The 10 Best Designed Cafes in the World

#5 Dreamy Camera Cafe

Yangpyeong, South Korea

CAFE

Inspired by a love of vintage cameras, a South Korean couple have designed and built an extraordinary cafe to replicate a classic twin-lens Rolleiflex, right next to their home.

Army aviation pilot Park Sung-Hwan and his wife Kwak Myung-hee, an ex-pilot herself, decided to build the cafe for their family (including their daughter) and local customers to enjoy.

Dreaming of capturing life's special moments, living closer to nature and owning a dog, the family trio could achieve these goals with the Dreamy Camera Cafe, hence its name.

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As you can see, the cafe looks just as impressive all year round.

What do we love about it? Not your average cafe, this space is preferred as a place for dreamers, where you can talk about your ideas, have an instant photo taken and record your memories for all to enjoy - rather than a quick coffee and photo to tick off your bucket list.

Comprising of two stories (30 feet tall in total) to mimic the classic twin-lens camera, the cafe provides a stunning view of the countryside. The interior features Park's vintage camera collection on display, while the tables include coloured pencils, a menu inside a photo album and a film roll-style paper towel dispenser.

The original design was based on the Leica rangefinder, another vintage camera, however this proved too challenging from a technical perspective. After sketching a design in 2009, the couple presented the concept to contractors before building began in 2012, with the cafe opening in 2013.

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The family of dreamers: Park Sung-Hwan, his wife Kwak Myung-hee and their young daughter with her new dog.

(Photos: Park Sung-Hwan)

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