Sinnonhyeon rooftop café, injeolmi crumble: Something About Coffee

If you're looking for a café with a rooftop near Sinnonhyeon Station

Something About Coffee (썸띵어바웃커피) is a big rooftop café a 3-minute walk from Exit 6 of Sinnonhyeon Station. My husband and I went on a weekend for a café date near Sinnonhyeon Station, our first in a while.

Lately my chest has felt a bit tight, so I wanted to go somewhere wide open and get some fresh air~ I even wanted to go hiking, but my body wasn't up to it. T_T I guess my husband sensed how I felt, because he searched for a big café with a rooftop near Sinnonhyeon Station. That's how we ended up at Something About Coffee.

Something About Coffee location and parking

Something About Coffee is a 3-minute walk from Exit 6 of Sinnonhyeon Station, and it's open 11:00-22:30. Parking doesn't seem to be possible, so you'll probably need a nearby paid parking lot.

Is Something About Coffee spacious?

Something About Coffee is split across floors 1 to 3 and has a rooftop too, so it's a big café that's nice for staying a long time. There are lots of pretty cafés in Gangnam these days, but when you actually go, some have cramped seating or are a bit uncomfortable for a long stay, right? Something About Coffee looked like a place where you can relax and take your time.

I thought it would also work for chatting with a friend or for a group get-together. It's great for couples' dates, and the mood suits a relaxed weekend coffee too.

Weekend lunch sun on the Something About Coffee rooftop

When we sat on the rooftop around weekend lunchtime, the sunlight was really lovely and we could see the scenery outside clearly. My stuffy feelings eased a little, and even though we hadn't gone on a trip, sitting somewhere this open really refreshed my mood.

I'd originally wanted to go hiking and rest while looking at nature, and it was a pity my body couldn't manage it. But thanks to my husband, we had an unexpected rooftop café date. Chatting quietly with him in the warm sun made an ordinary weekend feel special.

What we ordered at Something About Coffee

What we ordered at Something About Coffee was a matcha cream choco latte, a hot americano, an injeolmi crumble (roasted soybean-powder rice cake crumble dessert) and an Oreo matcha cheesecake.

What's the cake showcase at Something About Coffee like?

There are so many kinds of cake at Something About Coffee that just browsing the showcase is fun. At big cafés you often get lots of coffee and drinks but only a few desserts, and Something About Coffee was different.

Slices of cake in many flavors were neatly lined up in the showcase. From fresh fruit cakes to chocolate cream cakes and matcha desserts, you can pick to your taste.

Each cake has different colors and toppings, so going through them one by one made it hard to decide. I usually like matcha desserts, so the Oreo matcha cheesecake caught my eye first, but the other cakes looked so good that I want to try them one by one next time.

They even have the trendy fruit mochi!

Lots of cookies and baked sweets too

Besides cake, Something About Coffee had plenty of cookies and baked goods. Around the showcase there were all kinds of bakery desserts, each on its own plate under a clear cover, which looked clean and appetizing.

From gooey crumble desserts to financiers, the range is wide enough that anyone with a sweet tooth would struggle to walk past. Some are light enough to go with coffee, and others are for enjoying slowly like cake. I liked having that much choice.

Honestly everything looked so pretty and delicious that I agonized for ages. In the end we chose the injeolmi crumble and the Oreo matcha cheesecake.

How did they decorate it so beautifully... the aesthetic is amazing.

What does the injeolmi crumble at Something About Coffee taste like?

The injeolmi crumble at Something About Coffee is a dessert with sweet red bean paste, injeolmi crumble and bingsu tteok (chewy rice cake pieces used in shaved ice). The matcha choco latte and desserts came out together, and from the moment I picked it, the name alone sounded like a nutty, sweet combination, so I was looking forward to it.

The sweetness of the red bean paste is joined by the nutty flavor of the injeolmi crumble, and you get the chewy texture of the bingsu tteok too.

I loved feeling the charm of a dessert that's familiar yet distinctly Korean.

Oreo matcha cheesecake and americano

The Oreo matcha cheesecake at Something About Coffee also had that distinctive matcha flavor plus the smooth charm of cheesecake, and it was great with coffee. The nutty americano and the sweet cheesecake went so well together that I was so happy.

The matcha cream choco latte that surprised even someone who doesn't drink choco lattes

What really surprised me at Something About Coffee was the matcha cream choco latte. I don't drink choco lattes, but this matcha choco latte, sweet chocolate latte topped with rich matcha cream, was so good it caught me off guard. It was so tasty that I'd go back just to order it again.

Who I'd recommend Something About Coffee to

Something About Coffee is a roomy, three-floor café with a rooftop, so it was great for a date with my husband, and I think it would be fine with friends next time too. Above all, the open view from the rooftop under the weekend sun will stay in my memory.

If you're looking for a big café with a nice atmosphere in Gangnam, or a café with a rooftop near Sinnonhyeon Station, I recommend Something About Coffee. If, like me, you want a little break from a stuffy routine, adding good coffee and dessert should make for a lovely date.