# Seongsu dessert café with 3 free self-studio photos: LOOOP Bakery - By Nari Bong (https://superchart.com/en/@ahyeon-slope-window/) - Written Sep 19, 2026 - Local places › Cafés › Seongdong, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written as part of a sponsored store visit. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@ahyeon-slope-window/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@ahyeon-slope-window/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe/index.md) ## In short LOOOP Bakery is a dessert café in Seongsu-dong, Seoul, a five-minute walk from Seongsu Station and Ttukseom Station, spread over three floors with a rooftop terrace. After browsing the Seongsu pop-ups, I rested at LOOOP Bakery with a nutty-bean americano and cream salt bread, then took three free self-studio photos on the third floor. LOOOP Bakery is one of the best cafés in Seongsu for a break and photos in the middle of a date in Seongsu-dong. ## Good to know - **Location**: 1st floor, 9-13 Yeonmujang 5-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul (5-minute walk from Seongsu Station Exit 4 or Ttukseom Station Exit 5) - **Hours (coffee/drinks/wine)**: Daily 09:30 - 02:00 the next day - **Hours (bakery)**: Daily 12:00 - 02:00 the next day - **Space**: Large café across floors 1-3, with a terrace and rooftop photo zone - **Self-studio**: 3rd floor, 3 free photos for café customers - **What I ordered**: Americano (nutty beans), cream salt bread - **Bean options**: Dark, Nutty, Balance, Citrus, Decaf / hand-drip Geisha, Blue Mountain, Kona *as written by the visitor on Sep 19, 2026* I've been going on Seongsu pop-up dates almost every week these days~ but by the time I've done a full loop, my legs are always begging for a break. ![Main image of LOOOP Bakery, a Seongsu-dong dessert café](https://img.superchart.com/images/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe-01-djq9h-1200.webp) The Seongsu café I'm introducing today is a dessert spot with three spacious floors, and café customers can even get self-studio photos taken — so you leave with a bag full of Seongsu-dong date memories too. Let me introduce LOOOP, a Seongsu dessert café! ## Where is LOOOP Bakery and what kind of café is it? LOOOP Bakery is a Seongsu dessert café spread across three floors on Yeonmujang 5-gil in Seongdong-gu, Seoul. Coffee, drinks, and wine are served daily from 09:30 to 02:00 the next day, and the bakery runs daily from 12:00 to 02:00 the next day. - A spacious space that's great for resting after touring Seongsu pop-ups - 3 free self-studio photos for café customers - A terrace and rooftop photo zone perfect for pictures - A Seongsu dessert café with both regular and vegan bakery items - Specialty beans so you can enjoy coffee suited to your taste Today, again, my friend and I did a full loop of the Seongsu pop-ups and were looking for a café to rest at before dinner — and that's how I found this place! LOOOP Bakery, a Seongsu dessert café, is near Seongsu-dong Shoe Theme Park, and it's about 5 minutes from either Ttukseom Station Exit 5 or Seongsu Station Exit 4, so it was easy to reach no matter which station we got off at, haha. ![Alley view heading toward LOOOP Bakery near Seongsu Station](https://img.superchart.com/images/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe-02-ylwzr-966.webp) ![Street around LOOOP Bakery café on Yeonmujang 5-gil](https://img.superchart.com/images/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe-03-1fvh6-966.webp) It's especially close to where all the Seongsu-dong pop-up stores are clustered, so it was perfect for when our legs got tired mid-date. Since it's a large café spanning three floors, seats were pretty roomy even on a Friday. Once you get close, the building looks like a gift box, so you can spot it right away even on your first visit, haha. ![LOOOP Bakery's gift-box-like café exterior](https://img.superchart.com/images/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe-04-167ph-966.webp) The interior had a clean, sleek white-toned atmosphere. The first floor was a bit crowded, but going up to the 2nd, 3rd floor, and the terrace felt much more relaxed. ![White-toned seating inside LOOOP Bakery](https://img.superchart.com/images/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe-05-s5lay-966.webp) I actually saw people on what looked like blind dates there too — it's comfortable for chatting easily with a friend, and it seems like a good pick for anyone looking for an atmospheric Seongsu-dong date course, I thought. ## Free self-studio photos on the third floor of LOOOP Bakery On the 3rd floor of LOOOP Bakery there's a dedicated self-studio, and café customers can get up to 3 free photos taken. There's also a stair photo zone on the rooftop. ![Self-studio space on the 3rd floor of LOOOP Bakery](https://img.superchart.com/images/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe-06-1jih8-966.webp) And here's the point I really liked about LOOOP Bakery! There's a dedicated self-studio set up on the 3rd floor. ![Self-studio offering free photos for café customers](https://img.superchart.com/images/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe-07-abmqa-966.webp) If you're a café customer, you can get up to 3 photos taken for free. A lot of people go out of their way to visit a separate self-photo studio as part of their date, but here you can rest at the café and take photos right after — which made it feel like a surprisingly full Seongsu-dong date course, haha. ![Rooftop stair photo zone at LOOOP Bakery](https://img.superchart.com/images/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe-08-18ss5-966.webp) ![Rooftop terrace view facing Dior Seongsu](https://img.superchart.com/images/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe-09-atuh8-966.webp) Going up to the rooftop, there's also a stair photo zone, styled somewhat like a stairway to heaven~ Especially, the rooftop has a view toward Dior Seongsu, so I thought it'd be great to visit in the evening for pretty Seongsu-dong night views too. Resting at the café and getting photos in during a Seongsu-dong date was surprisingly good for making memories. ## Vegan bakery options at this Seongsu dessert café LOOOP Bakery is a Seongsu dessert café that sells both regular and vegan bakery items together. They say they make their bakery items in-house using French flour and imported butter. ![Bakery display case at LOOOP Bakery](https://img.superchart.com/images/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe-10-1hwbf-966.webp) ![Bread corner with vegan bakery items included](https://img.superchart.com/images/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe-11-15ecy-966.webp) LOOOP Bakery is also famous as a Seongsu dessert café. They sell vegan bakery items alongside regular ones, and using French flour and imported butter, they say you can taste bakery goods made in-house. ![LOOOP Bakery breads made with French flour](https://img.superchart.com/images/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe-12-rx6cd-966.webp) ![Dessert showcase at LOOOP, a Seongsu dessert café](https://img.superchart.com/images/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe-13-1k3l5-966.webp) I had to eat dinner later so I was trying to hold back on dessert, but how could I just walk past such delicious-looking bread at a Seongsu dessert café like this?! Holding onto the last thread of reason, I negotiated with myself down to just one cream salt bread... ![Cream salt bread selected, in front of the register](https://img.superchart.com/images/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe-14-g9yy2-966.webp) ![LOOOP Bakery drink menu board](https://img.superchart.com/images/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe-15-6ol1s-966.webp) For coffee, you could choose from a basic americano up to specialty beans based on your taste — a heavy, low-acidity Dark, a nutty-tasting Nutty, a well-balanced Balance, a fragrant and refreshing Citrus, and even Decaf, all prepared in variety. ![Guide to specialty bean choices: Dark, Nutty, Balance, and more](https://img.superchart.com/images/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe-16-1c8wo-966.webp) You can also get Geisha, Blue Mountain, Kona — the world's three great specialty coffees — as hand-drip, so if you're serious about coffee, I definitely recommend trying it, haha. The drink prices were a bit on the higher side, but for a Seongsu dessert café where you can relax with delicious coffee right in the middle of Seongsu-dong, with plenty to enjoy and bakery options too, it felt like a fair price. ## How do the nutty-bean americano and cream salt bread taste? What we ordered at LOOOP Bakery was an americano (nutty beans) and a cream salt bread. The americano was nutty with no bitterness, and the salt bread had a crispy bottom with cream that wasn't too sweet — a great sweet-salty combo. ![Cream salt bread and americano on the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe-17-1blvc-m-966.webp) After a short wait, out came LOOOP Bakery's cream salt bread and americano! We ordered nutty for our americano beans, and with every sip there was a proper angel ring in the coffee cup, which somehow made it feel extra fresh. ![Nutty-bean americano with a clear angel ring](https://img.superchart.com/images/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe-18-e2dda-966.webp) ![Close-up of LOOOP Bakery's americano cup](https://img.superchart.com/images/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe-19-1sja0-966.webp) It wasn't over-roasted or bitter at all, with a mellow bitterness and full nuttiness — it was truly a day I got to have a proper delicious americano! Lately I've just been filling up on caffeine from low-cost coffee, so having beans where I could really enjoy the aroma and flavor made me feel like I'd want to stop here for coffee every time I come to Seongsu for a date, ugh. ![Cross-section of the cream salt bread with a crispy bottom](https://img.superchart.com/images/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe-20-2hgmw-966.webp) ![A bite of the cream-filled salt bread](https://img.superchart.com/images/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe-21-1wlzr-966.webp) Meanwhile, the salt bread had a crispy bottom, and the sweet-salty combo of the salt on top with the rich, not-too-sweet cream was perfect. It was a Seongsu dessert café so good that I forgot I still had to go eat dinner and ended up finishing the whole thing, haha. ## Why LOOOP Bakery works for a date in Seongsu-dong LOOOP Bakery is close to both Seongsu and Ttukseom stations and has a spacious layout, making it a great Seongsu dessert café to rest at in the middle of a pop-up tour. Dessert, coffee, and self-studio photos are all covered in one place. ![LOOOP Bakery's space visited as part of a Seongsu-dong date course](https://img.superchart.com/images/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe-22-16xjd-966.webp) When you go around several pop-ups on a Seongsu date, you end up walking more than you'd think and your legs get pretty sore. That's when LOOOP Bakery comes in handy — rest with delicious dessert and coffee, then take photos at the self-studio! ![View of the terrace seating at LOOOP Bakery](https://img.superchart.com/images/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe-23-18cs8-m-966.webp) ![Interior of LOOOP Bakery where the writer rested during a Seongsu pop-up tour](https://img.superchart.com/images/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe-24-1szpz-966.webp) It's close to both Seongsu and Ttukseom stations, and the space is spacious, so it was a great stop on a Seongsu-dong date course. Next time I come back to see more pop-ups, I think I'll drop by this Seongsu dessert café, LOOOP Bakery, again for a delicious coffee and a salt bread : ) ## Where it is - LOOOP Bakery (LOOOP 루프 베이커리 카페) - 9-13 Yeonmujang 5-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea, 1st floor - 서울특별시 성동구 연무장5길 9-13 1층 - 37.5442547, 127.0524251 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/LOOOP%20%EB%A3%A8%ED%94%84%20%EB%B2%A0%EC%9D%B4%EC%BB%A4%EB%A6%AC%20%EC%B9%B4%ED%8E%98/@37.5442547,127.0524251,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@ahyeon-slope-window/looop-bakery-seongsu-dessert-cafe/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt