Day 54: Sophisticated Taste

Underneath the Seoul Finance Center is a deluge of amazing restaurants and cafes. There are three full basement floors of stuff, most of it quite expensive. My friend and I were there today after lunch for coffee because it was raining outside and came across this place. On the B1 floor there is your regular Coffee Bean, but on B2 there is this Coffee Bean pictured to the right that looks like an old-fashion saloon of sorts. The entire inside is dark wood paneled with coffee barrels all around. There are only leather chairs, and not that many, therefore indicating a rather intimate setting as opposed to the loud coffee shops. This took me completely by surprise, because while it fits perfectly with the setting of the underground shopping, I had never seen a Coffee Bean like this. The menu, as well, only contained coffee and tea, either hot or cold, and no other variations. They had an impressive selection of different teas and roasts of coffee, for a little bit more in terms of price. But all in all, the atmosphere and shock of such a place, with a nice combination of jazz and big band music playing, made for a good time.