No, it’s not an optical illusion! Inside the incredible cafe that looks like a CARTOON

  • Cafe Yennam-dong opened in Seoul last year and everything inside looks like it’s straight out of a cartoon 
  • The small yet cosy cafe is said to have taken inspiration from Korean TV show and webtoon W- Two Worlds
  • The cafe is especially popular with young people eager to give their Instagram feeds a cartoon upgrade 

By Jennifer Newton for MailOnline

Published: 09:44 BST, 25 September 2018 | Updated: 15:39 BST, 25 September 2018

It might look like an optical illusion.

But this is a real life cafe in South Korea cleverly designed to give customers the distinct impression that they’re inside a cartoon.

Cafe Yeonnam-dong in Seoul opened last year and everything inside from the decor to the furniture and crockery have a striped black-and-white cartoonish aesthetic.

The small, yet cosy, cafe is said to have taken inspiration from the Korean TV hit W – Two Worlds, where the main characters can enter a fantasy webtoon world. Owner Eunjin Lee told MailOnline Travel: ‘We created the cafe because there was nothing like it in Korea, or even the world. We tried to make a very unique concept. That is why we chose this style.’ 

The cafe is especially popular with young people eager to give their Instagram feeds a cartoon upgrade.

Scroll down to see one of the world’s most mind-boggling cafes…

In the caption for this Instagram picture, 'p.o.ok' wrote about how the cafe felt like she was living in a '2D world'

In the caption for this Instagram picture, ‘p.o.ok’ wrote about how the cafe felt like she was living in a ‘2D world’

Everything inside the cafe from the decor to the furniture and crockery has a wacky cartoon aesthetic

Everything inside the cafe from the decor to the furniture and crockery has a wacky cartoon aesthetic

Everything inside the cafe from the decor to the furniture and crockery has a wacky cartoon aesthetic

This picture posted to Instagram showing the drinks and snacks on offer in the cafe was captioned 'coffee is the most important meal of the day' 

This picture posted to Instagram showing the drinks and snacks on offer in the cafe was captioned 'coffee is the most important meal of the day' 

This picture posted to Instagram showing the drinks and snacks on offer in the cafe was captioned ‘coffee is the most important meal of the day’ 

The small, yet cosy, cafe is said to have taken inspiration from the Korean TV hit W - Two Worlds - a webtoon 

The small, yet cosy, cafe is said to have taken inspiration from the Korean TV hit W - Two Worlds - a webtoon 

The small, yet cosy, cafe is said to have taken inspiration from the Korean TV hit W – Two Worlds – a webtoon 

Another mind-boggling shot showing the outside area of the cafe, which keeps the cartoon-like theme going

Another mind-boggling shot showing the outside area of the cafe, which keeps the cartoon-like theme going

Another mind-boggling shot showing the outside area of the cafe, which keeps the cartoon-like theme going

The cafe is especially popular with young people eager to give their Instagram feeds a cartoon upgrade 

The cafe is especially popular with young people eager to give their Instagram feeds a cartoon upgrade 

The cafe is especially popular with young people eager to give their Instagram feeds a cartoon upgrade 

The entrance to Cafe Yeonnam-dong in Seoul from the street. The establishment is attracting crowds of Instagrammers 

The entrance to Cafe Yeonnam-dong in Seoul from the street. The establishment is attracting crowds of Instagrammers 

The entrance to Cafe Yeonnam-dong in Seoul from the street. The establishment is attracting crowds of Instagrammers 

 

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