Cool, Cute Cafes in Seoul, Korea

     During my study abroad in Korea, I was able to find a lot of cute and interesting cafes around Seoul, and I would like to share some of my findings with you :3

Banana Tree Cafe

Address: 525-3 Apgujeong-ro 4-gil, Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Banana Tree is a cafe that offers cakes and patbingsu in flower pots, as well as warm/cold drinks topped with a huge cloud of  cotton candy. I believe there are two locations in Seoul, one in Gangnam and another one in Itaewon, The one that I went was in Gangnam and it was pretty small, and had to wait around 20 minutes to get a seat. I did pass by the one in Itaewon and I saw it is a little more spacious, so I would recommend going to that one instead.

Caface

Hongik-ro 3-gil, Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea

I found this cafe while wondering around Hondae. It is in one of the alleyways next to one of the clothing shop street near Hongik Station line 2 (exit 9). At Caface, there is a photo booth where you take a picture of yourself with a phone provided, and then somehow they put the picture on the foam of your coffee. It is not a sticker, the print is actually tinted foam so you can drink yourself. Pretty creepy haha...

Nature Fruit Cafe

Gangnam-daero, Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Thanks Nature Cafe (Sheep Cafe)

6 Hongik-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea

At Thanks Nature Cafe, they have two sheep that you can pet, feed, and get pictures with, after you make a purchase at their cafe (the sheep are outside the cafe, but inside, it is all decorated with sheep art). They have a lot of different desserts like waffles and bingsu, as well as hot/cold beverages.

Line Friends Store & Cafe

535-15, Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea

Cafe Bora

Yulgok-ro 3-gil, Sogyeok-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Cafe Bora is a dessert place where they make all of their treats out of sweet purple potato. I tried the ice cream and the honey potato chips, and they were both pretty good. I would really recommend this place. They have bingsu and tea options as well.

Ddong Cafe (Poop Cafe)

38 Insadong-gil, Gwanhun-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea

This cafe is on the top floor of Ssamziegil mall in Insadong, where there is also a poop museum called Poopoo Land (it is really fun), and have stands selling poop shaped breads filled with azuki beans. Inside the cafe, everything is poop and bathroom themed, and decorated with flowers to make it look prettier. They offer desserts, drinks, and pasta in bathroom bowls like the one in the picture.

Hello Kitty Cafe

364-6 Eoulmadang-ro, Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea

La Douce

Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea

La Douce cafe was one of my favorite cafes because of how cute the foam on the drinks is and how the cheesecake is made to look like cheddar cheese (it tastes like regular cheesecake, and if I don't remember wrong, I think it was lime cheesecake). 

Florte Flower Cafe

37-gil Wausan, Donggyo-dong, Mapo-Gu, Seoul

Super Cute cafe where you can get pictures with flower crowns, and other decorations provided for customers; along with your drink. 

Raccoon Cafe (Hongdae)

A lot of my friends did not want to go to Racoon Cafe because they seem scary, but these raccoons were pretty friendly and it was fun feeding them and playing around with them too. 

Take-Out Drawing Cafe (Itaewon)

Dongsung, Jogno-gu,Seoul

I got a coffee topped with meringue at Take-Out, and it was pretty good. All of their other items on their menu look as fancy as this one that I got. I would recommend for coffee lovers.

Line Friends Store & Cafe Itaewon

Although there are a lot of Line Cafes in Seoul, I think that the best one is the one at Itaewon because they offer the most variety on their menu such as burgers sets, ice cream, macaroons, and even beer. The breakfast  set that I got included scrambled eggs, sausages with faces, bacon, french toast, and coffee.

Nina Kitchen (Edae)

Walk straight from Ehwa Woman's University station Line 2, exit 3; turn right at Ewhayeodae 3-gil, and it should be on your right. (The address on Google Maps takes you to the Starbucks near there).

Colline

408-27, Eoulmadang-ro, Seogyo-dong, Mapo-Gu, Seoul

Colline was one of the nicest places I visited. It is decorated all around with flowers, and the food and drinks are served in really nice trays, dishes, and (the hipster) mason jars. 

FYI:

I have an Instagram account (@soniyumms) where I posted a lot of the places I went to eat in Seoul (you can also find the location on the pictures on Instagram). And I used Google Maps during my stay in Korea, and worked perfectly fine with subway and bus stations. But as for walking, it doesn't tell you what route to use, it only draws a straight line from the station to the destination, but all I did was follow the map's lines instead of the trajectory that it tells you, and was able to reach my destination.

One last note; although there is wifi almost everywhere in Seoul, it does not connect all of the time so it may become troublesome, but for me, I was able to survive without having to buy data for my phone.