Gangnam Station café at 9:30pm, apple cinnamon scone: Something About
In short
Something About Coffee is a large café occupying the 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors of a building between Gangnam Station and Sinnonhyeon Station in Seoul. The visit covered an apple cinnamon scone at 5,300 won, a pistachio cheesecake at 9,600 won, a café latte and a matcha cream choco latte, and the 3rd-floor outdoor terrace was already closed for closing prep after 9:30pm. With the mood, the desserts and the coffee all working, Something About Coffee is a café many people pick for a first date.
Good to know
- Location
- 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors, 30 Gangnam-daero 102-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (618-16 Yeoksam-dong)
- Getting there
- 5-minute walk from Sinnonhyeon Station Exit 6, in the back street behind the Gangnam Station CGV
- Hours
- Daily 11:00–22:30
- Apple cinnamon scone
- 5,300 won
- Pistachio cheesecake
- 9,600 won
- Terrace
- Outdoor terraces on the 2nd and 3rd floors; the 3rd floor closes after 9:30pm for closing prep
- Price reference
- ₩5,300 ≈ $3.9 · ₩9,600 ≈ $7.1 (2026-09-26)
as written by the visitor on Aug 19, 2026
Where Something About Coffee is and when it opens
Location Something About Coffee, 30 Gangnam-daero 102-gil, Gangnam-gu Something About Coffee, 618-16 Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu 5-minute walk from Sinnonhyeon Station Exit 6 Located in the alley behind the Gangnam Station CGV
Hours Daily 11:00 AM – 10:30 PM
Today I want to introduce Something About Coffee, a big, aesthetic café that takes up the entire 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors of a building between Gangnam Station and Sinnonhyeon Station, with every floor giving off great vibes. It has all kinds of drinks and desserts, so let's get into it!
Just glancing through the floor-to-ceiling windows on the 1st floor, the interior was so pretty it immediately caught my eye.
The 2nd-floor counter and outdoor terrace
Something About Coffee has its counter and an outdoor terrace starting from the 2nd floor. With the white tones and a chandelier on the ceiling, the store has a bright, luxurious feel.
Open the antique door and there's an outdoor terrace, and with the big trees and lush potted plants, it felt like drinking coffee in a garden haha.
Why the 3rd-floor terrace shuts after 9:30pm
Going up to the 3rd floor, there was another outdoor terrace, but after 9:30pm it was closed for closing prep.
The 3rd floor also had such a nice atmosphere. There were cozy two-seaters slightly screened off by white lace curtains, and also wide tables good for groups sitting comfortably together — great for a group hangout, great for couples, and honestly the kind of place where a blind date at Something About Coffee near Gangnam Station could turn into some kind of 'something.'
Apple cinnamon scone 5,300 won and pistachio cheesecake 9,600 won
Something About Coffee isn't just delicious in atmosphere — the desserts and coffee were genuinely great too. The tarts, scones and cakes all looked so appetizing that honestly I wanted to try everything ㅠㅠㅠ
I've been obsessed with butter lately, so I picked the apple cinnamon scone with its cute pat of butter on top haha ₩5,300
For cake it was Pistachio cheesecake ₩9,600 I went back and forth between chocolate cake and pistachio cheesecake, but there was only one pistachio cheesecake left, so I went with the one that looked popular... hahaha
Café latte and matcha cream choco latte
There was such a wide variety of drinks — looking at photos of the matcha cream choco latte, black sesame cream latte, and matcha cream cold brew, they all looked so good. My friend said she wanted both matcha latte and choco latte, so she ordered the matcha cream choco latte, and I went with my one true love, the plain latte haha.
Weren't the latte, cake and scone all so appetizing looking!? The latte's color was so pretty, kind of dreamy hahaha.
The rich coffee and nutty milk balanced so well that neither the coffee nor milk flavor stood out over the other — it was just a properly delicious latte, so I ended up drinking it faster than usual. When something's tasty I get impatient and drink it too fast haha.
With the matcha cream choco latte, the matcha and chocolate are both strong flavors, so at first I didn't mix them and enjoyed each side's own flavor separately with the straw, then mixed them together partway through — that seemed like a really good way to drink it haha.
How does the apple cinnamon scone taste?
Crumbly yet moist, nutty, and sweet-and-salty — the apple cinnamon scone. The cinnamon flavor wasn't too strong so it didn't overpower the taste, which I really liked.
Pistachio cheesecake, up close
Pistachio cheesecake
The pistachio cheesecake was so good I actually considered getting a second one. I could totally see why there was only one piece left!!
The sticky, dense cheese comes through more with every bite, and the crunchy nuts add texture, giving off real 'this cake is fun' energy, like channeling Baek Jong-won hahaha.
The toppings on top were sizeable and easy to pick up by hand, which was really nice. Next time I come back, I'm definitely getting the pistachio cheesecake again!!
A Gangnam café that works for a first date
Today I introduced Something About Coffee, located between Gangnam Station and Sinnonhyeon Station. The drinks, cake, atmosphere and interior were all so good — it's like you're eating the interior and the mood along with the food and drinks haha.
On the day I visited, I overheard conversations from a few tables that sounded like blind dates. Even on a weekday there were this many people coming for blind dates, so I can't even imagine how many come on weekends haha. If you want to enjoy delicious coffee, dessert and atmosphere all at once, I recommend Something About Coffee.
Where it is
30 Gangnam-daero 102-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea서울특별시 강남구 강남대로102길 30 1, 2, 3층
