Gilpost · Seodaemun-gu, Changcheon-dong
CafeChinese
LAOSHANGHAI
라오상하이 Rao Sanghai Lao Shanghai is Chinese for 'old Shanghai' — despite the name, this is a tea house for Chinese and Taiwanese loose-leaf teas, not a Shanghai restaurant.
Compiled from 23 blog posts read in fullSources →
A Chinese and Taiwanese tea house on the second floor of a building on an alley off Yonsei-ro, between Sinchon Station and Yonsei University. Order a loose-leaf tea and you get 5g of leaf, a gaiwan, a tea tray and a self-filling electric kettle at your seat, and you brew it yourself over many infusions. Teas in the posts cost 8,000–10,000 won; milk tea was 9,000 won for 600–620ml. Part of the shop sells leaves and teaware, and it hosts a secondhand teaware market and tea gatherings. We read 29 posts from June 2025 to October 2026; 27 of them describe a visit.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 서대문구 연세로12길 27, 2층 (창천동)27 Yeonse-ro 12-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul
- Phone0507-1406-1542
- Typical spend₩3,500 – ₩10,000
- From the station5 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 138 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 12 posts: 7 wrote Daily 13:00–21:00, 4 wrote 13:00–21:00.
| Daily | 13:00–21:00 | 7 of 12 posts |
|---|---|---|
| No day given | 13:00–21:00 | 4 of 12 posts |
Counted from what bloggers wrote in their posts; we did not confirm it with the restaurant. Where the values differ, it may be a change over time rather than a disagreement, so we show when each one was written.
What sets it apart
- Eight posts say the owner or staff came to the table to show them how to brew — one was told to steep Tieguanyin at 70–80°C for about 15 seconds, another was taught one- and two-handed gaiwan grips. One visitor who asked for ice was also handed some Oriental Beauty to try.
- Five posts call it quiet, mostly from weekday or late-afternoon visits. But one weekend-afternoon visitor found every table and the private room full, and another weekend visitor found it busy with a group tea session next to them.
- Three posts mention generous portions: 600–620ml pots of milk tea that came to three or more cups each, and a milk-tea bingsu heaped like a mountain. One post adds that a single order of leaf can be shared by a group.
- No post calls it expensive; three say the opposite — one called 7,000–9,000 won a reasonable range, one said it's a cheap way to try Chinese tea culture, and one noted that 9,000 won gets you a 600ml pot.
1 more
- Where posts say who they went with: friends in 8, a partner or husband in 3, alone in 1.
What 23 bloggers said
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Friendly staff
We read all 23 in full. The most common claims are “Friendly staff” (8) and “Quiet” (5).
What they liked
Things you can check on site
- Second floor 11 of 23 posts
- Reachable by transit 5 of 23 posts
- Private room 2 of 23 posts
- Large windows 1 of 23 posts
- Toilet inside 1 of 23 posts
- Foreign customers in the room 1 of 23 posts
- Complimentary tea or drink 1 of 23 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Who came, and with whom
- With a friend 8 of 23 posts
- Date 3 of 23 posts
- Solo visit 1 of 23 posts
Where it is
We could not find this shop’s own listing on Naver Map, so the link searches for its Korean name around this spot instead.
From the station
5 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| Second floor | 11 of 23 posts |
|---|---|
| Toilet inside | 1 of 23 posts |
| Separate restrooms | yes 0 · no 1 (of 23 posts read) |
Eleven posts say the shop is upstairs, reached by a red metal staircase on the outside of the building. Two evening visitors warned that the stairs are dark — one said the unlit metal steps looked a bit dangerous, another wasn't sure the place was even open.
The only way in that posts describe is the outside metal staircase; one visitor thought there might also be an inside stair. Nobody mentioned a lift or wheelchair or stroller access — we don't know, which is not the same as saying there is none.
Only two posts mention the toilet: one says it's inside the shop, the other that it's a single unisex room.
No one mentioned: In a basement · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Accessible toilet. That is not the same as there being none — it means we could not confirm it. Worth calling ahead, and do tell us: we will put it here.
How to read these posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves3 of 23 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way20 of 23 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 25 posts we gathered, 2 went up on a single day right after a TV spot and show no sign of a visit. They retell the broadcast, so we left them out of the counts.
We do not discard them. That a TV spot produced a burst of posts is itself something worth knowing about a place, and a star rating will not show it.
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2025-06 | 1 |
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 2 |
| 2026-02 | 3 |
| 2026-03 | 3 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 2 |
| 2026-06 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 2 |
What we do not know
- One May visitor said the air conditioning was weak enough that they skipped hot tea for iced milk tea. No other post mentions cooling.
- No post mentions waiting for a seat. One weekend visit found the place full but didn't say whether they had to wait — we simply don't know.
- Twelve posts give opening hours and eleven agree on 1pm to 9pm, mostly 'daily' — but nearly all of these are copied info lines. One March 2026 post alone says 10am to 10pm. No one mentions closing days or a mid-day break.
- Milk tea prices disagree: a February 2026 post listed milk and variation teas at 6,000 won, while March and May 2026 posts paid 9,000 won for 600–620ml. We can't tell whether that's a size difference or a price rise. A July 2026 post said the menu ran from 9,000 to 37,000 won.
- Six posts give the phone number as 0507-1406-1542; one June 2025 post lists 02-715-1542. Bookable group rooms for 8 or 12 come from the shop's own notices — no post says they reserved one.
- Two posts (February 2026 and September 2025) share the same template of hashtag walls, price lists and address-and-hours blocks, and a June 2025 post reads like an ad ending in 'visit now'. None discloses sponsorship, but they may be promotional.
Sources (23)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 신촌 찻집 라오상하이 서울 조용한 카페 추천 2026-10-13 · 쁘띠갸또
- 14. 고운류향(옛 운치 속에 향이 머무르다)-신촌역 중국전통찻집 라오상하이 2026-10-06 · cream_272님의 블로그 · via Daum
- 편하게 차마시기 좋은 라오상하이 신촌점 2026-09-15 · hey, say · via Daum
- 서대문구/신촌 - 라오상하이(8/9) 2026-08-23 · 먹이공급자의 기록
- 서울 신촌 중국차 카페 “라오상하이” | 개완차부터 밀크티빙수까지! 중국차, 보이차 입문에도 추천!! 2026-08-08 · 아키민의 취향지도 · via Daum
- 퇴근하고 스트레스를 차로 푸는 으른 되기! 직접 물 끓여가며 마시는 차향 가득한 신촌 라오상하이 2026-07-17 · wininarow · via Daum
- 서울 찻집 라오상하이 신촌점 방문후기 2026-07-13 · 스밍
- 언니냉둥 2026-06-22 · 서서서 · via Daum
- 260531 안잔다고 월요일 아닌거 아닙니다 모드 ON 2026-06-01 · eternity · via Daum
- 5월 말 이것저것 2026-05-31 · 둥실둥실 둥둥 · via Daum
- 라오상하이 신촌점 | 동양 차에 관심이 있다면 | 서대문 연세로 찻집 2026-05-20 · msentropy
- [일상]연남동, 신촌 투어-사루카메 웨이팅, 라오상하이 2026-04-03 · 귀여움과 병맛 · via Daum
- 신촌카페 추천 라오상하이 신촌점 신촌 찻집 밀크티 후기 2026-03-30 · 여름 조각달의 여행기록
- 4년차 대학생은 개강 후 뭘하며 지낼까?(신촌마라샹궈,북경오리,할맥 신메뉴등등) 2026-03-22 · 호우 · via Daum
- [카페/티룸 후기] 서울 서대문구 신촌 라오상하이 신촌점 리뷰 2026-03-01 · 이것저것 올라오는 블로그
- 2026년 새해가 밝았습니다...마피아는 이제 2월을 맞이하세요 (2) 2026-02-24 · 해본다 블로그 · via Daum
- 배불렀던 한달 2026-02-24 · 다은 · via Daum
- 라오상하이 신촌점 카페 후기, 분위기 좋은 신촌 찻집 2026-02-19 · 블--로그
- [신촌] 라오상하이 신촌점 :: 중국차 & 티룸 조용히 즐기는 다도 공간 | 내돈내산 후기 2026-01-20 · 먹고볼텨 · via Daum
- [서대문구 창천동 카페] 라오상하이 신촌점 2026-01-05 · 그 하나 둘 세계를 네게
- [신촌]: 라오상하이 신촌점 다도에 관심 있다면, 직접 내려마시는 따.... 2025-12-02 · Morn of March ₊˚⊹♡
- 신촌 찻집 라오상하이 신촌점 중국차 다도 입문으로 딱 ! 2025-09-12 · 나는 부엉이✨️
- 신촌 카페 전통 중국찻집 라오상하이 신촌점 후기 2025-06-07 · 퇴직금으로 여행하는 심플수트
Of 265 candidate posts we opened 120 and kept 23 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.