Tea entertainment in Seoul
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Yetchatjip
Half a dozen little songbirds fly around inside Seoul’s most famous teashop. Ethereal music, water features and candles add to the atmosphere – even the unique toilets do their bit. Antique bric-a-brac so clutters this hobbit-sized teashop that it’s hard to squeeze past and find somewhere to sit. The nine hot teas and seven cold ones are all special – try the hot mogwacha (quince tea) with a subtle fruity flavour or the tangy, vitamin-filled yujacha (citron tea).
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Dawon
The perfect place to unwind on a warm summer evening is under the shady fruit trees in this secret courtyard with flickering candles. In winter sit indoors in hanok rooms decorated with scribbles or in the garden pavilion. Small exhibition spaces surround the courtyard. The teas are superb, especially omijacha hwachae (fruit and five-flavour berry punch), a summer drink.
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Dalsaeneun Dalman Saenggak Handa
This poetically named teashop is packed with plants and rustic artefacts. Bird song, soothing music and trickling water add to the atmosphere. Huddle in a cubicle and savour one of the 15 teas, which include gamnipcha (persimmon-leaf tea). Saenggangcha (ginger tea) is peppery but sweet.
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Beautiful Tea Museum
This is not a traditional Korean teashop. Instead, it offers the chance to sip teas from around the world in the pleasant covered courtyard of a modern hanok (traditional house), with tea sets on display. Some teas (100g for W80,000) are liquid gold.
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Sipjeondaebotang
The ladies running this tiny teashop cook up wonderful thick danpatjuk, red-bean porridge with ginseng, chestnut and peanuts. The Korean teas are medicinal, authentic and richly flavoured. Established in 1976, nothing has changed since.
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Sinyetchatjip
Less cluttered than Yetchatjip and with a green courtyard, this atmospheric teashop also offers alcoholic drinks such as wild-strawberry wine and quince wine. The maesilcha (plum tea) is deliciously sweet and sour.
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