Sometimes after work I like to gander on down to Hongdae in Seoul to hit a bar and have a drink or two with a friend to let off some steam. Recently we’ve been popping by cafe 플로랄 고양이 (Cafe Floral Cat) . The interior has a relaxing homely feel. It is sectioned off using various pieces of furniture into various rooms of a house. The first time we went we sat in the area styled as a bathroom. The wall was decorated with unusual pink tiles and a shower head hung over the table. In the cafe there is also a bedroom styled area, cosy book corner, and window side seats. The bar has a cute kitten nested in a basket who attacks any shiny objects swung it’s way.

Since one of us has a membership for the cafe we ordered four bottles of wine in advance for a large discount off the menu price (30% if I remember correctly). While we drank the first two bottles of wine we shared a lasagne which was fairly priced and pretty standard tasting. We got peckish towards the end of the night two so we ordered some cheese nachos but the strange choice of cold vegetables created for a less than satisfying snack. I’d rather have had just cheese nachos and a salsa sauce. Sometimes keeping it simple is best.

There is a photo area in the cafe too. So after we finished up the wine and before leaving we took some pictures there. Drinking four bottles of wine between four people lead us to a tipsy state and some fairly interesting conversation. I do like a glass of wine. It’s a different buzz from the traditional Korean alcohol.

More photos at flickr.