Jeju aurora lemonade at a Seogwipo ocean-view café: Forest Jeongbang

If you're looking for an ocean-view café near Jeongbang Falls in Seogwipo, Jeju, Forest Jeongbang is worth stopping by. It has its own parking lot and spans two floors with views of the Jeju sea, making it a good rest stop before or after visiting Jeongbang Falls. That day I ordered a Jeju aurora lemonade, brown cheese croffle, and iced Americano to try them out myself.

Forest Jeongbang: address, hours and parking

• 📍Forest Jeongbang
• 🗺️Address: 9 Chilsimni-ro 214beon-gil, 1st & 2nd floor, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do, South Korea
• ⏰Hours: Daily 09:00–19:00
• 🚍Parking: Private lot next to the café
• 📍Location point: Close to Jeongbang Falls
• 🥐Ordered: Jeju aurora lemonade / brown cheese croffle + iced Americano

When picking a café on a Jeju trip, I tend to look first at whether there's parking and how close it is to the sights.

Forest Jeongbang is close to Jeongbang Falls, and there's a private parking lot right next to the café, which made it easy to visit even for travelers moving around by car.

It was especially well-positioned for sitting down for a quick coffee or drink right after seeing Jeongbang Falls.

Why Forest Jeongbang fits a Jeongbang Falls day trip

Forest Jeongbang's biggest strength was its location. If Jeongbang Falls is on your Seogwipo itinerary, you can rest nearby instead of having to travel elsewhere to find a café afterward.

And it's not just a café that happens to be near the sights — it's an ocean-view café where you can actually see the Jeju sea, which was a plus.

For anyone specifically seeking out sea-view cafés on a Jeju trip, this kind of location matters quite a bit.

It was also easy to plan a route around: sightseeing → café → next stop.

Jeju sea views from the first and second floors

Forest Jeongbang has a first floor and a second floor.

You can sip your drink while looking out at the Jeju sea through the window, so instead of feeling like a quick coffee-and-go stop, it worked well as a spot to actually pause during the trip.

It seems like a good match for anyone looking for a Jeju café that's both photogenic and actually comfortable to sit in. On a clear day, drink photos with the Jeju sea in the background come out really pretty.

What the Jeju aurora lemonade tastes like

Of everything I ordered, the Jeju aurora lemonade caught my eye the most.

True to its name, the color was really pretty, and photographing it against the Jeju sea gave off a proper travel vibe.

It's a refreshing lemonade that's good for hot moments during a Jeju trip, and a solid pick if you want something cool and tangy instead of coffee. Plus, in an ocean-view café your drink ends up in the photo too, so having one with color made picture-taking more fun.

Brown cheese croffle with an iced Americano

For dessert I ordered the brown cheese croffle.

It's the style with ice cream on top of the croffle, so you get warm, crispy croffle together with cold ice cream. On top of that, the distinctly salty, savory flavor of brown cheese paired well with the sweet dessert.

I also ordered an iced Americano alongside it — since the croffle and ice cream lean sweet, pairing them with a clean Americano worked well together. If you're on a Jeju trip and want more than just a cup of coffee, ordering the brown cheese croffle with it seems like a good move.

Is Forest Jeongbang worth a stop near Jeongbang Falls?

Forest Jeongbang has:

• ✅A location close to Jeongbang Falls
• ✅Its own parking lot next to the café
• ✅An ocean view of the Jeju sea
• ✅Brown cheese croffle and a variety of drinks

For anyone looking for all of that in one place, it was a café worth slotting into the travel route. If you're planning to visit Jeongbang Falls while traveling around Seogwipo, Jeju, it works nicely as a course: see the falls, then head to the nearby café to enjoy coffee and dessert with the Jeju sea in view.

That day I had the Jeju aurora lemonade, brown cheese croffle, and iced Americano — if you're looking for a café near Jeongbang Falls to rest at during a Jeju trip, Forest Jeongbang is worth remembering.