🇰🇷 Beanji in South Korea – Café Dreams & Green Tea Leaves

🇰🇷 Beanji in South Korea – Café Dreams & Green Tea Leaves

When Beanji arrived in Seoul, the air was brisk and buzzing with electricity — the kind that hums between neon signs and soft-spoken poets at midnight cafés. The panda had traveled far for this one: not just for the tea, but for the story brewed in every corner of Korean culture.

His first stop was the iconic district of Insadong. Wandering through alleys lined with art galleries, antique shops, and hanging lanterns, Beanji found a little café with misted windows and a sign painted in hand-brushed Hangeul. Inside, the scent of roasted barley and warm milk greeted him like a whisper.

He ordered a matcha latte. The barista prepared it in near silence — sifting, whisking, pouring with meditative precision. The surface swirled in a jade spiral, topped with a tiny powdered drawing of a panda. The taste was earthy, rich, and grounding — like sipping spring itself. Beanji stayed for hours, watching raindrops race down the windows and sketching the city in his travel journal.

Not long after, he boarded a train to Boseong — Korea’s most famous green tea region. As the countryside rolled by, the skyscrapers melted into tea terraces, and Beanji could almost smell the chlorophyll in the air. The fields were endless emerald staircases stretching into foggy hills.

He met a local farmer who invited him to pluck leaves and share a pot of nokcha under a canvas awning. They didn’t share a language — just smiles, steam, and the gentle rhythm of steeping. That night, Beanji fell asleep to the sound of wind through tea bushes, clutching a handmade teacup gifted by the farmer.

Beanji’s Thought:
“In South Korea, tea isn’t just a drink — it’s part performance, part poetry.”

☕ Drinks of the Journey:

• Matcha latte (Seoul style)
• Roasted barley tea (boricha)
• Korean green tea (nokcha from Boseong)

From hidden cafés to sun-soaked terraces, this leg of Beanji’s journey reminded him that the beauty of tea lies not just in taste — but in the time and care it takes to make it.

📍 Explore Korean-inspired tea and ritual in our shop:
🛍️ Tea & Coffee of the World – Korea Collection

☕ Love this blog?

Explore our curated selection of teas and coffees from around the world!

🌍 Visit Our Shop