Okay, so I am not completely sure what the title of this cafe is called but I am going to say it is "Rousseau and Rousseau". Maybe the name derives from Henri Rousseau who was a French painter of the post-impressionist style. Famous for his wildly colorful animal scenes:
Or perhaps the place is named after Jean-Jacques Rousseau known to be a philosopher amongst other talents. 

Whatever the reason for the naming of this cafe, we were enticed by it when we opened the door. Before hand we were on the hunt for a great patbingsu in this area, and came across a few options but turned them down. This cafe pulled us in by their comfy and casual atmosphere.


The choices of patbingsu on the menu included an espresso or a green tea one. I went for the green tea one since I can't stomach coffee.
It came in a large sized glass cup, with a mound of ice with milk and green tea at the bottom. On top were the usual sweet beans, along with a dollop of green-tea icecream and real tteok cake pieces.

The experience of eating this was one of having a mix of two flavors, that of bitterness and sweetness, coming together in harmony. I enjoyed how the strong taste of the green tea was subdued by the sweetness of the beans. However, I would have enjoyed crunchy bits which were missing.

All together this green-tea patbingsu was not bad and really felt original. Yet, it lacked a few things that I would have enjoyed.

Was it the best of the summer? It definitely hit a nail with being unique and also a different experience so it comes very close.