Solo café near Suwon Station: Parade hand-drip, Earl Grey cake, Tteum

Today I visited Tteum Café, a specialty coffee spot near Suwon Station! I was looking for somewhere to go and unwind on my own, and found this place. The special coffee and the atmosphere were totally my taste, so here's my story of this Suwon Station café. Let's go~

Tteum Café Suwon Station: hours, parking and seating

Tteum Café (Theme Cafe by oneplay) Suwon Station branch is at 10 Sehwa-ro 154beon-gil, Gwonseon-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea (1st floor), and is open daily 10:00–20:00. For parking, use the underground parking of the Fraunt officetel, the café's building, and you can register for 1 hour of parking when you use the café.

• Location: 10 Sehwa-ro 154beon-gil, Gwonseon-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi (1st floor)
• Hours: daily 10:00–20:00
• Parking: Fraunt officetel underground parking (café building), 1 hour of parking registration with café use
• Seating: tables for 2 and 4 (about 30 seats)
• Local currency payment accepted

Park in the basement of the building, step outside, and Tteum Café is right there~

Inside Tteum Café: atmosphere and where to sit

The interior is clean and pretty overall~ The window tables have floor-to-ceiling windows, so you can see outside, which is lovely on a gorgeous day like these, with the sky and the view~ It's near Suwon Station, but not a super crowded neighborhood, so there's hardly any traffic and the view is nice. Healing, healing 🍃

On the other side of the coffee-making area in the middle, the seats face the furniture store. It feels like drinking coffee at a cozy, comfortable home? Both spaces have their charm, so sit wherever you like~!

Browsing the furniture store connected to Tteum Café

They told us we're welcome to look around the furniture store connected to the café, so I took a quick stroll~ Beds, sofas, furniture, interior accessories and more. It's bigger than I expected and so pretty!

Tteum Café menu: hand-drip coffee and 8 cakes

You can also view the menu easily via the QR code on the table~ The cake menu has real photos too, which made choosing easier~

Hand-drip coffee menu at Tteum Café

Tteum has a really wide range of coffees~ At most cafés the drip menu is the usual stuff like Kenya AA and Yirgacheffe, but Tteum's drip coffees include award-winning coffees from international competitions and specialty coffees, so I thought, wow, this is a real coffee shop~ haha

8 slice cakes and tiramisu at Tteum Café

The cakes in the showcase look so pretty and delicious~ There are 8 cakes plus tiramisu: cheese soufflé, strawberry cream, double chocolate and milk, which no one will dislike, plus the distinctive mugwort injeolmi (rice cake), black sesame, Udo peanut, and Earl Grey cheese! The tiramisu apparently has the café's special espresso and Hennessy cognac in it!

Smelling the beans to choose the Parade hand-drip

At Tteum you can smell the beans and choose the coffee you want~ The owner explained them too, so I could pick beans that suited my taste haha

My choice! Parade, Colombia blend – lactic fermentation

It had a subtle floral and fruity aroma, so it was right up my alley! Parade is a special coffee made by combining beans into something new, and apparently only two places in the whole world sell it! After hearing the owner's explanation I thought I had to try it, so I picked it hahaha

How do Tteum Café's hand-drip coffee and cake taste?

• Hand-drip coffee – Parade (iced)
• Peach ade (iced)
• Earl Grey cheese cake

Iced Parade hand-drip: glass of ice on the side, floral and fruity

The iced drip coffee at Tteum came with the ice glass and the coffee served separately. Isn't the glass so, so pretty?! 😍 It looks a bit like a champagne glass, and pouring the coffee in looked refreshing and suited it well~

The Parade hand-drip tastes and smells of fruit and flowers, yet it isn't light and thin. Clean and refreshing in the mouth! The aroma wasn't artificial, so I felt good the whole time I drank it~ If you like hand-drip, please try it!!!

Peach ade: unlike a typical peach iced tea

They explained that the peach ade tastes different from an ordinary peach iced tea, and oh.. it really was different! Inside the drink was a Taylors of Harrogate lemon & orange tea bag, a premium British tea brand... wow. It's not just a sugary iced tea but has a subtle, special flavor, so I recommend it!

Earl Grey cheesecake for 9,200 won: how big is the slice?

All the cakes looked delicious, so I agonized a lot before choosing Earl Grey cheese! The blue cornflowers on the pure white cheese are so pretty, and the Earl Grey flecks looked rich and tasty, so I went with it!

The flowers sprinkled on top are pretty, and the pearl-like cookie balls look classy and cute too ♡ A slice of cake at Tteum for ₩9,200? It's a bit pricey, but once you see the size it makes sense haha It looks about 1.5 times a normal café slice haha The size is generous, so with coffee as dessert, sharing one cake between 2 people is plenty 😋

The Earl Grey cake has 4 layers in total. The top is soft, springy fresh cream; the biggest layer below has a subtle Earl Grey scent and a pudding-style texture! The thin layer under that is sweet red bean paste(?), which was sweet, chewy and tasty~ The bottom sponge was similar to an Earl Grey madeleine~

Verdict: a solo coffee break at Tteum Café near Suwon Station

The coffee, the drink and the dessert all had a special taste made with care, so I was satisfied~ It was my first solo café outing in a while, and I came back feeling healed 😖❤️❤️

They put my leftover peach ade in a takeout cup~ If you're looking for a hand-drip or specialty coffee spot, or a cake spot near Suwon Station, I recommend Tteum, a nice-vibes café with easy parking that's also good for groups~!