• Home
  • About
    • About Fii
    • The kit
  • Disclaimer
    • Disclaimer
    • Privacy Policy
  • Work with me
  • Modelling

Fiixii

May 20, 2014 food•korea•recommendations•seoul•the food series•travel

bloom and goûté – garosugil

bloom and goûté review

Today was a good day. The sun was shining, it was a lovely 26 degrees C, and I got to feel really important (or pretentious) by wearing my (new!!) sunglasses until the minute the sun set.  It probably wasn’t the best day to wear a skirt, but hey I was prepared. (With these super cute lace trim biker shorts from forever21). The best thing about today though, was no doubt, finding bloom and goûté during my Adventures Through Sinsa-dong. 

bloom and goûté review

If you’re thinking this place has a slightly weird name, there is an explanation. Bloom and goûté is the brainchild of Lee JinSook, who studied botany in London, and Jo JungHee, who studied baking in Paris. There’s a small area by the till where you can see the made-to-order flower arrangements be constructed, and there are two floors where you can sit and eat ridiculously tasty food (anyone say ‘All Day Brunch?’) while listening to a soundtrack that whisks you away from the streets of Seoul and straight into that dreamy, Parisienne atmosphere.

bloom and goûté review

bloom and goûté review

bloom and goûté review

The menu had me literally giddy with excitement. Afternoon Tea. Traditional English Scones. A comprehensive list of all the different types of Tea’s I haven’t been able to drink for nigh-on 10 months unless I’ve been feeling like splashing out the cash for a cuppa (not often). But mainly scones with clotted cream and jam. They were offering a British summer staple and I definitely wasn’t going to say no. I also decided that saying no to the lasagna would be a cardinal sin, so ordered that too.

bloom and goûté review

Yum, in a word. Very yum, in two with added awful grammar because really, after my first year of Uni and terrible, terrible ready meal lasagne (my parents only make the vegetable kind), this was quite honestly worlds apart. So gooooood. More pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee.

bloom and goûté review

And then out came the scones. Devonshire clotted cream. Jam. I don’t care that the scones weren’t circular. They were fresh from the oven, so fresh the cream was melting as soon as it was spread. Ahhhh. Not quite perfection (the devonshire natives or the cornish have that), but pretty damned close and I’m definitely not going to snub anything homebaked in Korea. Home baking needs to become a trend. Ovens need to become a wide-spread household thing in this city that’s stolen my heart. I miss mine.

Please check this absolutely adorable spot out if you’re heading to Seoul, and try out the rest of the menu for me (they have a lot of comfort food classics). The general price for a main is from 8000-15000W, Afternoon Tea is 28,000W (for two people) – you get a selection of sandwiches, scones, jam, cream and a choice of tea’s.

address: Seoul, Gangnam-gu, Sinsa-dong 534-6
phone: (02) 535-6659

♥

instagram | twitter

Follow

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Previous The Food Series: PatBingSu
Next Studying at Yonsei: The super-quick final say.

You mights also like

korea

Clubbing In Seoul: Club Etiquette

READ THE POST
korea

10 things I’ve learned in my first month of teac...

READ THE POST
culture/commentary

Korean café culture

READ THE POST
lifestyle

Top 5 tips: Staying organised

READ THE POST
short sleeves are a dream and a half away with cur short sleeves are a dream and a half away with current seoul temperatures 
❄️ ❄️  i’ve been hiding binge watching dramas and studying for TOPIK. life goals & more visa points eyy.  Hope everyone is doing well! let me know how you’re faring ❤️  .
.
🏷 ⛅️ 
#lifeinseoul #lifeinkorea #whatfiiwore #패션그램 #패션코디 #패션스램 #룩스타그램 #옷스타그램일상 #옷스타 #패션블로그 #패션블로거 #오오티디 #데일리룩 #옷스타그램 #stylehunters #fashionkorea #옷스타그램daily #whattowear #유튜버  #wearingtoday #ootdpost #outfitblog #outfitidea #todayiwore #mystylediary #mylooktoday #glowgrowcreate #discoverunder7k #cottagecorelife
belated seasons greetings~ ❤️ i’m feeling belated seasons greetings~ ❤️  i’m feeling good about things 🥰 this time of year can be really hard so let’s remember to show compassion to everyone but fascists and neonazis. 😊  it snowed a LOT last night, so everything is blanketed in white. it’s beautiful even if it feels like -22 outside.  hope everyone is doing ok (especially friends in the uk and usa right now) ❤️  #wearetothe9s #whatfiiwore #패션그램 #패션코디 #패션스램 #룩스타그램 #옷스타그램일상 #옷스타 #패션블로그 #패션블로거 #오오티디 #데일리룩 #옷스타그램 #stylehunters #fashionkorea #옷스타그램daily #whattowear #유튜버  #wearingtoday #frenchielove  #frenchiesofinsta #outfitidea #todayiwore #mystylediary #mylooktoday #glowgrowcreate #discoverunder7k
top 9 plus some favourites of the year (up to augu top 9 plus some favourites of the year (up to august lol)  in 2021 i wanna take more pictures of good memories 😍 
 what do you want for 2021?  #whatfiiwore #fashionkorea #poseinspo #일상스타그램 #일상데일리 #seoulkorea #seoullife #패션스타그램 #데일리룩 #데일리그램 #darlingdaily #fashionstyle #fashionbloggerstyle #stylediaries #styleinspiration #fashiongrams #fashiongrammer #wearetothe9s #discoverunder10k  #livinginseoul #livinginkorea
[#ad pr product] swipe for a video!  honestly i’ve wanted to try #roundlab products for a loooong time. they’re a brand that have risen through the ranks quickly, becoming known for their dokdo toner - it’s claimed top spot among many a korean beauty list. (2017-2019 hwahae beauty awards no. 1 toner)  🏝 dokdo toner 
SENSITIVE SKIN friendly, with minimal ingredients 
it’s a hydrating toner that doesn’t contain hyaluronic acid 
very gentle, soothes tired and irritated skin 
moisture balance care due to Ulleungdo deep sea water  🧖‍♀️ on my skin?
i like a toner i can layer, and i can do exactly that with the dokdo 1025 toner. it absorbs well into the skin, quickly and without feeling sticky or tacky. It layers really well.  It’s a solid start for the rest of my skincare routine. i can attest to the soothing/sensitive skin friendly ingredients - my skin hasn’t reacted unfavourably at all. It’s hydrates well for my skin, but i am not an overly dry skin-type.  it’s very comparable to etude house soon jung toner, which i love... but i think i like this one more.  🧪 ingredients 
Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Propanediol, Chondrus Crispus (Carrageenan) Extract, Saccharum Officinarum Ferment Extract, Sea Water, 1,2 Hexanediol, Protease, Betaine, Panthenol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Allantoin, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA.  🛍 you can buy this and many other kbeauty products at @momokoo_cosmetic ~ go check them out~  #momokoocosmetic #lazada #kbeauty #kbeautyskincare #kbeautyblogger #kbeautyaddict #라운드랩 #라운드랩독도토너 #스킨케어 #koreanbeauty #koreanskincare #kskincare #roundlabtoner #roundlabdokdotoner #kbeautyvlogger #kbeautyyoutuber
armed and ... dangerous? i’m the least threaten armed and ... dangerous? 
i’m the least threatening person on the planet lol. 
 throw back to this shoot with @dxxmnd  #경성의복 #경성사진 #경성의상실 #mrsunshine #whatfiiwore
instant height - nothing like some trickster mirro instant height - nothing like some trickster mirrors to add an extra few inches  📍 @tongue_planet  #cafesofseoul #adererror #성수동카페 
#seongsucafe #텅플래닛 #whatfiiwore #패션그램 #패션코디 #패션스램  #옷스타그램일상 #옷스타 #패션블로그 #패션블로거 #데일리룩 #옷스타그램 #stylehunters #fashionkorea #옷스타그램daily #whattowear #유튜버  #wearingtoday #ootdpost #outfitblog #outfitidea #todayiwore #mystylediary #mylooktoday #discoverunder10k

Join the List

Copyright © fiixii 2021 Fiixii
  • About
  • Work with me!
  • Disclaimer
Theme by SheShoppes