Iconic Cafes from Korean Drama for Fans to Visit
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In the recent years, the popularity of South Korea as tourist destination is progressively increasing along with the popularity of Korean Drama or well known as K-Drama. Seoul as the capital city of South Korea is also becoming one of the number one city most visited by K-Drama fans from around the world. However, before you start your exploration throughout the city, a cup of coffee sounds like a perfect and fresh start. Well, to make even your morning coffee memorable below is the ten recommendations of iconic cafes from K-Drama for fans to visit which once appeared as the setting of dramas you probably love.
- Coffee Prince Cafe (The 1st of Coffee Prince)
337-2, Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
The first iconic cafes from K-Drama that must be on your itinerary list is Coffee Prince Cafe from K-Drama The 1st of Coffee Prince. Almost the whole setting of the K-drama taken place in this cafe and after the K-drama finished, the cafe is remodeled as authentic as in the drama.
- Mango Six in Gangnam (The Heirs)
891-46, Daechi-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
The Heirs fans must recognize the first time you reach the address, the street which becomes the silent witness how the life of Cha Eun-Sang is crumbled just because of the Kim Tan’s family background.
- Dal.komm Coffee (Decendants of the Sun)
67-7 Yangjae 1(il)-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Some people out there still cannot move on from the love story of Captain Yoo Shi-Jin and Dr. Kang Mo-Yeon. If you are one of them, just get a cup of coffee from Dal.komm Coffee but the branch which used as location where Mo-Yeon decided to leave Shi-Jin is located outside Seoul but there is the second branch located in Seoul which is used as Seo Dae-Young and Yoon Myeong-Joo’s dating place.
- Bonjour Hawaii (Doctors)
395-112 Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Surely you cannot forget the iconic and catchy cafe owned by Chun Soon-Hee, Hye Jung’s best friend which is used as gathering places of all doctors in serial Doctors.
- Mango Six (A Gentleman’s Dignity)
648-13 Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Mango Six in Gangnam is one of the main shooting locations in A Gentleman’s Dignity, the cafe owned by Lee Jung-Rok and where Im Meari is working.
- n.GRILL (You Who Came from the Star)
N Seoul Tower, 105 Namsangongwon-gil, Yongsan 2(i)ga-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Well, n.GRILL is not a type of place where mostly people should go for only a cup of coffee but instead enjoy a night here and having a dinner as what Cheon Song-Yi did when waiting for her alien boyfriend Do Min-Joon in You Who Came from the Star.
- Cafe DROPTOP (Cantabile Tomorrow)
45-1 Eoulmadang-ra, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
In Cantabile Tomorrow, Cafe DROPTOP owned by Cha Yoo-Jin’s mother is the place where most of art and music students are hanging out.
- The Fab Cafe and Design (Healer)
247-9 Nonhun-dong, Kangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Who doesn’t fall in love with Ji Chang Wook in Healer? A mysterious man behind a dark suit with many names but well known as Healer. However, the love of his life is a daughter of Coffee Bay’s owner which in reality is actually The Fab Cafe and Design.
- Caffe Bene (Secret Garden)
663-1 Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Caffe Bene is not much appear in Secret Garden but it is the place where an important scene taken place where Kim Joo-Won kissed Kil Ra-Im.
- Gureum Cafe (Pinocchio)
350 Dongjakdae-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea
There is no scene inside the cafe but there is a memorable scene of Pinocchio happened just outside the cafe. Remember when Dal-Po confronted a famous reporter Song Cha-Ok when he was still a taxi driver? Well, the location is taken just outside this iconic cafe with unique design.
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Well, those ten places surely enough to make yourself full of coffee for weeks but still visiting them is worth it though some of those iconic cafes from K-Drama have sky-high prices but as long as you could take pictures and selfies, it will worth every penny. It’s not like you have coffee there everyday.