Just a little note for anyone out there in Korea who is a fan of cigars — there’s a fairly new tobacco shop in Donggyo-dong that is quite impressive.

Called Pipe Story, it is mostly a pipe tobacco place (unsurprisingly), but they also have a walk-in humidor, and since opening in August, it has been getting a steadily better selection. In addition to some good, cheaper smokes from the Philippines and Brazil, it also has a huge selection of Oliva cigars (my favorite), and it just got a whole bunch of Arturo Fuertes.

Here’s a map of the store (only Korean, sorry). As you can see, it is about halfway between Hongik Subway Station and Shinchon Subway Station. (Another version is here).