Buena Vista

Tired of Starbucks?  Fancy some live music with your coffee?  Here's Buena Vista.

A cool, independent coffee shop, in the trendy new area being developed just beside MBCine.  Buena Vista was apparently started up by the gentleman who used to run Little Jacob's, by Gyeongsang back gate.  The location has changed, but the coffee is as good as ever and the decor is arty cool, from the ceiling to the toilets - which have incredible industrial-grade iron doors and locks.  Indie Jinju is sometimes very easily pleased!

So what does Buena Vista offer, except nice coffee,and nice views on a rainy day?  Well, it offers variety, for one thing.  Drip coffee for W4500 comes from a variety of sources.  This drinker plumped for the Buena Vista Blend, but they had Columbian, Kenyan and several others, for around the same price.  It may sound a bit steep, but as it came in a pot, there were almost two cups, and refills are only W1500.  The value gets better on espresso-based drinks, which were slightly cheaper and had W1000 refills, I believe.

They also have alcohoic drinks, which is nice to know.  Domestic bottles were a reasonable W4000, while imported beers run at a crazy W7000 - W8000 each.  Nevertheless, it's nice to have the option.  Maybe when Little Jacob reads this, he'll consider a little discount on his priciest offerings!

And finally... live music.  The jewel in the crown; the icing on the cake - hopefully!  Thursday nights are live music nights.  Kicking off at 8pm, Indie Jinju waits in anticipation.  The full review will only be possible after a Thursday visit. 

Buena Vista is certainly trendy-looking, with prices to match, there's no doubt about that, but despite the too-cool-for-school design, the clientele was distinctly down-to-earth.  This was a plus, and helped get Buena Vista a cool 8 out of 10.