S E O U L (6) : Cafe Street Samcheong-dong [삼청동] & Innisfree Jeju House

Hey, guys! Today, I'll wrap up my Seoul travelogue with Samcheong-dong, one of my favorite places in Seoul. If you like to explore different cafes with unique themes and menus, you'll definitely enjoy walking through Samcheong-dong since it's known as Cafe Street. Here, you can see many cafes along the way, and they all have distinct characteristics. I wish I had a whole day just to hop around cafes and take photos, but I didn't have enough time. Therefore, I only went to one that I anticipated to visit the most - the Innisfree Jeju House. Before I talk about the cafe, let's take a brief look around Samcheong-dong.

Samcheong-dong was not as crowded with tourists as other famous streets like Myeong-dong, although it was nearby Bukchon Hanok Village. Aside from cafes, there were a lot of stores selling cute clothes and accessories. I could also see many cosmetics stores, which actually were everywhere in Seoul. With all the cute stores around, I could tell it was a popular place for young women.

This is the view from the BBQ place my mom and I had lunch at. Some old-style houses and buildings from Bukchon were visible from here.  I was so hungry so I forgot to take photos lol. The food was good but it was quite pricey.

After lunch, we headed to Innisfree Jeju House right away. It was actually close to the BBQ place. The cafe first opened in Jeju Island and just recently opened a branch in Seoul. There are only 2 Innisfree Jeju House in Korea. Since I could not go to Jeju, I really wanted to stop by here to see the exclusive items they have and to try some of their dessert menus. The cafe has 3 floors. As you can see, the first is the cosmetics store with all the exclusive products such as the fresh topping pack.

These are eco-friendly stationary and bags, which is exclusive to Innisfree Jeju House. They are cute but a tad bit pricey.

The exclusive Fresh topping pack is really interesting. The concept is that you choose the mask base and natural toppings that address your skin needs. The cream base is for hydration and the clay base is for deep cleansing. I really had fun choosing the toppings. I just wanted to try all lol.

When you make a purchase, you'll receive a coin to play for a lucky box. Depend on how much you spend, you may get more than one coin. I thought it was a cute idea. The box contains a mix of samples. 

The cafe was on level 2 and 3. Level 3 was rooftop outdoor seating. 

A sweet potato cake? Yes, please! As a fan of sweet potato, I couldn't wait to try it. I love how their desserts and drinks are made from natural ingredients and not from artificial favoring. Many ingredients are selectively sourced from Jeju Island and some of them are even organic.

The interior of the cafe is minimalistic and very easy on the eye. You can feel relaxed here. I think it does fit their 'green cafe' concept very well.

I had blue-ade and sweet potato cake, while my mom ordered carrot juice and pumpkin tart. The blue-ade was so good. I feel like ades are really popular in Korea - everywhere I went to had ades and they were all pretty amazing. The cake was super delicious. I'd never seen sweet potato cake anywhere before so I was excited to have a try, and it turned out awesome :) My mom said the carrot juice was good though she didn't think the pumpkin tart was the best she'd had. Generally, we had a great time at Innisfree Jeju House - our craving for dessert was satisfied and we did some cosmetics shopping. I'm glad they decided to open up a branch in Seoul. If you love healthy dessert and natural cosmetics, this is a perfect chill place for you. I'm seriously craving for another sweet potato cake right now! Next time, I'll definitely check out the sweet potato latte as well.

So, that's it for my Seoul travelogue! What do you think about Samcheong-dong and Innisfree Jeju House? Have you been there or would you like to go? I'm really looking forward for another trip to Korea to explore other places I hadn't been to such as Garosu-gil, Busan, and Jeju Island. Gotta start saving up now, I guess lol. See you next post!