Solo whisky bar in Nonhyeon, Seoul: Glenallachie 12 and Faust at Yahwa

Ditching the study café for a solo bar: why I went to Yahwa Nonhyeon

Yahwa Honsul Bar Nonhyeon (야화 혼술바 논현점) is a solo-drinking bar in the basement of Gangnam-daero 122-gil, near Nonhyeon Station. I had actually planned to spend the day at a study café (cagong).

So I was at the study café... and then the people who were supposed to join me bailed,,, hahahaha. Fine, I'm going to drink!! Honestly, I kind of wanted to go drink anyway.

The person across from me offered me some chocolate haha

Whiskey at Yahwa Nonhyeon: Glenallachie 12 and Arran 10

For whiskey at Yahwa Honsul Bar Nonhyeon I picked Glenallachie 12 and Arran 10. I'm having whiskey, don't try to stop me.

Haha, someone in the group took a photo of all of us with, what's it called, a film camera? I took one on each of my trips too, and not being able to see the photo right away is fun and exciting at the same time.

Hahaha, the thing you gain from doing sponsored reviews is Instagram friends,,,? People seem to use Instagram a lot these days, more than phone numbers or KakaoTalk,,,? Though I use it less myself,,,, always hehe yum

The places they recommended in Japan were Ikebukuro and Akihabara in Tokyo!

I'd wanted to try this at another Yahwa bar last time,,, haha and it turned out to be fun

I think I might have won this one, maybe,,, ㅠ

One of the people I was talking to said they majored in operations research, so I asked what that is and looked it up. It's on the science side.

Wi-Fi info! Tap to copy, paste in the Wi-Fi password and off you go

As for the snacks, I'll just look and not eat

Cocktails at Yahwa Nonhyeon: Faust, Negroni and Seonyang oak somaek

At Yahwa Honsul Bar Nonhyeon my first cocktail was the Faust and my last drink was the Seonyang oak somaek. The Faust is a fresh, intense way to start!

The person next to me was drinking a Negroni haha. I'd had one last time, so I passed.

I had the Seonyang oak somaek (soju-and-beer mix) as my last drink, and I couldn't really tell what made it so different. Why is it called somaek anyway? At 5.7% it's basically beer.

Writing this is making me want a drink again

I asked for a glass with ice and drank it as my water,,,

The important thing: the bathroom password haha

Balance games at Yahwa Nonhyeon, sharing a table

At Yahwa Honsul Bar Nonhyeon we played balance games (would-you-rather cards) with the people sitting together. The soldier friend who left earlier hahahaha, and the oldest person there haha

Seriously, stop adding side notes to the questions hahaha. The extra caveats underneath make choosing even harder. From then on we decided to go only by the bold text.

Aww, I think everyone picked the friend

If it's a confession, who cares which one

I don't want to date either of them

Hahaha, we even looked up IQ

Whoa, I want to read this too. Next time,,,

Oh, there was a prize grabber machine. And a guestbook too

The girls stayed behind and played a bit longer haha

Hahaha, had a great time, I'll probably see them again. Had fun and heading home!

Can you go alone? What I felt at Yahwa Nonhyeon

Yahwa Honsul Bar Nonhyeon is a solo bar where you can go alone and still sit and play with other guests. This time I had fun with the foreign friends and was satisfied.

Honestly, before a sponsored visit like this I usually search the place up haha, though sometimes I don't. If the reviews are bad or there are none, it's scary and I get a bit nervous, right? Hahaha, it's frightening. The place might turn out weird. Anyway, this time I went, had fun with the foreign friends and was satisfied. I'm usually good at having fun once I'm actually out.

Since it's a solo bar, most people come alone or with one friend. I go out alone a lot anyway,,, and at this bar we sat together and played. At first, men and women sat together talking, and I thought, is this a bit odd, what's going on, so I held back a little until I ordered a drink. After ordering I relaxed, joined the conversation and had a great few hours. If anything, once you're there, you might play so much that it becomes a problem ㅠ

Solo bars are a trend these days, but this,,, hmm,,, it can mean what it literally says, or you can go casually too. I guess it's up to you,,,?

Yahwa Honsul Bar Nonhyeon opening hours

• Friday and Saturday 19:00–04:00
• Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday 20:00–03:00