Gangnam brunch café for pistachio cream pasta: Mild High Club

A glass-fronted brunch café near Apgujeong Rodeo Station

On a bright weekday afternoon, I found an Apgujeong hot spot that gives you that lovely, unhurried feeling of having slipped away to a resort from your busy everyday life—so I rushed over to share it with you 🖤

Mild High Club Apgujeong Branch is an Apgujeong brunch gem that won me over once with its cozy, comfortable openness, then again with the gorgeous, carefully made brunches and pastas.

The sleek, hip atmosphere was overflowing right from the exterior, so I snapped an aesthetic entrance shot and went in with a fluttering heart 🖤

It is an easy walk from Exit 5 of Apgujeong Rodeo Station. Use a nearby car park and bring your parking receipt for a whopping ₩5,000 discount on a meal menu ✨ There is also spacious private group seating for 4 to 12 people, making it perfect for a get-together or an Apgujeong date.

The moment I stepped inside, the rich scent of freshly brewed coffee, newly baked bread, and fragrant sauces filled the whole place and instantly lifted my mood! More than anything, I was shocked by how many customers there were—whoa. Okay, this really is a hot spot..🤍

By day, it is a brunch café where you can enjoy sunshine through the full-height windows; by night, it transforms into an atmospheric wine and cocktail lounge bar ☕️🍷 It was fun looking at the interior touches around the café, from the stylish furniture to the lighting 👀 I want to come back in the evening too. I heard there is usually a wait even on weekdays, so I booked on Catchtable the day before! So glad I booked.. I was so hungry.. The booking system is well organized, the place is pretty, and the food is delicious, so it would be great for a wedding-invitation gathering too ✨

I was shown to my reserved table.

QR ordering and the brunch menu

You can check the menu and order via QR code 👀 I loved being able to browse leisurely and place my order right at the table.

There is also a couple set with ₩2,000 off when you order 2 meals, 2 drinks, and 1 dessert! (Sets for 3–5 people are available too.) I like that you can choose whichever meals and drinks you want ✨ Americano ₩5,500 Caffè latte ₩6,000 Vanilla latte ₩7,000 Caffè mocha ₩7,000

Clam chowder and focaccia ₩14,000 Mild Dutch Baby ₩23,000 Clam vongole ₩23,000 Chili ragù pasta ₩24,800 Jambon pistachio cream pasta ₩24,800 Classic lasagna ₩26,000 Bacon wasabi romaine ₩21,000 Butter garlic shrimp ₩24,800 They sell such a wide range of brunch dishes 👀 It was hard to choose! Everything looked delicious.

• Iced Americano (₩5,500)
• Mild Dutch Baby (₩23,000)
• Jambon pistachio cream pasta (₩24,800)

This is what I ordered 🖤 I was curious about the salad options, especially the bacon wasabi romaine! But I decided to order the Dutch Baby, which is hard to find elsewhere. And the other one simply had to be their signature jambon pistachio cream pasta.

They make even their sauces with care using fresh ingredients delivered the same day, so there was no way I could not be excited before the food arrived 🫶🏻

Jambon pistachio cream pasta and Dutch Baby

The Americano (₩5,500) used nutty, dark-roast beans 🖤 It was an understated iced Americano that paired nicely with the brunch.

Finally, the brunch dishes came out. The visuals were insane.

First up, the savory jambon pistachio cream pasta ✨

Jambon pistachio cream pasta (₩24,800). Delicious jambon, nutty cream, and pistachios—it is a combination that cannot possibly be bad. I tried this signature pasta first, and as soon as I took a bite, I naturally blurted out, “I officially approve of this Apgujeong brunch spot!!!” 🤍

The thick, deeply nutty cream sauce came topped generously with salty, tender jambon, and the distinctive nuttiness of pistachios and the saltiness of the jambon came together in my mouth like an orchestra 🫶🏻 The cream was not overly rich, but had a subtle, deep flavor, so I scraped up every last spoonful. I almost lost all reason and dignity.

The pasta uses paccheri, so it was holding onto loads of that delicious cream! The bouncy paccheri and crunchy pistachios worked beautifully together with the salty jambon and nutty cream sauce.

Next was the Mild Dutch Baby (₩21,000), a Dutch Baby topped with burrata, prosciutto, Greek yogurt, and wild arugula.

The Mild Dutch Baby and its iced Americano partner overwhelmed me from the visuals to the flavor. It is a main dessert-meets-brunch dish you absolutely should not miss at Mild High Club: a fluffy yet crisp and chewy, just-baked German-style pancake shell generously piled with fresh, varied ingredients 🤍

The sweetness, saltiness, and softness of fresh-baked bread met in a ridiculously well-balanced sweet-and-salty combination! A sip of the clean, structured iced Americano heightened the cream and pancake flavors, bringing it all to a perfect palate-cleansing finish 🖤

The Greek yogurt was delicious, and the figs were fresh and very sweet! The burrata was nutty too, and went so well with the jambon 🫶🏻

I had a proper healing moment amid Apgujeong’s sunshine and full-height-window atmosphere ✨ If you want neat, unique brunch at a glass-fronted café, or a memorable pasta and Dutch Baby pancake unlike anything you have tried elsewhere, I recommend Mild High Club Apgujeong Branch, an Apgujeong brunch gem 🖤