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Shall we check out Seoul’s traditional Western style with numerous Korean Wave trends from dramas, K-pop, fashion, and beauty? An unexpected twist brings great charm. So instead of traditional Korean food, try exotic charcuterie, drink an espresso at an espresso bar that feels like you're in Italy and not a franchise café. Let's take a look at the Western style things you can experience in the middle of Seoul.

Taste of the authentic American pizza

<Bonny's Pizza Pub>

The most popular menus at Bonny’s Pizza Pub are Pepperoni & Hawaiian, and Half & Half Pizza. When your pizza is served, you’ll be amazed at the thick layer of cheese topped with all the pepperoni ham and pineapples pieces. The pepperoni pizza has a balanced taste to it although it looks like it’ll taste quite strong and salty. The sweetish taste of baked pineapple in the pineapple pizza is also very tasty. Other than Pepperoni & Hawaiian, there are other kinds of pizza and side menus as well, so enjoy according to your preferences.   Another charming point of this place is that just like the name of the place, Bonny’s Pizza “Pub,” there are various brands of beer, including Pilsner Urquell, Peroni, Edelweiss, and Kozel, as well as different types of beer, including lager, stout, and ale.  If you’d like to get the taste of an authentic American pizza in Seoul, don’t hesitate to choose Bonny's Pizza Pub. 

The True Taste of Charcuterie in the Middle of Seoul

< Xesc Menzl >

The owner, who has learned charcuterie in Europe when he was young, has put in a lot of effort to bring out the taste from traditional European recipe in Korea. As a result, the homemade processed meat product shop, Xesc Menzl, was born. Just as you would expect from a dedicated charcuterie shop, various types of sausages and hams made by the chef himself, are aligned behind the clear window display in the store. You can enjoy the sausages and hams behind the display as soon as you order them, but it’s not just the ham you can try. Right next to them, there are other types of food like salad, bread, olives, and cheese that go well with hams. The tables also go very well with charcuterie because the tables have this raw vibe to them, as they look like there are wooden boards placed on top of oak barrels.  Charcuterie is a very versatile food, as there is a wide variety of ways to enjoy it. You can simply enjoy it with wine, by wrapping it in bread, or enjoying it with potatoes, eggs, or pickles. What do you say we go visit Xesc Menzl and try to come up with your own charcuterie recipe?

 Lining Up Just to Get a Cup of Espresso?

< Leesar Coffee Roasters >

What’s so special about the espresso at Leesar Coffee Roasters?  First of all, even the coffee shop’s business hours are unique. It’s only open on weekdays and Saturdays from 7 in the morning to 3 in the afternoon. In most cases, you have to get in line even when you get there just in time the coffee shop opens at 7 AM. This is what happens even when this coffee shop’s menu is just comprised of espresso coffee.  The main menus include the signature Caffé Espresso and Caffé con Panna, in which espresso is topped with whipped cream, and Caffé Onerosso with milk. Among the main menus, the most popular one is Caffé Pieno made with espresso, cream, and cacao powder. The sweet flavor of cacao and the bitter taste of espresso bring out this rich, weighty taste.   

A Hip Bourbon Bar in Euljiro 

< Lost & Found >

One of the unique characteristics of Lost & Found is that the atmosphere there during the day and night are rather different. Around lunch time on weekends, it’s the breakfast club where you can enjoy brunch menus, such as various toasts and burritos, but this place shines its true colors when the sun goes down. With vibrant lights, the music that surrounds the entire space, and a cup of bourbon whiskey, this place becomes the one and only unique hip bourbon bar in the world. If you are trying bourbon whiskey for the first time, we’d like to recommend Lost & Found’s signature cocktail, bourbon milkshake. It’s a blended drink made with bourbon and vanilla ice cream that you are used to having as a desert, so this drink will draw you in easily to bourbon whiskey’s charm even if you are trying it for the first time.  Whether you like bourbon or whether you are unfamiliar with it, just a single visit to this place will give you the opportunity to meet new people and learn how to enjoy bourbon drinks that are placed all over the bar.