Sinnonhyeon café choco pudding cookie date: Something About Coffee

If you're looking for a café with delicious handmade desserts between Gangnam Station and Sinnonhyeon Station, I'd recommend Something About Coffee. I'll walk you through my honest review of the black sesame fig cheesecake, choco pudding cookie, and matcha choco latte. If you're searching for a Gangnam Station café and want proper desserts too, this place is worth a visit.

My partner and I actually used to come here on dates back when we were first dating, and after a long while, we ended up revisiting during a Gangnam date. Even back then, I remembered this café fondly for its wide dessert selection and great atmosphere.

Coming back this time, the variety of handmade desserts was still impressive, and above all, they weren't overly sweet, which made them easy to enjoy alongside coffee. This time we ordered a matcha choco latte, an Americano, a choco pudding cookie, and a black sesame fig cheesecake. If you love desserts, just picking from the menu here is already fun.

Where is Something About Coffee, and how far is it from Sinnonhyeon Station?

Something About Coffee is located at 30 Gangnam-daero102-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. The café spans the 1st through 3rd floors of the building, and it's about 314m from Sinnonhyeon Station Exit 6. It's near the alley behind CGV Gangnam Station, so it's also a fine walk for anyone searching for a Gangnam Station café.

I visited on a day I was already moving around Gangnam for a date, and the spot was easy to work into a route between Gangnam Station and Sinnonhyeon Station. For anyone searching for a Sinnonhyeon Station café, this seems like a good option if you want something not far from the station but still fairly spacious. It's also an easy distance to walk to after a meal nearby if you're heading out for dessert.

Seating and mood on all three floors of Something About Coffee

Since Something About Coffee uses space from the 1st to the 3rd floor, there are more seats than you'd expect. On the day I went, there were other customers, but I didn't have to wander long to find a seat. Back when I visited before, I also liked that there were more seating options than most cafés in central Gangnam — and I felt the same this time.

Especially now that the weather's cooler, you can also use the terrace seats, which seems to ease the pressure of finding a spot when visiting with friends or a partner. Inside, there's a large chandelier that gives the space a classic, vintage feel. Rather than being flashy, the interior had a calm quality, almost like an old European café. Let me show you the interior atmosphere here.

The 2nd floor has floor-to-ceiling windows, which made the space feel much more open. On the other hand, the 1st and 3rd floors have relatively fewer seats, giving them a cozier feel to me.

Some Gangnam Station cafés I've been to were so crowded and packed with narrow tables that it was hard to talk for long. Here, since you can choose which floor to sit on, it was comfortable for a date or a slow chat with a friend.

What we ordered at Something About Coffee, and the prices

This time I ordered an Americano for ₩6,500, a matcha choco latte for ₩8,000, a choco pudding cookie for ₩6,200, and a black sesame fig cheesecake for ₩9,800. One strength of Something About Coffee is that it doesn't limit itself to just a few signature desserts — the choices are genuinely varied.

From cakes to cookies, sandos, scones, and financiers, the variety is wide, so if you like dessert, just browsing the display case is fun. Of everything I tried this time, I'd most recommend the black sesame fig cheesecake, the matcha choco latte, and the choco pudding cookie.

Especially now, during a season when fig desserts show up everywhere, it's worth trying the black sesame fig cheesecake. The slice I ordered had a whole fig inside, so even one piece was more filling than I expected.

If you like chocolate, I'd also recommend the choco pudding cookie. I expected just a crunchy cookie, but there was a rich chocolate mousse inside, making it a heavier dessert than I anticipated.

How did the Something About Coffee desserts taste?

Black sesame fig cheesecake, 9,800 won

The black sesame fig cheesecake was the most memorable dessert I had this time. It's fig season right now, so I'd seen a lot of fig desserts at various cafés, but what stood out here first was that the fig was left whole. Taking a bite, the nutty flavor of black sesame came through first, followed by the fig's natural sweetness.

With the cheesecake's rich texture layered on top, it felt less like a simple sweet cake and more like several flavors coming together. I remembered feeling the same back when I first visited — that the desserts here weren't overly sweet — and that impression hasn't really changed.

It paired especially well with the Americano. Since the sweetness wasn't overpowering, I could go back and forth between a sip of coffee and a bite of cake, and even after finishing a whole slice, the sweetness didn't linger too long in my mouth.

Choco pudding cookie, 6,200 won

The choco pudding cookie was also quite impressive. From the outside, it looked like a big chocolate cookie, but inside was a rich chocolate mousse. The mousse I got wasn't just soft — it had a dense, fudgy texture. It slowly melted in my mouth as the chocolate flavor spread thick, and eating the cookie and mousse together made this one dessert feel quite satisfying on its own.

If you like rich chocolate desserts, this one should suit your taste well. That said, since the chocolate flavor is pretty strong, I'd recommend pairing it with an Americano if you're not particularly into sweet desserts.

Matcha choco latte, 8,000 won

The matcha choco latte was a fairly new combination for me. It has matcha cream layered on top of a choco latte, and at first I wondered if matcha and chocolate might be too strong together. But after actually drinking it, the two flavors blended more naturally than I expected. Underneath, you get a sweet, rich choco latte, while the matcha cream on top brings its distinct bitterness. I usually like matcha and drink matcha drinks often, so this stood out to me.

This wasn't the type of drink where sweetness hits you first, like a lot of mass-produced matcha powders loaded with sugar. The distinct matcha flavor still came through, balancing out the sweetness of the choco latte. If you're a matcha lover, it's worth ordering this instead of a regular matcha latte for something a bit different.

Is Something About Coffee worth a date near Gangnam Station?

For me, Something About Coffee isn't just some Gangnam Station café I visited for the first time. It's a place my partner and I used to go on dates back when we were first together, so revisiting after a long while naturally brought back memories. Back then, I remembered it for its wide dessert variety and great atmosphere, and even after all this time, revisiting it again, that impression of a handmade dessert café where it's genuinely fun to pick your own order stayed the same.

Lately I've had a few cases where the desserts at cafés were so sweet I could only manage a few bites. Based on what I ate, Something About Coffee's sweetness never went overboard, which I appreciated. If you want to enjoy a dessert alongside an Americano, I'd recommend the black sesame fig cheesecake, and if you love rich chocolate, the choco pudding cookie should suit you well. If you're after something a bit more unusual, the matcha choco latte is also worth trying. The space spans from the 1st to the 3rd floor with terrace seating too, so it's a good option if you're looking for a café to talk for a while during a Gangnam date.

If you're searching for a Sinnonhyeon Station café and care about both dessert variety and atmosphere, it's worth stopping by. Revisiting this time, the biggest strength wasn't just a pretty-looking café — it was the truly wide range of handmade desserts you get to pick from yourself.

If you're looking for a dessert café after a meal near Gangnam Station, take your time browsing the cakes and cookies. If you especially love fig desserts, start with the black sesame fig cheesecake.