Throwback Thursday - Wandering Around Hapjeong

{March 29, 2013}

One of the things I miss the most about living in Seoul is wandering around with my friends, just discovering new and interesting, funny things. When my friend Tracie called me up to go find a bakery she had seen online, I was all up for it, because, bread.

We meet at the Hapjeong subway station and walked to the bakery following Tracie's directions. They were super kind to us and the bread was AMAZING.

 We bought some bread and walked over to a close by shop to get us some drinks and have our breakfast.

After that, we wandered a little longer around the area, taking pictures of cool random things we saw on the street.

 One of those things was the Cafe known as the "Hobbit Cafe", which I was never able to visit because, no matter what time of day I stopped by, it was always closed.

 More fun stuff around Hapjeon/Hongdae:

 It's the simple things we did there that I miss the most. Just picking a random area of the city and checking it out, walking around with no worries at all about getting lost.

Thank you for stopping by!

Love,

Zayda

Cafe Goodovening

Goodovening. I can't even say that word. But yeah, their ovening is good. It's not amazingovening, or greatovening, but it really is good. I have found myself being VERY picky with cupcakes and baked goods in Korea. You can say I'm spoiled because growing up, there was always amazing baking around me. No wonder I'm so chunky. Korean cupcakes can be dry sometimes and usually not as sweet as I would like, which is probably healthier, but whatever, they're cupcakes. They're not supposed to be healthy.

 I was introduced to this place by Tracie. She was the one who found all the cool stuff. I miss that. More than a cupcake shop, Cafe Goodovening is a Cupcake themed cafe, where you can enjoy a latte while looking out to the busy street of Myeong-dong or enjoying their quirky, extra-sweet decor.

 This place is really cool. It has like a dark, industrial vibe mixed up with the bright colors and sweetness of cupcakes. My favorite part was the lamps, shaped like a cupcake liner!

 Tracie ordered the Red Velvet and I got the Vanilla Dream, which looks nothing like Vanilla but it does taste like it.

Vanilla Dream

Red Velvet

 The verdict on the cupcakes is: a little dry, but it curbs the craving. Not very sweet but not too simple either. I would probably go back and have another one, but wouldn't go out of my way for it.

More Information:
Website: http://www.goodovening.com/product/product.htm
Closest Subway Station (For this location, there's several across Seoul): Myeong-dong, Line 4, Exit 6
Foreigner Friendly

Thank you for reading!

Love,

Zayda