Gangnam’s Sherlock Themed Cafe

221B: Baker Street comes to Seoul.

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South Korea’s Sherlock themed cafe 221B opened in Seoul this year as tribute to the BBC Sherlock, and boasts its own Sherlock Coffee on the menu, which is like a frothy Americano you can order either hot or iced. Find directions to the coffee shop below if you’d like your own taste of Benedict Cumberbatch in caffeine form.

I was told to avoid a straw with the ice version as it’s to be tasted as a mixture of coffee and the foamy froth which it boasts on its head, Guinness style!

A Sherlock buzzer to alert you when your coffee is ready

I’m not sure if you can buy these.

Yep, Sherlock coffee beans. You can order a Sherlock’s Egg Benedict too, of course.

TV screen which shows Sherlock 셜록 episodes around the clock.

This door may remind you of the TARDIS from Doctor Who, should you be keeping the Steven Moffat connection in mind.

Yep, the bathroom wall is a copy of Sherlock’s Baker Street wallpaper.

This is what you see when you pay for your coffee.

Stag’s head on the wall.

Deerstalker hats on display.

So is Moriarty coming back in the 2015 Christmas Sherlock special? There are many more pictures like these on the wall of 221B.

I AM SHER-LOCKED.

As you can see from these pics, 221B’s really stylish and lovingly made, but what do you expect? It is based in trendy Gangnam after all, and South Korea loves Sherlock more than any other country in the world. Even China, whose own Sherlock themed coffee shop in Shanghai looks like a big old mess compared to this one.

221B is only open Monday to Friday from 9am — 9pm, and can be found nearby exit 3 of Gangnam-gu Office Station on Seoul Subway Line 7, exact address being 서울 강남구 학동로43길 6 (or 서울 강남구 논현동 116-6번지).