I’ve hung out with dogs, cats, and even sheep. The next thing to hit Korea is raccoons. Yup. You’ll find Raccoonamatata (라쿠나마타타) around Kyungsung University in Busan. There are two areas: a comfortable cafe area with seating and fun raccoon themed artwork, and a separate raccoon room you can enter to play with the raccoons.

What surprised me was the quality of the drinks (grapefruit-ades at 6,500₩ and a nice Americano for 5,000₩) and strong wifi. A surprisingly great place to hang out and get some work done. You can enter and exit the “raccoon room” as often as you’d like and have a nice long stay at the cafe.

There are three raccoons:

1: Very adorable blonde type, Yulmu (율무).
2: Dark-colored raccoon, Kooni (쿠니). She’s the only female and her name is a play-on-words (정신없군 = hectic, 정신없 쿤 = 쿠니).
3: Mild and meek cutie, Choco (초코) is a big eater and especially likes bananas.

They’re really fun and reminded me a lot of cats. Be careful not to bring anything in with you as they’ll be quick to snatch it and eat anything (even paper). I made the mistake of leaving my phone down and had to wrestle it away from a raccoon. They have a strong grip! Don’t pick them up and don’t wake them if they are sleeping. 

Directions: Come out Exit 5 of Kyungsung Univ. subway station, do a U-turn, and walk back towards the main street. Turn right down the main street, walk straight, and take the second right. Walk straight past a couple of buildings and Raccoonamatata will be on your right.

Address: 부산광역시 남구 용소로14번길 10 2층

Hours: Every day from 12:00 - 10:00pm