Songjeong ocean-view tea café with tea notes for three: Suwolgyeonghwa

Today I visited Suwolgyeonghwa, one of the Songjeong cafés in Busan, where I got to enjoy a beautifully arranged Dalbodeure box of Korean-fusion fusion desserts along with a variety of tangy, fragrant teas.

Where is Suwolgyeonghwa in Songjeong, and how do you get up to it?

Suwolgyeonghwa, a café in Songjeong, Busan, sits on the 4th floor of a building on Songjeong Jungang-ro 6beon-gil, with a gorgeous view where you can see the wide Songjeong beach and even the beach train passing right in front of you.

You climb a set of stairs the whole way up to reach the café.

3rd and 4th floor seating, the goods shop and the guestbook

First, the 3rd floor allows eating, but you need to order from the 4th floor. There are seats with backrests where you can comfortably watch the sea, as well as old-fashioned but pretty low seated tables.

And on the 4th floor of this Songjeong ocean-view café, there's a wide picture window where you can see the sea and beach train, plus bar seating in the back.

There's also a new goods shop tucked further in, where you can buy teabags too, which was convenient. Suwolgyeonghwa, a café in Songjeong, Busan, is especially famous for its tea, so I really recommend trying the tea here.

There's also a corner where you can write in the guestbook, which was really nice to leave a note in.

Suwolgyeonghwa's menu board and the one-order-per-person rule

Now the menu board. Suwolgyeonghwa means "the moon reflected in water, a flower reflected in a mirror." One order per person is required here.

The menu has all kinds of tea

They also had coffee, traditional teas, and lattes.

Three teas chosen after smelling the scent samples

For dessert, we got to try the signature Dalbodeure box at Suwolgyeonghwa, a café in Songjeong, Busan, along with a few other menu items. Since the tea here is also famous, I went up to the counter torn between options, and

there were scent samples you could smell, so after sniffing them I picked Lemon Sunset, Spring Ripple, and Jeju Breeze, and also ordered the Dalbodeure box.

And here's what came out at Suwolgyeonghwa, a café in Songjeong, Busan.

Isn't it just so pretty??

Lemon Sunset tea

First up, Lemon Sunset, which I liked for its red color and tangy scent. It had hibiscus, lemon, and stevia, making for a sweet and tangy tea.

Jeju Breeze tea

Next, Jeju Breeze. All three of us ranked this our number one. It's a blend of chamomile and lemon, and it's almost like something between a drink and a tea — that's how rich and delicious it was. If you don't usually like tea but are tempted to order one just because it looks pretty, I recommend this one.

Spring Ripple tea

Spring Ripple. This is the one I ordered because it had the most floral scent when I smelled it — it seems to be brewed with green tea and flowers together. It also has a fruity note, so the fragrance is lovely.

All three teas we ordered had a fairly strong fragrance, so they were all delicious, and honestly these are teas you can't easily find anywhere else — only at Suwolgyeonghwa, a café in Songjeong, Busan — so I really loved them.

Also, they gave us a tea note for each tea, which was nice to read while drinking and also nice to take home as a keepsake!

How to drink the tea at Suwolgyeonghwa

As for how to drink it: the leaves on top are only for smelling — you're not supposed to eat them or put them into the tea. You just pour the tea that's already brewed in the pot into your cup and drink.

What's inside the signature Dalbodeure box

Next, the Dalbodeure box. Everyone gasped at the visuals the moment they saw it, and honestly, the taste was just as good. This might be the prettiest dessert among all the Songjeong cafés in Busan.

Just like the tea, they gave us a paper with descriptions, which was nice to read while eating. It's a pretty visual no matter how many times you look at it.

The box included an incredibly chewy injeolmi (rice cake coated in bean flour) skewer topped with brown rice nurungji (scorched rice).

A monaka filled with white chocolate. This one is genuinely, seriously sweet and delicious.

A gamtae (sea tangle) and myeongnan (pollack roe) financier, with a crisp exterior and a strong gamtae flavor.

A red bean and butter monaka filled with sweet whole red beans and butter.

And a moist, chewy black rice sulbbang (steamed bun made with makgeolli fermentation), shaped like a flower. Every single dessert was pretty and delicious, so I highly recommend the Dalbodeure box.

Interior, tea, and dessert — nothing was lacking, and it was a truly satisfying visit to Suwolgyeonghwa, a café in Songjeong, Busan.