K-Pop Destinations: Coffee With A Shot Of Kdrama

While you're exploring all the wonderful kdrama and kpop sites of interest in Seoul, you may want to stop for a latte or a cup of green tea. Here are a few spots that have kdrama history:

De Chocolate Coffee: It's the café where Jo In Sung comes up with his plan to scam Song Hye Kyo in "That Winter The Wind Blows." It's also the café where A-Pink's Jung Eun Ji rats him out to Song Hye Kyo and where the blind heiress meets her friends. The scenes were shot in two branches of the same café, a place that deliciously smells of coffee and chocolate. 

The Cheongdam branch is located at 1F, Kyungwon Building, Cheongdam-dong 63-18, Gangnam-gu and the Nonhyun branch: 1F, Nonhyun Building, Nonhyun-dong 50-1, Gangnam-gu. Take subway line 7 for the Cheomdamdong Station, Exit 7. Take subway line 2 to the Gangnam Station. For more information, call +82 2-2277-2688 or visit dechocolatecoffee.cn.  

Caffé Pascucci: This cafe is the scene of two kdramas: "Stairway to Heaven" and "Beautiful Days. In "Stairway to Heaven" the cozy espresso café is the place where evil schemes are plotted. In "Beautiful Days," it was used as the office for Muse Records and a meeting place for the drama's stars, which include Lee Byung Hun and Choi Ji Woo.

The café is located on Rodeo Drive in Apgujeong-dong opposite the Galleria Department Store. To get there, take subway line 3 to the Apgujeong Station. For more information, call  +82-2-546-8407 or +82 2-785-8497.

 Cafe Gureum: Even if you don't want to look down at someone foolish enough to wait faithfully below as Yoo Seung Ho and Yoon Eun Hye did to Park Yoochun in "Missing You," this café is a great place to enjoy some of Seoul's best views. Also, known as Café Cloud, it's the highest café of the nine that overlook the Hangang River and there's an outdoor terrace where you can enjoy the city's sparking lights. It's also a great place to occasionally spot some of the city's sparkling celebrities. The café is located at 1333-1 Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu. To get there, take subway line 4 to Dongiak Station, Exit 1 for Gureum. For more information, call +82-2-1330

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