Hookah in Seoul

Hubbly-bubbly, Hookah, shisha,물담배 (water cigarette), call it what you like I love them all.  Every now and again I get a craving to relax with good conversation, a drink and a bit of a pipe, but living in Seoul it's easier said than done.  Fret no more!! 
몽 (Mong), close to Konkuk University station (where line 2 and 7 meet)*,  is a little bohemian paradise where you can easily accomplish all of the above.  Tucked away in a backstreet this watering hole transports you to a magical new world.   


As you enter you are asked to take your shoes off, place them in a 'shoe-bag', and follow the waiter.  The seating areas are all cordoned off from each other and generously adorned with comfy cushions (and often quite bizarre ornaments).

Me and the shoe-bag

The hookah menu is quite sufficient although not limitless, and you are asked to pay for the shisha in advance.  Prices vary but hover around the              10 000won mark.
The cocktail menu on the other hand... :) 
I would suggest ordering any food as soon as you have made up your minds, as it took them an eternity to get fried potatoes to the table.  (The shisha itself too quiet some time to make its way to us too, but it was well worth the wait.)


Other than the aircon messing with my smoke rings I was pretty much in heaven. 
Happy relaxing to you all :)  


* Directions 
At Konkuk University station (건대입구역), take exit 2.  Walk down the alley next to Angel in us coffee shop (immediately as you walk out of the station make a hairpin turn).
Turn right, into the first main street and walk for about a block.  It will be on your left.

Entrance