# Solo drinking bar in Sillim, Seoul: Bourbon and Midori Sour at Yahwa - By N. Gyeom (https://superchart.com/en/@receipt-bowl-seoul/) - Written Sep 7, 2026 - Updated Sep 14, 2026 - Local places › Bars › Gwanak, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written as part of a paid store-visit sponsorship. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@receipt-bowl-seoul/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@receipt-bowl-seoul/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar/index.md) · [日本語](https://superchart.com/ja/@receipt-bowl-seoul/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar/index.md) · [简体中文](https://superchart.com/zh-cn/@receipt-bowl-seoul/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar/index.md) · [繁體中文](https://superchart.com/zh-tw/@receipt-bowl-seoul/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar/index.md) · [Tiếng Việt](https://superchart.com/vi/@receipt-bowl-seoul/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar/index.md) · [ไทย](https://superchart.com/th/@receipt-bowl-seoul/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar/index.md) · [Bahasa Indonesia](https://superchart.com/id/@receipt-bowl-seoul/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar/index.md) · [Bahasa Melayu](https://superchart.com/ms/@receipt-bowl-seoul/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar/index.md) · [Español](https://superchart.com/es/@receipt-bowl-seoul/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar/index.md) ## In short Yahwa Sillim is a solo drinking bar in the basement level near Sillim Station in Gwanak, Seoul. After dinner, cinnamon orange, pineapple sherbet, and truffle chips arrived as dessert alongside a first taste of the bourbon-based cocktail and a Midori Sour. The coconut-scented bourbon cocktail won out personally, and flipping through the guestbook of past visitors added to the fun. ## Good to know - **Location**: B1, 1600-12 Nambusunhwan-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, South Korea - **Hours**: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sun 20:00–04:00; Fri, Sat 19:00–04:00 - **Break time**: None - **Parking**: Not available - **Ordered**: Bourbon cocktail, Midori Sour, cinnamon orange (x2), pineapple sherbet, truffle potato chips - **Complimentary snacks**: Heotgae stick jelly, honey sticks, chicken-leg-shaped crackers *as written by the visitor on Sep 7, 2026* I went to Yahwa Sillim, a solo drinking bar near Sillim Station, haha. After dinner with friends I was craving dessert, so cinnamon orange and pineapple sherbet 💜 and I also wanted to try some cocktails I'd never had before, so off I went to a Sillim solo bar ~ let's get into the review ~💗 ## Yahwa Sillim's location, basement level near Sillim Station ![Exterior of Yahwa Sillim solo drinking bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar-01-wo3k3-900.webp) ![Stairs leading down to the basement entrance of Yahwa Sillim](https://img.superchart.com/images/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar-02-ttsvu-900.webp) It's located on the basement level ~ you'll see it once you go down the stairs !! ## The menu and what I ordered ![Menu board at Yahwa Sillim](https://img.superchart.com/images/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar-03-gfqvf-900.webp) ![Cocktail menu board at Yahwa Sillim](https://img.superchart.com/images/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar-04-1jsvl-900.webp) ![Snack menu board at Yahwa Sillim](https://img.superchart.com/images/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar-05-1ag5w-900.webp) ![Liquor menu information at Yahwa Sillim](https://img.superchart.com/images/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar-06-1m512-900.webp) Ordered a solid lineup of snacks ~ 🙄 I was curious about the bourbon cocktail and Midori Sour so I dove in 😖 a great whiskey spot in Sillim 👍🏻 ![Heotgae stick jelly and honey sticks set on the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar-07-1alnw-900.webp) ![Complimentary chicken-leg-shaped crackers](https://img.superchart.com/images/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar-08-5lj9n-900.webp) They had heotgae stick jelly and honey sticks all set up nicely too. The chicken-leg-shaped crackers are always delicious, haha. ## What's the space and atmosphere like? ![Seating and atmosphere inside Yahwa Sillim](https://img.superchart.com/images/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar-09-25re0-900.webp) ![Cozy interior space of the solo drinking bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar-10-1qzdl-900.webp) The space is spacious and comfortable ~ cozy, warm vibe. There's a restroom too, which made it easy to relax, haha. All the staff and the owner were so kind and friendly. ![Guestbook left by visitors at Yahwa Sillim](https://img.superchart.com/images/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar-11-196cd-900.webp) ![Notes written by past visitors in the guestbook](https://img.superchart.com/images/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar-12-17w6q-900.webp) At this solo drinking bar in Seoul, Yahwa Sillim, flipping through the guestbook left by other visitors is quite fun ~ sipping a delicious cocktail while paging through it gives you little bursts of dopamine, lol. Of course, I didn't write anything myself, just looked, haha. ## Snack review: truffle potato chips, pineapple sherbet, cinnamon orange ![Truffle potato chips served as a snack](https://img.superchart.com/images/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar-13-llf9s-900.webp) The truffle potato chips are always delicious, haha. Salty, savory, crispy, with that truffle aroma — perfect as a beer snack ~ the kind you keep reaching for with a beer. ![A bowl of pineapple sherbet](https://img.superchart.com/images/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar-14-fda4c-900.webp) ![Scooping up pineapple sherbet with a spoon](https://img.superchart.com/images/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar-15-1nxom-900.webp) This place is a pineapple sherbet gem ~ best sherbet I've had 👍🏻 The texture is so soft it doesn't give you brain freeze, so you just keep scooping it up with a spoon, total charm bomb!! ![Plate of cinnamon orange dusted with cinnamon powder](https://img.superchart.com/images/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar-16-5p495-900.webp) The orange dusted with cinnamon powder was sweet and refreshing, haha. Ordered two and ate them right up ~ I was craving dessert after dinner and this new cinnamon orange menu item hit the spot, plated so prettily and ready to eat, so I enjoyed it thoroughly ~ ![Cinnamon orange plated and ready to eat](https://img.superchart.com/images/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar-17-1a5hb-900.webp) ## The bourbon cocktail and Midori Sour, my first time trying either The bourbon cocktail is a mix of melon and coconut flavors, where the melon taste and the coconut sweetness balance each other out, and it was totally my thing !! I'm actually into sweet-and-refreshing flavors, so it suited me well, haha. I love coconut so it was delicious. Makes me want to go back to Vietnam, the land of coconuts ~ After thoroughly eating and drinking through the snacks and cocktails, I chatted away with the older sisters and brothers there. The sisters kept telling me my skin looked great and so fair, saying they were jealous, which made me blush, haha. Some people there worked in broadcasting, so I got to hear stories about my favorite, BTS's Jin, and had such a fun time !! And apparently there's a guy there — small face, fair skin, insane features — who's like a unicorn, haha. My skin, which got tanned in Nha Trang, is finally recovering, thank goodness !! 👍🏻 It got so dark it felt like my ethnicity had changed, which was rough, but it's slowly coming back, thank goodness. It's taken almost a year?? Not 100% back yet so I'll keep waiting. Going forward I'm definitely packing long sleeves for Southeast Asia trips and slathering on sunscreen, haha. (Yes, me, the person who will never say 'I'm not traveling again'). ![Bourbon cocktail and Midori Sour with pretty colors](https://img.superchart.com/images/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar-18-183lp-1200.webp) Cocktails are just — whatever they are ~ the visuals are amazing, the colors are so pretty, haha. ![Midori Sour cocktail with a melon aroma](https://img.superchart.com/images/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar-19-ycxkj-900.webp) The Midori Sour feels like a melon-flavored melon-ade kind of vibe, haha. Tastes like a soft drink so it goes down easy ~ ![Bourbon cocktail topped with cherry and dried orange](https://img.superchart.com/images/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar-20-1vpag-900.webp) The bourbon cocktail's visuals are so pretty, lol. Cherry on top and dried orange too ~ looks so tasty, haha. First time trying this cocktail and it was so good ~ sweet, tangy, happy flavor, you know?? Personally I liked the bourbon cocktail better. Coconut for the win ~ I'm slowly discovering the charm of cocktails. Highly recommend this Sillim solo drinking bar, Yahwa Sillim ~ 💜💗 ## Visit information - Address: B1, 1600-12 Nambusunhwan-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, South Korea - Hours: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sun 20:00–04:00; Fri, Sat 19:00–04:00 - Break time: None - Parking: Not available ## Where it is - Yahwa Sillim (야화 혼술바 신림점) - B1, 1600-12 Nambusunhwan-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 관악구 남부순환로 1600-12 지하1층 - 37.4834283, 126.9288627 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%95%BC%ED%99%94%20%ED%98%BC%EC%88%A0%EB%B0%94%20%EC%8B%A0%EB%A6%BC%EC%A0%90/@37.4834283,126.9288627,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@receipt-bowl-seoul/yahwa-shillim-solo-drinking-bar/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt