Enjoy the cozy and authentic Korean atmosphere at a hanok café with the subtle scent of wood while relaxing to the sound of raindrops falling from the roof and gazing at the outside view through the picture frame-like windows.
Seoul ┃ Teumari
A three-story hanok café with a rooftop view of Jongmyo Shrine, where all the spiritual tablets of the kings and queens of Joseon dynasty are enshrined.
The café was renovated from a peasant’s house of the Joseon dynasty. A rooftop was added to offer a view of Jongmyo Shrine while preserving the building’s original form. The glimpse of Jongmyo Shrine among the tall trees behind the shrine’s stonewall seems even more beautiful.
The café specializes in pour-over coffee. They also serve beer and wine along with desserts and appetizers to pair with the drinks.
- Address: 107-1, Seosulla-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul (서울특별시 종로구 서순라길 107-1)
- Instagram: @teumari_cafe
Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do ┃Saridang
A hanok café that uses nature and windows to show the true beauty of chagyeong.
Saridang Café was renovated from an old hanok house that was resided by five generations. The café displays an excellent example of chagyeong, a concept in traditional Korean architecture of enjoying the outside view from a window as if it were a painting in a frame. Saridang has large windows on all sides with seats facing the windows, enabling all their customers to enjoy the outside view.
Saridang offers traditional Korean desserts like yakgwa (honey cookie) and juak (chewy rice cake with filling). The café mostly uses ingredients from crops that are grown by the café’s owner, who is also a young farmer, and local crops.
- Address: 38, Sarian-gil, Pyeongtaek-si, Gyeonggi-do (경기도 평택시 서탄면 사리안길 38)
- Instagram: @saridang.c
Gangneung, Gangwon-do ┃ Griuni
A hanok dessert café located near Gangneung’s popular attraction Chodang Sundubu Village.
Griuni is a modern hanok building with roof eaves that demonstrate graceful curves. The café also has a mini table set up on toetmaru (outdoor wooden veranda) so that visitors may enjoy the view from under the eaves. The place is filled with a cozy ambiance that cannot be hindered even by sudden rain shower.
The café’s signature drink is a rich espresso topped with cream made with Chodang soft bean curd.
- Address: 166, Nanseolheon-ro, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do (강원도 강릉시 난설헌로 166)
- Instagram: @cafe_griuni
