BY Yoon Ye-jeon, Yoon Ho-jeong, Kim Eun-ha


 Many people enjoy drinking coffees and talking with their friends in cafés. Even though there are many cafes in Seoul we introduce you to three very unique cafes with special themes.


Creative Salon 9





Interior and Theme

 Creative Salon 9 is a café that has a “book” concept. When you go inside this café, you can see many books along one side wall of this café. You can buy many kinds of books with 30 percent discount. If you buy some books in this café, you can have a cup of coffee for free.

 Creative Salon hosts book concerts and author appearances. In these events, you can enjoy listening to music by professional musicians and join recitals by special author. If you have favorite authors, you can meet and have a chance to discuss their books. Even if you have no special membership in this cafe, you can join this program and talk about the topics of several books.

 If you need a special place for your work or social meetings, you can rent a meeting place in this café. 


Menu and Taste

 There are so many kinds of menu you can enjoy. One of the most popular menus is “creative salon 9’s special set menu”. It is consists of a green salad, a club sandwiche, a green tea ice flake, scooped pizza and three drinks. It is best to go with three or four people. It costs 29000 won. Another menu I recommend is “a brunch set”. It is served from 11a.m. to 5p.m. It is consists of a salad, a yogurt, a sandwich, baked potatoes and coffee or tea. It costs 9900 won. If you order at least one menu a person, you can stay in the café for three hours.


Way to go

 This is located in Hap-jeong station near 2 and 8. This café’s telephone number is 02-625-2690.


Hello Kitty Café

 

Interior and Theme

 Hello Kitty Café is the café for people who like Hello Kitty. All of the things in café such as cups, sofas and cushions have the Hello Kitty theme. There are also Hello Kitty logo and drawings in walls, exterior, and even in the beverages and food. For example, they draw many different shapes of Hello Kitty as latte art and make their food look like Hello Kitty. Their cakes and waffles have Hello Kitty shapes.

 They also display Hello Kitty products such as dolls, T-shirts and tumblers in the show window and sell these products.



Menu and Taste

 Their price is similar to other cafes. You can order drinks from a minimum of 3500 won to a maximum of 6000 won and food from 3500 won to 6500 won. In addition, there is a set menu which allows you to enjoy both drinks and food at cheaper prices.

 If you love something sweet, their food will suit for your taste. 


Way to go

 This special café is located in Sinchon. You can get there by walking in the direction of Yonsei University from Sinchon Station exit 1.



General Doctor

 

 This café is managed by a real doctor, who has an actual doctor license. So, we can receive medical treatment!


Interior and Theme

 Once you are in front of this door, you can feel this building is like a hospital. If you enter, you can see many wood tables and chairs in a cozy atmosphere. In the middle of the café, there is a little tree and round shape a table. Also, in the corner, there are many books like comic books, best sellers. The most special thing is that four cats live in this café. They have individual names and the clerks always take care of them. The cats are very gentle so they don’t scratch people if people touch and stroke them. You can take pictures everywhere and print them out on a special printing machine. The café is neat and cozy so it can be great place to talk with friends.

 

Menu and Taste

 General Doctor is famous for its cheese cake and Bingsu. I think it is not fancy like the other Bingsu, but it is healthy because there are not artificial additives like colorings.

 Cheese cake is very special too. It is smaller than other cafes’ cakes, but it has the original taste and flavor of cheese. It is not very sweet but tastes like roasted sesame. You may think it is more expensive than other cakes, but if you eat this once, you can think it deserves to pay this cost.


Way to go

 It is easier to find the cafe from the Hong-ik University front gate. Turn right and go straight, and you can find the building. The front door is in the right side of the building. It looks like a hospital door.


 We have informed you of three unique cafes with special themes like “Hello kitty café”, “General Doctor”, “Creative salon 9”. If you like these cafés, I recommend you to go there.