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Published Date : Apr 29, 2021 / Edited Date : Jun 15, 2021

A lady wearing pink color hanbok serving traditional Korean tea in a hanok room

Korean Tea Therapy

While Western and Eastern teas are used in the same way, the Western tea culture is centered on fermented tea whereas the tea culture of Korea, China, and Japan is commonly rooted in non-fermented green tea. The Korean green tea is especially based on various areas of production and tea-making methods and is recognized worldwide as premium tea with excellent taste and fragrance.

Korea’s tea culture has a history of two thousand years. During the time of King Suro of Gaya in 48 AD, a queen from India brought from her home country different types of seeds and made a tea field in Gimhae. During the Unified Silla in 828 AD, various types of tea from Northern Asia were brought and planted in Hadong through which the tea culture spread to the nobles in addition to the royal family. Later, during the Goryeo Dynasty, tea culture was popularized, reaching its peak. Today in Seoul, a tea culture is growing increasingly popular with tea leaves and ingredients beneficial to the body such as plant roots like cinnamon, milk vetch roots, quince, yuja, jujubes, licorice, fruit, and medicinal herbs. Medicinal herbal tea made from a blend of herbs was once used for healing purposes and to stabilize the mind and body, and it is now further used as a branch of a unique culture.

We invite you to tea therapy in Seoul where you can enjoy traditional tea or meditation at hanoks in the city, experience healing with medicinal herbal tea that suits your body, and enjoy afternoon tea at a sky lounge with an exclusive view that can only be found in Seoul.

The Korean green tea is especially based on various areas of production and tea-making methods and is recognized worldwide as premium tea with excellent taste and fragrance.

Left: A hands holding small cup of tea. Right: A hands whisking tea in a bowl using a special wood brush

Rakkojae Culture Lounge

Tea and meditation enjoyed in the hanok

At the Rakkojae Culture Lounge, located at "Aegahun," which was selected as Seoul Well Hanok in 2019, visitors can enter the sarangbang of the Joseon Dynasty to experience a delightful time drinking tea and appreciating tasteful art. Located on the last corner leading up to the highest point of Bukchon, this hanok was built over the course of five years by hanok master carpenter, Jung Young-soo and is well-worth visiting.

The Rakkojae Cultural Foundation, which was founded to succeed and develop Korea’s traditional cultures, introduces "tea ceremony and meditation" and lives up to its name "Rakkojae," meaning "joyfulness." The experiential programs are operated through reservations only; through the programs, participants can learn about various types of tea, tea ceremonies, and the specific utensils from tea ceremony experts and taste three types of teas and refreshments during the 2-hour session. During the course, participants will experience a time of silence and waiting and a time to gaze at one another and focus on the self for a meditation that calms the heart and clears the mind.

A tea served on a bowl, with honey cookies as a dessert on the side

Visitors can enter the sarangbang of the Joseon Dynasty to experience a delightful time drinking tea and appreciating tasteful art.

The types of tea provided are leaf tea, substitute tea made with pumpkin or yuja, and red ginseng matcha, paired with Gaeseong-style honey cookies or tea cakes. Reservations must be made at least two days in advance for 4-6 participants. The "Afternoon Tea Set" that is only available on Fridays and Saturdays includes a pairing of the signature five-flavored berry cold brew tea and peppermint pine nuts in addition to the pairing of seasonal teas and Korean desserts. Milk porridge is offered as an amuse-bouche that warms and comforts the empty stomach.

Left: Hanok house design of sarangbang room at Rakkojae. Right: Door entrance of Rakkojae shows Korean traditional hanok house design

Address: 16, Bukchon-ro 11ga-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Tel: +82-2-6338-3410
Hours: Fridays - Saturdays, 11:00 - 13:00
Website: http://rkj.co.kr/en

Left: Tea served in glass teapot and glass on wooden tray. Right: Layout of dark color tea served in a bowl, with a dried herbs spread on the table surface as decoration

Tea Therapy, Haengrang

Tea prescription and foot bath suitable for the body

Tea Therapy Haengrang, located on the border of Bukchon and Samcheong-dong, is famous for its medicinal herbal tea and foot baths, but is also a historically significant place as it uses a section of the birth home of former President Yun Po-sun. Just like its name, the cozy and tranquil café offers more than just tea to drink, tea blending can be enjoyed according to individual physical conditions or preferences that visitors are curious about or which they did not know they had before. For instance, individuals who have many ideas and like to take on challenges will be offered tea that will reduce stress as this kind of personality will tend to overthink. The café owner makes tea with the help of her husband, a Korean oriental doctor, and uses medicinal herbs such as agastachis herba, Korean aralia root, angelica, milk vetch root, Solomon’s seal, atractylodes, pueraria, and red ginseng. Popularized ingredients like quince, yuja, Korean black raspberry, ginger, and tangerine peels are added to create fragrant "tea," not bitter medicine.

To add to the healing experience, we recommend the foot bath available outside of the café. The foot baths, containing medicinal herbs, offer sweet, unique scents and relaxation. Visitors can discover tea that suits their bodies through consultations with a tea therapist, so a leisurely visit is also recommended.

The cozy and tranquil café offers more than just tea to drink, tea blending can be enjoyed according to individual physical conditions or preferences that visitors are curious about or which they did not know they had before.

Left: Antique and vintage interior of Tea Theraphy Haengrang cafe. Right: A person doing foot spa outside the cafe

Address: 74, Yunboseon-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Tel: +82-2-730-7507
Hours: 10:00 – 21:00 (Closes at 20:00 during winter)

Left: Traditional Korean cookies and dessert served on different szies of small plate. Right: A tea poured into a cup

Park Hyatt Seoul The Lounge

Luxury Korean tea house found in the city

On the top floor of Park Hyatt Seoul is a panoramic of Coex and Teheran-ro as well as a unique tea time experience that adds modernity to Korea’s tradition. At The Lounge, visitors can choose from premium green tea that has been carefully selected from Korea’s top tea production areas—Hadong, Boseong, and Jeju-do Island—fermented tea, various medicinal teas that protect the body and draw out energy, and various signature beverages.

The premium green tea is harvested during "Kogu," one of the twenty-four seasonal divisions during which spring rain makes crops more abundant, and is based on the areas of production. The main types of tea are the Hadong Woojeon made from leaves harvested in early spring, Bosung Gokwoo harvested around Kogu, and Jeju Sejag harvested after the season. The Hadong Jukro, made with leaves grown in the expert’s bamboo forest, has a unique fragrance and flavor and is a green tea perfected by Grand Food Master No. 30, Hong So-sul. Among the fermented tea made from non-roasted tea leaves are Gimhae Janggoon, a traditional tea with the longest history, and Hadong Jaeksal, which signifies the tea sprouts of Hadong. All the products have been registered in the "Ark of Taste," which has been recognized by Slow Food Korea. A sharing menu option for two is available for orders of tea together with tea ceremony service; simple snacks like various Korean-style desserts and shaved iced, wine, and beer are also provided.

On the top floor of Park Hyatt Seoul is a panoramic of Coex and Teheran-ro as well as a unique tea time experience that adds modernity to Korea’s tradition.

Left: Interior of The Lounge Park Hyatt Seoul with modern and tradiitonal ambience. Right: Tea plating serving layout with variety and colorful dessert on the side.

Address: 606, Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (Hyatt Seoul, 24th Floor)
Tel: +82-2-2016-1205
Hours: Dining: 11:00 - 22:00 & Afternoon Tea: 12:00 – 17:30
Website: http://www.seoul.park.hyattrestaurants.kr/en/web/the-lounge

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