When it comes to cities with the best cafe culture, I think Seoul takes the cake.
Explore over 30 of the most Instagram-worthy cafes in Seoul with this guide to unique cafes.
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USEFUL INSIGHTS
Before you start cafe-hopping in Seoul, there are some things you should know (tipping culture, cafe etiquette in South Korea, opening times and more).
โ๏ธ ORGANISED BY NEIGHBOURHOOD
There are almost 100,000 cafes in Seoul -- so, it goes without saying: This isn't a masterlist. Instead, it's a curated collection.
I've included a handful of cafes in:
- Yeonnam-dong | ์ฐ๋จ๋
- Hongdae | ํ๋
- Yongsan | ์ฉ์ฐ
- Gangnam | ๊ฐ๋จ
- Seongsu | ์ฑ์
- Ikseon-dong | ์ต์ ๋
- Anguk | ์๊ตญ
- 1 cafe near Gyeongbok Palace (Sagan-dong | ์ฌ๊ฐ๋)
๐ซก HONEST OPINIONS
Life's too short for bad cake and coffee. While these are all beautiful, I've included my ๐ซก honest foodie experience too, so you can make informed decisions about whether to go or not.
๐ฑ VEGAN OPTIONS
They're very limited, folks - but when I've found vegan cafes in Seoul (or vegan options), I've include a note with a little ๐ฑ plant emoji.
๐บ๏ธ INTERACTIVE MAP
๐ Google maps doesn't work well in Seoul but not to worry: I've included Naver Map links for every cafe on the list.
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โ๏ธ ๐ค From one cafe lover to another, I hope this is useful! ๐ค
๐ข This Seoul cafe guide will be regularly updated so, be sure to save it and follow @StormOnTheHorizon (everywhere๐ฒ for updates).
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