# Sinnonhyeon outdoor terrace café with fig cake: Upper and Under - By Hyeon (https://superchart.com/en/@lunch-crowd-seoul/) - Written Sep 14, 2026 - Local places › Cafés › Gangnam, Seoul - Sponsored: This story was written as a paid visit sponsorship. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@lunch-crowd-seoul/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@lunch-crowd-seoul/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace/index.md) ## In short Upper and Under is a large café near Sinnonhyeon Station in Gangnam, Seoul, that uses the whole building from the 1st to the 3rd floor, with outdoor seats on the 2nd and 3rd floors. On a clear day I sat on the 2nd-floor terrace with a salty caramel cream latte and a pistachio cream latte, plus fig cake and a salted chocolate financier, and the fig cake stood out for its barely sweet milk cream. If you want a big Gangnam café with outdoor seating, Upper and Under is worth the trip. ## Good to know - **Floors**: Uses the whole building: 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors - **Outdoor seating**: Outdoor seats on the 2nd and 3rd floors, plenty of them - **Drinks ordered**: Salty caramel cream latte, pistachio cream latte - **Desserts ordered**: Fig cake, salted chocolate financier *as written by the visitor on Sep 14, 2026* You know that feeling on a nice day when you just want to drink coffee outside ☁️ I was looking for a café around Sinnonhyeon and Upper and Under looked like it had such a great vibe, so I went to check it out. ![Exterior of Upper and Under café building near Sinnonhyeon](https://img.superchart.com/images/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace-01-1vkiz-900.webp) ![Entrance area vibe at Upper and Under](https://img.superchart.com/images/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace-02-1aeiy-900.webp) ![Seating spaces across Upper and Under's floors](https://img.superchart.com/images/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace-03-2rff8-900.webp) ## How many floors does Upper and Under use? Upper and Under uses the entire building — 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors — so the seating felt really spacious! Seems like a good spot for group visits too 🤍 And with a coffee to take a quick break, it'd also work well as a Sinnonhyeon date spot ☁️ The interior is clean too, but what I especially loved was the outdoor seating! The weather's been so nice lately 🥹🥹 it was genuinely healing ![2nd floor outdoor seating at Upper and Under](https://img.superchart.com/images/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace-04-1bb7f-900.webp) ## What the 2nd- and 3rd-floor outdoor seats feel like This is the 2nd floor outdoor seating haha. Upper and Under also has outdoor seats on the 3rd floor! And there's a lot of seats too 🫶 On a nice day, sitting outside and having coffee at a leisurely pace felt so good. The sunlight came in just right and the breeze was gentle — pure healing 🫧 ![Sunlit terrace seats at Upper and Under](https://img.superchart.com/images/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace-05-1jqvi-900.webp) ![Outdoor table view at Upper and Under](https://img.superchart.com/images/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace-06-19f4t-900.webp) ## Salty caramel cream latte and pistachio cream latte Upper and Under has way too many good things 🤭 that day I ordered a bunch of stuff, from coffee to dessert. ![Pistachio latte with chocolate financier](https://img.superchart.com/images/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace-07-14m29-900.webp) *Chocolate financier next to the pistachio latte🖤* Salty caramel cream latte ![Upper and Under salty caramel cream latte](https://img.superchart.com/images/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace-08-18jpt-900.webp) The sweet cream latte gets a salty kick from the salty caramel, so it was a nice sweet-and-salty combo. Not just plain sweet — you get that slightly salty note too, which went well with dessert 🤭 I also ordered the pistachio cream latte, which pistachio lovers would really enjoy! Super nutty and toasty ![Pistachio cream latte topped with cream](https://img.superchart.com/images/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace-09-sk2ne-900.webp) ![Close-up of the pistachio cream latte](https://img.superchart.com/images/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace-10-1ic6p-900.webp) Nutty pistachio flavor topped with smooth cream, so it was easy to drink and sweet. And of course, dessert can't be skipped 🎀 ## How the fig cake and salted chocolate financier taste ![Fig cake topped with fresh figs](https://img.superchart.com/images/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace-11-yatub-900.webp) ![Cross-section of fig cake showing cream layers](https://img.superchart.com/images/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace-12-13i37-900.webp) Upper and Under's fig cake had figs on top so it looked gorgeous, and it went well with the coffee. The cake... was insane. I really hate overly sweet cake, but this had a really delicious milk cream kind of feel...? 🤍🤍🤍 There was that gentle, subtle sweetness unique to figs, so it wasn't too heavy and was easy to enjoy as a dessert. ![Table setting with fig cake and coffee](https://img.superchart.com/images/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace-13-1tzdg-900.webp) ![Salted chocolate financier with cream latte](https://img.superchart.com/images/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace-14-ty9k2-1200.webp) I also had the salted chocolate financier together, and personally I love this kind of sweet-and-salty dessert so I enjoyed it a lot. Chewy and crisp on the outside, with the chocolate's sweetness balanced by the salt's saltiness — perfect with coffee 🍫 crisp the moment you bite in... crunch Overall, with a wide variety of coffee and desserts to enjoy together, this was a great spot to stop by when looking for a café in Sinnonhyeon. ![Clean indoor seating at Upper and Under](https://img.superchart.com/images/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace-15-1m943-900.webp) ![Photogenic interior space at Upper and Under](https://img.superchart.com/images/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace-16-1ddyb-900.webp) ## Why Upper and Under works as a big Sinnonhyeon café Upper and Under's interior is clean and comfortable overall, so it was easy to stay a while. There's a good variety of drinks and desserts to pick from depending on your taste, and there are plenty of pretty spots for photos, so it was a great place to relax and chat with a friend. Especially on nice-weather days, the outdoor seats are the absolute best 🤍 On days like this when it feels like a waste to stay indoors, Upper and Under lets you sit outside and spend time leisurely with a cup of coffee. If you're looking for a good-vibe café, a big café, or a café with outdoor seating near Sinnonhyeon Station, I recommend Upper and Under 🪽 Visiting on a nice-weather day would make it even better! Above all, on a nice day the outdoor seats are truly, truly the best ## Where it is - Upper and Under (어퍼앤언더) - 28 Gangnam-daero 102-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea (basement, 1st and 2nd floors) - 서울특별시 강남구 강남대로102길 28 지하1층, 1층, 2층 - 37.5027449, 127.0276848 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%96%B4%ED%8D%BC%EC%95%A4%EC%96%B8%EB%8D%94/@37.5027449,127.0276848,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@lunch-crowd-seoul/upper-and-under-sinnonhyeon-outdoor-terrace/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt