Mellowa

Top choice in Seoul


Sounding like 'mellow out' in English, this small live-music bar is very Yeonnam-dong – Hongdae's mellower, cooler sibling. The dark industrial-chic space hosts live music with 'bangmuse' (chanteuse) on Thursdays, jazz on Fridays, 'indie' (really folk and acoustic) on Saturdays and 'jadie' (something in-between) on Sundays. A Guinness, martini or glass of red is the perfect sipping accompaniment.


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