3 Seoul’s Photogenic Cafes Offering A Chill Time Within Walking Distance From Myeong-dong

Korea is still one of the popular sightseeing spots, which keeps creating attractive content and culture such as Korean drama, k-pop, cosmetics and fashion. Especially, the big downtown ‘Myeong-dong’ which gathers the latest people, things and matters is a place to visit once. However, are there a lot of people who can’t travel due to the pandemic? In that situation, it’s also a good idea to collect information while looking forward to visiting abroad. This time, we’re going to introduce fashionable and relaxing cafes that you can visit within walking distance from Myeong-dong, so please check them out.

“COFFEE CIGARETTES” Where You Can Enjoy the Seoul City View & Mountains

“COFFEE CIGARETTES” which is located on the 17th floor of the building, is a cafe where you can overlook the streets of Seoul and the mountains in the back. If you want to enjoy the view, go to the window seats. When you view it through the wide-open window, you feel elegant as if you were traveling in the sky. It’s also nice to visit in the evening for seeing the sunset when the city turns red. At night, the night view with shining neon lights spreads out. It seems that you can spend a luxury time with a cup of coffee. The food menu is popular for the bagel. Plenty of cream cheese topped with various ingredients such as raisins and nuts, and little hot spices are also included. It’s also a good point that you can feel Korean elements.

Opening Hours	Monday – Friday 7:30AM – 9:00PM / Saturday 11:00AM – 9:30PM Closed on Sunday, Chinese New Year and Korean Thanksgiving Day
Address	116 Seosomun-ro, Jung-gu, 17F Seoul, South Korea
Access	A 3-minute walk from the Hotel Gracery Seoul
URL	https://www.seoulnavi.com/food/6786/

You Can Feel Free & Relaxed in The Open Cafe “Dal.komm Coffee“

“dal.komm(タルコム) COFFEE” is a cafe chain that has widely expanded in Korea and is loved by Korean. It operates with different concepts in each store and the Cheonggye Plaza located in Seoul City is especially famous for its open cafe with the classic European style. We recommend that you enjoy a coffee at the outdoor cafe terrace on sunny days.

The rooftop terrace is covered with a tarp on days when there is no wind, so you can relax in the shade. After the evening, it’s lit up and makes a romantic atmosphere. By the way, this cafe is also sponsoring dramas, and Bundang Jeongja Store is famous as a location for Koran dramas,  ‘Love Under The Sun’ and ‘Goblin’.

Opening Hours	Monday – Friday 8:00AM – 10:00PM / Saturday and Sunday 10:00AM – 10:00PM
Address	24-8 Jong-ro, Seorin-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Access	A 6-minute walk from the Hotel Gracery Seoul
URL	https://travelin.koreabyme.com/listing/dal-komm/

Gathering the World’s Coffee Goods – “Mahlwerk” Which Stimulate Your Curiosty

“Mahlwerk” is a cafe where the couple who owns this shop gathers over 800 coffee grinders and coffee-related goods collected from all over the world.

The cafe is full of goods decorated like museum exhibits, it seems that you are feeling excited. There are a variety of menus from orthodox normal coffee to popular Korean drinks (coffee with the same amount of cream floating on top). The cafe has also fresh juices and tea menus, so it’s the best for finding your favorite one. Outdoors, there is also a cafe terrace where you can feel the sunlight filtering through the trees.

Opening Hours	Monday – Friday 10:00AM – 9:00PM / Saturday and Sunday 11:00AM – 9:00PM
Address	189-14, Jangchung-dong 2-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Access	A 25-minute walk from Hotel Gracery Seoul
URL	https://map.konest.com/dpoi/101749181