Restaurants, Bars, Clubs and Nightlife in Seoul, Korea

Lound is amongst the new players in Cheongdam-dong area, known to be a destrict with luxurious upscale bars, restaurants and lounges. I rated mojitos from this place to be one of the better ones you can find in Seoul, and their other cocktails certainly do not disappoint.

I tried their Rose Lychee Martini which was a pleasant surprise. Their apple martini was also expectedly reasonable as well. Then again if you are paying 20,000 Won for a cocktail you wouldn’t expect it to be nothing short of brilliant.

So what does the place actually look like and where is it? What is with all the hype about Lound, which seems to be taking business away from S-bar, an establishment which stood the test of time for more than 10 years?

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When you order a cheeseburger do you expect cheese to be an option? When you go hunting for a new car, do you expect to pay extra for four wheels and a steering wheel? When you go online shopping for a laptop, do you add special instructions with your purchase requesting a keyboard and a working screen? I am hoping your answers are no.

Expectations are a funny thing.  What molds our expectations?  I would say information.  We know what to expect because of the wealth of information at our fingertips.  You know that cheeseburgers have cheese.  Someone way back decided to put cheese in the burgers and then told everyone around them that this new invention was called a cheeseburger.  Eventually information got passed around to the greater public. That’s how it is done and it became standard.

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For the next few months, I will be checking out these bars.  I will further categorize these venues into the following categories:

- Cocktail bars

- Wine bars

- Hotel bars

- Whisky bars (bars with a good selection of whiskies, since I am a single malt fan)

And also, when I have the time I will have some “fun” reviews of more affordable and louder bars.

If you have any suggestions or recommendations, feel free to leave a comment.

Bar list after the jump. (30+)

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July First Thursdays Afterwork party pictures are out!  Despite the event being hosted on a Thursday, the turnout for it was great.  It was a lounge party with orange lighting to go with Veuve Clicquot’s label color.  Invitees gradually and continuously showed up until midnight.

While sipping on Veuve Clicquot champagne, invited guests initiated conversation with others and got conversations flowing.  After reaching a point where it was no longer clear whether it was conversation or champagne that flowed more in the venue, people started to dance to lounge music of DJ Yoo.

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Belvedere IX Launching Party pictures are up.  It was one hell of a party with people dressed in pink, black or white.

As I mentioned in my previous posts, I liked the taste of Belvedere IX a lot.  I loved the herbal finish.  I would almost describe it as a cross between Belvedere Pure and Bombay Sapphire.

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I visited several “best” bars in Seoul and lounges and had yet to be satisfied.  Even hotel lounges that charge 25 dollars a drink had nothing more special than a skilled bartender strictly adhering to cocktail recipe list.

This weekend, I found the place that offers the best selection and quality of all drinks.

The place is Coffee Bar K in Cheongdam-dong.

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One of the venues sporting the nicest gallery-type interior.

Dear Chocolate is a chocolatier with a kicking interior.  Apparently they won three designer awards for interior decor.  Really looks like you are walking in a trendy gallery.

Some pictures and a very brief review after the jump.

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Redefining Trendiness in Seoul

Macaroni Market is by far one of my favorite hangout places in Seoul.  It’s not everywhere you can find a cafe & deli for a sandwich and a cup of tea, restaurant space for full course dinner and a private club where you can have a well-made cocktail or two while dancing the night away.

Pictures and descriptions after the jump.

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