Gongbech in Jeju: Chic Cafe+Gallery of BTS Suga’s Brother

Gongbech Bakery Café is located in northeastern Jeju island and along the coast. One of the many, many coffee shops you can find along the coast of Jeju. It is also in an in-the-middle-of-nowhere sort, remote and solitary — but is actually blossoming recently with more cafes such as Lee Hyori and Lee Sang Soon's … Continue reading Gongbech in Jeju: Chic Cafe+Gallery of BTS Suga’s Brother

Coffee in Seogwipo: Haru B Coffee at Chilsimni Food Street [하루비커피]

The tourism street-signboard of Chilsimni Food Street near the port only lists restaurants where you can get a full meal, but there are definitely more to find on this long stretch of road such as coffee shops like Haru B Coffee. Along the section of the food street that faces the ocean, there are definitely … Continue reading Coffee in Seogwipo: Haru B Coffee at Chilsimni Food Street [하루비커피]

No Lone Zone in Downtown Jeju

This is less a review of this coffee shop than a sweet recollection of a slightly bitter experience in Jeju that brought me to this cafe. I arrived at Jeju airport on a late Thursday afternoon just in time to catch the sunset from the bus going to my hotel. Supposedly. I later realized (thankfully … Continue reading No Lone Zone in Downtown Jeju

Anthracite Coffee Jeju (Plus Things to Do in Hallim-eup)

I was on a coffee spree right on my first day in Jeju. After Bomnal Cafe, I decided to find another coffee place before calling it a day. I took a 30-minute scenic bus ride westward to Anthracite Coffee. Anthracite is not an exclusively local Jeju cafe. It was born in Seoul, where it currently … Continue reading Anthracite Coffee Jeju (Plus Things to Do in Hallim-eup)

Bomnal Cafe in Aewol, Jeju [봄날 카페]

I did not see a lot of interior photos of Bomnal Cafe, so I expected it to be a simple indie cafe, judged from the usual representative photo of the cafe's walk-up order window. The usual photo that represents Bomnal Cafe. But once I got there, my image of Bomnal Cafe expanded into a bigger, … Continue reading Bomnal Cafe in Aewol, Jeju [봄날 카페]