Coffee boom in S. Korea
A stream of men dressed as traditional Korean guards marched past a Dunkin' Donuts store in Seoul.
Jean Chung for the Boston Globe
| March 29, 2014
A tour through the streets of the South Korean capital shows how the coffee craze has sweeped Asia.
Jean Chung for the Boston Globe
| March 29, 2014
Both Dunkin' Donuts and its competitor Starbucks consider South Korea a warm-up for an even bigger play: China. Pictured: A street in Seoul.
Jean Chung for the Boston Globe
| March 29, 2014
South Korea is now home to more than 900 Dunkin' Donuts, nearly as many as there are in Massachusetts.
Jean Chung for the Boston Globe
| March 29, 2014
In addition to glazed donuts, local black rice donuts, jalepeno sausage pie donuts, and glutinous rice sticks are available.
Jean Chung for The Boston Globe
| March 29, 2014
"Since 2010 the coffee boom of shops has just exploded even more beyond our wildest dreams," said Sara Larcombe, senior director of international marketing.
Jean Chung for the Boston Globe
| March 29, 2014
In contrast to the small, squat stores often found in Massachusetts, some Dunkin' locations in South Korea rise as tall as four stories, designed as places to linger.
Jean Chung for the Boston Globe
| March 29, 2014
