Board game café date in Jamsil: cream bacon tteokbokki, One Play

It suddenly got so hot lately, didn't it,, It hits almost 30°C in the daytime, so wandering around outside felt a bit much 🥹 So this time I'm sharing a proper indoor date I finally got to enjoy at a Jamsil board game café, One Play Jamsil Branch (원플레이 잠실점) ✨

We went looking for something light to do, and it turned out much cozier than I expected, and the time honestly just flew by haha

How does the Shower pass at One Play Jamsil Branch work?

The Shower pass (소나기 요금제) at One Play Jamsil Branch is 2 hours with one drink included, either iced tea or an iced Americano ☔ After the 2 hours, overtime was ₩800 per 10 minutes!

I wanted rosemary tea, so I paid ₩500 extra to swap, and it was fragrant and nice 🌿

Room vibe at One Play Jamsil Branch, plus OTT and Nintendo

The first thing I noticed walking into One Play Jamsil Branch was that the room is quite a bit cozier than I expected.

What I secretly loved: you can watch OTT (streaming) and play Nintendo games too 🎮 For the record, they told us renting a Nintendo means leaving your ID as a deposit! It isn't only board games. It feels like a manga café + game room + indoor date space all mixed together, so I think a lot of couples come for dates haha

Is it stuffy for a board game café?

The space at One Play Jamsil Branch felt open overall, which I liked. Some of you may picture a board game café as super stuffy and noisy, but this one was different.

The rooms don't each have their own air conditioner, but the windows and ventilation are well placed, so it hardly felt stuffy at all ✨

Halli Galli and Rummikub at One Play Jamsil Branch

One Play Jamsil Branch had a huge variety of board games, and we went back to our childhoods and played Halli Galli and Rummikub 🤍 The funny thing is,, we said "just a quick one," but once one round of Rummikub started, the time vanished haha It reminded me of being a kid, and even though they're simple games, we got weirdly competitive 🥹

What food is on the menu at One Play Jamsil Branch?

The menu at One Play Jamsil Branch has rice bowls, fried rice, tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes), pasta, chicken and desserts, so it's almost a small food court ✨ And of course… the real star of a board game or manga café is the food, right 🍴 I expected just simple snacks, so I was surprised by how much variety there was. It's less delivery-food style and more dishes that are good to eat while hanging out for a long time, which I liked.

Everyone's so busy these days that we hardly ever do simple play like this, so just playing with zero thoughts in my head felt really good haha.

Take a break from a board game to drink something, eat, pull out a manga, then back to the game again 🎲📚🍴 For a born-to-be homebody like me, this kind of indoor date felt way more satisfying than constantly walking around outside,, 🥹

How were the cream bacon tteokbokki, squid fried rice and takoyaki?

At One Play Jamsil Branch we ordered cream bacon tteokbokki, squid fried rice (nakji bokkeumbap) topped with a fried egg, and takoyaki (octopus balls) 🤍

The cream bacon tteokbokki had a pretty rich, thick cream flavor, so I think even people who can't handle spicy food could eat it comfortably.

With the fried egg on top, the squid fried rice had a bit of an old-school snack bar fried rice feel, and it was secretly really good 🍳 The takoyaki was perfect for picking at one piece at a time while playing haha

How was One Play Jamsil Branch as a hot-day indoor date in Jamsil?

We stayed at One Play Jamsil Branch for about 2 hours 30 minutes, and playing like we did as kids for the first time in ages put me in a really good mood ☁️ Outside it was hot, crowded and chaotic, but playing games in a cool room, eating good food and laughing made it a much more satisfying Jamsil indoor date than I expected haha

If you're looking for an indoor date in Jamsil / a board game café / a manga café / a place with Nintendo, One Play Jamsil Branch is worth a visit 🎲🤍