Grapefruit honey black tea at a Sinnonhyeon big café: Something About

Let me introduce Something About Coffee, a café near Sinnonhyeon Station! Every time I went to the Gangnam café street I meant to try it, but it was always packed full, so I never got the chance to go in.

White building exterior of Something About Coffee on the Sinnonhyeon café street

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

Something About Coffee (SOMETHING ABOUT COFFEE) is a large Gangnam café using the 1st through 3rd floors at 30 Gangnam-daero 102-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. It's open daily from 11:00 to 22:30, with dine-in hours until 22:00.

🚩Address - 30 Gangnam-daero 102-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 1st, 2nd, 3rd floors
⏰️Hours - Daily 11:00 - 22:30 (dine-in hours until 22:00)
📍8-minute walk from Sinnonhyeon Station Exit 4

Turn into the alley off the Sinnonhyeon Gangnam café street and you'll see a white building on the right. It's a large Gangnam café spread across 3 floors.

Sunday at noon: walking floors 1 to 3 of Something About Coffee

I had an early Sunday lunch and arrived at Something About Coffee around noon. There were already quite a few customers trying to get in early.

The 1st floor has tables for 2 to 4 people set up. I went up the stairs to the main space on the 2nd floor. Here's the order counter on the 2nd floor.

Order counter on the 2nd floor of Something About Coffee

Area around the 2nd-floor order counter at Something About Coffee

Interior seating view on the 2nd floor of Something About Coffee

The interior is mainly white, with window-side tables and larger tables suitable for group gatherings.

Window-side table and large group table in the white interior

The dessert display area is really pretty, isn't it?

Full view of the dessert display counter at Something About Coffee

Counter area beside the dessert showcase

The second-floor terrace and third-floor vintage room

Open the door beside the counter and you'll find terrace seating. It was a bit humid so no one was sitting there, but it seems like a nice atmospheric spot for evenings.

Go up another flight of stairs and you reach the 3rd floor. It has a vintage vibe and terrace seating as well. If you're planning something like a wedding invitation gathering or a group meetup, you could confidently pick this café without a second thought. The only downside is that it's always crowded, so it's often hard to find a seat.

What is in the Something About Coffee dessert showcase?

Alongside coffee, there are non-coffee options too, like lattes, teas, and ades.

Drink menu board listing coffee and non-coffee items at Something About Coffee

Matcha chocolate cream latte / black sesame cream latte / matcha cream cold brew. There are three cream lattes, so I had trouble deciding which to pick.

Something About Coffee is popular among bread lovers as a cheesecake spot. Their yellow cheese cake is famous, and I'd always been curious about it.

Cake display including yellow cheese cake

Choco fudge cheesecake / lemon yogurt gateau / yellow cheese cheesecake / fresh blueberry cheesecake / walnut dried persimmon cheesecake / Mont Blanc cheesecake / fig fresh cream cake

Baked goods display with pound cakes and financiers

Lineup of crumbles and other baked goods

Full view of the baked goods display at Something About Coffee

Pound cakes / financiers / scones / cookies / crumbles

What we ordered at Something About Coffee, and the prices

Fig fresh cream cake / ₩9,800
Lemon Earl Grey financier / ₩4,000
Black sesame cream latte / ₩7,800
Grapefruit honey black tea / ₩8,000

Table set with the ordered desserts and drinks

Here's today's dessert and coffee.

Fig fresh cream cake and black sesame cream latte set on the table

Grapefruit honey black tea and dessert plate

Black sesame cream latte, 7,800 won: how it tastes

Not many places serve a black sesame cream latte, so I was curious what it would taste like and ordered one.

A cup of black sesame cream latte topped with cream

The black sesame powder went down smoothly without any awkwardness, and the harmony between the thick cream and espresso was really good. It was tastier than I expected 🤎

Table scene while drinking the black sesame cream latte

Lemon Earl Grey financier, 4,000 won

It seems like a place that's also good at baked goods, since the lineup was solid. Had to try the lemon Earl Grey one, right? Crisp outside, chewy inside, and delicious with a tang of lemon added — a great financier.

Cross-section of a lemon Earl Grey financier cut in half

Fig fresh cream cake, 9,800 won

I also tried the seasonal figs.

Fig fresh cream cake topped with seasonal figs

The bread sheet was moist and the fresh cream wasn't too sweet but soft, so I ended up scooping it all up happily 🍰

Grapefruit honey black tea with grapefruit syrup at the bottom

Grapefruit honey black tea, 8,000 won

There's grapefruit syrup laid at the bottom, so drinking it with a straw meant you get to chew on the little bits — I liked that. It was sweet enough that my energy shot right up.

Is Something About Coffee near Sinnonhyeon Station worth a visit?

There's a reason this place has been loved for so long on the Sinnonhyeon Gangnam café street. Being a large café, it has plenty of space and seating, making it a great spot for anyone — solo visits, friends, dates, or group gatherings.