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C Story & Photo / Johanna Quinn. Illustration / Gigi Chang

In the summer months, cafés in Seoul open their
doors to waves of sweaty, caffeine deprived
customers who need to beat the humid Seoul
heat. Drink prices can range from anywhere
between KRW 2,000 to KRW 6,000 (USD 1.65 -
Summer Coffee specialty coffee if you know where you are going.
USD 4.95 ) and you can expect to find a lot of
Finding a great place to have a coffee is never too
difficult if you just do a quick search on Naver or
filter through different hashtags on Instagram.

SEOUL CAFÉS OPENING
THEIR DOORS TO THE NEW NORMAL

Photo / Haley Truong

I f you are a fan of coffee or Korean culture, you may have noticed that

coffee shops often appear out of nowhere in Seoul, South Korea. What
was a pizza restaurant one week could be a cool and trendy café the next.
Those who are avid caffeine lovers will often keep an eye out for these
developments and be the first in line when a trendy new spot opens. One of the
key factors driving the rise in trendy café spots in Seoul is the widespread use of
social media, especially Instagram. A good way to gauge if the cafe you are seated
in is cool or not is to see how many of the customers are posing in front of a cam- Photo / Chahn Chance
era for their Instagram followers. If that number is more than five, then you have
found yourself one cool place to have a cup of coffee in Seoul.

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