Dog-friendly Hapjeong brunch café: pup naps on a cushion, Seowon Angil

I was looking for a Hapjeong brunch café I could go to with my dog, and nowhere beats this, so I came back to Seowon Angil Hapjeong (서원안길 합정). The brunch was so good last time that I really wanted to return, and this time I had the truffle mushroom & balsamic open sandwich and the salmon poached egg Benedict. It's a big Hapjeong café, so it's super comfortable, and the brunch was so good that I had a happy half-day off. Your dog can relax here too, so I really recommend it to anyone looking for a dog-friendly café in Hapjeong!!! Here's my review of brunch at Seowon Angil near Hapjeong Station :)

Where is Seowon Angil Hapjeong, and where can you park?

Seowon Angil Hapjeong is about a 4-minute walk from Exit 3 of Hapjeong Station. If you're looking for brunch near Hapjeong Station, I really recommend it, because it's close to the station and easy to reach by public transport :)

Show your parking ticket for 2,000 won off

If you show a parking slip from a nearby paid car park, Seowon Angil Hapjeong takes ₩2,000 off your food order. Many of the brunch spots in Hapjeong are hard to park at, so I liked that this one covers part of the parking fee! You show the slip when you order and they take ₩2,000 off the menu. Parking is expensive in Hapjeong, so a service like this was really welcome for me, since I came by car!

How big is Seowon Angil Hapjeong inside?

Seowon Angil uses the 1st and 2nd floors, so it's a pretty big café for Hapjeong!

1st floor: wood-tone interior, sunlight and a green view

The 1st floor has a wide space with all kinds of tables, and the wood-tone interior mixed with green plants gave it a warm yet stylish feel.

Best of all, it's a sunny spot, so going for brunch felt totally healing! In Hapjeong, where buildings are packed tight, I loved the open feeling of getting a green view too. The tables are roomy as well, so they were perfect for spreading out brunch dishes and drinks.

2nd floor: plenty of seats and a bamboo-view window seat

The 2nd floor also has plenty of seats and a relaxed atmosphere that's different from the 1st floor. There's fairly generous space between tables, so it's good for meeting friends or quietly having coffee too!

The view of the thin bamboo grove from the window seats is healing too (sit here and you can see stray cats sleeping outside the window). It's not easy to find such a big café in Hapjeong, and the really great part?!! It's a big Hapjeong café that also allows dogs!

Can you bring your dog inside Seowon Angil Hapjeong?

Seowon Angil Hapjeong is a dog-friendly café in Hapjeong where you can stay indoors with your dog as long as you follow pet etiquette. Honestly, this was the biggest reason I came back to Seowon Angil! It's a dog-friendly café in Hapjeong with indoor access! Many "dog-friendly" places require a dog stroller or limit where you can sit, but at Seowon Angil you can stay indoors with your dog if you follow pet etiquette, which I loved.

Above all, the staff adored our dog so much, T_T They even brought a cushion for the dog, which really touched me. Thanks to that, our pup stretched out and had a deep nap for the happy ending :) If you want to enjoy Hapjeong brunch with your dog, this is a dog-friendly café in Hapjeong I truly recommend!!!

Seowon Angil menu and prices

• Americano ₩6,000
• Café latte ₩7,000
• Vanilla bean latte ₩7,800
• Cold brew ₩6,500

Seowon Angil brunch menu

• Cucumber egg sour ranch ₩11,000
• Truffle mushroom & balsamic ₩12,000
• Creamy salmon poached egg Benedict ₩13,500
• Grilled shrimp and herb oil plate ₩19,000
• Seowon Angil ragù pasta ₩28,000

As you'd expect from a Hapjeong brunch café, besides coffee they had everything from sandwiches to pasta, salads, steak and desserts! When I visited last time, every single dish was so good in quality and so delicious that the prices felt fair for the place, the atmosphere and the quality, so I came for brunch again this time!

What we ordered for brunch at Seowon Angil

We ordered the truffle mushroom & balsamic, the creamy salmon poached egg Benedict and 2 café lattes!

Truffle mushroom & balsamic open sandwich (12,000 won)

The truffle mushroom & balsamic is an open sandwich: house-made sourdough spread with cream cheese, topped generously with button and oyster mushrooms simmered in balsamic, plus truffle oil. We enjoyed it so much last time that we ordered it again! Seriously, they sauté mushrooms so well here. You'll think, "This is a mushroom?" It was incredibly tender and the savory umami was amazing.

The truffle aroma was rich, and the umami of the balsamic went really well with the flavor of the mushrooms! Put truffle-scented, nicely simmered button mushrooms on lightly toasted sourdough spread with cream cheese and you get something nutty with deep flavor. It was our top pick again this time. It's so, so delicious that I'd recommend it two, three times over.

The baby greens salad that came with it had a really tasty dressing too, and with the carrot râpée (shredded carrot salad) the combination was perfect!!!

Creamy salmon poached egg Benedict (13,500 won)

Second was the creamy salmon poached egg Benedict! House-made sourdough topped with cream cheese, raw salmon, assorted herbs, capers and a poached egg!

What I liked especially was the raw salmon! It's not smoked or frozen salmon but fresh raw salmon, so it was really tender and tasty. Eating it with lightly toasted sourdough and cream cheese was such a great combo.

This honestly begs for wine T_T I made a vow to leave the car at home next time, come by public transport and have it with wine, haha

Café latte (7,000 won)

The Seowon Angil café latte I ordered with brunch was satisfying too! Maybe because the beans are good, the latte was really nutty and tasty. The brunch was so good that I focused on the food, so having great coffee too was even better!!! I officially recognize it as a great latte spot in Hapjeong, truly!

Seowon Angil Hapjeong with a dog: final verdict

Seowon Angil was satisfying again this time, just like my last visit! The brunch made with house-made sourdough is delicious, the space is big and has a great atmosphere, you can bring your dog comfortably, and the staff are kind too, so I came back and was super, super satisfied again!

As a Hapjeong brunch café, the brunch is really good, and I think I'd order the truffle mushroom & balsamic again next time!! Next time I'll come back to enjoy brunch with wine! It's a dog-friendly café in Hapjeong that's also spacious and comfortable, so if you're looking for a big café in Hapjeong, I recommend Seowon Angil in Hapjeong!!!