A few days before my flight to South Korea, my childhood friend
Kay sent me a message on Facebook asking if we could meet-up in Seoul on the 16th
(of December). She was flying from Chicago to Manila for the holidays, and will have a 12-hour layover in Seoul. I was so happy at the thought of catching-up with my first-ever best friend whom I have not seen in years; there was no chance in hell that I would miss this opportunity to spend time with her even for just a few hours.
I offered to fetch her at Myeongdong, but she wanted to explore other parts of Seoul and insisted on visiting the neighborhood where we live. As such, I suggested to meet-up at
Haru & One Day, which I have been wanting to visit since it began operation last Autumn. Owned by
Lee Donghae of
Super Junior, the cafe is located
near exit 4 of Seongsu Station, so I figured Kay wouldn't have a hard time finding it.
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Haru & One Day! |
True enough, she did not have any difficulty locating the cafe and even came earlier than I did -considering that my place was just a few bus stops away. Good thing the cafe opens as early as 7am!
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Christmas feels inside Haru & One Day. |
I spotted Kay as soon as I entered the cafe. Save for the eyeglasses, my friend looked pretty much the same since the last time we saw each other - and that was like, more than a decade ago! This girl doesn't seem to age! :)
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The counter. They even have blankets, which you can use to keep yourselves warm. |
Kay already finished a cup of coffee when I got there, and she seemed to have enjoyed the latte that she had. Made me all the more excited to try
Haru & One Day's coffee, and cake, too! We headed to the counter, where they have a variety of cakes on display.
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Haru's selection of cakes and desserts. |
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The menu. |
They also have a decent selection of drinks - from coffee, milk, and tea, to smoothies and beer, even.
I settled for good ol'
Caramel Macchiato and a serving of
Tiramisu. Kay initially had a hard time choosing which tea to order so the barista offered some suggestions and even let her take a whiff of the tea leaves displayed near the cashier. She ended up choosing the
Pure Green Tea, together with a slice of
Milky Roll.
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Tea selection. |
After paying for our order, we were given this thingamajig also known as the
'wireless queue calling system'.It didn't take long for our number to be called. There were only a few customers during that time, as the cafe has just began operation for the day.
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Because in Korea, everything is digital. ;) |
Here's what we had.
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Breakfast, haha! :) |
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Tiramisu. |
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Milky Roll. |
We loved how both cakes are moist and creamy, without being overly sweet.
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Haru & Friday! |
I like that their coffee is not scalding hot, and that their cups are wrapped in quirky sleeves with the day of the week written on it. We came on a Friday, hence the '
Haru & Friday'.
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Cozy and Christmas-y. :) |
The cafe's ambiance is noteworthy, too. With its minimalist design, spacious interior, neutral colors, and lots of sunlight coming through the windows,
Haru & One Day is an all too perfect venue for meeting up with friends, enjoying some quiet time with a good book, or even telecommuting. The cafe offers free wi-fi, and customers are free to use their electrical sockets in case your phone or laptop runs out of battery.
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Reunited! |
Fans of Donghae and Super Junior can also purchase Haru & One Day merchandise such as mugs, tumblers, canvas bags, and shirts. These items are displayed on the rack across the counter, with prices ranging from 16000 won to 60000 won.
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Haru & One Day merchandise. |
Kay and I spent about an hour or so at the cafe, catching up on a decade's worth of stories and life events. If not for Kay's craving for Korean street food,
(we ended up going to Myeongdong afterwards) we would've stayed at
Haru & One Day for one whole day!
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Succulents. |
I actually visited the cafe again on the eve of our flight back to the Philippines. I took the boys with me, and even my husband enjoyed their coffee. We even chanced upon Donghae's mom and his brother, Dong Hwa, but I was too shy to take photos with them as they were meeting with the staff and preparing to close for the day.
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Capping off our trip to Seoul with another visit to Haru & One Day. |
Haru & One Day
92, Achasan-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
4 replies:
im happy to know that you and your bestfriend was able to reunited! you two look so pretty! I have never been in Korea but I love their food! The tiramisu looks tasty!
You both were so gorgeous! I'm planning to travel with my husband this year to Korea I know that is such a beautiful place to go this year.
What a sweet place to meet with friends! You desserts look so divine. I'm glad you had a great time with your friend, 10 years is too long a time and it's good that you were able to catch up.
It's nice that you got to meet up with a friend that you haven't seen in so long. The cafe looks lovely! The food looks great as well.
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