수연산방
A traditional teahouse operating in the hanok where Lee Tae-jun (1904-?), a pioneer of Korean short fiction, lived from 1933 to 1946; often called Seoul's first hanok café. 'Suyeonsanbang' (壽硯山房) means 'a small house in the mountains where literary people gather.' During the Japanese colonial period, writers such as Kim Gi-rim, Jeong Ji-yong, Yi Sang, and Kim Yu-jeong would stay up all night here discussing poetry and literature. The building is a 1900s reformed hanok combining the sarangchae and anchae in one structure, and sitting on the numaru pavilion reveals the front garden framed like a painting. Enjoy traditional Korean teas; jujube, ginger, quince; in a space steeped in literary heritage.
Highlights
- Teahouse in novelist Lee Tae-jun's Seongbuk-dong hanok
- Jujube tea on the numaru, the garden framed like a painting
Details
- Address
- 8 Seongbuk-ro 26-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul
- District
- 성북구
- Opening Hours
Monday 11:30 to 18:00 Tuesday 11:30 to 18:00 Wednesday 11:30 to 18:00 Thursday 11:30 to 18:00 Friday 11:30 to 18:00 Saturday 11:30 to 18:00 Sunday 11:30 to 18:00
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