Sinnonhyeon café, sweet potato cheesecake: Something About Coffee

I stopped by Something About Coffee (썸띵어바웃커피), in the alley behind Gangnam CGV, around 6:30 pm on a Saturday. It has plenty of seats across floors 1 to 3, but it was weekend peak time, so I barely snagged the last open spot, and I paid ₩30,000 for four items.

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

The address is 30 Gangnam-daero 102-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (floors 1–3), just 314 m from Exit 6 of Sinnonhyeon Station, so it's easy to find. It's open daily from 11:00 to 22:30, and dine-in is available until 22:00.

A white three-story building sits right at the alley corner in front of a yellow crosswalk, so you can spot it from afar. At night, light from inside glows through the floor-to-ceiling windows on all three floors, which makes it even easier to find in the alley.

There's also an outdoor terrace with white metal tables on a wooden deck. With a big tree and string lights, it looked like a nice place to sit in the fresh air on a good-weather day.

How crowded are the seats on floors 1–3 on a weekend evening?

Since Something About Coffee uses the whole building from floor 1 to 3, there are tons of seats, but at weekend peak time you may not find one. At around 6:30 pm on Saturday, it was packed from the first floor up, and after looking around I barely sat down in the very last free spot.

The hall has red tile floors, round wooden tables and rattan pendant lights, which gives it a warm feel. Green garlands wrap the metal stair railing up to the next floor, so there's a year-end mood all over the café.

Something About Coffee menu and dessert selection

The range of cakes and baked goods here is huge, even by Gangnam standards, and there are several signature drinks that are hard to find elsewhere. The menu neatly lists coffee, cream drinks, ades and teas in Korean and English.

• Einspänner ₩7,500
• Matcha einspänner ₩7,500
• Black sesame cream latte ₩7,800
• Decaf swap and extra shot ₩500 each

Inside the refrigerated case, slices of cake were lined up layer after layer. On the red checkered table beside it, clear glass domes were packed with all kinds of baked goods, so picking a dessert was half the fun.

On one side of the display there was a little Christmas tree, a carousel decoration, poinsettia pots and even a teddy bear in a Santa hat. Browsing the desserts while looking at the winter props was a joy in itself!

The 4 items I ordered on Saturday evening: ₩30,000 total

This time I ordered four items: an Americano (₩6,500), a black sesame cream latte (₩7,800), a chestnut sweet potato cheesecake (₩9,800) and an egg cookie (₩5,900). They came out neatly served in clear glass cups printed with the café's English logo and on white plates.

Black sesame cream latte ₩7,800 · Americano ₩6,500

The black sesame cream latte (₩7,800) is an iced drink topped with a thick layer of dark gray black sesame cream. The Americano (₩6,500) came in a glass full of ice and went well with the desserts.

Chestnut sweet potato cheesecake ₩9,800

The chestnut sweet potato cheesecake (₩9,800) is a slice stacked in layers: a cookie base at the bottom, then a cheese layer, a chestnut sweet potato layer, white cream and sponge cake crumbs. On top sat three big cubes of chestnut sweet potato and a rosemary leaf, so it looked really appetizing.

Egg cookie ₩5,900

The price tag on the display said the egg cookie (₩5,900) is packed with vanilla bean. It's a crisply baked brown cookie shell filled to the brim with yellow custard, which made it a good partner for the cake slice.

Something About Coffee FAQ

How long does it take to walk to Something About Coffee from Sinnonhyeon Station?

It's 314 m from Exit 6 of Sinnonhyeon Station. Head into the alley behind Gangnam CGV and you'll spot the white three-story building right away.

What time does dine-in close at Something About Coffee?

The café is open daily from 11:00 to 22:30, but dine-in seating is available only until 22:00, so keep that in mind when planning your visit.

What are the signature drinks and their prices?

There's a cream drink lineup that's rare at ordinary cafés: black sesame cream latte (₩7,800), einspänner (₩7,500) and matcha einspänner (₩7,500), among others.

Verdict: worth it if dessert matters to you

Even among Gangnam Station cafés, Something About Coffee has an overwhelming variety of cakes and baked goods, so people who take dessert seriously will be very happy here. It has plenty of signature cream drinks and an outdoor terrace too, which made it nice to hang out in. The downside: at weekend peak the seats on all three floors are nearly full and finding an empty one can be hard, so if you want to sit comfortably, I'd recommend avoiding peak hours.