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Make Your Love Happy on Valentine's Day in Seoul
In South Korea, Valentine's Day is celebrated differently. It's a day when women give 'chocolates' to men. Men give 'candies' to women on so-called White Day (Mar.14). Here is Trazy's ultimate selection of cafes that both serves and sells packages of chocolates as well as other kinds of dessert stores for those who want to break away from the tradition and want a unique Valentine's Day gift. Find out where you could buy the recipes, if you want to make your own special chocolates for your love, too!
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Chocolatyum 쇼콜라윰
This is a petite bakery that offers freshly baked desserts and pastries. The whipped-cream cake with strawberries is very popular here. Unfortunately, the place only offers a take-out, but you wouldn't be too sad once you taste them!
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Suave 수아브
This is a take-out specialty store that offers homemade macarons, pudding, and caramels. You cannot enjoy these sweets in the shop, however, you can take them away and as a present in an ice pack.
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Lovely Choco 러블리초코
This is both a cafe and a specialty store for baking ingredients and utensils, where you can find a wide variety of delicious home-baked cakes. They even sell an easy, simple set of ingredients and utensils for baking without using an oven!
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Peony 피오니
This is a small cafe that serves fresh home-made tarts and cakes. If you like strawberry cakes, you should try the strawberry whipped cream cake at Peony!
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Bangsan Market (Bakery Street) 방산시장 베이커리 골목
This market is famous for its Bakery Street, where you can find all kinds of baking utensils, materials, ingredients, and packages. During the Valentine's week and Korea's special day, people from all over the city visit this street, so you better hurry up!
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Atelier Decoa Balim 아뜨리에 데코아발림
This is a dessert specialty store where you can taste original chocolates that you cannot experience in large, chain coffee shops. Here, you can enjoy hot choco, royal hot choco, espresso hot choco, sangria, and daily desserts.
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Cacao Boom 카카오봄
This is a specialty store for handdipped Belgian chocolates. Many visitors come and look for the smooth, deep flavor of the hot chocolate at Cacao Boom. It also offers packages of chocolates for sale that you could buy as a present!
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Bread Garden (Hongdae) 브레드가든 홍대점
This is one of the franchise retailer stores for home baking ingredients and utensils. Not only recipes, Bread Garden offers simple methods for home-baking, and even baking classes!
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