Maju Story 마주이야기 - Seoul

Beautiful room, great food and friendly people. came here after the hike in bukansan and will soon be friends with hiking vegan.

What do you want me to say? this caffe is a warm, friendly, beautiful place to grab a Korean tee and a piece of vegan cake. it is located outside the central area of seoul, so prepare for a bit when a trip. after walking through a non-descript entry and huffing it on a staircase, take off their shoes, go inside and relax during a warm drink. the owner is a very beautiful woman and the atmosphere of caffe is quiet and welcoming. in a city where everyone travels around, it is refreshing to find a café like maju story.

The owner takes care of everything she does and relaxes the atmosphere. it is a must when they visit seoul. many thanks for a beautiful experience and delicious tasty. I had the sandwiches, the fermented lemon tea (cooked,) strawberry cake and everything was so yummy! updated by the previous review on 2019-03-19

It’s a little out of the way, but super worth it! Maju Story is a cozy, sit on the floor, no shoes type place. The owner speaks no English but is super nice, and is also super patient with foreigners with no Korean skills. We were travelling with a nut allergy and with some google translate she was really accommodating in letting us know that our order was safe to go! There is a separate English Menu for drinks, but for BingSu there is only Korean. From what we could gather there was a strawberry red bean one, a mochi red bean and a coffee and choco one. Had the strawberry and coffee and they were both wonderful, not too sweet and really refreshing! Keep and eye out for the vegan pastries that are near the cash counter, they’re not on the menu but are definitely worth checking out! We enjoyed some nice savoury scones. Definitely a great place to also grab a hot tea and relax for a few hours!

If I could give this place 10 stars, I would. Even though it’s pretty hard to get to unless you live nearby, I keep doing the hour commute back to this amazing spot! First off, the cafe itself is beautiful and very welcoming. Lots of families come and it seems like the employees know all the customers by name which is so sweet. You also take your shoes off before entering and there’s floor seating on little pillows with outlets scattered about (there are tables as well if necessary). The bakery items are always rotating as they try new things but the drinks, bingsu, and sandwiches I believe are all unchanging. Every time I go I get the green tea bingsu which is absolutely lovely and fairly priced considering the other bingsu I’ve had in Seoul was either too expensive or just ice with fruits in it. I’ll usually also try one of the things in the display case as well. Last week they had apple pie and chocolate muffins which were both delicious but the apple pie was exceptional- hands down the best I’ve ever had, vegan or otherwise. Definitely don’t pass on the apple pie if you see it there again. Unfortunately for non-korean speakers, I only speak Korean when I come to this place and I don’t believe the employee speaks much English. However- they did just get an English menu and I’m sure pointing to what you want would suffice since all the bakery items are right in front of you on display. Since I’ve been coming often, they’ve started to give me free baked goods while I study which is so kind of them to do! One was even a green tea tarte because they know I always get the green tea bingsu. Overall, if you are coming to Seoul this place is an underrated must-visit!