Tea Therapy: The Cafe and Foot Bath To Find In Bukchon

There’s never a bad reason to head downtown to Jongno in Seoul. I often find myself there when I want to spend time in a tea house, get a view of Hanok rooftops or just take a stroll and find something new to see. Tea Therapy (티테라피) is one of those wonderful spots I visited some months back on a stroll in the area. If you like tea or you just want a lovely place to take a break near the Bukchon Hanok Village, this is most certainly a spot to get on your list.

Looking for a tea house in Jongno? Here’s more information about Tea Therapy:

• How To Get There
• Basic Info
• What To Expect
  • The Place
  • The Tea Experience
  • The Foot Bath
• Where To Go Nearby

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How To Get There

Address: 6-1 Anguk-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul (서울 종로구 안국동 6-1)

By Subway: Make sure you have your T-Money card topped off. This is an easy spot to get to via subway. Head to Anguk Subway Station, exit 1. When you exit, turn right and then turn right on the first street and walk to where it forks. Take the right and Tea Therapy is just on the right. Spot the foot bath basins just outside of the entrance.

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Basic Info

Hours: 10:00am ~ 8:00pm

Foot Bath Experience: Complimentary if you order tea but there are additional bath blends you can add that cost an additional W5,000.

Tea Class: Reservations are required if you’d like an actual class. Cost of a class is W50,000. Classes are only available for groups of 2 or more. Topics include “Tea Therapy for Stress” and “Good Tea for Women”. The classes allow you to look at 10 ingredients that are effective in alleviating stress or for women’s health. It’s a fun and interactive opportunity.

Lunch Menu: There is a lunch menu available from only 11:30am until 2:00pm. Tea Therapy prepares special healthy meals that include a tofu salad, flying fish roe rice bowl, salmon rice bowl, beef bean curry. The chickpea curry is particularly popular.

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What To Expect

Tea therapy is a method of health care that restores balance to the body with natural nutrients and the benefits of drinking healthy tea. If you’re a busy person with little time for self care in other ways, this is absolutely a good choice for you.

In Korea, there are so many teas to enjoy and if you go to places like Yangnyeongsi Herbal Market, you can even get teas specially made for your and what your body requires. If you want to learn more, first visit the Tea Therapy cafe in Jongno.

The Place

This tea house feels rustic and lived in, in a good way. The building is a restore house where Yun Po Sun, a previous president of Korea from 1960 to 1962, lived. The house is now designated as a cultural property. There is a relaxed vibe which is really perfect in any tea house.

The Tea Experience

When you first arrive, you’ll need to let the staff know if you would like a foot bath experience along with the tea. You can, of course, just enjoy tea. But, if you want to do the foot bath, they’ll put you on the waiting list if there are others looking for the experience as well.

When it comes to ordering tea, don’t worry if you’re not quite sure which tea will suit you. There are a TON of teas in Korea that you’ve probably never tried. The staff will give you a little test of sorts; the kind of test where you say ‘yes’ and it leads to one statement or say ‘no’ and it leads to another. Eventually, you find the tea that’s right for you. Or, just go ahead and order what you want!

The statements are things like:

• “I’m either fleshy or sturdily built.”
• “I sweat a lot.”
• “I often have an upset stomach.”
• “I have cold hands and feet.”
• “I’m an inactive person.”
• “I’m a timid and meticulous person.”
• “I have poor digestion, so I can’t eat much.”
• “I’m a perfectionist.”
• “I hardly ever drink any water.”

Just follow along and by the end, you’ll see a color. The color corresponds to various teas on the menu so just choose one of those teas and you’re good to go.

The Foot Bath

The foot bath basins are just outside the main entrance. When it’s time to head out, the staff will ask if you want the “Relaxing” option or the “Warming” option. “Relaxing” is to fight stress and fatigue while the “Warming” is to improve poor blood circulation.

Fill the bath with the water, the mixture given to you in a bag, and then enjoy 15-20 minutes of foot bath bliss. It was a lovely experience, though I will admit I found it slightly awkward that we sit out near the street where people just walk on by.

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Where To Go Nearby

This is a great area to walk around and see what there is to see.

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