Friday, November 17, 2017

2017 Nov: South Korea: Seoul: Blute Garden Cafe


Not your regular cafe, but this is another flower garden themed cafe in the heart of Hongdae.  This is the previous location of Four Season's House (Yoon's Color), that is now converted to a garden coffee shop.

Once you arrived at Blute Cafe, you may choose where ever you want to be seated.  Tables already have their menu and good thing most are written in English.  They offer variety of drinks from coffee, teas, fruit teas, to alcoholic beverages.  Pay as you order is observed here.




Experience:
Food: fruit herb blending tea, wild cherry (8000KRW = 320PHP)
Personal Preference: 8 out of 10, wide selection of drinks, few cakes available.

Then you can roam around the areas where there are less diners.

Enjoy the rustic furniture pieces and unique chairs with hard wooden tables.

Since this is a garden cafe, there are enormous living plants inside the cafe and few dried flowers for the accent.





The garden cafe by the porch area is more charming at night.




Open schedule: Monday 10:00 - 18:00, Tuesday-Sunday 10:00 - 22:00

It's been 6 years since I last visited the place (previous visit on November 2011), good thing that this special room with inverted yellow roses which was used on Summer Scent was still kept intact.  No drinks on this room, but guests are welcomed to take photos.  They even provide flower bouquets and flower headdress that can be used anytime. 




While resting at the porch area, here's what you can see under the trees and glittering lamps.



K-Drama Filming Location
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo (Dec 2016, MBC) Ep 10
Jung Jae-yi (Lee Jae-yoon) called over Kim Bok-joo (Lee Sung-kyung) to apologies regarding his attendance on the lifting competition.


How to get to Blute Garden Cafe
Website: http://blog.naver.com/blute2010
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blute_gardeningcafe/
Open: Mon 10am–12pm. Thurs, Fri, Sat 10–1am.
Location: 12, Wausan-ro 14-gil Mapo-gu Seoul
Transport: Line 6, Sangsu Station Exit 2.
But you also take the option of having a very long walk from Line 2, Hongik Station, take Exit 8 or 9, then pass by the university street up to this area.



Summary: Autumn Itinerary for 5 days in Seoul, South Korea, 2017

Day
Places to see
Food and Restaurants
Where to Sleep
1
World Cup Park [Autumn/Bong Soo]
Seoul Forest Station [Autumn/K2]
Konkuk University [Autumn/Goblin]
Underground Market (Seoul Bus Terminal)

2
W Hand Steak [Battle Trip]
Cocoon Guest House
3
Digital Media [Best Punch]
Cocoon Guest House
4
Alver [Arirang Live]
Blute [Bok Joo]
Pork Soup Restaurant
Cocoon Guest House
5
Bupyeong Luggage Locker
Inha University [Autumn/Bok Joo]
Café Valor [Beauty Inside]
Paris Baguette
Cocoon Guest House