While people have been raving on about Raccoon cafe in Seoul, I was pleasantly surprised to hear from a friend that there's one here in Daejeon as well! I have yet to been to the one in Seoul so I have no basis for comparison but I absolutely adore this one here.
7 Reasons to love this cafe:
1. SPACE
it has plenty of it. there were a couple of dogs roaming about freely and the playroom for the raccoons were in the centre of the cafe.
there were quite a lot of seats as well.
2. no crowd
afterall, we are in Daejeon. even though its located in the bustling Dunsan-dong, in the 5 hours that I stayed at the cafe, there was constantly empty seats and you could have solo time with the raccoons/dogs and not worry bout having to wait for your turn.
3. animal therapy
this is by far the most important reason i stayed so long there. i did my work at the cafe and once awhile i would look into the playroom and stare at the raccoons for gummy moments (rewards to keep myself going longer). dogs would come and go too and you could just casually stroke them or if you are feeling playful, you could chase them around or do some tricks with them!
there are also treats available on sale at really affordable prices (2k-5k won) for you to bribe the animals to pose for your camera.
i even had the small poodle sleeping on my lap for a good 10 to 15 minutes whilst i was doing my work. (:
4. games
the cafe provides a good variety of games, ranging from the typical korean games to international games. there was this game where you had to take turns to insert a plastic sword into the barrel and hope that the pirate does not bop out on your turn. there were also jenga, bang, rummy-o and more.
suitable for a group of friends to chill and hang out!
5. free wifi
6. (relatively) long(er) opening hours
7. foood
staying there a tad longer and feeling hungry? no worriesss
they provide some simple snacks and drinks!
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