What elements are required to make a perfect cafe? Delicious food? Beautiful decoration? Of course, these things should be included, but I think the use of light is most important. Lighting becomes a crucial factor if you want to take great pictures. Today, I will introduce to a cafe full of natural lights. Vacances is surrounded by tall office buildings and is designed to look like a resort. It makes office workers forget about work for a few minutes and relax. Let me show you around!

Information

Address: 서울 중구 남대문로9길 12 9F
Hours: Tues to Sat 12:00 - 21:30, Sun 12:00 - 21:00, Closed on Monday

Review

Vacances is less than a 2-minute walk from Euljiro 1-ga Station (Exit 1). Tall office buildings surround this cafe, so there are a lot of men and women in a suit. The cafe is located on the 9th floor, so you'd better take the elevator. Just to let you know, the lift is quite small.

When you get off the lift, the first thing you notice is that it's just a normal-looking building. You don't expect a cafe to be located in this place. However, when you go inside, it's a totally different atmosphere. It's very spacious and full of bright lights.

The main themes of the cafe are 'white' and 'simple.' You can tell from the pictures that this place is very bright and has a unique atmosphere. Floor-to-ceiling windows, white curtains and furniture create the modern art-like atmosphere.

There are quite a lot of seats, so you don't need to worry about finding one. I don't know if you can tell from the photos, but Vacances don't turn on a lot of lights. They mainly use natural sunlight from outside, isn't it very cool?

The menu is in English and Korean version. Vacances shows its menus in polaroids and photo books, so it's not difficult to order. It is very thoughtful of them.

Vacances provide you with this numbered plate with your order, and when your orders are ready, they will call out your number.

After ordering, I when out to the terrace. This is an excellent photo zone where you can take a picture beside Vacances's logo, blue sky, white clouds, and tall office buildings at once.

The weather was perfect when I visited. If you visit here on a lovely day, sit on the terrace and enjoy your beverage under warm sunlight with a great city view.

What's even better is that you can also look at the bustling scene of Euljiro roads from the balcony. You can almost see Myeongdong from here as it is just a small distance away from here.

I came to drink coffee with my colleagues this day. We ordered Vacances coffee, latte, cream latte and chocolate chaud.

The coffee with orange is Vacances own drink called Vacances coffee. It's americano with high acidity, and the piece of orange makes it even more fruity.

The chocolate chaud was very tasty. On the other hand, the latte was a bit bitter. I would get the cream latte as it is more smooth and creamy.

What did you think about this cafe? It is a resting place for employees in Euljiro, so why not visit and feel what makes this place so relaxing? I know you will come to Myeongdong, so you might as well come to Vacances and spend an afternoon. Lotte Department Store is very close too.

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