Hongdae late-night bar with a 10pm terrace and Water Lily Pond
Rosetta is a cocktail bar with an outdoor terrace about a 5–7 minute walk from Hapjeong Station in Mapo, Seoul. Arriving for a second round at 10pm on a Friday, we got an outdoor table and ordered the fruit and cheese platter (19,000 won) plus two painting-inspired cocktails, Water Lily Pond and Dream, both poured over large ice cubes and finished with scented oil sprayed on right at the table. For a quiet Hongdae terrace where you can talk over cocktails instead of soju and beer, Rosetta is the answer.