# Gwangju café away from the Namhansanseong festival crowds: Sum - By Jieun Sohn (https://superchart.com/en/@bundang-warm-saucer/) - Written Sep 20, 2026 - Local places › Cafés › Gwangju, Gyeonggi - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@bundang-warm-saucer/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@bundang-warm-saucer/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone/index.md) ## In short Sum is a large bakery café on Ojeon-gil in Namhansanseong-myeon, Gwangju, Gyeonggi, split into a main building and an annex. Dodging the Namhansanseong festival crowds with her daughter and husband, the writer had a vanilla bean latte and a caffe latte, watched the countryside village through the second-floor picture windows, and looked around the annex photo zone and the first-floor music listening room. For a view plus interiors worth wandering through, Sum is a good choice. ## Good to know - **Address**: 108-11 Ojeon-gil, Namhansanseong-myeon, Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do - **Layout**: Main building and annex - **Parking**: Two parking lots in front of the buildings - **Ordered**: Vanilla bean latte, caffe latte - **Seating**: Main building 1st and 2nd floors, outdoor terrace, annex 2nd floor and 1st-floor music listening room *as written by the visitor on Sep 20, 2026* My daughter, who doesn't usually tag along, came with my husband and me to the Namhansanseong festival. We had a hearty lunch of baeksuk (whole chicken soup) and wandered around the festival grounds, but the crowds got so thick we went looking for somewhere quiet — and ended up at café Sum near Namhansanseong. ![Exterior of café Sum near Namhansanseong](https://img.superchart.com/images/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone-01-1hrk7-900.webp) ## How to get to café Sum in Namhansanseong, and where to park Coming up the mountain road from the Gwangju-side entrance to Namhansanseong, right when you start wondering what could possibly be up here, a village comes into view and then this huge building appears. The road isn't wide, so when a car comes from the other direction you have to pull aside or reverse to make room — a bit inconvenient. ![View of café Sum after driving up the mountain road](https://img.superchart.com/images/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone-02-dpbzt-900.webp) This is a place I come to sometimes when I'm craving a wide-open view. It's split into a main building and an annex. Parking isn't hard — there are two lots right in front of the building as you enter. > 108-11 Ojeon-gil, Namhansanseong-myeon, Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea ## The bakery in café Sum's main building ![Entrance to café Sum's main building](https://img.superchart.com/images/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone-03-1fb4h-m-900.webp) The bakery display case is the first thing you see when you walk in. ![Bakery display case inside the main building](https://img.superchart.com/images/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone-04-99fam-1200.webp) It's a bakery café with a fairly wide bread selection, though since I visited in the afternoon, some breads were already sold out. ![Bread display case in the afternoon](https://img.superchart.com/images/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone-05-109ys-900.webp) I walked around the bread once. There was even a white yeontanppang (briquette-shaped bread) — I was curious what that would taste like. A clever twist: regular briquette bread is black, but this one was white, like a briquette burned down to ash. ![Display case with white briquette-shaped bread](https://img.superchart.com/images/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone-06-tghf1-900.webp) ![Showcase filled with slice cakes](https://img.superchart.com/images/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone-07-xxn4k-900.webp) The showcase also had a variety of slice cakes — strawberry cream square, black sesame gâteau chocolat, cookies and cream, chocolate mousse cake, and honey cake. The injeolmi (rice cake) croissant had injeolmi piled on top, and you could tell just by looking that it would be soft and chewy. ## Café Sum's menu and what we ordered ![Café Sum's menu board](https://img.superchart.com/images/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone-08-h4f18-900.webp) ![Sign listing the drink menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone-09-1wmr4-900.webp) I tried the best-selling mother's jujube tea (eomeoni daechu-cha) on my last visit — rich and not too sweet, just like something my mom would make, almost like drinking medicinal tea. Since we'd already eaten a big meal, bread felt like too much, so we just ordered coffee: a vanilla bean latte and a caffe latte. ![The ordered vanilla bean latte and caffe latte](https://img.superchart.com/images/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone-10-1rpas-900.webp) ## Best seats at café Sum: the second-floor picture windows There's also a seating area on the first floor, close enough to the outdoors that it feels like you're sitting in nature. The high ceilings keep it feeling open and airy, never stuffy. ![High-ceilinged seating area on the main building's first floor](https://img.superchart.com/images/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone-11-179e7-900.webp) Head up to the second floor and there are even more, wider tables. ![Wide table seating on the main building's second floor](https://img.superchart.com/images/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone-12-1i5yx-900.webp) ![Seating next to the second-floor picture windows](https://img.superchart.com/images/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone-13-1p5oc-900.webp) The view through the picture windows is prettier and more open from the second floor, which is why most people end up sitting up there. The second floor really is the best seat in the house. ![Countryside view through the second-floor picture windows](https://img.superchart.com/images/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone-14-1a9gp-900.webp) Looking out at the peaceful, homey countryside scenery is genuinely calming. You can even spot pumpkins and vegetables in the fields, ready for the fall harvest. ![Fields ready for harvest](https://img.superchart.com/images/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone-15-167sp-900.webp) Fluffy clouds drifted happily across the sky. The autumn foliage was just starting to turn, too. ![Fluffy clouds in the autumn sky](https://img.superchart.com/images/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone-16-wmpun-900.webp) ![Mountain scenery with foliage starting to turn](https://img.superchart.com/images/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone-17-hu5c8-900.webp) A sip of latte, then a glance at the sky~ a sip of latte, then a glance at the mountain~ ![Latte with the view outside the window](https://img.superchart.com/images/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone-18-52rpj-900.webp) ![Mountain view from a window-side seat](https://img.superchart.com/images/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone-19-w79cu-900.webp) ![Tables on café Sum's outdoor terrace](https://img.superchart.com/images/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone-20-sep38-900.webp) Step outside and there's an outdoor terrace with tables — on breezy days like these, it's another prime spot. The terrace really is lovely. ## Inside café Sum's annex: photo zone and music listening room ![Exterior of café Sum's annex](https://img.superchart.com/images/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone-21-933s2-900.webp) We crossed over to the annex. The second floor of the annex has a completely different vibe. ![Interior atmosphere of the annex's second floor](https://img.superchart.com/images/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone-22-1mrq1-900.webp) There's a door on the second floor that leads straight into the annex. This space feels like nature brought indoors, with trees and rocks recreated inside. ![Annex photo zone styled with trees and rocks](https://img.superchart.com/images/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone-23-kz03n-900.webp) Time for a shot at the photo zone. My husband quickly sat down and struck a pose — he never says no to a photo. The windows in the annex aren't very big, but it feels like you don't really need to look outside since the interior itself doubles as the scenery. The chairs aren't very comfortable, so you probably couldn't sit here long, but it's a perfect photo zone. ![Interior of the music listening room on the annex's first floor](https://img.superchart.com/images/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone-24-1ha5j-m-900.webp) The first floor of the annex has a music listening room. When I was there, Car, the Garden's mellow song 'I Memorize Our Night' was playing softly, and the mood was amazing. I felt like I could zone out here for a long while and be perfectly happy. ## Is café Sum near Namhansanseong worth a visit? On this repeat visit, the high ceilings and the airy view through the picture windows were as lovely as ever. The main building and annex have different interiors, so there's fun in exploring both. If you're looking for a large café with a great view near Namhansanseong, café Sum is the one. ## Where it is - Sum (남한산성 카페 숨) - 108-11 Ojeon-gil, Namhansanseong-myeon, Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea - 경기도 광주시 남한산성면 오전길 108-11 - 37.4490874, 127.2258767 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%82%A8%ED%95%9C%EC%82%B0%EC%84%B1%20%EC%B9%B4%ED%8E%98%20%EC%88%A8/@37.4490874,127.2258767,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@bundang-warm-saucer/namhansanseong-cafe-soom-annex-photo-zone/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt