Korea: Cafe Chang Hee
From what little I've seen of Seoul, the city is crawling with cafes. Every single one of them elegant, Western boutique-y, and so darn cute. Too bad I don't like coffee.
We stopped by Cafe Chang Hee on our way to Insadong:
Concrete chic inside:
CK got herself a tomato juice:
She honestly enjoys that stuff. I, on the other hand, can't stand it.
CK's sister went with a basic Americano:
She really liked it and as she's something of a coffee fiend, I defer to her expert opinion.
As for myself, as a coffee hater (except in the form of ice cream, candy, and Frappuccinos) and a card-carrying cheapskate, I got a raspberry brulee cheesecake:
The desserts were the cheapest non-coffee items on the menu. I really wasn't in the mood to blow eight bucks on a juice. That's just ridiculous. I don't care how fresh the ingredients are.
I'm usually skeptical about Asian cheesecakes, but this one was legit. It actually tasted like a cheesecake, instead of a spongecake, which is what a lot of Asian cheesecakes end up resembling. Very nice.
Cafes in Korea are indeed classy, but I don't really believe that justifies their exorbitant prices. I still can't get over how the prices are not only comparable to that in the States, but HIGHER. Even if I was a coffee drinker, I would skip the cafes in Korea and grab a bottle from 7-11.
Cafe Chang Hee
78 Samcheongro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea
02-735-0986
http://cafechanghee.com/
We stopped by Cafe Chang Hee on our way to Insadong:
Concrete chic inside:
CK got herself a tomato juice:
She honestly enjoys that stuff. I, on the other hand, can't stand it.
CK's sister went with a basic Americano:
She really liked it and as she's something of a coffee fiend, I defer to her expert opinion.
As for myself, as a coffee hater (except in the form of ice cream, candy, and Frappuccinos) and a card-carrying cheapskate, I got a raspberry brulee cheesecake:
The desserts were the cheapest non-coffee items on the menu. I really wasn't in the mood to blow eight bucks on a juice. That's just ridiculous. I don't care how fresh the ingredients are.
I'm usually skeptical about Asian cheesecakes, but this one was legit. It actually tasted like a cheesecake, instead of a spongecake, which is what a lot of Asian cheesecakes end up resembling. Very nice.
Cafes in Korea are indeed classy, but I don't really believe that justifies their exorbitant prices. I still can't get over how the prices are not only comparable to that in the States, but HIGHER. Even if I was a coffee drinker, I would skip the cafes in Korea and grab a bottle from 7-11.
Cafe Chang Hee
78 Samcheongro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea
02-735-0986
http://cafechanghee.com/
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