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The moment you take a step, the gate to a green-colored garden opens.

Located on a main street and at a 5-minute walking distance from Daeseongri Station,




Hidden Plant features a plain and calm appearance unlike the rumors that dub it as the “most popular café in Gapyeong on social media.” When I stepped into the building without huge expectations, however, a refreshing, green-colored world unfolded before my eyes, from small plants to a broad garden in the back of the building. “I did not expect such a spectacle…” I could not help but utter a subdued shout of joy.



Mrs. Choi Mi-jin, CEO of Hidden Plant, says that she opened a café while conducting a remodeling construction on a 30-year-old building. She just happened to open up a café, which she named “Hidden Plant” because of the garden in the back.



At Hidden Plant, there is nothing that has not passed through her hands, from chairs and tables to plants. She had fun decorating the café as interior design has been her hobby, and she also possesses insight and good sense for display, which have been built from her past experience as a merchandising director for an online shopping mall. Using calm, composed language but also showing unparalleled passion, there seemed to be no doubt that she is the owner of Hidden Plant, a café with many surprises.



Nearly an entire day quickly passes by while working just at the café but, as she also takes care of a large garden, she always feels short-handed. But what makes everything worth it is customers who make regular visits from far away. In addition, she has come to appreciate the comfort provided by the plants even more ever since she started the café.

When a relationship is to be formed with a person, it would not evolve into a serious one if you just watch from afar. You must go into the other person’s sphere of life and actually experience and face the person in order to understand each other better and become more familiar with.



To be honest, I hung around the Hidden Plant building for a bit before taking courage to enter through the door. Looking at the beautiful garden that is visible only from inside the building, I realize that I would not have understood what Hidden Plant really is if I only stood around outside.



I enjoyed a cup of Crème Vienna from a table where the garden decorated by flowers and grass can be seen. The green-colored rest experienced in Gapyeong truly tastes soft and sweet.


Written and photos by Kim Sun-joo



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  • Hidden Plant

    Address/ 40, Gyeongchun-ro Cheongpyeong-myeon, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do

    Contact/ 010-5342-5075

    Hours of operation / 10:00-18:00 on weekdays, 10:00-20:00 on weekends

    Closed on/ Mondays

    Menu/ Americano (hot): 5,000 KRW, Crème Vienna (hot): 6,000 KRW, Ade (grapefruit, lemon, or cranberry): 7,500 KRW

    Parking/ Available

    Website/ https://www.instagram.com/hidden.plant.cafe/

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