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Jayuro Drive-In Theater, Paju: A Hollywood Lobby Stranded in Gyeonggi

landmark

Garage Movie, Pink Marquee at the End of Jayuro The marquee reads WELCOME TO GARAGE MOVIE 2022. The lot is […]

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Heunginjimun Park & Naksan Fortress Trail: The Wall and the Gate

landmark, nature

A wall that has circled this city for six centuries, and the gate at its eastern end that still stands.

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Camp Bosan, Dongducheon: The American Neighborhood That Korea Kept

travel

Forty kilometers north of Seoul, there’s a strip of street where the signs are in English, the clubs still glow

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Kims Deli Market Songridangil: The San Francisco Bagel Fantasy in Songpa

bakery, food

The sign on the door says “Do Not Feed the Bears.” You’re already sold. Kims Deli Market does not look

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1059-3 Bagel & Coffee House, Suwon: The Roadside Diner That Never Left America

cafe, bakery

Somewhere between a Route 66 pitstop and a Suwon side street, someone decided to make coffee better. There is a

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Now or Never: Seoul’s Coolest Rock Music Cafe Hidden in Plain Sight

cafe, shop

Mangwon-dong, Mapo-gu · Basement level · Vintage rock vibes meet Japanese café culture There’s a staircase in Mangwon-dong that most

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Walt’s Cornershop, Ilsan: Inside a Teenage Boy’s Secret Den

cafe

You know that room. Every American coming-of-age story has one. It’s in the basement, or the garage, or tucked behind

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Step into Glitter: A Rock-Inspired Retro Teen Movie Dream at Seongsu Cafe

cafe

Glitter 글리터 a Cafe in Seongsu-dong, Seoul Tucked away in Seoul’s Seongsu-dong district — the city’s most creatively charged neighborhood

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Discover American Teen Movie Magic at Mermaid’s Recipe Café in Korea

cafe, bakery

Mermaid’s Recipe — a Café in Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do There’s a two-story house tucked away in Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do, about an hour

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How the “Lost & Found K-Stores” Series Started

Uncategorized, lost

In this article, “café” is a loose term – it also covers small bakeries, dessert shops, and brunch places that

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NO-R Coffee: Seoul’s Most Attitude-Filled Café Straight Out of Brooklyn

cafe

A hidden gem in Hyehwa that doesn’t do reverse. There are cafés that serve good coffee. Then there are cafés

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Goonies Coffee, Yongsan: The Curio Shop That Never Said Die

cafe

There’s a miniature black Mercedes G-Wagon parked on the sidewalk. A row of weathered wooden theater seats lines the entrance.

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