Coffee Houses and Shaved Ice

No trip to Korea is complete without a trip to a nice coffee house, so Ning's visit ended with a trip to a coffee house for some nice drinks and of course, shaved ice. There's this really pretty coffee house that's just two blocks from my apartment. I pass by it almost every day on my way back from the city, so again, I've been waiting for the chance to try it out. When we went, it was much better than expected. The place was nicely furnished with a cozy feel but not way too girly-over-the-top like some other coffee houses can be. The best thing about it though was that a slice of cake, cheesecake, or tirimisu comes with your drink order! Talk about major sweets indulgence when you also get shaved ice on top of it (which of course we had to, lol). The cakes were really yummy, but the star of the evening was definitely the shaved ice. It's so much better than the ones in the states. For one thing, there's a ton of red bean in it, a good amount of mochi and fruit, and it's topped off with a scoop of vanilla-caramel ice cream. YUM! Definitely no better way to leave Korea. :D