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Miel
Address: 135-100 서울1F Puzzle Haus, 94-3 Chungdam-dong, Gangnam-gu
Tel: +82 2512 2395
Hours: [Mon-Sat] 11:00am~1:00am, [Sun] 11:00am~12:00am
Website: http://miel.kr
Price: [drinks] 8,000~12,000 won, [desserts] 8,000~16,000 won, [main dishes] 13,000~16,000 won
Miel, or “honey” in French, is an art gallery/cafe in Seoul’s ultra sleek (and jaw-droppingly expensive) Fashion and Art district Cheongdam-dong (청담동/淸潭洞). Modern decor, beautiful desserts, friendly service…I love it!
Miel
Cute design
Interior
Menu
Browsing the menu, I noticed a curious item called “Dutch baby pancake” (15,000 won). So what is it? Let’s order one and find out.
Dutch baby pancake, 15,000 won
I later learned that a Dutch baby pancake (a.k.a. German pancake, Bismarck, or Dutch puff) is a sweet breakfast dish similar to Yorkshire pudding. It’s simply made with eggs, flour and milk and typically served with fresh squeezed lemon, butter, and powdered sugar. The version at Miel, served hot and puffy from the skillet, came with vanilla ice-cream and chocolate whipped cream. Absolutely heavenly. If you are curious, check out this Dutch baby pancake recipe by Martha Stewart.
Dutch baby pancake
Dutch baby pancake
Miel’s mixed berry waffle (16,000 won) is another feast to the eyes and the taste buds. It’s chewier than Beans Bins‘ fluffy waffles, and I just can’t decide which one I prefer – both are to die for. The tiebreaker might be the pistachio ice-cream that came with Miel’s waffles…Om nom nom nom.
Mixed berry waffle, 16,000 won
Mixed berry waffle
Mixed berry waffle
A cup of caramel latte (11,000 won), perfect on its own but a bit too sweet alongside all the sugary things we ordered.
Caramel latte, 11,000 won
Food aside, the interior of Miel is very interestingly modeled after a beehive.
Interior
Wall design
Cozy
Cozy
Drawings on the wall
Postcards?
:)
Whether you are living in or just visiting Seoul, be sure to visit Miel and try their desserts. This is a place where you’d want to linger for a long long while.
Miel
Somehow I missed this cool place even though I live in that area. And the waffles look to die for! Thankfully it is getting easier to find such things in the city. :)
Beautiful photos! Everything looks delicious. Altough these are some very expensive desserts and coffee, even for Gangnam!
Thank you for the comment :) Miel was recommended to me by a Korean friend, and I really liked it a lot. Hope to be back in Seoul again soon – there seems to be many chic cafes all over the city.
I’m surprised you didn’t visit Hongdae! It’s the main artsy/nightlife area in Seoul. And the epicenter of charming cafes! ;)
It’s really too bad I didn’t have a chance to visit there, will need to make that a destination next time I’m in Seoul!
Hi Charlotte,
I’m working on a story about places to eat and drink in Seoul for JWM Magazine and I’m looking for great photos of Miel.
I can across your photos on your blog and I’m wondering if they would be available to possible use in this story. We would give you a photo credit and the rate is $150 per photo. Once I know for sure that one of your photos would be used in the layout, I’d contact you for the high res file and give you information so you could invoice me.
Would you mind emailing me to let me know if we might be able to use one of your photos?
Thanks so much!
Best wishes,
Katie Dunn
Contributing Photo Editor
JWM Magazine
http://www.katie-dunn.com
cell: 917-628-6722
Hi Katie, thank you for your message, and yes, please let me know when you select the photos, I will be happy to send you the high res files at the rate you proposed. Please feel free to contact me via sugarednspiced@gmail.com for future correspondence, thank you.
Cindy