I spent a weekend in Seoul in collaboration with CheapTickets. This post is part of the eating adventure I went on while in Seoul. For more post on South Korea, check out this page. In the messaging app, you have the ability to send emoji reactions with different character themes, and these characters have garnered serious popularity worldwide.
In fact, they have grown so popular that there are now several big stores in Seoul dedicated to just selling LINE-branded character items. They have everything from t-shirt to powerbanks that are shaped like the beloved LINE characters. I only visited the one in Garusu-gil, but the other locations are near Myeongdong Station no cafe, just merch and Itaewon Station the biggest store and cafe in Seoul. Aside of the abundance of merchandise, they also have various cute desserts in the character-themed cafe.
I chose the macarons since I think they are the cutest ones! They are also quite tasty too. Remicone is a small corner shop near Dongdaemun Design Plaza. The shop is styled like a lab — aside of the special ready-made ice creams you can also mix and match different toppings to create your own ice cream combination.
Kind of like your own ice cream lab if you will. Nearest Station: Dongdaemun station Google Maps. This one from a stall in Hong Dae is a pretty spectacular twist to the traditional snack. It came with an ice cream, two sticks of pepero Korean version of Pocky , a rainbow marshmallow, cheerios cereal and a drizzle of strawberry syrup on top of whipped cream. I love seeing traditional desserts get a face lift! This 32cm ice cream can be found in many places in Myeongdong. The ice cream is obviously attention-grabbing because of the unusual shape and length, but the ice cream itself is actually just a regular soft-serve stacked expertly and as high as possible.
I am totally jealous of their ice cream pouring skills! And they are really affordable at won. I was too busy finishing the ice cream! I found this fish-shaped ice cream in Insadong. The fish dough part is thin yet chewy and crispy on the outside. Rose-shaped ice cream is not unique to South Korea. One of the places you can find the rose-shaped ice cream is at Milky Bee cafe in Myeongdong. This creatively-decorated latte is made by Viva Salon, a vintage toy-shop that doubles up as a cafe.
