A SoCal girl's guide to Seoul · Est. 2016

Basic in Cali.
Seoulviving in Korea.

Cruffins, cherry-blossom lattes, avocado-toast hunts and the prettiest corners of the city — every spot reviewed with zero shame about being basic.

Sasha, the Basic Bitch Seoulvivorannyeong!

I'm Sasha — a half-Korean, half-American SoCal girl who moved to Seoul to find the other half of herself… and every café worth the line along the way.

The journal

Fresh off the fork

Every review, every neighborhood, every photo — the complete Seoulvivor archive, from her very first post to the latest cruffin.

Seoul searching

Beyond the brunch

Fall leaves in Seoul Forest, hanok rooftops in Samcheong-dong, rooftop nights in Bogwang-dong — her favorite places to wander and shoot.

Where to go

Seoul, by neighborhood

Pick a 동네 (neighborhood) and see every spot she's reviewed there.

Seoulvivor survival kit

Order like you live here

The only Korean you need for a café crawl. Tap a card to flip it.

Sasha in Seoul
Sasha Fierce ✿
Samcheong-dong rooftops at sunset
Seoul searchin'
Through her lens

Snap, sip, repeat

A few favorites from the camera roll. Tap any photo to see it big.

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