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SeniorEnglish · Joined: 18 Jun 2006

I've been to this place a couple of times. Great hookah lounge, very cheap. Man won for 2 coffee's and a smoke.

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Alyallen · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:13 am Post subject:

Where is it exactly in Daejeon?

Directions??

igotthisguitar · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:54 am Post subject:

What do you smoke?

Cherry / fruit flavoured tobacco?

Does it make you feel ... "high"? Wink

Adventurer · Joined: 28 Jan 2006

I love Sheeshas/Argeelahs/Nargeelahs depending on what you want to call them, but what does this have to do with Current Events. Well, talking about Current Events is fun over a cigar or over a shisha. The Arabs and some Israelis talk politics over a shisha pipe. Shisha is what the Egyptians call it. The Lebanese, Syrians, and Palestinians call it argeelah and the Israelis call it nargilah and not shisha as do the Turks.
I love the stuff. I think there is a place in Itaewon for smoking it. I wish I had one at home.

I am going there in a few weeks to meet up with a friend who teaches in Daejeon. He discovered it recently and said it was awesome.

SeniorEnglish · Joined: 18 Jun 2006

SeniorEnglish · Joined: 18 Jun 2006

Hank the Iconoclast · Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Location: Busan

bump. This place is really cool

Nowhere Man · Joined: 08 Feb 2004

Does Ed Schertzer go there?

Why is this in CE?

Enrico Palazzo · Mod Team Joined: 11 Mar 2008

Bibbitybop · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Location: Seoul

This thread is all kinds of funked up. A mod moved a thread about a place in Daejeon to off-topics because it mentioned Spooge Schertzer? It must be hookah-induced joke on the mod's part!

First, someone please post some directions to the place in Daejeon, especially you Senior English, you started this mess.

Second, for those in Seoul, here's my recommendations:

The best selection and nicest staff is at Gr8 in Hongdae, right above the Ska bar. Go to Hongdae University (the actual campus) and turn right. After you walk 2 or 3 blocks, it's on your left across from the 7-11. Space is limited, but there are 46 flavors and an extensive drink men.

If you go to that 7-11 and turn right down the alley, you'll see Bricx on the left across from Bulls dart bar. More space and can hold big groups, but only a few rotating flavors of hookah. Food can be good, or give you food poisoning. Staff can be nice or assholes.

If you walk past Bricx and turn left down another alley, you'll find Nabi. No table service, small hookahs, but lots of space if you are with a small group and wonder atmosphere.

In Itaewon, you have Bricx which is found by walking behind the KFC near Hamilton Hotel and turning left. It's on your left. Very small place with limited flavors of hookah, but their ladies night (Wed. or Thur.?) is good for women: Free drinks.

There are some other small restaurants that have hookahs, but aren't bars and service mainly a Muslim crowd. The Turkish place around the corner from the mosque has great food and after-dinner hookah, but no alcohol.

In Gangnam, Rainbow has good seating, good atmosphere and decent hookahs. Exit 6, walk straight, turn left at Cafe Pascuissci (the chain coffee joint). Walk down that alley and turn right on the 2nd alley you come to. You'll see the Rainbow sign on your right. Despite its name and colors, it's not a gay bar. It fits the Bohemian bar genre.

safeblad · Joined: 17 Jul 2006

there is a much better place in daejeon for shisa caled ''꽃''. Its in dunsandong, it has lots of ponds and bridges inside with mellow lighting. Much cooler.