Macaron Ice Cream ; 마카롱 아이스크림
A fad that started creeping in about a year ago, but started catching on during the hot summer in Korea. The chewy macaron shells goes hand in hand with the melty ice cream itself making it a sticky but cool treat.
Usually sold as ice cream sandwich in between 2 macaron shells, these treat have become my personal favourite as well. Here are some places to try them in Korea !
Antique
Located in the small and unusual alley of the Hongdae street, serves the best Macaron Ice cream I ever had.
Each macaron ice cream is freshly made in the shop and even though they have 8 flavours up on the sign, usually they only have 4-5 flavours each day. From Green tea to Cheesecake to Mango, there is a definite choice for each and everyone. Each treat is priced at 4,500won. Their panna cotta is worth a try too. Do take note that this is not a cafe, take-out only !
I have tried the Cheesecake, Yogurt and Cherry flavour before but nothing comes close to my personal favourite : Strawberry.
Top with dried strawberries, each bite is a mix of sweetness with a tinge of sourness.
Try to eat it fast as the macaron shells tends to harden within 5 minutes, making it from chewy shell to just pure hard shell. *knock knock macarons ~ *
Nearest Station : Exit 8 of Hongik University Station.
A la papa Cafe
Not to be judge by their name, A la papa Cafe is a highly rated cafe with a loyal fanbase.
Known for its cosiness atmosphere and interesting layout, A la papa Cafe definitely stands out as a special cafe in the Edae/Sinchon area !
If/When you manage to go up the rather dangerous/steep staircase, be greeted with the cutest second floor ever ! I personally call it second and a half floor. heehee.
Look at the pictures to know why !
The macarons fridge are displayed outside the shop. After a short debate with my friends about why it was there, (citing excuses like attracting crowds to it etc), after asking the shop staff, they just simply reply, because there was no space in the shop itself. HAHAHHAHA.
The macarons here are priced at 4,000won, and are available in basic flavours Chocolate, Strawberry, Vanilla and Green Tea.
After trying the Vanilla macaron ice cream, I conclude that, it is nothing special.
Despite that, I will still encourage people to patronise this cafe. Simply because it is so cute !
And psst, they sell main course such as Chicken Teriyaki Fried Rice for 6,500won and homemade lemonade for 5,000won ~
Nearest Station : Exit 1 of Ehwa Woman University Station
Paris Baguette
If you have been to Korea, you surely have seen Paris Baguette, one of the most successful bakery chain in Korea.
Paris Baguette is not one to lose out to trends too. Having pushed out many trends themselves, they have caught on to the macaron ice cream fever too !
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Available in Cookie and Blueberry flavour, I decided to try the Cookie one.
For 3,500won and being widely available, it is not a bad choice.
Except that if you can overlook the macaron shell being overly hard ...
Like brick hard kind of hard. Excuse me, while I use it as a door wedge.
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Molly's Pops 몰리스팝스
I am a sucker for cold treats.
From macaron ice cream to popsicles to weird shaved ice.
There is nothing I have never tried yet.
So here I am, at Molly's Pop, satisfying yet another frozen craving of mine.
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| Small but cosy. |
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| Popsicle at 3,000won a pop. |
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| Wine & Strawberry ; Powdered Soybean |
While i did not pretty much enjoy my wine & strawberry because mainly, it does not have a wine taste nor did the frozen berries have much of a berry taste, it taste mostly my vanilla milk ice cream which is just disappointing to me.
My friend on the other hand, had the powdered soybean with bits of mochi inside and she throughly enjoy it.
Guess I just made a bad choice ~
Tuesday~ Sunday : 12:00 ~ 22:00
Closed on Monday
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How to go : Hongik University Station (홍대입구역) Exit #8, walk straight until you see Cafe Joenill at the corner, keep walking and turn right at the first alley, you should be able to see Molly's pop on your left.
Address: 마포구 서교동 400-11, 서울특별시, 121-817
Its Summer !!!
It is so freaking warm. Sometimes I just feel like lazing on the bed with the fan blowing and never having to move a single inch.
Cafes in Korea are also pushing out summer special, such as Patbingsoo (shaved ice) to help fend off the heat.
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| Kiwi Patbingsoo - 9,800krw |
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| Caramel Popcorn Patbingsoo |
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| New York Cheesecake Patbingsoo - 13,500krw |
Being a major cheesecake maniac, how could I ever miss this.
So, i went on a major hunt for it with my best bud (cos how could i ever finish one on my own) ?
I have never liked Caffe bene before, cos their coffee taste real bad.
Like real real bad. I have never taste a franchise coffee that tasted so bad.
That kind of bad.
But they are pretty well known for other stuffs like waffle and honey bread etc.
And so far, almost all the Caffe bene i went to, have polite service staff.
So, back to topic, when i first gotten the patbingsoo, it looks as though someone shot down the statue of liberty.
This should have been the first sign.
The patbingsoo is accompanied with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream , cheesecake that is practically just cheese in the shape of a cake, statue of liberty made of white chocolate, her blood berry jam, shaved ice and saltine crackers in between.
This patbingsoo is just like their coffee. BAD.
This mixture is just so bland. Who eats saltine cracker with ice ?
Everything just went so off. Thankfully the bottom ice has milk in it, so it was not that bad but not good enough to save the day.
But overall, I rather changed the 13,500krw i spent on this into coin and pelt it at passing cars.
It will be less painful then having to finish this bowl of ... dead statue of liberty.
TSK.
Having my office located is probably one of the best thing that happens to me.
There are a lot of artisan cafe around Hongdae and 16oz is one of the one that i passes by everyday on the way to work.
A really small (fits 12ppl max) but nice and cosy place.
The whole place smells really nice and buttery. ( They sell waffles too )
I came in for a drink, but I end up ordering ice cream.
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| Basic and good choices. |
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| w2,500 for double scoop ! - Strawberry ice cream! |
There was bits of strawberry in the ice cream, the ice cream did not disintegrate/melt fast.
Totally worth every 2,500won of it.
The cone ain't the sugar cone I like but pretty much the airy one that macdonald serves, but its still pretty okay.
I am gonna try the waffle next time, DONT STOP ME.
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How to go : Hongdae Station, Exit 3. Make a U-turn and to the pedestrian crossing, turn left and you shall see it right in front of you.
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