Coffee & Brunch (The Hanok) — Restaurant in Seoul

MAXIMUM QUAINTNESS ACHIEVED! Most of the 5 stars are for the atmosphere, of which this place should get 10 out of 5. The village/steet where this is located is close-in and warm in a city that often vaults up and away in electric layers of massive modern commercialism. We stumbled upon this place on a mid-morning walk. Stepping in, you are greeted by a handful of tight, cozy, wooden spaces adjoining a tiny tea garden, all in the traditional hanok architectural form. Once you've chosen a cove to sit in, breakfast was of the euro/america style but clearly made with art and love. Tasty enough for foot sore travelers. I had tangerine green tea, which was fragrant and sweet. Service is more like an old style coffeehouse in that you pick it up from the window to the kitchen when it is ready. The server is the cook is the greeter(is the owner, probably). Feels like a dreamy home away from...

I loved the place! I got a croffle brunch and a caramel macchiato and my friend got the green plum tea and rice cake. Everything was delicious (OK the rice cake is a bit weird but I liked it) and I found the price reasonable 33.500 won. The portion of the brunch was good and more than enough for me. The cafe is foreign friendly. The place has air-conditioning and the owner has kept the traditional style of Hanok inside. It has a nice relaxing music and the decoration is very nice. They also sell some beautiful pottery. We stayed for quite some time to escape the...

Cafe in a traditional Korean house, with the walls, roof n bricks. Overall food is good, but the cafe vibe somehow doesn't gel well, even though soft cafe music is playing. Maybe becos the deco is quite old fashioned Korean, not the hip retro Korean style. And the owner is a old school aunty, feel more like a street food aunty kind of feel. But, it's true she speaks various language.... Hmmm, I also dunno why the ambience just couldnt gel.

Western breakfast kind of selection like bagel,...