Brunch is the new black!  And if you’re a fashionista looking to see and be seen on a lazy weekend, Samcheong-dong is high on that list.  But where to feed?  Sure there’s waffle joints and coffee shops galore, but you need a place that can set the tone and put some food in your stomach.

Enter the Egg.
egg

This quiet little coffee shop is off the camera-toting couple-clogged main drag, making it a tiny little haven housed in colonial-period homeyness.  Cute without being too cutesy, this cafe has plenty to offer in terms of tea and coffee, alongside a modest collection of tipples and treats.   Especially worthy of note are their traditional tisanes made from quince, jujube, and maeshil:  all of theirs are made in-house and are really exquisite, with a much deeper flavor than most places can achieve.  Coffee and espresso drinks here are competently done, so don’t worry about burned or stale beans ruining your cappuccino fix (note:  foam here tends to be on the dry side, if that’s your thing.)
cappucino
Egg also has a modest menu of sandwiches, sweets, and brunch items as well as snacks to accompany any alcoholic indulgences you may chose to make from their short wine and beer list.  Sandwiches are very Korean in style with a slightly sweet edge, but well loaded with meats, veggies, and condiments and can be had in set menus that are almost a bargain among the overpriced restaurants of the district.
sandwich

More interesting and strangely compelling are some of their pancakes, including one that includes every part of breakfast baked all together:
egg and bacon pancake
Bacon is baked into the pancake itself, which in turn is topped with cheese and egg drizzled with maple syrup.  The sweet and savory elements meld together for an unusual but decidedly delicious take on the typical breakfast plate.
egg and bacon pancake
Nonalcoholic drinks such as their excellent teas and coffee begin at 4000 won, with meals beginning from about 6000. Expect to shell out 5000 or more for a bottle of beer, and wines start around 20,000 won.
To find Egg, turn right out of exit 1 from Anguk Station. Take another right at the first street, and continue north along the stone-walled road. Egg will be just past the high school and middle school, on the left-hand side, almost directly across from 먹쉬돈나
egg