# Gangnam Station café after work: raspberry cake, Upper and Under - By Yeongdeungpo Pass Diner (https://superchart.com/en/@pass-side-table/) - Written Jun 29, 2026 - Local places › Cafés › Gangnam, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written with support from a store-visit campaign. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@pass-side-table/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@pass-side-table/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner/index.md) · [日本語](https://superchart.com/ja/@pass-side-table/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner/index.md) ## In short Upper and Under is a large bakery café in Gangnam, Seoul, about a 10-minute walk from Exit 11 of Gangnam Station. On a weekday evening after work, the writer visited Upper and Under with a close older friend and ordered raspberry cake, a plain financier, an iced einspänner and chamomile tea; the friend, who rarely eats dessert, finished the raspberry cake in no time. Upper and Under suits an evening meetup near Gangnam Station when you want both atmosphere and good desserts. ## Good to know - **Location**: About a 10-minute walk from Gangnam Station Exit 11, toward Gangnam's food alley and café street - **Seating**: Seats on the 2nd floor (where the counter is) and the floor above; the 2nd floor was nearly full even on a weekday evening - **What we ordered**: Raspberry cake, plain financier, iced einspänner, chamomile tea - **How to order**: Order at the counter and pick up when the vibrating buzzer goes off *as written by the visitor on Jun 29, 2026* ![Main photo of Upper and Under, a café near Gangnam Station](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner-01-o7ctf-1200.webp) ## An after-work dessert café near Gangnam Station: Upper and Under Upper and Under (어퍼앤언더) is a bakery café near Gangnam Station where you can enjoy desserts and coffee together. I was meeting a close older friend in Gangnam after work and looking for a pretty café that stays open late, and that's how I ended up at Upper and Under, which has loads of desserts and really good coffee too. Whenever work gets hard, I get through the day thinking, "Ahh, if I could just go to a café for something sweet and a good cup of coffee, I'd have no wishes left." That's me. It's a great date café too, so let me introduce it! ![Upper and Under café near Gangnam Station](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner-02-1soqt-900.webp) ## Getting to Upper and Under: how far from Gangnam Station Exit 11? Upper and Under is about a 10-minute walk from Gangnam Station Exit 11. It's on the side with Gangnam's food alley and lots of cafés, so it was easy to find! ![Upper and Under brick exterior and sign](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner-03-3tisw-900.webp) ![Upper and Under building exterior and entrance stairs](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner-04-1q0hi-900.webp) The exterior alone has great atmosphere: a brick facade with the Upper and Under sign moodily mounted on it! You go up the stairs to get to the café. ![Seating area on the 2nd floor of Upper and Under, where the counter is](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner-05-2kavt-900.webp) ## Is Upper and Under crowded on a weekday evening? The 2nd floor, where the counter is, has plenty of seats too, but even on a weekday evening there were so many people?! The 2nd floor was almost full, so we went up to the floor above. ![Wood-toned table seats on the upper floor of Upper and Under](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner-06-pfqxd-900.webp) ![Interior of the upper floor at Upper and Under](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner-07-y2g8l-900.webp) The upper space had tables and chairs nicely set up, and the wood-toned interior felt comfortable. ![Atmospheric lighting and interior mood at Upper and Under](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner-08-1euuw-900.webp) Isn't every corner so atmospheric? Even the lighting is lovely. It's a big café in Gangnam, and a good-vibes one too. ![Interior of the large café Upper and Under](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner-09-153pl-900.webp) ## Baked goods and cakes at Upper and Under: what we picked Upper and Under is a bakery hotspot too. There were all kinds of madeleines and financiers (small almond butter cakes), baked treats I absolutely love. ![Display of madeleines and financiers at Upper and Under](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner-10-1jc90-900.webp) ![Baked treats on display at Upper and Under](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner-11-1bkd8-900.webp) Don't they all look delicious? They must be, because almost everything was sold out! I grabbed one plain financier, my favorite, haha ![The plain financier picked at Upper and Under](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner-12-zhhqv-900.webp) I loved that Upper and Under has lots of cakes too, not just baked treats. ![Cake display case at Upper and Under](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner-13-641cz-900.webp) ![Variety of cakes at Upper and Under](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner-14-6ncdv-900.webp) We chose a precious raspberry cake, the kind you can't find just anywhere! ![The raspberry cake picked at Upper and Under](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner-15-iy7i6-900.webp) ### Drinks: iced einspänner and chamomile tea Upper and Under has a reputation as an einspänner (coffee topped with cream) hotspot, so I ordered the einspänner iced, plus a cup of chamomile tea! ![Ordered drinks: iced einspänner and chamomile tea](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner-16-goefo-900.webp) ## How does the Upper and Under raspberry cake taste? After we took the buzzer and waited a little, the desserts, coffee and tea all came out. Can you see how that raspberry cake looks?! ![Table set with Upper and Under desserts and drinks](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner-17-3vink-900.webp) The Upper and Under raspberry cake has a fluffy sponge with raspberry whipped cream, topped with raspberry jam and fresh raspberries. I'm so happy with it! ![Raspberry cake topped with raspberry jam and fresh raspberries](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner-18-1a422-900.webp) ## Upper and Under einspänner: is the cream too sweet? The cream on the Upper and Under einspänner isn't too sweet and goes perfectly with the coffee, so it was delicious! You know how a sweet coffee really gives you energy, right? You get a caffeine charge and a sugar charge, so I often go looking for einspänner. ![Iced einspänner at Upper and Under](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner-19-1u9ri-900.webp) And the chamomile tea? Need I say more? It's a café where you can chat over a cup of tea and a cup of coffee and have a happy time. ![Chamomile tea at Upper and Under](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner-20-ew850-900.webp) ## An evening catch-up, and the raspberry cake vanished I got a present too! My close older friend went to Yeonnam-dong, thought of me and bought me a Hello Kitty keyring ♥ ![Hello Kitty keyring received from my older friend](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner-21-iebsk-900.webp) She doesn't usually eat dessert after a meal, but the cake at Upper and Under was so good that she said so, and we wiped out the cake completely before we even properly started chatting, haha! Next time we're definitely coming for cake again! ![Cake and drinks on the table at Upper and Under](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner-22-afc25-900.webp) ![Evening dessert time at Upper and Under](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner-23-1f6nc-900.webp) ## Why I recommend Upper and Under as a Gangnam Station café with great atmosphere Upper and Under was a café with good atmosphere, delicious cake, and great coffee and tea. If you're looking for a Gangnam café with a nice mood, tasty bakery items and a good spot for a date, I recommend visiting Upper and Under to recharge ♥ ## Where it is - Upper and Under (어퍼앤언더) - 28 Gangnam-daero 102-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea (B1, 1F, 2F) - 서울특별시 강남구 강남대로102길 28 지하1층, 1층, 2층 - 37.5027449, 127.0276848 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%96%B4%ED%8D%BC%EC%95%A4%EC%96%B8%EB%8D%94/@37.5027449,127.0276848,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@pass-side-table/gangnam-cafe-raspberry-cake-einspanner/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt