Gaeppul

개뿔

Cafe

About

A small cafe on the Ihwa-dong hill, up among the old houses below Naksan.

Ihwa-dong climbs the western slope of Naksan in narrow stepped lanes, and Gaeppul sits partway up, in the kind of low old building that Jongno still has a few of. It is small — a handful of tables, a counter, the door open in warm weather — and it is a neighbourhood cafe rather than a destination one, which is exactly the appeal after the walk up. Order something, take a seat by the window, and you get the view that the hill is actually famous for: rooftops stacked down toward the city, the wall of Naksan behind you. Come on a weekday if you can; weekends bring the mural-village crowd up the same stairs.

Americano아메리카노₩5,500
Omija Ade오미자에이드₩7,000
Espresso에스프레소₩5,000
Einspanner아인슈페너₩6,500
Milk Tea밀크티₩7,000
Chocolate Latte초콜릿라떼₩7,000
Matcha Latte말차라떼₩7,000
Strawberry Latte딸기라떼₩7,500
Ginger Latte진저라떼₩7,000
Lemon Ade레몬에이드₩7,000
Cafe Latte카페라떼₩6,500
Cappuccino카푸치노₩6,500
Vanilla Bean Latte바닐라빈라떼₩7,000
Caramel Latte카라멜라떼₩7,000
Earl Grey얼그레이₩6,500
레몬페퍼민트₩6,500
Chamomile카모마일₩6,500
체리히비스커스₩6,500
Omija Tea오미자차₩7,000
Ginger Tea생강차₩7,000
이화 하이볼₩9,000
카카오 피즈₩9,000
루프탑 선라이즈₩11,000
Nacho Chips나쵸칩₩9,000
베이직 플래터₩11,000
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Local tips

Combine it with the Naksan fortress wall walk — the cafe is a natural halfway stop.
Take the window seat if it's free; the roofline view down the hill is the whole point.
Weekday afternoons are quiet. Weekends the whole lane fills with day-trippers.
The lanes up are steep and stepped — flat shoes, and don't rush the climb.

Details

Nearest station: Hyehwa Station (Line 4), Exit 2
Phone: 02-765-2019

Opening hours

Sunday: 10:00–23:00
Monday: 10:00–23:00
Tuesday: 10:00–23:00
Wednesday: 10:00–23:00
Thursday: 10:00–23:00
Friday: 10:00–23:00
Saturday: 10:00–23:00

Afternoon-into-evening hours; small independent cafes here can close early on quiet days.

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