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Cafe 카페Seochon 서촌

Handmade chapssaltteok in a small Seochon hanok shop

Self-paid. The blogger paid for this visit.

A tiny rice cake shop in a Seochon hanok, near Gyeongbokgung Station, selling chapssaltteok (soft, chewy rice cakes) made fresh each day. Fillings run from dried persimmon and chestnut to seasonal fruit, and the gift boxes make good souvenirs.

Is it for you?

Go forThe rice cake is chewy and the bean paste is soft and not too sweet. The dried persimmon and chestnut ones were the blogger's favorites. The mandarin-topped one was a fresh, tangy surprise even for someone who usually skips fruit rice cakes.
Skip ifYou want to sit down. There is no seating, and the gelato and ice rice cakes cannot be taken away, so you eat them standing on the street. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

Good to know

  • The menu has English, Chinese, and Japanese.
  • Rice cakes are made that day. They get chewier if you chill them a little before eating.
  • Gelato and ice rice cakes are eat-in only, but there are no seats. Have them while walking the Seochon alleys.
  • Fruit flavors change by season: strawberry, blueberry, mandarin.
  • A paper bag costs ₩300.

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