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Greysuitcase Seoul Cafe Series: Ban Bossy Boutique (밴보시부티크), Hongdae (홍대), Seoul, South Korea.

Ban Bossy Boutique • 밴보시부티크

밴보시부티크
October 09, 2018 by greysuitcase in Cafe, Seoul, South Korea

Finding Ban Bossy Boutique (밴보시부티크) on my first visit to this place was quite and ordeal. Originally, I was looking for a cafe called Plank & Gilt. I looked up and followed the direction to this cafe, and I was so sure that I already arrived at the right spot. But then, there’s no Plank & Gilt sign found anywhere in the building of the address or anywhere close to that spot. I even try to check out the area surrounding the building and made my way around the block twice. After a good 20 minutes of searching, I was ready to give up when I finally noticed that there’s a cafe on the third floor of the building where Plank & Gilt was supposed to be, but the name’s different. At this point, I thought might as well check the place out. Better than nothing right? I stepped into the cafe and, lo and behold, the interior of the cafe is the same as Plank & Gilt but the name on the wall is now Ban Bossy Boutique. Turned out, the cafe changed their name to Ban Bossy Boutique but kept everything else the same.

Ban Bossy Boutique is one of the nicer cafes I found around Hongdae (홍대) area. The cafe is spacious, with a lot of natural lighting coming in from the big windows surrounding the space. The interior is a combination of marble tables and various furnitures with different pastel colors combination, such as pink, mint, grey, white, and rose gold as accent color. This place is definitely a good place to take photos and the cafe is very Instagrammable.

As for menu choice, they have plenty to choose from. Coffee, tea, juice, and desserts are available for more lighter options. But if you want something more fulfilling, there are food options available as well as beer and wine options to go with that. I was happy that I was able to order tea from their 28 tea bags collection (pretty rare for cafes to have good extensive tea selections). This place is definitely a good place to hangout with your girlfriends and my tip is to come during day time if you wanna take some photos inside the cafe and enjoy the view.

Greysuitcase Seoul Cafe Series: Ban Bossy Boutique (밴보시부티크), Hongdae (홍대), Seoul, South Korea.
Greysuitcase Seoul Cafe Series: Ban Bossy Boutique (밴보시부티크), Hongdae (홍대), Seoul, South Korea.
Greysuitcase Seoul Cafe Series: Ban Bossy Boutique (밴보시부티크), Hongdae (홍대), Seoul, South Korea.
Greysuitcase Seoul Cafe Series: Ban Bossy Boutique (밴보시부티크), Hongdae (홍대), Seoul, South Korea.
Greysuitcase Seoul Cafe Series: Ban Bossy Boutique (밴보시부티크), Hongdae (홍대), Seoul, South Korea.
Greysuitcase Seoul Cafe Series: Ban Bossy Boutique (밴보시부티크), Hongdae (홍대), Seoul, South Korea.
Greysuitcase Seoul Cafe Series: Ban Bossy Boutique (밴보시부티크), Hongdae (홍대), Seoul, South Korea.
Greysuitcase Seoul Cafe Series: Ban Bossy Boutique (밴보시부티크), Hongdae (홍대), Seoul, South Korea.
 
 

Ban Bossy Boutique • 밴보시부티크

Address: 서울특별시 마포구 서교동 408-17 3층
Telephone: 02-337-9896
Hours: 12:00 - 22:00 (Weekdays) | 11:00 - 22:00 (Weekend)

Instagram: @banbossy


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Greysuitcase Seoul Cafe Series: Cacao Boom (카카오봄), Hongdae (홍대), Seoul, South Korea.

Cacao Boom • 카카오봄

Cacao Boom
August 19, 2017 by greysuitcase in Cafe, Seoul, South Korea

I visited Cacao Boom (카카오봄) with Soo Zee last spring after one of our usual catch up dinner. This place is apparently one of her favorite gelato place in Hongdae (홍대) and since I don't drink coffee and never been here before, she thought this would be a prefect place for us to get dessert. The weather outside was a little bit chilly for me so I ordered their hot chocolate. It was delicious. Not too sweet, perfect temperature and it even came with side of a leaf-shaped chocolate bites. Soo Zee on the other hand, despite of the chilly weather outside, already had her heart set on ordering their chocolate gelato even before we reached this place. And so she did and according to her review, it tasted really good. Don't believe me? Watch the clip here or go try their gelato and see for yourself ;)

Greysuitcase Seoul Cafe Series: Cacao Boom (카카오봄), Hongdae (홍대), Seoul, South Korea.
Greysuitcase Seoul Cafe Series: Cacao Boom (카카오봄), Hongdae (홍대), Seoul, South Korea.
Greysuitcase Seoul Cafe Series: Cacao Boom (카카오봄), Hongdae (홍대), Seoul, South Korea.
Greysuitcase Seoul Cafe Series: Cacao Boom (카카오봄), Hongdae (홍대), Seoul, South Korea.
Greysuitcase Seoul Cafe Series: Cacao Boom (카카오봄), Hongdae (홍대), Seoul, South Korea.
Greysuitcase Seoul Cafe Series: Cacao Boom (카카오봄), Hongdae (홍대), Seoul, South Korea.

By the way, if you haven't already known, my friends Soo Zee and Leigh, who make videos on Youtube for their channel DoStuff, actually also have a food account called TasteStuff on Instagram that is filled with awesome food spots. They've taken me to so many different places that have tasty and excellent food and some of those places have become my favorite spots too. If you're looking for some legit places to eat in Seoul (and sometimes outside Seoul), go give this account a follow!

p.s: They also just recently post their thoughts on Cacao Boom's chocolate gelato. 

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Cacao Boom (카카오봄)

Address: 서울특별시 마포구 와우산로27길 6
Telephone: 02-3141-4663
Hours: 11:00 - 22:00

Instagram: @cacaoboom


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Lunch at Hongdae

March 31, 2016 by greysuitcase in Food, Seoul, South Korea, Weekend

Last friday, I met up with Ken for an overdue catch up session in Hongdae (홍대). This was my first time back in this neighborhood again and it certainly felt good to back in a familiar place. If you visit Hongdae frequent enough, you'll eventually noticed that there are certain spots that are very popular for meeting point. Exit 8 and 9 are those spots for Hongdae subway station. Whether you come in the morning or in the afternoon, there will always be people standing or sitting around those exits, looking at their cell phones waiting for the people who they're gonna meet to come up from the steps.

So, following the popular choice, Ken and I decided to meet up at exit 8. It's just easier that way to find each other. We haven't seen each other for almost half a year and it was nice to feel that almost nothing has changed since our last meet when he showed up and greeted me like we just hung out yesterday. We made our way to the lunch place, Gaemi (개미), around Sangsu (상수) area and the food there was delicious and cheap. We had the Steak Rice Bowl (스테이크 덮밥), the Cube Steak Rice Bowl (큐브스테이크 덮밥), and the Salmon Rice Bowl (연어 덮밥) to share. And each menu was under ₩10,000. A pretty good place for a solid lunch I would say. We walked around the area for a bit to shoot some stuff before moving on to the next place. It was a successful lunch outing overall. 

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5Extracts

January 27, 2016 by greysuitcase in Cafe, Seoul, South Korea

It's been a while since my last post. The end of 2015 and the first couple of weeks of 2016 were hectic. With family matters to attend to and traveling for winter break, I had to put a pause to update this blog. Now that I'm back, I'm slowly starting to catch up on back logged pictures and actually have time to edit again. So expect more posts coming your way soon :) 

For my first post in 2016, visited 5Extracts (파이브익스트랙츠) in Hongdae (홍대) with Soo Zee for an impromptu coffee session. Have been hearing about how good the coffee selection is at this place, but never actually been here before, since I don't drink coffee and all. But since Soo Zee suggested the place, we went. The place is actually pretty cozy. Not too big, not too small, and it was pretty quite, which is kinda nice so you don't have to scream at your friends when you talk them. But then again, I came on a weekday night, so things might be different on weekends. Anyways, definitely go try this place out if you want a good cup of coffee around Hongdae.

ps: Hope everybody is having a great first month of the year! Can't believe January is almost over. 

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La Lune Violette

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Perfectly. Cooked. Lamb. That's the thing I remembered the most about this place. La Lune Violette (라 룬 비올렛) is a French bistro located around Hongdae (홍대) station with great food menu and wine selections. Went there for dinner with a friend of mine to do some catching up. We ordered their Sous-vide Pork Belly with Bacon Wrapped Asparagus (수비드 꼬숑), Apple Chips Salad (사과칩 샐러드), and Sous-vide Lamb Shoulder Rack (수비드 램) to share. The Apple Chips Salad was a nice refreshing opener to the meal. The crispy apple chips were really delicious and gave a nice balance to the dish. On to the main courses, the pork belly was cooked perfectly, with crispy skin on top of each pieces. Although the overall dish tasted a little heavy, it was still good. My favorite dish was the lamb dish. Perfectly cooked, a little crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and seasoned just right. The only thing that was lacking is the portion :p (was still craving for more lamb at the end of our meal). Overall, I would recommend this place to anybody who want to try some good French food with a fairly affordable price. Although the menu portion is a little small, I guess that just means that you'll still have some room for desserts afterwards :)

Hope everybody have a good weekend ahead! :)

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