Goun Chatjib - A Chinese Tea House in Sinchon

Goun Chatjib is one of my favorite cafes in Sinchon, because of the fact that I have always really loved traditional Chinese tea.  Goun Chatjib has the full set up with all the ingredients necessary to make it in the shop, but they also sell tea pots, cups and tea that you can make at home.

There are so many different types of tea on the menu that it may be a little bit overwhelming at first.  The people who work here are extremely kind so you can ask them for a recommendation.  There are types of tea offered that I didn't even know existed prior to coming here.  They have of course white, green and black tea as well as several fermented puer varieties.  There are also a few other Chinese teas as well as tea from Taiwan.

In addition to all of this, there are also several Korean style teas as well such as ginger tea, yujacha, omijacha and several fruit teas such as a orange or grapefruit.  On top of all of this, they also have other more common teas like rooibos, peppermint, lavender, mate, chamomile, et. at.  Finally, they also have a special iced black tea (one of my favorites) and some other deserts like bingsu.  Like I said before, the menu in this place is extensive.

The atmosphere in Goun Chatjib is very quite and relaxing and on top of everything, the tea at this place is extremely affordable.  Most of the varieties range between 4,000 to 7,000 won.  The place is very clean and calming, and it is one of my favorite places to go work on my laptop during the day.

Interior

Traditional Chinese Tea

Alternate Tea Making Set up for One

Teas

Teas and Cups

More Cups

Tea Pots

Puer Teas

More Puer Teas

Milk Teas, Black Teas and Fruit Teas

Traditional Korean Teas, Fruit Teas and Herb Teas

"Hwacha" and European Black Teas

Green Teas, White Teas and Yellow Teas

Black Teas

Chinese and Taiwanese "Qing-cha" Varieties

Deserts, Bingsu and Iced Black Tea

I recently went back to this place and had their black tea affogato which was very interesting as well and wanted to add a few pictures of this.  It came with green tea ice cream and the black tea was so strong it was about as bitter as coffee.  It was quite the combination.

Black Tea Affogato

Another Angle

Old Address System: 서울특별시 마포구 노고산동 33-19 108호

New Address System: 서울특별시 마포구 신촌로20길 9 가동 108호

Goun Chatjib on Google Maps

Goun Chatjib on Naver Maps

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Great Shots of Interior, Tea Ceremony and Owner

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