜ëĄœ ë”ìœ„ìžĄëŠ” 혞텔가 ëč™ìˆ˜ë„Œ ëȘšì•˜ë‹€. 

전망읎 ëë‚ŽìŁŒëŠ” 알왞 룚프톱 ëȘ…소

전망읎 ëë‚ŽìŁŒëŠ” 알왞 룚프톱 ëȘ…소

뎄날의 êłšìč˜ê±°ëŠŹì˜€ë˜ í™©ì‚Źì™€ ëŻžì„žëšŒì§€ë„ 읎제는 안녕. 맀년 읞Ʞ넌 ëŒêł  있는 알왞 룚프톱 바의 엎Ʞ는 ì˜Źí•Žë„ 닀넎지 ì•Šë‹€. 아니 핎마닀 더욱 뜚거워지는 쀑. êČŒë‹€ê°€ 요슘ìČ˜ëŸŒ í•œì—ŹëŠ„ 같은 날씚넌 ëłŽìŽëŠ” 날에는 더욱 읞Ʞ가 높아진닀. ëčŒë”©ì˜ ꌭ대Ʞ에 있얎서, í˜č은 ë‚šì‚° 자띜ìČ˜ëŸŒ 지대가 높은 êłłì— 있얎서 한눈에 ë‚Žë‹€ëłŽìŽëŠ” 멋진 전망을 자랑하는 êłł. 또 잔수가 높지는 않지만, ì•„ë‹Ží•œ 한옄 ì§€ë¶•êłŒ êł ìŠˆë„‰í•˜êł  ìĄ°ìš©í•œ 풍êČœìŽ êž°ë‹€ëŠŹëŠ” êłł. 잘 알렀지지 않은 숚은 옄상 바와 ìčŽíŽ˜êčŒì§€ êłšêł ëŁš ëȘšì•˜ë‹€. 시원한 뮄바람êčŒì§€ 불얎서 더 ìą‹ì€ 날, ë‹č신의 등을 Ʞ댈 알왞 룚프톱 êł”ê°„ì„ êłšëŒëłŽìž.     

뉎욕 맚하튌읎 안 부럜닀! 서욞 ì”œêł ì˜ 혾텔 룚프톱& 테띌슀 바

뉎욕 맚하튌읎 안 부럜닀! 서욞 ì”œêł ì˜ 혾텔 룚프톱& 테띌슀 바

뉎욕의 맚하튌, ì‹±ê°€íŹë„Žì˜ 마멬나ëČ ìŽ, 방윕 시낎에서는 아찔하êȌ íŽŒìłì§€ëŠ” ì•ŒêČœì„ 감상할 수 있는 ëȘ…소듀읎 있닀. 대부분 유ëȘ… 혞텔의 ꌭ대Ʞ나 룚프톱 바에서 읎 ì•ŒêČœì„ ëłŒ 수 있닀. 반멎 서욞은 지ꞈ껏 읎런 임소가 많지 않았던 êȌ ì‚Źì‹€. 하지만 ì˜Źí•Ž 듀얎 서욞의 룚프톱 바는 ì”œêł ì˜ 전성Ʞ넌 ë§žêł  있는 ë“Żí•˜ë‹€. 서욞 시낎의 유ëȘ… 혞텔듀은 알왞의 ëčˆ êł”ê°„ì„ 한시적읞 가든 í…ŒëŒìŠ€ëĄœ 욎영하거나, ìž‘ì •í•˜êł  ìƒˆëĄœ ëŹžì„ 연 êł”ê°„ë„ ì—ŹëŸżìŽë‹€. êł ë„ 제한읎 있는 êŽ‘í™”ëŹžì˜ 높지 않은 슀ìčŽìŽëŒìž, 바로 ìžĄíž 듯 눈 앞에 íŽŒìłì§€ëŠ” 낚산의 N서욞타워, 강낚의 ì§œëŠżí•œ ì•ŒêČœêčŒì§€, 서욞을 더 ì‚Źëž‘í•˜êȌ 만드는 혾텔 룚프톱 바넌 소개한닀. ì˜Ź ì—ŹëŠ„ ꌭ 챙êČšê°€ì•Œí•  ëŠŹìŠ€íŠžë“€ìŽë‹€.    

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Gilsangsa Temple

Gilsangsa Temple

Gilsangsa Temple, its welcoming doors are open to those whole are devoted Buddhists as well as devoted explorers. And if you find yourself in Seongbuk-dong, this temple is a highly recommended stop. It will be one place you won’t ever regret as your spirits will feel transcended and at peace. The temple, hidden in the lush environment of Seonguk-dong’s green mountains, will give you the feeling of escaping Seoul’s dense and chaotic atmosphere. If you pay a small donation (it’s up to you how much you want to pay) you will be able to treat yourself to some Korean temple food. Gilsangsa Temple is known to cook up some great food, so make sure to head over anytime between 12pm to 1pm. You can offer to help out with the dishes after the service is done. Cleanse your spirits and your soul at Gilsangsa Temple.

Baozi Pu

Baozi Pu

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Panorama Lounge @ Fraser Place Namdaemun

Panorama Lounge @ Fraser Place Namdaemun

You’ve probably seen those long-exposure editorial photos or stock images of Namdaemun Gate surrounded by high rises and streaks of car lights passing by the area. The exact spot where most of those pictures were taken is the 16th-floor terrace lounge at the Fraser Place. It’s one of the best places to get a great panoramic view of the Namdaemun landmark, day and night—hence the name Panorama Lounge. The lounge itself is divided in two, with available seating in the inside and the outdoor terrace. One of the good things about the space is that awning screens set up outside will save you from the often harsh summer sun and occasional rain. The indoor isn’t crazy fancy or anything, but the night view of the city is indeed stunning. Because it’s such a popular destination among the neighboring office workers, weekends are actually a better time to visit.   Aside from the obvious visual pleasures offered, there's also a lot to eat and drink here with chop steak, sausages and braised mussels, classic cocktails, single malt whiskeys, beer and wine included in the menu. One weekends, the Panorama Lounge offers a brunch menu: French toast, sausage, bacon and eggs (16,500 won), 4-cheese omelet (16,500 won) and eggs benedict (18,700 won).

My Sky

My Sky

Yup, it's the latest addition to the celebrity restauranteur Hong Seok-cheon's "My" series. The rooftop bar housed on top of a building which Hong purchased and had renovated himself has attracted lots of locals and tourists alike already—surrounded by the million-dollar night view of Seoul Tower, the rooftop space along with the 5th-floor restaurant decorated with flashy pink and purple neon signs does live up to the now household name. The inside is filled with indeed everything trendy; from the hand-crafted mother of pearl inlay chest of drawers to large-size black-and-white portraits, it showcases all of the furniture pieces and types of artworks that are considered "in" right now. The menu is surprisingly large, with salads, pastas and steaks priced at around 20,000 won. As with all of the other "My" series of restaurants, the food itself isn't something you'd want to go back to this place for, but the barley risotto made with squid ink was great. The cheapest beer here is priced at 7,000 won, and the grapefruit beer priced at 9,000 won is actually quite refreshing especially for hot summer days. Above all, though, what will put My Sky on the map is the scenery. Although it isn't very high up, the lack of high-rises in the area provides an unobtrusive view that is pretty much warmed up with the quaint houses nestled around the building along with rays of orange light beaming down the scene. 

Andy's Table

Andy's Table

Upon preparing to open a restaurant, the president of Andy’s Table realized that there are a lot of young Koreans who rigorously study and practice cooking in foreign countries. Unfortunately, what he also realized was that upon returning to their home country, many of these young professional chefs were unable to find places to continue their creative endeavors – Korea just didn’t have good infrastructures to support them. The result of the findings was Andy’s Table, a place where young chefs can set up pop-up restaurants. Located in the middle of Seorae Village, the Andy’s Table is working to create a new pop-up almost once a month, if not once a week. When Seoul is seeing a boom in the restaurant industry, pop-ups like Lim Jung-sik’s Gomtang (beef-bone soup) pop-up and Joseph Lidgerwood’s adventurous take on Korean ingredients are making places like Andy’s Table a leader in cultural events. As the venue has an open kitchen, guests will be able to experience first-hand the makings of their dishes, while a cooking classes, chef lectures, and various other studios are also made possible. There is even a small gallery for guests to enjoy some art.

Sowol-gil Milyoung

Sowol-gil Milyoung

Sowol-gil Milyoung is a café that has called central Huam-dong home for the past 5 years. The owner has had to leave the area several times for a job, but returned to the place to open a café with his wife. His hope, interestingly, is that neither their café nor the district would become a popular destination like its neighboring Haebangchon or Itaewon has been. Yet Sowol-gil Milyoung has become a quite a place to be in the Huam-dong bus stop area. There are several reasons why the patrons visit this café almost regularly. The first would be the wide array of cakes that the owners bake at the shop, and the nice selection of tea. The Milyoung Hongcha which is Taiwanese style black tea has strong and floral aromas with a soothingly sweet (almost honey-like) aftertaste. The atmosphere of the café provides definitely another reason; some of the patrons read books here for hours on end (there is a collection of second-hand books available here for purchase, and visit every Sunday to attend the book club hosted by the owners. The windows of the café face the quaint neighborhood, making it a perfect place to hold a book, drink some tea, and read while the sun sprinkles its warmth on your face.

Tonkatsu Baekban Shinmun-ro

Tonkatsu Baekban Shinmun-ro

This restaurant mainly caters to office workers around the area. The waiting line during lunch time can, accordingly, get extremely long on weekdays. It's one of those ‘baekban’ restaurants offering a meal consisted with rice, soup and side dishes, but its real charm comes from its unlimited tonkatsu deals. In addition to the crispy goodness, you'll get 3 side dishes: SautĂ©d spinach, eokmuk (fish cakes) and radish kimchi. Then the dwenjangjigae (bean paste soup) along with a sauce-covered tonkatsu will be delivered. You will be first given 2 pieces of tonkatsu, which is often enough to fill your stomach, but you are always welcomed to order more if you need. If you ever visit the neighboring art museums, Tonkatsu Baekban Shinmun-ro's decent side dishes along with unlimited tonkatsu deal will certainly make for a sweet deal, especially if you're with a child. The price is set at 11,000 won per person, and for children it is offered at 6,000 won.

Don't Panic

Don't Panic

Don’t Panic is a cafĂ© during the day and a bar during the night. In practice, though, its identity seemed a little murky when I visited — even though it was already set up as a bar by the evening, the lighting was much too strong. It made me feel as if I was sipping on my cocktail at a cafĂ© awkwardly before going to work. If you're looking for a more "serious" bar, you can just walk upstairs, though; Big Blue located on the second floor encompasses a classy-yet-chill vibe with a professional staff, serving cocktails, steak and pasta (while the drink menus at both venues are supposedly the same, Don't Panic was low on a lot of its liquor selections when I visited). I tried the Irish coffee, and the mix of espresso with Jameson whiskey, topped with pre-made (refrigerated) cream, was actually served cold. I didn't like the fact that it's served in a plastic cup when it wasn't for a takeaway, but it was just sweet, bitter and refreshing enough. Would I come back here? Probably, only for coffee, during the day. For drinks, you might want to head up to Big Blue instead — or, to Ox located in Hannam-dong, which is latest venture of the bar owner.

Felt Coffee

Felt Coffee

Think of yourself as a trendy and up to date coffee enthusiast? If so, you’ll probably know about the ‘Eunpa Piano’ sign in Changcheon-dong. It’s where Felt Coffee is located - inside a former piano training school. Although the two baristas (Kim Young-hyun and Song Dae-woong) opened this place equipped with various equipment, they kept the small space modest and simple. More emphasis on its coffee and less on the looks, you’ll know what this means once you pay a visit to Felt Coffee. The main drinks served at Felt Coffe are the espresso, Americano, and brewed (hand dripped) coffee. The 3,000 won Americano is not just affordable but of high quality as Felt Coffee only uses authentic specialty coffee beans, all of which are roasted in house. The Coffee beans vary depending on season but regardless, they are all harmonized in flavor, acidity, viscosity, and sweetness. The brewed hand dripped coffee made with the Alto Air dripper is strongly recommended as you will be able to smell and taste the aromatic sweetness with each sip. Fo the beans that are being used, the sl28 beans (brought directly from the Herbazu coffee farm in Costa Rica) leave a lasting impression. These beans are the result of Kenya’s beans and Costa Rica’s rich soil, bringing a whole new tropical flavor and sweetness of juicy fruit. The Costa Rica-Kenya coffee is a fairly experimental one, run only in a few coffee farms around the world. Thanks to the trust earned by Felt Coffee through its direct coffee impor

Lumas Gallery

Lumas Gallery

Have you walked into one of the many Lumas Galleries spread around the world? Once you do, you will be delighted to find that, although it is a gallery, each artwork has a price tag on it. Founded in 2003, Lumas Gallery began its operation in Berlin, to showcase 50-150 original photographs taken by professional photographers. Each of the works is signed and sold as limited editions. Now, they have expanded their service by offering paintings, lithographic works and even sculptures.  Lumas has global locations, with shops in 30 cities including Brussels, Amsterdam and Seoul. A signed work of art, for a price ranging from 100,000 won to 30 million won, will surely have you temped to take out your wallet for some dignified investment. Yes, with each being a limited edition, you will see their price rise in the future (the original starting price is set according to size). The 250 artists who are registered with Lumas continue to provide new works of art, which is the reason behind the success that this brand has been seeing over the past 10 years. Lumas Gallery's Cheongdam-dong location is laid out like a home. The first and basement floor of the shop is separated into a living room, kitchen and a study where customers can imagine the atmosphere each work will bring to their home. These art works will also make for wonderful gift items, with lots of options around 35,000 won.

Salt Cave Healing Center

Salt Cave Healing Center

4 out of 5 stars

It might feel a little random to find this small oasis of tranquility amongst Namdaemun’s chaos, but the Salt Cave Healing Center is indeed located as soon as you come out of Hoehyeon Station’s exit 3. The center has been in service for 4 years now, and most visitors come for therapy usually during lunch time; there are almost no visitors after 5pm. The salt cave lends its name from a room made entirely from salt (walls, floor and even the ceiling). The point is to come here, relax, take a nap and heal yourself with whatever energy this natural element can fuse into you. After putting on the sanitary shoe covers, you will enter the frosty white room lit with a blue light. The 2-3cm thick walls are made from white plaster and to create a more cave like atmosphere, the ceilings have a few salt icicles hanging down. The floor, which is covered in white salt, looks like a soft beach sand but is far from. It almost feels like walking on a pile of snow that has melted and frozen about two times. Sun-dried pacific salt is what you are actually walking on. For those who are suffering from asthma, rhinitis (simply put certain kind of allergies) and are on the verge of getting a cold, breathing in some salt (1-5 micrometer) particles diffused in the air might help; so the center claims. Whether it’s the minerals, the ions or just plain fatigue, many people who come here get a deep (albeit short) sleep. There are around 6 beds made of wood, 2 of which are inside a private room. Just lie