Sinnonhyeon café, choco pudding cookie: Something About Coffee

Around 2:30 pm I met a friend in Gangnam, and we wanted to chat over something sweet, so we headed to Something About Coffee (썸띵어바웃커피) near Sinnonhyeon Station. The place is known by word of mouth for its flashy dessert lineup, so I walked over with big expectations.

Where is Something About Coffee, and what are the hours?

Something About Coffee is at 30 Gangnam-daero 102-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, and the café uses the whole building from the 1st to the 3rd floor, so it's very easy to walk to from Sinnonhyeon Station. The sign standing at the entrance said it's open daily from 11:00 to 22:30, with dine-in until 22:00.

Year-end vintage interior and plenty of seats

The moment I stepped inside, the cute, vintage, year-end-feeling interior caught my eye. Checkered cloths, Santa posters and little teddy bear displays were all neatly arranged, so taking photos with my friend was a lot of fun.

With the café spread across floors 1 to 3, there are quite a lot of seats and it feels comfortable. There were just two of us, and I loved that we could grab a cozy table by the big windows, with sunlight pouring in, without feeling rushed.

Baked goods and cakes at Something About Coffee: selection and prices

Next to the counter, the baked goods sat neatly under glass domes: lemon Earl Grey financier (4.0), red bean butter scone (5.5), salt choco financier (3.8) and more. The lineup was so showy that "dessert heaven" just came to mind, and it made my mouth water at first sight.

The chilled showcase was packed too, with everything from pistachio tart to Earl Grey grapefruit cake and yellow cheese pound cake. Both of us were hopelessly indecisive while browsing, so choosing took quite a while.

What the two of us ordered

After a long debate, we ordered the signature iced vanilla latte and the black sesame cream latte, and for dessert the choco pudding cookie (6.2) and the Mont Blanc cake. We went big, planning to recharge on sugar and chat properly. After a short wait the pager buzzed, and the moment I saw the tray loaded with drinks and desserts, my energy shot right up.

What does the choco pudding cookie taste like?

The choco pudding cookie, the café's signature baked treat, is wrapped in rich chocolate cookie dough with plenty of moist cream pudding inside. It came neatly on a clean white plate, so my friend and I competitively snapped photos first.

Chewy outside, soft and moist inside: the texture was perfect, and I fell for it with the first bite.

Is the Mont Blanc cake very sweet?

In the cross-section of the Mont Blanc cake, chestnut cream, nutty sponge and fluffy cream were stacked in layers, topped with a big chestnut and gold leaf. The soft, rich chestnut flavor wasn't sweet, so even people sensitive to dessert sweetness should enjoy it.

Iced vanilla latte and black sesame cream latte

I picked the iced vanilla latte, and I liked the subtle, deep sweetness of real vanilla bean. It wasn't an artificial syrupy taste but a rich, refined sweetness, and it was very satisfying for quenching my thirst.

My friend's pick, the black sesame cream latte, had a thick, dense layer of black sesame cream on top of the cup. I sneaked a sip without a straw, and the nutty black sesame, bitter shot and soft milk blended beautifully. The nuttiness was no joke!

Maybe because they use premium ingredients like French gourmet butter and Finnish cream cheese, the dessert quality was really satisfying.

Something About Coffee visitor info

• Address: Floors 1–3, 30 Gangnam-daero 102-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea (4-minute walk from Sinnonhyeon Station Exit 6)
• Hours: daily 11:00–22:30 (dine-in until 22:00)