☕ in Korea #17 - Osulloc Tea Cafe
Like I said at the very beginning of Blogmas, not all posts will involve “coffee”. Today’s post is about a cafe but it’s a tea cafe!
Welcome to the Osulloc Tea Museum!
Osulloc is a luxury tea brand that originated in Jeju Island, where tea farming & tea production (& tea drinking) is huuuuge! It started out as a small business but increased both its popularity & brand power through several decades.
Long story short: it is now a big deal, with many locations scattered throughout Korea, & their high-quality teas are famous with beautiful packaging, making them an essential “Korean souvenir”.
I have been to several locations in Seoul; however, this one that I visited is the Osulloc Tea Museum that’s located on Jeju Island. From my hotel in Jeju City, it takes just over an hr (by bus) to get to. Be sure to go here early, as it’s now a tourist attraction for both tours & free-roaming travelers like myself.
What makes this location unique?
The other Osulloc’s carry merch & has a small cafe (depending on the location), but this is like their main branch. It’s not reeeeeally a “branch”; I don’t using that term. It’s just different! They have several sections here that contain displays & a lot of educational information - about tea-making process, about tea cups & tea drinking culture from other parts of the world, about their own history as Osulloc, etc.. . having a wall of Osulloc tea packaging from the 80s to their current designs. Their merch section is also large, with “Jeju-only” products. Additionally, their cafe menu is more extensive too.
& so after I browsed through the rest of the Museum, I stopped by the cafe for a treat~ Bcos you have to!
The displays looked so real.
Green tea ciabatta sandwich?
More options.. .
FYI: there are no coffee drinks here.
I ordered a drink & a dessert.
The cake is their Hallasan cake & the hallabong-o-fredo (hallabong slush with hallabong cream & a piece of dried hallabong). The drink was super refreshing!
*hallabong = Jeju-famous tangerine. (some say it’s mandarin.. . others say orange).. . Tbh, I don’t know what the correct translation is but it is a sweet & citrus-y fruit that Jeju Island is famous for. It’s like on-par with their green tea.
A side profile of the cake. Starting from top to bottom: cream, green tea cake, green tea mousse, green tea cake, dense chocolate layer with crunchy rice crispy bits, & lastly, chocolate cake. So yummy!
I took some photos outside as well. I really like their logo!
The famous “photo-zone” spot in front of these 2 cup-shaped bushes.
Osulloc camellia field <3
