Hi, this is Loah’s dad!
If you’re visiting Korea in November, I want to introduce you to this place!
The Seoul Café Show is the place to find out what’s trending in Korea, and also now you can find out what’s trending in the world.
It showcases the most famous cafes in Korea, as well as the most popular drinks and items that will be trending in the future.
The drinks are basically coffee and juices, and you can sample baked goods and desserts to your heart’s content, available for purchase.
Now, let me tell you a little bit more about the Café Show.
●About Cafeshow
- Location – Southeast Seoul
- Address – COEX, 513 Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea
- Transportation – Taxi, bus, subway
- Travel time (from Myeongdong Station) – Public transportation (approximately 50 minutes)
- Highlights – You can see every cafe menu in Korea here. You can taste them and even buy them.
- Cost – 1-day pass: On-site payments 20,000 won
(I’ll show you how to book a discounted pass in advance below.)
(You can also get a free invitation, but you need to know someone to use it.) - View hour – 3-5 hours
- Scale – Exhibitors: 672 companies and 3,533 brands from 35 countries
Attendance: 120,435 visitors from 73 countries - Recommended for travelers
- If you love coffee and sweets, you’ll want to visit Asia’s best shows
- Make memories like no other in Korea.
- You can experience all of Korea’s cafetrends in one place.
Exhibit Hours 10:00 ~ 18:00 (Last entry time 17:30)
google map – https://goo.gl/maps/W4qcWGXXc5ACPF8e6
Booking sites – https://www.cafeshow.com/eng/main.asp
●Approximate location
As you can see on the map, it is located in the southeast of Seoul.
It’s in the Gangnam area and is very accessible by public transportation.
If you’re planning a trip to Seoul in November, it’s worth a visit.
●How to get there
It all depends on where you’re leaving from,
If you start at Myeongdong Station,
- Take the downbound (Oido) train from Myeongdong Station on Line 4 and get off at Dongjak Station after 7 stops (about 15 minutes).
- Transfer from Line 4 to Line 9 at Dongjak Station.
- Get off at the 9th stop, Bongunsa. (about. 20 minutes)
- After getting off at Bongunsa, take the underground connecting passage to COEX Exhibition Mall.
(The signs along the way are well explained in both Korean and English.)
https://withloah.com/index.php/2023/05/30/korean-subway-manners-hidden-features-and-useful-tips
Check out my previous article on Korean subway tips and etiquette.
●How to make a reservation
https://www.cafeshow.com/eng/main.asp <-website
Advance reservations start around August-September.
We offer a discount of about half price.
But if you miss it, you’ll have to pay 20,000 won at the door.
●Tips from a Loah’s Dad
- It’s open for four days every year in November: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
(The date is different every year. In 2023, it will be November 8 through November 11.) - Wednesdays and Thursdays are reserved for those in the industry, which is more specialized and less busy.
The general public can visit on Friday and Saturday. - If you can’t make it on Wednesday or Thursday, try to make it on Friday if possible.
Saturdays are really crowded. - Halls A through E are larger than you might think, so it’s best to have a meal beforehand. Of course, there are plenty of free samples and snacks available inside.
- They give out a lot of free samples and promotional products. Bring your own bags.
- The last day, Saturday, has the disadvantage of a lot of people, but it also has the advantage.
Because it’s the last day, items on display are often sold cheaply or given away for free at the end. - They give out a lot of samples, and it’s dangerous to walk around and eat them.
●Each hall has a different concept.
Each hall has a different concept. Mainly
Hall A features machine packaging tools.
Hall B has a large selection of desserts and teas,
Halls C through D have a wide range of beans and coffee, as well as juices, ice cream, chocolate, and baked goods.
Hall E has more specialized coffee shops.
In Hall A, you can see the products that many people are familiar with, such as home ovens and Kenwood blenders,
In Hall B, you can see desserts and coffee that you can sample.
Hall C is where you can see and try more specialized coffee beans,
Hall D is similar.
Hall E is… There’s a famous coffee shop, and you can see the line.
●Want to take a quick tour?
I’ve been attending the Café Show for about 17 years, since 2007.
So I know it better than anyone else.
If you get off at Bongunsa Station on Line 9 or Samsung Station on Line 2, it is connected by an underground passage.
It’s a great place to visit.
It’s bigger and more colorful than you think, and there’s a lot to see.
If you’re a cafe girl, you’ll love it.
cafeshow have a lot of quality beans and ingredients.
They also sell them at special prices.
There are tons of samples to try and take home with you.
And, of course, you can buy them.
((Here’s Loah’s mom with her glasses.))
You’ll also get to see a variety of packaging materials and machinery in person.
There was a famous chef there that we knew, so we talked to him.
If you’re traveling to Seoul in November, this could be a great course for you.
They’re constantly giving people samples.
You can try your hand at your favorite coffee.
The quality of the samples is also very high.
Sometimes There are long lines for free samples.
A professional barista will make your drink for you.
Most samples are free, but sometimes you’ll have to pay for them.
●Why chose this place
When traveling in Korea, many tourists take similar courses such as Myeongdong, Jongno, and Hanbok experience,
If you have time to spare and are interested in coffee or sweets, I thought this would be a good tourist course.
Of course, the cafeshow is held in November, but there are various events in other months as well.
There is a bakery fair, a dessert show, the World Food Industry Exhibition, etc.
If anyone is interested, please comment or email me and I will give you more details.
The cafeshow event in Korea is very famous in Korea and we are currently exhibiting in France, Vietnam.
●Next
If you come to COEX in Gangnam, I should introduce you to the following places,
but the weather is too hot for me to travel with Loah.
I will show you a better place with Loah soon.
See you next time!