# Yangyang café for a kid's first boat ride and yuja tea: Cafe Dunchi - By Yuna J. (https://superchart.com/en/@extra-banchan-table/) - Written Sep 22, 2026 - Local places › Cafés › Yangyang, Gangwon - Sponsored: This post was written after a complimentary visit provided by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@extra-banchan-table/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@extra-banchan-table/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid/index.md) ## In short Cafe Dunchi is a floating café and water leisure center on the lower Namdaecheon river in Yangyang, Gangwon. We ordered a blueberry smoothie and handmade yuja tea (citron tea) and watched the river from a window seat, then put on life jackets for our child's first boat ride, a slow loop around the Namdaecheon. For families, Cafe Dunchi is a Yangyang stop where a drink and a ride on the water happen in one place. ## Good to know - **Address**: 295 Ilchul-ro, Yangyang-eup, Yangyang-gun, Gangwon State (Water Leisure Center and Cafe Dunchi) - **What we ordered**: Blueberry smoothie, handmade yuja tea (citron tea) - **Before boarding**: Life jacket worn before boarding; emergency whistle attached inside - **Drinks on board**: You can carry your drink onto the boat - **Nearby**: Namdaecheon Salmon Ecological Park walking trail, reed and silver grass deck road, observation deck *as written by the visitor on Sep 22, 2026* On our Yangyang trip, my kid and I had a slightly special experience — the Cafe Dunchi boat ride! It's a café floating on the water where you can drink coffee and actually ride a boat…!! At first I thought it was just a pretty café, but it turned out to be a place where you can ride a boat with your kid, so we thought, this is it! and went haha 😎 Today I'm introducing Cafe Dunchi & Leisure on Namdaecheon in Yangyang! I found it while looking for Yangyang cafés, and the building itself floats on the water, which felt strange and cool from the very start 😳 It's not just a café for coffee — you can also enjoy water sports with your kid, so it's a great Yangyang spot for kids and one of the most memorable things we did on this trip 💙 ![Exterior of Cafe Dunchi floating on Yangyang's Namdaecheon](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid-01-hb9bg-1200.webp) 295 Ilchul-ro, Yangyang-eup, Yangyang-gun, Gangwon State, South Korea (Water Leisure Center and Cafe Dunchi) ![Entrance to Cafe Dunchi water leisure center on Ilchul-ro, Yangyang-eup](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid-02-1uxsy-900.webp) ## First impressions of Cafe Dunchi, a café floating on the water Cafe Dunchi floats right on the water! The first thing that caught my eye when we arrived was the café building itself — it looked like it was floating, and it felt completely different from any regular café I've been to…! It sits on the lower stretch of Namdaecheon in Yangyang, so the river stretches out all around, and you can even see the sea horizon and mountains in the distance 🖤 So not only is the building itself fascinating, but seeing the surrounding scenery together made me understand why this place gets recommended as a spot to visit in Yangyang! Especially on a clear day, the floating café and the scenery around it would make for great photos 📸 ![View of Namdaecheon river and mountains around Cafe Dunchi](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid-03-4h8rt-900.webp) ![Riverside view with the horizon visible at the lower Namdaecheon](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid-04-ufm0l-900.webp) Around Namdaecheon there's also a deck road lined with reeds and silver grass, plus an observation deck, so it's a good spot to stop by the café and take a walk around too! They say the scenery changes with the seasons — cherry blossoms in spring, lush green in summer, reeds and silver grass in fall, and a frozen river with snowy mountains in winter. The mood must be completely different each season, so I'd love to come back in a different one 🤍 > A cup of coffee on the water ☕️ ![Interior drink seating area at Cafe Dunchi](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid-05-1tjpw-m-900.webp) ## Inside Cafe Dunchi: window seats facing the Namdaecheon Walking inside, there's a surprisingly cozy space set up for drinking coffee! From outside it felt mostly like a water sports place, but inside you can relax with a drink, so I'd recommend it as a café too…! Especially with Namdaecheon's scenery right through the window, just sitting there already felt like being on a trip!? ![Window seat at Cafe Dunchi overlooking Namdaecheon](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid-06-1fcc3-m-900.webp) When looking for cafés in Yangyang, I like places where you can enjoy the surrounding scenery, not just pretty interiors, and here the space itself — floating on water — was special 🌊 And the biggest perk if you're going with a kid is that you can have a coffee and then hop straight onto a boat! From the kid's point of view, going to a café and suddenly getting to ride a boat too — how exciting is that haha ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ ![Cafe Dunchi menu board](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid-07-1hfbl-900.webp) ## Cafe Dunchi menu: the blueberry smoothie and handmade yuja tea There's a wide range of menu choices and everything is made with care, so you really can't go wrong with whatever you pick…! ![Drink menu information at Cafe Dunchi](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid-08-a06mn-900.webp) ![Dessert display case at Cafe Dunchi](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid-09-fk6c8-900.webp) ![Handmade snack corner at Cafe Dunchi](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid-10-cr8qk-900.webp) ![View near the counter at Cafe Dunchi](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid-11-1oyos-900.webp) ![Family-friendly snacks at Cafe Dunchi](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid-12-10np9-900.webp) There are also handmade snacks, and since they suit all ages, it's a good spot to come with family!? ![Table with drinks ordered at Cafe Dunchi](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid-13-1b5bv-900.webp) I ordered a blueberry smoothie and a handmade yuja tea (citron tea)! ![Blueberry smoothie and handmade yuja tea](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid-14-1x1ew-m-900.webp) ![Blueberry smoothie enjoyed by the window](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid-15-1fedm-900.webp) ## Before a boat ride with a child: life jacket and whistle at Cafe Dunchi Before boarding, we put on life jackets, and inside there was also an emergency whistle! 🔥 ![Life jacket and emergency whistle worn before boarding the boat](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid-16-1tz6p-900.webp) ## Our child's first boat ride on the Namdaecheon Finally, we set off! Once on the boat, the scenery we'd been looking at from the café looked totally different. Seeing it from the water, the surrounding mountains and the river came into full view all at once, and my kid kept looking around the whole time ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Since it was his very first time on a boat, that's probably what stuck with him the most. It wasn't a fast-moving boat but more of a slow loop around Namdaecheon, so we got to enjoy it at a relaxed pace with our kid ❤️ ![View of Namdaecheon and surrounding mountains from the boat](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid-17-e0k9g-m-900.webp) You can bring your drink onto the boat too, so I sipped my coffee while looking at the scenery with my kid ㅋㅋㅋㅋ and thought, this is what a trip should feel like 🤍 When you look for things to do in Yangyang, there are a lot of active options like surfing or water play, but if you're with a young child, an experience like this — something the whole family can enjoy slowly — is pretty great too. And depending on the season, they say you can even see salmon or dace jumping above the water as they return to Namdaecheon, but unfortunately we didn't catch that this time 🥹 Next time I'd love to come during salmon season and see it for myself! ## Is Cafe Dunchi worth visiting in Yangyang with kids? Cafe Dunchi felt distinctly different from a regular Yangyang café where you just drink coffee. The floating space itself was fascinating, you get to see Namdaecheon's scenery, and best of all, you can ride a boat with your kid. It'd be a great stop especially for families traveling with children. ![Boat slowly circling Namdaecheon with riverside scenery](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid-18-1vo5d-m-900.webp) My kid had so much fun on the boat that he kept talking about it even after we got off ㅋㅋㅋㅋ If you're looking for things to do in Yangyang and want a special experience with your kid, Cafe Dunchi & Leisure is worth stopping by 🌊 Having coffee at a Yangyang café, taking in the Namdaecheon scenery, and getting to ride a boat with your kid — it ended up being a surprisingly full experience. The floating building alone was so unusual that I kept taking photos from the moment we arrived ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 📸 ![Cafe Dunchi floating on the water with Namdaecheon in view](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid-19-fz2hb-900.webp) If you're planning a Yangyang trip with a kid like us, I'd recommend adding this kind of water experience to your list of things to do in Yangyang. There's also the Namdaecheon Salmon Ecological Park trail and an observation deck around the café, so if you have time, it's worth walking around too. Coming home with just coffee is one thing, but adding a boat ride with your kid made this trip feel like it gave us one more memory 🤍 I personally like Yangyang spots that come with this kind of experience, so next time I go back, I'd love to see Namdaecheon in a different season 🌷 Coffee at a floating café, plus a boat ride with my kid — this ended up being a much more fun stop than I expected on this Yangyang trip ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 🚤💙 ## Where it is - Cafe Dunchi (카페 둔치) - 295 Ilchul-ro, Yangyang-eup, Yangyang-gun, Gangwon State, South Korea - 강원특별자치도 양양군 양양읍 일출로 295 수상레포츠센터 및 카페 둔치 - 38.0953012, 128.6398237 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%B9%B4%ED%8E%98%20%EB%91%94%EC%B9%98/@38.0953012,128.6398237,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@extra-banchan-table/yangyang-dunchi-cafe-boat-with-kid/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt