The Korea-related blog posts continues as today, I will be sharing with you 3 cafes in Busan where you'll not only be able to snap the cutest pics, but also indulge yourself in the delicious food and drinks they offer. We visited a ton of cafes during our trip, but these 3 left the biggest impression on me when we were in Busan.
1. 커피 잇 하우스 | Coffee IT House
If you're heading to Busan for the first time, just like us, you'd probably plan a trip down to the popular Gamcheon Cultural Village. Whilst making our way up to the village, we passed by a ton of cute little cafes, but the one we settled for was Coffee IT House. I actually saw this cafe on Facebook and immediately, I knew that we had to go there. If you're not a fan of walking around people's houses and would very much prefer to just admire this colourful village from afar, Coffee IT House might be the right place for you too.
Located just a stone throw away from the village, it's not difficult to spot this eye-striking pink cafe. The interior is decked with marble which of course, is perfect for Instagram, but the highlight is this huge window where you will be able to admire the entire village whilst sipping on your cuppa.
Apart from the gorgeous view, the drinks we had (iced choco latte and iced latte) were also one of the best in our entire Korea trip. Depending on the weather, you can also make your way up to the roof top if you prefer to be outdoors, though I wouldn't really recommend you to sit up there because there wasn't any proper or well-maintained furniture at the roof top when we were there. Nevertheless, this cafe was definitely one of my favourite in terms of the interior and food, like honestly, you need to try their choco latte.
Address: Coffee IT House, 10-62 Gamcheon-dong, Saha-gu, Busan, South Korea
2. 카페 더 맨션│Cafe The Mansion
Whilst searching for cafes in Busan online, we came across many cute ones located in Haeundae. Unfortunately, we had no plans to chill in a cafe at Haeundae, and so we decided to just head into any cafe that looks promising. Cafe The Mansion was actually spotted by my boyfriend as it was located on the second floor of a clothing store along a rather quiet alley of Seomyeon.
The interior is beyond adorable and cosy but my favourite is definitely this display of pastries because... Who doesn't love pastries? Since we visited during night time, I didn't want caffeine in my system so I ended up having strawberry juice while my boyfriend got a... Sweet potato latte or a pumpkin latte? Something like that. The drinks were average, however, the apple crumble was sooooo goooood.
It was a chilly night, so most of its customers, including us, chose to sit outdoors. The atmosphere was great and unforgettable since when else would we get a chance to chill outdoors like that without being sweaty?
Address: 62-14 Seojeon-ro 46beon-gil, Jeonpo 1(il)-dong, Busanjin-gu, Busan, South Korea
3. 옵포드 | Oppodd
The last cafe is another one we stumbled upon while exploring Seomyeon. Located right in the heart of busy Seomyeon, this two-storey high cafe sure caught our attention. It was really late that night, but even though we arrived at about 10.30PM which is 30 minutes to their closing time, the popular seats by the window were still fully occupied.
The interior of this cafe is pretty interesting as on the first level, it was spacious, minimal and modern, while on the second level where we sat, the interior looked a lot more retro and almost vintage. As usual, since it was night time, I opted for a hot chocolate instead of coffee, while my boyfriend got himself an iced latte. We didn't had any food since we were told that they will be closing soon, but they sure looked good!
I did enjoy my cup of hot chocolate as it was not too sweet. My boyfriend however, had some difficulties with his iced latte as they gave him a sugar cube which obviously didn't dissolve. Nevertheless, my favourite thing about this cafe is definitely how it is situated right smacked in the center of Seomyeon. If you're a fan of people-watching, be sure to check this cafe out!
Address: 38 Jungang-daero 680beonga-gil, Bujeon 2(i)-dong, Busanjin-gu, Busan, South Korea
Labels: busan, food, korea, lifestyle, review, travel
Prior to my Korea trip in April, I have scoured the internet in attempt to search for places my boyfriend can shop at so he wouldn't get bored (haha), but unfortunately, I just couldn't find any Korea shopping guides for boys! Therefore, during our trip, I just decided there and then... You know what, since I couldn't find any... I'm just gonna make one myself.
In this shopping guide, you'll realise that I've included shops from both Seoul and Busan because that was the 2 main cities we visited, and since my boyfriend and I both love, or
prefer, affordable clothing, you can rest assure that the stores I'll be sharing today are all budget-friendly! No doubt, we visited a ton of different fashion stores all over Seoul and Busan, so instead of covering every single store, I'll only be sharing those that I find worth paying a visit to.
Seomyeon, Busan
For starters, Seomyeon is hands down the best place to be in Busan whether or not you're looking for a place to eat or shop. This area reminds me of Hongdae, but I'd say it's a little bit smaller and therefore much organized.
The first shop is called
Fashion Warehouse and you can easily differentiate this shop from the rest because it has a pretty huge and unique entrance with a massive teddy bear right outside. It is very similar to many of the other shops I will be sharing here, but I think I love this one the most because it has girls and guys clothes on the same level which means I can shop my stuff, while my boyfriend can shop his, and we can still easily find each other to ask for opinions.
Apart from clothing items, they also have a section for accessories like baseball caps, bucket hats, berets, newsboy hats, jewelry, belts, bags, fashion glasses, you name it, they have it. Oh and they also have shoes! The price ranges from about 9,000won onwards for simple T-shirts, ~15,000won for button down shirts and of course it gets pricier for outerwear (they had denim jackets, leather jackets, trench coats, everything!!) and denim jeans.
The next shop is called
The Premium Outlet Shopping Mall and it is also located in Seomyeon. It's technically a smaller version of the first shop since it also offers both male and female clothing, and accessories. If you're interested, you can catch me shopping
here in my Busan Day 2 vlog!
While you can find a couple of male clothing stores here and there at BIFF Square and Pusan National University, nothing beats Seomyeon for me and so if you're tight on schedule, just head to Seomyeon!
Hongdae, Seoul
Hongik University (Hongdae) is a huge area and it's a must-go if you're visiting Seoul. Like I said, Seomyeon reminds me of Hongdae because apart from fashion stores, Hongdae also has a huge variety of restaurants and cafes. Also similar to Busan, while you can find a few male fashion stores here and there at Myeongdong and Ehwa University (Edae), if you want more options or if you're tight on schedule, Hongdae is the place to go.
Right after exiting Hongik University Station at Exit 8, turn right and walk straight. In about 50m on your left, you'll see
Troubadour just beside the roundabout. Troubadour also has an outlet in Gangnam (which looked a lot bigger from the outside), but this was the outlet we went. As you can already tell from the outside of the building, this is a huge ass store and it's entirely dedicated to male clothing and accessories!
T-shirts, buttons downs, jeans, sweatpants, outerwear, hats, bags, jewelry, eye-wear, socks... Basically everything you'll ever need to complete an outfit is here. Not to mention, prices are extremely reasonable at ~9,000won for T-shirts, ~15,000won for button down shirts, ~35,000won for denim jeans, etc. Some of the items are free size, but most of them do have sizes available!
Address: TROUBADOUR, 169-11 Donggyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
For females, you can find cheap denim jeans literally everywhere. If you watched my
Korean Fashion Haul video, I bought a pair of 10,000won denim jeans from GoTo Mall and even those jeans from Chuu, a well-known Korean brand, offers affordable high quality jeans at only 18,000won. Sadly, for guys, that isn't the case... Until we stumbled upon this shop at Hongdae!
This store offers both female and male denim jeans, but since this is a shopping guide for the boys, head down to the basement for their boys collection!
Prices starts from ~20,000won onwards which is considered rare and affordable in Seoul as most of the stores we went to were selling denim jeans at 60,000won and above! Even though the area was pretty cramp and small (as it was also packed with customers), all their jeans are arranged according to sizes which makes it easier to find the right pair for yourself. Pictures of the different styles are also hung up around the store so you know what options are available.
Address: 홍대빽바지 South Korea, Seoul, Mapo-gu, Seogyo-dong, 345-14번지
Overall, I'd say Hongdae has the most number of affordable trendy male fashion stores in Seoul. We did go to a couple more stores in Hongdae, but these are the ones that I'll recommend if you don't have the time to walk through every part of Hongdae.
To summarize, Seomyeon and Hongdae will be your best bet and you're searching for trendy and affordable male fashion items!
Labels: busan, fashion, korea, lifestyle, seoul, tips, travel
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