Nowadays, when outdoor dates are difficult due to unwelcome weather such as raging cold waves and heavy fine dust, complex cultural spaces that handle everything from shopping to exhibitions, movies, meals, and desserts are popular as date spots. Express Bus Terminal, Dongdaemun Digital Plaza (DDP), and Lotte World Mall in Jamsil are representative examples. Enjoy the date too! Get loved by your lover with delicious food! Here are 5 of the best indoor date restaurants.
1. New brunch cafe, Express Bus Terminal Palmier Station 'Meldon'
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As soon as it opened, the brunch cafe âMeldonâ became popular on social media. All toasts come with a daily soup and are prepared using homemade white bread. The popular menu is the Mexican-style ârice bowl,â which is eaten with chicken, guacamole, and salsa sauce mixed with rice. Please note that âCast Iron Pan French Toastâ is sold only every day.
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â²Location: FP210, 2F, Central City Palmier Station, 205 Sapyeong-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul
â²Opening hours: 10:30 – 22:00 every day
â²Price: Cast iron pan French toast 12,900 won, chicken taco rice bowl 14,900 won
â²Review (Shikigin Nabade 132): I ate a toast and a rice bowl, and the soup was served and the basic portion was really hearty.
2. A trip to Japan with ramen, Dongdaemun Design Plaza âAori's Missingâ
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âAori's Missing Placeâ is a Japanese ramen specialty store run by Seungri. The signature menu, âaori ramen,â is âtonkotsu ramenâ made with beef bone broth, and you can enjoy ramen with a rich broth. The ordering method and the compartmentalized seats are similar to Japanese ramen shops. Various toppings can be added. Please note that there is a storage space for belongings at the top of each table.
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â²Location: DDP Design Market, 281 Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
â²Business hours: 11:00 – 22:00 every day
â²Price: Aori ramen 10,000 won, Aori ramen Lite 9,000 won, oolong tea 2,000 won
â²Testimonial (Shikigami Yomiyomi Yomi): The partition that looked like a reading room that was only seen on TV was amazing. Thanks to the spicy sauce, I didn't even notice it and it was so delicious!
3. Colorful and cheerful atmosphere, Dongdaemun Design Plaza 'Heaven on Top'
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'Heaven on Top' is a dessert selection shop that opened in Dongdaemun Design Plaza. The vividly colored interior makes you feel refreshed. You can enjoy famous dessert brands such as âOnne Sistersâ, âEttalfeâ, and âBoy Tiramisuâ all in one place. There's a table tennis table inside the store, so you can have a different kind of date. The colorful interior is impressive.
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â²Location: DDP Design Market, 281 Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
â²Opening hours: 10:00 – 22:00 every day
â²Price: Blue Bling Cake 8,000 won, Millipoglie 8,500 won
â²Testimonial (Homer.Simpson): The interior was colorful and beautiful, so it was a great place to take a shot of life where I spent half the time taking pictures:)
4. A clean and light Korean date, 'Cypress House' at Lotte World Mall in Jamsil
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âCypress Restaurantâ offers traditional Japanese cuisine âseiromushiâ mixed with Korean food. The signature menu is âsteamed beef with cypress,â a beef dish steamed in a cypress wood frame. There are recommended combinations of spicy and sour âsquid sashimi,â âsoy sauce shrimp rice,â where sweet and spicy soy sauce shrimp and soy octopus are grated with egg yolk, and âsoy sauce octopus rice,â which are eaten with egg yolk, so be sure to check out.
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â²Location: B1F, Lotte World Mall, Jamsil, 300 Olympic-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul
â²Opening hours: 10:30 – 22:00 every day
â²Price: Steamed beef with cypress 11,000 won, squid sauce 9,000 won, shrimp rice with soy sauce 7,000 won, octopus rice with soy sauce 7,000 won
â²Testimonial (The man who ate): It's a fun place to roll up bean sprouts with steamed beef ribs and eat them.
5. Lotte Museum Café with a great view, Lotte Tower 'Get Some Coffee'
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The main branch of âGet Some Coffeeâ in Jamsil, which is popular on social media for its stylish interior, recently moved to Lotte Museum within Lotte Tower. The newly introduced desserts are the sweet and soft âbanana cream pieâ and the rich chocolate flavor âfuzzy brownie.â You can enjoy a panoramic view of Seokchon Lake and Jamsil.
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â²Location: Lotte Museum, 7th Floor, Lotte Tower, Jamsil, 300 Olympic-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul
â²Opening hours: 10:30 – 22:00 every day
â²Price: Flat white 3,800 won, banana cream pie 3,500 won, fudge brownie 4,500 won
â²Testimonial (Shikigin Natural Fruit): I went there because it opened before. It's a place that makes me curious because the cup design changes every time!
