2024 Latest Seongsu's Top 10 Recommended Cafes! Cafes carefully selected by Koreans

In my previous blog, I summarized the select shops and interior shops that you should visit in Seongsu-dong. Seongsu-dong is not only a place for shopping, but also has many stylish cafes that reflect the latest trends. In this blog post, we have compiled 10 popular cafes that you must visit in Seongsu-dong as of 2024. These are places recommended by a Korean writer, so If you are planning to go to Seongsu-dong, be sure to check this out!

table of contents

1. RUFRUF
2. BETON
3. BREADY POST
4. Ong Geun Dal
5. NEWMIX COFFEE
6. NEMONE
7. NUDAKE
8. Be art
9. Vonzrr
10. Magpie&Tiger Seongsu Tearoom

1. RUFRUF

This cafe boasts trendy interiors and delicious cheesecakes. It is located on the 4th floor of a building, a 10-minute walk from Seongsu Station Exit 3. The interior is striking with a combination of white and metal, and the cafe is famous for its various types of cheesecakes.

The signature menu item is the strawberry crumble cheesecake. There are also many other varieties, such as corn crunch and apple cinnamon. In addition to cakes, there are also a variety of other menu items, such as muffins and croissant sandwiches. From 6pm, it turns into a pub cafe, where you can also enjoy wine.

2. BETON

Recently, Japanese salted bread has become popular in Korea. BETON, a salted bread specialty store in Seongsu-dong, is an extremely popular store that always has a line due to the unique shape and wide variety of salted bread.

You can taste a wide variety of salted breads, from plain salted bread to apple, tomato, basil, chia seed, sesame, and chocolate salted bread. Sandwiches made with salted bread are also sold, so they are recommended as a meal replacement. In the white two-story building, you can take a photo with a giant salted bread.

3. BREADY POST

BREADY POST is a cafe that serves delicious pretzels. It is closer to Ttukseom Station than Seongsu Station. In addition to serving a variety of pretzels, they also sell pretzel sandwiches, so you can enjoy them as a brunch spot.

The signature drink is the Peanut Cream Latte, a caffe latte topped with peanut-flavored cream. The calm and cute wood-toned interior creates a relaxing space that makes you feel like you're in Pretzel Village.

4. Onggundal

This large 3-story bakery cafe offers a variety of breads and cakes. Onggundal has a lot of interesting breads that you don't usually see. One of them is the cruffin.

The name is a combination of croissant and muffin, and refers to a muffin-shaped bread filled with croissant dough and plenty of sweet cream. Croissants filled with plenty of fruit are also a signature dish. This bakery is famous in Korea for being featured on TV and having been visited by K-pop idols.

5. NEWMIX COFFEE

In Korea, mixed coffee, which is a mixture of coffee, sugar, and creamer, has been popular for a long time. It has been loved for a long time because it is easy to enjoy coffee with just hot water.

A cafe offering a modern take on Korean mixed coffee opened in Seongsu-dong in March 2024.

This is a take-out specialty shop with a unique concept of selling drinks made with premixed coffee powder instead of espresso machines.

They also sell snacks that have been popular in Korea for a long time, such as 건빵 (Gongbang) and Korean rice cakes, which are often distributed to the Korean military. Recommended for those who want to enjoy traditional Korean snacks and coffee!

6. NEMONE

If you want to enjoy a dessert filled with strawberries, we recommend NEMONE. NEMONE's main character is a cute cat, and the store is filled with cute items.

Their signature drink is the Nemo Latte, a cafe latte topped with vanilla ice cream. Their most popular item is the strawberry cake, which is filled with lots of strawberries, as you can see in the photo. In addition to the strawberry cake, they also have other menu items such as financiers and scones. This is also a shop where you will have to queue, so we recommend that you visit with plenty of time.

7. NUDAKE

Nudeik is a dessert brand created by Korean eyewear brand Gentle Monster, and is a popular cafe known for its uniquely colored and shaped desserts and exhibition-like interior.

The popular menu item is the PEAK cake, which combines a black pastry made from squid ink with matcha cream. It has become a hot topic in Korea due to its unique color and shape.

Other unique desserts on display in the exhibition-like space include super mini croissants the size of your thumb, tomato-shaped desserts, and cakes that look like sculptures, and just looking at them will get you excited.

8. Be art

Croffles have recently become popular in Japan. They are croissants baked in a waffle maker. Croffles originated in Korea! If you want to enjoy croffles in Seongsu, we recommend Be art.

This cafe offers a variety of Kurofuru desserts. There is also a selfie photo booth in the same space, so you can take photos while enjoying your dessert.

9. Vonzrr

If you want to enjoy coffee in a quiet space, we recommend Vonzrr. It is a cafe that sells simple coffee menus and small desserts such as cookies and muffins, and you can enjoy a spacious space from the basement to the second floor.

The interior is decorated with lovely furniture and lighting, making it a recommended spot for furniture lovers. It is also recommended for those who want to relax in a calm space, even if they don't like stylish, Instagram-worthy cafes.

10. Magpie&Tiger Seongsu Tearoom

If you want to enjoy tea and desserts, Magpie&Tiger Seongsu Tearoom is the place to go. This tearoom, where you can enjoy Korean-style tea and desserts, is located on the 5th floor of Seongsu's popular select shop, empty.

You can enjoy tea and desserts while gazing at the streetscape of Seongsu-dong from the spacious windows. At night, you can also enjoy the night view of Seongsu-dong, making this a cafe you can enjoy both day and night.

This concludes our introduction of popular cafes to visit in Seongsu. From cafes that reflect the latest trends to quiet spaces to enjoy tea, Seongsu has many attractive places. For those who want to experience the latest cafes and desserts that are currently buzzing in Korea, Seongsu ( Holy Water) is definitely a place to visit!

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