Arirang TV: Coffee in Korea

Filed as: Us and Bucheon // Responses: 21

So here’s our third segment with Arirang TV. This one is on Coffee in Korea. As you might already know, we freaking love Korean Coffee culture, as we made a video about CafÃ© Lua recently and our favorite Coffee Shop in Samchungdong a long time ago. And so, since we’re so passionate about sharing Korean Coffee Culture, we did a video with Arirang TV about it. Huzzah!

One interesting note here: the coffee shop in this video from 57 seconds to roughly 1:05 is a great coffee shop in Bucheon called “Coffee Kitchen.” We go there a lot, but we haven’t made a video for it yet, which we plan on doing someday. It’s a fantastic coffee shop with a great vibe. It’s located behind Hyundai Department Store. Pass the street food stall and walk towards that clock tower thingy in the middle of the intersection. Look up to the second floor on your right. You’ll see Coffee Kitchen there. Bam!

Another thing: in this video you’ll see us talk about Hongdae a bit, and our idea of the new things that Korea provides. This is something we’re passionate about, as we mentioned in our last post talking about David Dutton’s awesome movie. You hear a lot about Korea’s tradition and culture, but not that much about their newer trends. Korean coffee is often brushed off as just being Maxim Sticks and Instant Coffee, but it’s really a lot more than that, and it’s a growing trend. Coffee Shops are popping up all over the place, and though some of them can be quite bad, others can be really, really awesome.

Anyhow, that’s enough about coffee for now. Probably the reason why we’ve done so much about it as of late is because we just about live in coffee shops. So, if you’ve got an awesome one to recommend, please let us know! We’re always looking for cool places to sit down and edit videos for hours! Hooray! And, as always, big thanks to JB and Annie from [ë‹‰ì‘¤] Enjoy Your Happy Life~* for the Korean subtitles. Huzzah!

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Robert

Power blogger? Sounds like a T-shirt slogan. Simon Stawski: Power Blogger!

http://www.eatyourkimchi.com Eatyourkimchi

Ha! I hate the term Power Blogger, but it's sooooo popular here in Korea.

Lynn Nguyen

omg, i also have cheesecake and muffin cats also
ReRee

awwwww!
I want to go to the cat cafe!
looks so cute!
and how does it feel to be called Power Blogger?
Valeria Garcia

omg, that latte looks delicious! i really want to learn how to make my own at home. there's only starbucks in my area, and, well, it's not that great >_> thank you guys so much for devoting your time to make such cool videos :)
gen

Hello! I just want to say that I find about about your blog just yesterday, and I already love it! The first video I saw was the one on nose rollers. Had a good laugh. I never knew about Korean coffee culture, but now I'm excited to see it for myself. If I get to visit Korea (really want to, but not sure how to find my way around), I'll make sure to see if I can find Cafe Lua and Coffee Kitchen.

Keep up the great work, guys! Anxiously waiting for more!
summerly

i still remember the coffee i had at Caffe Bene in SK.. one of the best coffee chains in SK imo.

http://www.eatyourkimchi.com Eatyourkimchi

Even though we're not really fond of the chains here, I do think that Caffe Bene is one of the better ones.

Maïlys Mailliez

Yummy!!!
By the way, can you give me more details about the cat cafe, I miss so much my cat, here, in Korea, that I have to go there! ^_^
I'd like to try one of these coffee shop when I'll go to Seoul!!! ^_^
Jason Teale

I am really glad that you recommended the indie cafes in Korea. After being trained in Vancouver by some of the world's top baristas, I found a lot of the trendy shops/chains in Korea have the worst "coffee" ever. The indie shops are saving coffee and its culture in Korea because so many that I have talked to actually study coffee as an art form more than an image or for a quick buck. They put their passion into their work and it shows up in how great their coffee tastes.

Great work with the video.

http://www.eatyourkimchi.com Eatyourkimchi

That's fantastic! Do you have any places in Seoul you recommend? We're always looking for cool new places.

http://www.facebook.com/people/Milan-PospÄ›ch/100000141063583 Milan PospÄ›ch

Blogrrrr Power!!!
http://londonseoul.blogspot.com/ Ari

Korea really is all about coffee! I'm trying to quit the caffeine right now but it's soooooooooo hard with all the temptation. Good job supporting quality indie cafes, because a lot of the coffee in chain cafes here really is absolutely dire, and people should know there are much better places out there!
http://www.frshgrnd.com aaron

I agree with you that Korea has good coffee, but it's really hard to find given the huge number of cafes on any given street. And honestly most of the indie shops aren't any better than the chains. You need to know where to look to find the true specialists who source high quality beans, use roasters that roast lighter to preserve the origin characteristics of the coffee, and cafe owners & baristas that take the craft seriously and know how to keep quality standards, consistently good technique, cleanliness, and freshness all in check. The number of cafes on that level is not high.
yoshidesu

Oh Simon, you're so quiet without Martina… But anyway! Korean coffee is definitely the best!
strigoiaca

oh simon you're a cat person too? i love your names for them. I at one point had 9 cats but now I'm only down to six; Merlin, Starby, Chrissey, Ravioli, Marie Antoinette and Smokey. I also have two dogs Sir Lancelot and Princess Jazmine
Mark

Like the video, like what you do, but not sure I can agree with you on coffee. 90% of coffee shops here suck. Just because it's sold/available on mass, doesn't make it an amazing culture. If you're a coffee connoisseur it's infuriating to have to find the needle in the haystack. Jeez, it's even hard enough to find a coffee shop that doesn't serve coffee in a paper or plastic cup (as in your video!). But, I guess if you like fads and are happy jumping on the bandwagon – the explosion isn't such a bad thing.
Jessie

that latte looks so tempting i feel like having it now, is it alright to reveal how much is an average cup of coffee like that latte there? just wondering..
Lovekaramito

yummy coffee
ARAbed Master

how we can contact with premixed coffee sellers?!

please answer me on “arabed0@gmail:disqus.com”

thank you.
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