# Hapjeong café for Earl Grey lemon tart: Seowon Angil Hapjeong - By Sena (https://superchart.com/en/@porcelain-cupboard-seoul/) - Written Sep 11, 2026 - Local places › Cafés › Mapo, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written with support for a visit to the café. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@porcelain-cupboard-seoul/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@porcelain-cupboard-seoul/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart/index.md) ## In short Seowon Angil Hapjeong is a spacious café in Mapo, Seoul, serving coffee, desserts, and meal dishes. I tried the Earl Grey lemon tart, sourdough for 8,000 won, hibiscus tea, Americano, and oat latte in its quiet, plant-filled seating. Verdict: a great one-stop café for a meal and dessert. ## Good to know - **Location**: About a 3-minute walk from Exit 3 of Hapjeong Station - **Floor access**: Both the first and second floors are available; the second floor closes at 6 PM - **Closing time**: The first floor closes at 8 PM, or 9 PM on weekends - **Seating**: More than 20 two- and four-person tables by a quick count - **Dogs**: Dogs are allowed inside - **Sourdough**: ₩8,000 - **Coffee options**: Decaf and oat milk available; choose nutty or acidic beans - **Ordering restriction**: Cooked dishes cannot be ordered late in the evening *as written by the visitor on Sep 11, 2026* I recently found a huge café near Seogyo-dong with such an amazing atmosphere.. My criteria for a café I love are: Is the coffee good? Are the desserts good? Is the menu varied? Is the place spacious? Are the seats comfortable? Is the service good? Something like that^^ There honestly aren't many cafés in Hongdae or Hapjeong that meet all those standards.. But I found one. Seowon Angil Hapjeong (서원안길 합정). ## Getting to Seowon Angil Hapjeong from Hapjeong Station It's about a three-minute walk from Exit 3 of Hapjeong Station. As soon as you come out of Exit 3, just head straight down the alley by the GS25 you can see! ![Directions to Seowon Angil Hapjeong in an alley near Hapjeong Station](https://img.superchart.com/images/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart-01-16bwy-966.webp) Then you'll come across this big café building. You can use both floors, but please note that the second floor is only open until 6 PM! And dogs are welcome inside ♥︎ ![Café information on second-floor access and dogs being welcome](https://img.superchart.com/images/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart-02-2461c-966.webp) The first floor is open until 8 PM, and until 9 PM on weekends. ## A spacious interior filled with plants ![Plant-filled interior of Seowon Angil Hapjeong](https://img.superchart.com/images/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart-03-nwnco-966.webp) The inside is absolutely full of plants~ There were more than 20 two- and four-person tables just by counting at a glance. ![Café seating with two- and four-person tables](https://img.superchart.com/images/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart-04-1469k-966.webp) ![Multiple table seats inside the spacious café](https://img.superchart.com/images/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart-05-snwmw-966.webp) ![A private café area divided by partition walls](https://img.superchart.com/images/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart-06-16srt-966.webp) There are plenty of seats that are great for a solo café session, too. There are even areas divided by partition walls for a more private feel. ## A varied menu, from desserts to meals ![Seowon Angil menu with drinks and food](https://img.superchart.com/images/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart-07-1f6e6-966.webp) ![Café menu board showing a variety of options](https://img.superchart.com/images/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart-08-t3t6x-966.webp) More than anything, the menu was so varied.. I came in the evening, so there weren't loads of desserts left, but they had an Earl Grey lemon tart that I absolutely love, so I picked one right away. ![Dessert display with Earl Grey lemon tart](https://img.superchart.com/images/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart-09-1lo2a-966.webp) The pure milk cake and carrot cake looked seriously impressive, too,, ![Pure milk cake and carrot cake](https://img.superchart.com/images/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart-10-1dtf6-966.webp) Since they also sell food, they had lots of different alcoholic drinks as well. ![A variety of alcoholic drinks sold alongside food](https://img.superchart.com/images/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart-11-y7ce7-966.webp) And since they were selling my all-time favorite bread, sourdough, separately too, I ordered one! ![Sourdough sold separately](https://img.superchart.com/images/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart-12-c72a8-966.webp) ![Sourdough and drink menu information](https://img.superchart.com/images/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart-13-1wrl6-966.webp) ![Menu board featuring both café drinks and food](https://img.superchart.com/images/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart-14-19dzb-966.webp) Half this menu was drinks and half was food. It operates as a brunch café in the morning and as a restaurant in the morning and afternoon, so you can enjoy the café anytime! Just note that cooked dishes can't be ordered late in the evening. You can switch any coffee to decaf or oat milk! You can also choose between nutty beans and more acidic beans. ![Menu information on bean choices and milk substitutions](https://img.superchart.com/images/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart-15-tsckn-966.webp) Maybe because Seowon Angil is also famous for ragu pasta and tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes), four middle-aged men were eating so deliciously when we visited haha ㅠㅠㅠ They really scraped their plates clean.. I'm definitely trying it next time.. ![Ragu pasta and tteokbokki meal dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart-16-178fx-966.webp) They even sell Seowon Angil coffee beans, perhaps because there is a roastery in the café. ![Seowon Angil coffee beans sold in the café](https://img.superchart.com/images/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart-17-19u25-966.webp) ## Sourdough and the drinks we ordered They sliced the sourdough for us, and at ₩8,000, it was such a generous amount that I ate it all week. I recommend toasting it, or pan-frying it with butter and having it with balsamic vinegar and olive oil! ![Sourdough sliced and served by hand](https://img.superchart.com/images/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart-18-cteyb-966.webp) And here are the things we ordered haha: hibiscus tea, Americano, oat latte, and Earl Grey lemon tart. ![Ordered hibiscus tea, coffee, and tart](https://img.superchart.com/images/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart-19-1458m-1200.webp) As expected.. they made the prettiest latte art on the hot café latte.. ![Latte art on a hot café latte](https://img.superchart.com/images/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart-20-fuvbz-966.webp) Truly fantastic;; ![The ordered drinks and dessert](https://img.superchart.com/images/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart-21-ldpro-966.webp) ![Café drinks enjoyed with the tart](https://img.superchart.com/images/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart-22-uoq6l-966.webp) ## A tart pairing Earl Grey fragrance with lemon coulis I really love this Earl Grey lemon tart.. Its charm is the little dollops of cream piped on one by one, and the white cream has such a wonderful Earl Grey black tea fragrance. ![Lemon tart topped with Earl Grey cream](https://img.superchart.com/images/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart-23-165p8-966.webp) ![Tart cross-section with lemon coulis and chocolate sponge](https://img.superchart.com/images/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart-24-m4fjh-966.webp) There's lemon coulis in the middle, with a chocolate genoise sponge and chocolate ganache underneath!! The tart shell was nicely crisp but also moist.. Perfect. And our drinks to have alongside it.. Since it was evening, I ordered hibiscus tea, and it was richly brewed and delicious. The latte and Americano also had just the right acidity, so they weren't overly bitter and really stayed with me. If you come in the morning, at lunchtime, or in the early evening, you can order the cooked dishes too. I think it is a huge plus that you can have a meal with pasta or sandwiches, then take care of dessert at Seowon Angil all in one go! > Service 100 / Taste 100 / Atmosphere 100 Most of all, I loved being able to enjoy the café atmosphere in peace and quiet :-) If you're looking for a big café in Seogyo-dong, please do stop by at least once! ## Where it is - Seowon Angil Hapjeong (서원안길 합정) (서원안길 합정) - 34 Jandari-ro 3-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea (서울특별시 마포구 잔다리로3길 34 1층, 2층) - 서울특별시 마포구 잔다리로3길 34 1층, 2층 - 37.5506711, 126.9178776 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%84%9C%EC%9B%90%EC%95%88%EA%B8%B8%20%ED%95%A9%EC%A0%95/@37.5506711,126.9178776,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@porcelain-cupboard-seoul/seowonangil-earl-grey-lemon-tart/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt