# Yangyang riverside café with a jazz boat playlist: Cafe Dunchi - By Jinseo (https://superchart.com/en/@weekday-saucer/) - Written Sep 20, 2026 - Local places › Cafés › Yangyang, Gangwon - Sponsored: This post was written after receiving a complimentary visit experience from the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@weekday-saucer/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@weekday-saucer/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz/index.md) ## In short Cafe Dunchi is a large riverside café in Yangyang, Gangwon, run together with a water leisure center that floats on the Namdaecheon river. A family of four ordered iced americanos and lemonade to go, rented a 4-person electric boat for 30 minutes at 30,000 won, and circled the Namdaecheon with a jazz playlist streaming through the boat's built-in Bluetooth speaker. The rear view of Cafe Dunchi from the walking path behind the building looks distinctly European, making it the spot worth saving your camera for. ## Good to know - **Location**: 295 Ilchul-ro, Yangyang-eup, Yangyang-gun, Gangwon (water leisure center and Cafe Dunchi, on the Namdaecheon river) - **Layout**: 1st floor water leisure center (electric boats), 2nd floor café - **Electric boat rate**: 4-person boat, 30 minutes, 30,000 won - **Boat capacity**: Boats for up to 6 people are available - **Drinks ordered**: 2 iced americanos, lemonade, iced chamomile tea - **Restrooms**: No restroom inside the café; use the one near the entrance - **Parking**: Plenty of parking space in front of the café - **Distance**: About 15 minutes by car from Hajodae Beach - **Price reference**: ₩30,000 ≈ $21.5 (2026-09-20) *as written by the visitor on Sep 20, 2026* Today we came to Cafe Dunchi, a large café in Yangyang where you can try an electric boat ride. Let's get right into the review!! Cafe Dunchi is a large Yangyang café operated together with a water leisure center that floats right on the Namdaecheon riverside. > Cafe Dunchi ## How to get to Cafe Dunchi, and where to park and find a restroom Cafe Dunchi sits on the Namdaecheon river, about 15 minutes by car from Hajodae Beach, where we were staying. Namdaecheon meets the sea and is famous as a water sports hotspot, and Cafe Dunchi is built right on top of it. Since Cafe Dunchi is out on the water, you have to walk down to the riverside — there's a restroom near the entrance, so I'd recommend stopping there first, since there's no restroom inside the café. Behind the restroom there's a path that connects to the front of the café, so don't panic — just keep walking through the path behind the restroom. There's also plenty of parking space in front of the café. ![Large old zelkova tree at the entrance of Cafe Dunchi](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz-01-1g240-900.webp) There's a magnificent old zelkova tree at the entrance of Cafe Dunchi in Yangyang. Mom and my little sibling each got a photo-of-a-lifetime shot too! Lots of clouds but no rain, so there was little glare — genuinely perfect autumn-picnic weather. ![Family taking a photo in front of the zelkova tree](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz-02-1p3jd-861.webp) Since Cafe Dunchi is on the water, you get there by crossing this bridge. ![Bridge leading to Cafe Dunchi on the water](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz-03-pzkvb-837.webp) ![Full view of the Cafe Dunchi building floating on the Namdaecheon river](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz-04-1700q-m-900.webp) The café is on the 2nd floor, so up the stairs we go! Our youngest was all smiles arriving at the café — haha! There are signs posted in several places noting there's no restroom inside the café, just so you know. ![Sign noting there is no restroom inside the café](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz-05-s4nxd-900.webp) ## What's on each floor: café upstairs, boat rentals downstairs The Namdaecheon view right before entering the café is truly a work of art. The 1st floor is the water leisure center where you can try the boats — cute round electric boats were waiting there. ![Namdaecheon river view seen from the café entrance](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz-06-clv7v-900.webp) ![Round electric boats waiting at the 1st floor water leisure center dock](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz-07-ejkur-m-900.webp) Customers kept coming in for the café's river-view terrace seats too — they're gorgeous. Mom and the little one grabbed a terrace seat for a bit! ![Cafe Dunchi terrace seating with a river view](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz-08-1jb0m-900.webp) ## Order drinks before the boat: takeaway cups are allowed on board Since the electric boat was our main goal today, we decided to order drinks first. It was great that Cafe Dunchi lets you bring drinks along on the boat ride! ![Cafe Dunchi order counter and menu board](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz-09-1tq1y-735.webp) The café menu is classic and simple! We ordered one drink per person — 2 iced americanos, a lemonade, and an iced chamomile tea — then headed off to ride the boat. ![Cafe Dunchi's mostly drinks-focused menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz-10-2gri1-900.webp) ![List of the four drinks ordered](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz-11-1cfu2-780.webp) True to its status as a big Yangyang café, there's a variety of desserts, baked goods, and souvenir-style snacks made with local specialties too. ![Desserts, baked goods, and local specialty snacks on display](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz-12-xfvtx-679.webp) They hand you a buzzer when you order — it didn't take as long as I expected, haha. ![Buzzer given after ordering](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz-13-1xog7-751.webp) Even inside the café, there's a window with a Namdaecheon view like a painting! Every corner of Cafe Dunchi's interior in Yangyang is picture-perfect. ![Cafe Dunchi indoor window seat with a view of Namdaecheon](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz-14-1b4ya-792.webp) Since we told them we were heading off to the boat ride, they prepared our drinks to go! The drink sizes were generously big too, which was nice. ![Big-sized drink prepared for takeaway](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz-15-xyhkr-900.webp) ![Iced americano and lemonade in takeaway cups](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz-16-10jbm-900.webp) Wow, the coffee was nutty and delicious! The lemonade tasted like it was made with handmade syrup — really thick and tangy, so just mix it well before drinking, haha. ![Lemonade with a thick, handmade-syrup look](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz-17-t19qg-900.webp) ## How much is the electric boat at Cafe Dunchi, and how do you board? With drinks in hand, off to the 1st floor for the boat! You go in through the office area inside. Cafe Dunchi's boats are electric, so it's not the pedal-powered swan boat kind of workout — you cruise comfortably by motor. There are boats that seat up to 6 people. Since we were 4, we picked the 4-person boat! It's ₩30,000 for 30 minutes, so coming with a full group is the best value! After paying, you pick a life jacket in your size, put it on, and head to the dock. You board following the staff's instructions. The round, cute little electric boats! ![Round, cute electric boat](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz-18-1bxjn-m-738.webp) When boarding with the max number of people, staff will guide you to seats balanced by weight — good to know! This photo was taken by my sister, who boarded last. The boat can rock a bit when the last person boards, so don't be startled — board slowly, haha. Inside the electric boat there's a steering handle, a motor power button, and forward/reverse buttons — reverse is risky so we only used forward! They start a 30-minute timer for you and keep track. ![Electric boat steering handle and forward/reverse control buttons](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz-19-rz4xt-900.webp) There's a table in the middle of the boat with a drink holder — so convenient! We placed the timer there too, where it's easy to see. ## 30 minutes on the Namdaecheon: the route and what to watch out for The view from the boat out on Namdaecheon! With a cool riverside breeze and nice weather, we felt amazing. Just a note — the boats can only operate within the area marked by the blue buoys. ![View of the Namdaecheon river from the electric boat](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz-20-1rp95-900.webp) My sister caught this cool captain shot of me, haha — Yangyang really lets you take unique photos. Oh, and we'd turned the motor off for a bit to take photos, but the wind was strong that day and the boat quickly drifted toward the buoy, so we got startled, turned the power back on, and got out of there, haha. You never know which way the current will push you — stay alert! ### Playing a jazz playlist through the boat's Bluetooth speaker Cafe Dunchi's electric boats have a built-in Bluetooth speaker, so you can connect your phone and play music while you ride. ![Inside the boat with music connected via Bluetooth speaker](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz-21-5pymq-m-722.webp) My sister played a famous jazz playlist and it was peak romance!! I'd highly, highly recommend listening to jazz during the boat ride — we all took photos of each other one after another too. ![Family photo taken on the boat](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz-22-1lzf4-841.webp) ## The photo spot on the walking path behind Cafe Dunchi After 30 romantic minutes, we got off the boat, and since the walking path around Namdaecheon looked so lovely, we decided to take a loop around it too. ![Walking path built along the Namdaecheon river](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz-23-rp5bb-834.webp) Looking back from the walking path, the real back view of Cafe Dunchi in Yangyang was just gorgeous, haha. Taking photos here made me feel like I'd landed somewhere in Europe, like Switzerland, haha. Definitely make your way up to the back path and take plenty of photos of a lifetime!! You can see the full scene of Cafe Dunchi and our boat ride — the perfect ending to our family trip to Yangyang — in video too. ![View of Cafe Dunchi's back and the riverside from the walking path](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz-24-18x5p-1200.webp) If you're looking for a big café with fun things to do in Yangyang, why not visit Cafe Dunchi? ## Where it is - Cafe Dunchi (카페 둔치) - 295 Ilchul-ro, Yangyang-eup, Yangyang-gun, Gangwon-do, South Korea - 강원특별자치도 양양군 양양읍 일출로 295 수상레포츠센터 및 카페 둔치 - 38.0953012, 128.6398237 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%B9%B4%ED%8E%98%20%EB%91%94%EC%B9%98/@38.0953012,128.6398237,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@weekday-saucer/yangyang-dunchi-riverside-boat-jazz/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt