Gangnam is a popular district to visit in the Seoul area. This is due to the fact that it is one of the most modern, upscale districts in South Korea. Which is obvious walking amongst skyscrapers, and high-end clothing stores. However, Gangnam is not only home to great fashion, but great many great Gangnam Cafe! While enjoying shopping, or exploring, ensure to check out the various Gangnam cafes.
Cafes and dessert in South Korea are very popular. You will find such a variety across the city of Seoul, from just plain delicious to cafes focusing on creating that perfect Instagram environment.
Here is a great variety of Gangnam cafes that can be reached and visited in one afternoon giving a great mixture of classic South Korean Cafe style.
Ryan Cafe
Ryan Cafe is located on the third floor to a Kakao Store. This store features various goodies from Kakao Friends, making it a great location to not only grab some cute drinks and snacks but a great place to buy some souvenirs for those visiting South Korea.
Explore the first and second floor with all the goodies, or head straight up to the third floor to check out the first Gangnam Cafe being the Ryan Cafe.
The Ryan Cafe is centered around one of the Kakao Friends, Ryan the Lion. You will find drinks featuring his face or can purchase bread, mousse, pudding, and various other snacks all featuring Ryan. The novelty of this shop is what makes it a must visit of the Gangnam Cafes.
Cost: For the Frappe and a Mousse it was 14,600 won.
Address: 429 Gangnam-daero, Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul
Nearest Subway Station: Gangnam Station
Bistopping
If you are looking for some ice cream then Bistopping is a great location to add to the Gangnam Cafes list. This icecream shop is a bit off down some streets, but well worth the walk to get there.
The shop itself is small and does not have much seating, but there is the option of going to the nearby park to grab a seat while enjoying your icecream.
How it works is:
- Select which ice cream you would like: milk, yogurt, chocolate (varying prices for each).
- Select which cone you would like: there is a wall with a variety of cones and numbers on them
- Select what extra design toppings you would like to complete the theme of your ice cream. If it is included in the design it is free, some will cost an additional amount to be added.
There is a menu in english at the counter making it easy to decide, and the person at the counter will use pictures for you to point to in order to place your order.
Then just wait for them to put together your ice cream cone, and then go enjoy!
There are many design options from beach theme, vacation theme, and written words, and other designs. So each person can personalize their own ice cream cone.
Cost: For my cone was approximately 8,900 won.
Address: 68 Sinbanpo-ro 47-gil, Jamwon-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul
Closest Subway Station: Sinsa Station
C27
Located a ten-minute walk away from Bistopping is the C27 cafe.
The main focus of this cafe? Cheesecake. This is a must see Gangnam cafe due to the delicious cheesecake and the amazing decor of the location.
There are three floors to C27. The building is broken down into a variety of rooms with different key features, like giant lounging couches, or gold ballons, or a little light show. Each section has something to look at and ulitmately great backdrops for Instagram.
However, the place is not only just decor. There is a large variety of cheese cakes. From fruit mixed ones to plain, or rich red velvet or chocolate. The collection of cheesecake alone makes this a must visit Gangnam cafe.
The added bonus here? You can purchase bottles of wine with your cheesecake.
So order a slice or two of cheesecake, find a room that you will enjoy sitting in, and enjoy the cheesecake in the beautiful decor.
This location is a great spot for a date night, as there are also some resturaunts nearby making it easy to eat and then finish the night with cheesecake. This is especially achievable as it is open until 1 am.
Cost: 8,900 won for a slice.
Address: 39 Dosan-daero 15-gil, Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Closest Subway Station: Sinsa
Conversation
When you walk out of C27 you will see Conversation right across the way.
This Gangnam cafe focuses on cakes. Head over and grab a slice of cake which is covered in a variety of fruit.
Or there is the option to partake in some homemade marshmellows!
However, I will say after having C27 this one will seem a bit of a disappointment. Therefore it may be better to start at Conversation and then head over to C27 after.
Address: 36 Dosan-daero 17-gil, Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Closest Subway Station: Sinsa
Visit Three Cafes in One Day
The above three cafes can actually be visited in one afternoon given the locations.
Arrive at Gangnam, and you will be able to walk from Gangnam station to the first cafe: Ryans Cafe.
After enjoying some time at Ryan’s cafe, then head towards the next stop the ice cream shop of Bistopping. This will only take about 15 minutes and is directly down the road from Ryan’s cafe with a turn into a little neighborhood.
After finding the ice cream it is only another 15 minutes to walk to C27.
Given the close proximity of these Gangnam cafes, it is actually faster to just walk to each of them from one another than to grab the subway which will take you a roundabout way and cost you money to ride.
Other Meals
If you are looking at doing more than just dessert then don’t worry! There are plenty of restaurants that are along the way. Therefore making it easy to eat somewhere, like Korean BBQ, and then heading to one of these cafes.
If you are headed to C27, then I would recommend stopping by Dallas BBQ for dinner and then heading over for some delicious cheesecake after.
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