Cafe Onion Anguk - Seoul's Most Popular Cafe

Cafe Onion is an incredibly popular cafe in Seoul, and you'll find that they often have lines of visitors waiting to be let inside. With delicious pastries and drinks, I've put together some of my best tips to make the most of your visit to this Hanok themed cafe. Cafe Onion has 4 locations, however I recommend visiting their Anguk location, which is just a few blocks from the popular Gyeongbokgung Palace tourist attractions.

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Why Cafe Onion is so Popular

The Cafe Onion Anguk is a Hanok themed cafe, meaning the entire cafe is set in a refinished traditional Korean home. Although they have regular Westernized seating inside with AC, the most coveted seats are those surrounding the courtyard. These limited few are traditional seating, where you'll sit on the floor on a thin pillow. Personally, I recommend taking these seats if you have the chance - and these are often the ones that visitors will wait in lines for when visiting the cafe. Typically when you get to the front of the line they will ask you if you'd prefer regular seating or traditional seating.

Not only are they popular in real life, but they're also quite popular on socials as well. Their dreamy pastries and drinks add to the aesthetic feel of the cafe, and not just are they pretty but they also taste fantastic. For visitors wearing Hanboks, this is a great photo opportunity as well, and just above the traditional roof you'll see the skyline of Seoul peaking out as well at their Anguk location.

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Best Tips for Visiting the Cafe

If you're planning to visit Cafe Onion Anguk, then there's a few things I recommend doing to make the most of your experience there! For starters, if you're planning to visit this area then you might as well visit the nearby Gyeongbokgung Palace, just a few blocks from this cafe! If you want to make a day trip out of it, I recommend renting a Hanbok for free entry to the Palace, then heading over to enjoy the Hanok themed cafe for some more super cute photos! Just make sure you don't go on a Tuesday when the Palace is closed.

My other tip is to visit early, like many other cafes and bakeries their pastries can often sell out fairly early. I've visited the cafe twice, both in the afternoon, and although once we had plenty of options for things to eat the second time we had no choices. I suppose it's a hit or miss, but if you want to ensure a fantastic visit I would recommend going before the rush in the afternoon.

Finally, I recommend trying their Pandoro (a white, Italian pastry covered in powdered sugar) and their white milk tea drink. Prices can be a bit spendy, however I found they are fairly comparable to other trendy cafes in Seoul and honestly they were delicious!

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