In February this year, the siblings had planned to reunite as a family in Hong Kong. I couldn't resist the chance to revisit Seoul - for the food, cosmetics, shopping and to be in the place I have seen so much of from k-dramas! It was a bonus to discover Seoul did not lack in the green tea department.
On our first day of vacation, we discovered O'Sulloc tea house in Insadong- a modern three-storey building dedicated to tea. On the ground floor, they sold teas in various forms - all beautifully packaged while green tea leaves roasted in a huge cauldron by the entrance. The café was on the second floor -- with a tea-heavy menu and enticing display of cakes and pastries . The top floor was quieter with a more exclusive setting for private parties and VIPs. The whole building exuded a calm zen-like ambience.
Paul and I both had the hazelnut caramel green tea latte with green tea cheesecake - which was about $11 a person. Note that in Korea, this could have bought a whole meal e.g. a bibimbap with all the side dishes. Although pricey, both were incredible. The green tea cheesecake had a generous dusting of matcha powder on top which provided some bitter to counter the sweet.
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| The hazelnut caramel green tea latte |
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| Green tea cheesecake with matcha powder dusting |
Throughout the next 5 days, I couldn't resist any tea house I saw during our shopping excursions. At a sweet waffle and patbingsoo house in Samcheongdong, my green tea latte came resplendent with a foam bunny.
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| Green tea latte art |
We visited other O'sulloc branches in Myeongdong and Hongdae - at the Hongdae branch, Paul got his usual hazelnut caramel green tea latte but I got a regular matcha latte. We enjoyed two roll cakes - one was green tea, the other earl grey. No prizes for guessing which one I liked the most!
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| Green tea drinks and roll cakes |
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