# Mapo café for peach melba and Earl Grey coffee: Pip Espresso Bar - By Jiyun K. (https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-weekends/) - Written Sep 12, 2026 - Local places › Cafés › Mapo, Seoul - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-weekends/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@seoul-weekends/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee/index.md) ## In short Pip Espresso Bar is a dessert café in Mapo, Seoul, with coffee, sweet treats, and indoor and outdoor seating. After a walk through Yeontral Park, I tried peach melba and Pip Coffee with a former coworker. Verdict: a lovely pick for dates, catch-ups, or solo focus time. ## Good to know - **Address**: 5 Seongmisan-ro 29-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea - **Walk from Hongik Univ. Station**: About 13–15 minutes - **Pip Coffee**: ₩7,000 - **Americano**: ₩5,000 - **Decaf switch**: ₩700 each - **Peach melba**: ₩12,000 - **Happy hour**: Buy one, get one from 17:00–19:00 *as written by the visitor on Sep 12, 2026* After dinner in Hongdae with my lovely former coworker, we took a walk through Yeontral Park and the Gyeongui Line Forest Park. The weather has been so pleasantly cool lately—just perfect for walking~ ![A walk and café visit after dinner in Hongdae](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee-01-ho5sr-1200.webp) We weren't quite ready to say goodbye, so we decided to go to a café. We chose this place, which I'd previously visited and paid for myself (though I never posted about it, sob sob)! ## Pip Espresso Bar after a Yeontral Park walk In the end: a mood-filled space, sweet desserts, and seriously delicious coffee! Let me introduce Pip Espresso Bar, the perfect spot for solo studying or a good chat in a great atmosphere. It's tucked into Yeonnam-dong, about a 13–15-minute walk from Hongik Univ. Station. Since the weather is perfect for walking, how about passing through Yeontral Park and stopping by this café for a Hongdae or Yeonnam date, or a get-together? ![Route to Pip Espresso Bar in inner Yeonnam-dong](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee-02-1aooi-900.webp) ![Route to Pip Espresso Bar in Yeonnam-dong](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee-03-14vc9-900.webp) This is a Blue Ribbon-selected spot, with two entrances. Open the door shown above and you'll find the ordering area right away. ![Entrance and ordering area at Pip Espresso Bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee-04-102am-966.webp) ![Entrance and ordering area at Pip Espresso Bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee-05-28o0q-966.webp) ## Coffee and desserts, with a decaf option The desserts have absolutely crazy visuals...! Every coffee on the menu can be switched to decaf!! If you're visiting in the evening, switching to decaf for a deep sleep is a good idea~ - Pip Coffee (₩7,000) - Americano (₩5,000) - Switch to decaf (₩700 each) - Peach melba (₩12,000) This is what we went with! ![Pip Coffee and peach melba order](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee-06-sf7hl-864.webp) There are lots of different financiers, too! ![A variety of financiers](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee-07-1j1cy-900.webp) ## From outdoor seats to a stylish interior There are outdoor seats like these, so in a season like this, it would be so nice to spend an evening outside~ It isn't huge, but it still gives you that big Hongdae café feeling~ ![Outdoor seating at Pip Espresso Bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee-08-1glc9-900.webp) ![Outdoor seating at Pip Espresso Bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee-09-1ff95-900.webp) The interior is decorated with stylish furnishings and objects, so there's plenty of visual pleasure~ ![Stylish interior and decorative objects](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee-10-oycnc-900.webp) Such sparkly, pretty spaces! It's all so well decorated that it's fun just looking around! ![A café space that is fun to look around](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee-11-esckh-900.webp) ![A café space that is fun to look around](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee-12-m4zuz-900.webp) There are seats across several areas, each decorated with a different feel. With so many seats, it would be great for Yeonnam groups and gatherings, too. It must be even prettier at year-end, so I really hope you visit then! ![Café seating arranged across several spaces](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee-13-fwnoc-900.webp) There's a water station set up on one side~ You'll get thirsty while chatting away, haha. ![Water station inside the café](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee-14-1nts1-900.webp) They also have a happy-hour buy-one-get-one event when you visit from 17:00–19:00~ ![Happy hour information from 17:00 to 19:00](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee-15-xcfgf-900.webp) ## Peach melba and Pip Coffee taste test Our order is hereee~ ![Order at Pip Espresso Bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee-16-1i0ae-900.webp) The peach melba, with its delightful vanilla ice cream and berry sorbet! It also came with cherries and yellow peaches. ![Peach melba with cherries and yellow peaches](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee-17-3a9o5-900.webp) A sweet-tart and soft dessert...! ![Sweet-tart, soft peach melba](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee-18-141ip-623.webp) Pip Coffee had an Earl Grey base topped with cream! They recommended taking a sip first, then stirring it~ I loved its smooth, gently bitter, deep character. ![Cream-topped Earl Grey Pip Coffee](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee-19-1wagz-858.webp) The Americano was also sooo good, with just the right amount of acidity and bitterness. This is a place with delicious coffee~ ![Dessert photographed again because it was so delicious](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee-20-1xl0a-900.webp) The dessert was genuinely so good that here's another close-up shot~ ## For time with someone special or focused time alone Pip Espresso Bar is such an ideal space both for spending time with someone special and for focusing alone on work, creative projects, or studying. My former coworker had studied English in Australia and was now preparing for a working holiday there. It was a precious time to offer heartfelt encouragement to a friend made for a wider world! We put the sadness of parting aside for now... promised to meet again before her departure for Australia, and wrapped up our day! If you have a date, meet-up, or appointment planned with someone dear or your partner around Hongdae and Yeonnam, I recommend this café that has both desserts and atmosphere covered~ ## Where it is - Pip Espresso Bar (피프에스프레소바) (피프에스프레소바) - 5 Seongmisan-ro 29-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 마포구 성미산로29길 5 1층 - 37.564306, 126.9226392 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%ED%94%BC%ED%94%84%EC%97%90%EC%8A%A4%ED%94%84%EB%A0%88%EC%86%8C%EB%B0%94/@37.564306,126.9226392,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-weekends/yeonnam-pieffe-peach-melba-coffee/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt