Group room café in Chang-dong, Seoul: chimney gimbap at Uisagye

I visited Uisagye, a café in Chang-dong near Uicheon stream. Personally, I loved the atmosphere, and both the coffee and the chimney bread were delicious, so I was really satisfied. I paid for it myself, and I definitely want to go back 👍

Where is Uisagye, and what are the hours and parking options?

Uisagye is a café near Uicheon stream at 178 Uicheon-ro, Dobong-gu, Seoul, a 6-minute walk from Sinchang Market. It sits between Suyu Station and Ssangmun Station, a bit far from either, so you can transfer to a bus to get here!

• Address: 178 Uicheon-ro, Dobong-gu, Seoul
• Hours: daily 10:00-21:00
• Parking: not available; using the Changsam-dong No. 1 public parking lot is recommended (24-11 Uicheon-ro 4-gil, Dobong-gu, Seoul)
• Groups welcome, Wi-Fi, separate men's/women's restrooms, high chairs
• Pets allowed, venue rental available, group room (10 people or fewer)
• Rooftop, terrace, bar seating, Zero Pay and mobile payments accepted

Uisagye's exterior: a converted 50-year-old brick house

Uisagye looked sleek, clean and really pretty from the outside. I'm sad I went on a gloomy day. On a nice day it would have been even, even prettier. The little sign that says Uisagye is cute too.

There's also a big ribbon and a chimney bread (chimney-shaped rolled pastry) sculpture.

I thought it was a clean white building, but then I spotted red bricks that showed their age! Aren't red bricks so moody and sentimental? There's a description of Uisagye in front of the entrance, and it turns out the café was made by converting a 50-year-old brick house.

Uisagye's 1st-floor seating and self-service bar

Come through the entrance and you're on the 1st floor. Right next to the entrance there's a large window and some tables. There were people beside it so I didn't take a photo, but it feels like this. There's also a big 6-person table!!!

There are tables right in front of the entrance too. The chairs were cute and small. The window in front looks out onto someone's house... haha. I also liked that there were lots of green plants.

A wall on the left of the tables hides it from view, but there's a hall area like this. Lots of people came alone to work quietly or read.

The self-service bar has water, paper cups, wet wipes, napkins, books and so on, and there are high chairs too! The counter and kitchen are right in front of the 1st-floor entrance, and that's also where you pick up and return your order. They sell chilled bakery items, baked goods and drinks for babies as well.

Uisagye menu and signature chimney bread

Here's the menu.

Uisagye's signature is chimney bread, so there was also a poster with photos, descriptions and prices. You'd feel bad leaving without trying it, right? I ordered chimney gimbap (a chimney bread version of a seaweed rice roll), generously filled with Emmental cheese, jambon and arugula.

Can you choose your coffee beans at Uisagye?

Uisagye's drinks include coffee, tea, signature lattes, non-coffee drinks, ice cream and more. I ordered an iced Americano on the sour-note beans with an extra shot. I asked for the extra shot separately.

The best part was being able to choose your beans! There are three: nutty, sour and decaf. I like sour-note beans, so this was great ☺️ I also really liked that each bean has a description: Strawberry Pink Blend, Matte Black Blend and Decaf Blend.

The women's restroom is on the 1st floor and the men's is on the 2nd floor! I used the women's once, and it was really clean and didn't smell, which I appreciated.

How many people fit in Uisagye's basement group room?

Uisagye's basement group room holds up to 10 people. There were two tables and exactly 10 sofa seats!

There are a few lights, but overall it wasn't bright. It's softly dim. The ceiling and walls were interesting, and there was a big studio light. I tried moving it too, but it didn't really get brighter. Maybe I should have changed where the lamps were...

Along the wall there was a table for two. I also liked the big potted plant and the tree decoration.

Uisagye's 2nd floor: floor-to-ceiling windows, terrace and maple view

I went up to the 2nd floor by the red stairs. Like the 1st floor, there's a separate space on the left. It has big windows too, so you can see the scenery outside.

There's a terrace as well, and I liked all the plants. The maple tree view is so pretty. It looked like this even on a rainy day, so I bet it's gorgeous when it's clear 😊 The view down to the 1st floor from the 2nd was nice too, and next time I want to step out onto the terrace.

There's a robot vacuum too! There's also a rooftop, but I couldn't go out. The men's restroom is on the 2nd floor.

Uisagye chimney gimbap and acidic-bean iced Americano

Chimney gimbap, iced Americano, extra shot.

When the order was ready, I could pick it up at the pickup bar on the 1st floor.

I'd reserved the basement group room in advance, so I ate down there. Look at how the chimney gimbap looks, what is this?! It's so pretty!!