Gilpost · Jongno-gu, Ikseon-dong
Cafe
Rain Report Rainbow
레인리포트 레인보우 Rein Ripoteu Reinbou Rain Report is the brand's name for its artificial-rain concept — water falls year-round over the courtyard pond of this hanok — and Rainbow is this Ikseon-dong branch's theme of brightly coloured desserts.
Compiled from 17 blog posts read in fullSources →
A hanok café tucked into the Ikseon-dong lanes, built around a courtyard pond where artificial rain falls all year. You order drinks at the counter, pick desserts from the display, and wait for a buzzer. Long black 6,800 won, latte 7,300, signature drinks 7,800, cakes 8,800–10,000, and the tub-shaped 'wakppu' dessert 14,500. We read 30 posts from 25 March to 8 October 2026; 20 describe an actual visit (the earliest in December 2025). Two posts about other branches were discarded, and eight lists, write-ups or non-visits were not counted.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 종로구 수표로28길 33-7 (익선동)33-7 Supyo-ro 28-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
- Typical spend₩4,800 – ₩14,500
- From the station2 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 99 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 11 posts: 6 wrote Daily 10:30–20:30, 5 wrote 10:30–20:30.
| Daily | 10:30–20:30 | 6 of 11 posts |
|---|---|---|
| No day given | 10:30–20:30 | 5 of 11 posts |
| Last order | 20:00 | 9 of 9 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
- Three kinds of seat: a bar facing the courtyard rain, regular tables, and an annex with a small terrace. Eight posts mention finding a seat, and one calls the bar the most popular spot. Three say the chairs are uncomfortable — wobbly, not somewhere to linger. Several found it nearly full even on a weekday lunchtime.
- There's a review promotion at the counter: five posts say they got a free dessert for posting a review, usually the 4,800-won heart madeleine, and one says it was a scone as of August 2026.
- Of eight posts that reached a verdict on price, six found it expensive. One disagreed outright, and one thought the drinks were pricey but the cups generous. One family put four drinks and two desserts at about 50,000 won; three friends paid 31,400 won.
- Four posts remark on how many foreign visitors there were; one notes the menu prints English larger than Korean.
1 more
- Two posts give directions from Jongno 3-ga station — about three minutes on foot from exit 6, or via exits 4 or 6.
What 17 bloggers said
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Quiet
We read all 17 in full. The most common claims are “Expensive” (6) and “Uncomfortable seating” (3).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Seats to sit and eat 8 of 17 posts
- Review event 5 of 17 posts
- Foreign customers in the room 4 of 17 posts
- Outdoor terrace seating 3 of 17 posts
- Toilet inside 2 of 17 posts
- Reachable by transit 2 of 17 posts
- Large windows 1 of 17 posts
- One dish per person 1 of 17 posts
- Takeout 1 of 17 posts
- Wi-Fi 1 of 17 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
4 posts say you cannot park. None say you can.
| Posts saying you cannot | 4 of 17 posts |
|---|
No parking: four posts say so in their own words, none say otherwise. One lists nearby paid lots, such as Ikseon parking at 4,500 won per 30 minutes.
Who came, and with whom
- With a friend 4 of 17 posts
- Family visit 3 of 17 posts
- Date 2 of 17 posts
- Came with children 1 of 17 posts
- Group visit 1 of 17 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
Two posts give directions from Jongno 3-ga station — about three minutes on foot from exit 6, or via exits 4 or 6.
Getting inside
| Toilet inside | 2 of 17 posts |
|---|
No post says what floor the café is on or whether there are stairs. That doesn't mean there are none — nobody wrote about it.
Nobody mentions a step at the entrance or getting in with a wheelchair or pushchair. The way in crosses stepping stones over the courtyard; one December 2025 visitor found them very slippery, floors inside included, and another saw water leaking onto the annex floor.
Two posts say the toilet is inside the café; one adds it's small for the crowd, so there was a queue for it. Nobody says whether it is separated by gender.
No one mentioned: Second floor · In a basement · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Accessible toilet · Separate restrooms. 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 themselves4 of 17 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way13 of 17 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 25 posts we gathered, 8 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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 4 |
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 5 |
| 2026-10 | 4 |
What we do not know
- No post reports waiting for a table. One walked straight in at 12:30 on a public-holiday Monday; another guessed the cramped layout causes waits. Some mention a queue for the courtyard photo spot instead.
- Opinions on size split: one post found it roomier than it looks from outside, two found it cramped, especially around the counter when takeaway customers pile up.
- Staff: one post found them very friendly, another not especially so. A third says they were too busy to flag down.
- Six posts found the dessert display mostly sold out, generally in the late afternoon or evening — one says everything was gone.
- The rain effect varies with the season: in December 2025 the pond was frozen and the rain seemed to be off, and in January 2026 one visitor saw snow, not water, released at set times by the entrance.
- Some prices have gone up: the Mont Blanc butter cake was 9,000 won in posts up to April 2026 and 9,500 won in October. Most other prices come from a single October post's copy of the menu.
- Eleven posts give the same opening hours, 10:30–20:30 with last orders at 20:00, but all copied them from a listing; none confirms them first-hand, and none mentions a closing day.
- The phone number, 02-763-8877, is copied in several posts. None says whether the café takes reservations.
Sources (17)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 서울여행2박3일#익선동#서순라길 2026-10-08 · 별헤는밤, 세상사는 이야기
- 익선동 이색카페 레인리포트 레인보우｜한옥에서 즐기는 비 오는 .... 2026-10-05 · 아치.zip
- 익선동 이색카페 레인리포트 레인보우, 365일 비 내리는 한옥카페 2026-10-03 · 라일리로그
- [서울종로커피/디저트맛집] 분위기좋은카페추천 레인리포트 레인보.... 2026-10-01 · 밥수니의 하루(❁´◡`❁)
- 익선동 카페 레인리포트 레인보우, 처음 먹어본 왁뿌 디저트 2026-09-18 · 밥 먹고 합시다
- 익선동 카페 레인리포트카페, 분위기 좋은 카페 후기 2026-09-17 · Teri의 내돈내산 후기
- 오래 간직할 일상 2026-09-15 · 夏二十日
- ₊˚⊹୨୧[서울 카페]익선동 한옥카페┃비 내리는 이색 감성카페 .... 2026-09-10 · 슬기로운 하루 한 조각♡₊˚
- 서울 종로 디저트 카페 추천 [레인리포트 레인보우] 2026-09-03 · 문달‘s 여행일기
- [익선동] 레인리포트 레인보우 | 비 내리는 낭만 카페 2026-08-28 · 우리의 꿈이 가득한 여행
- 익선동 핫플 레인레포트 레인보우 익선｜한옥 감성 디저트 카페 2026-07-18 · 삼십이의 모든 리뷰 · via Daum
- 멍석집 종로3가점, 레인리포트 레인보우, 로얄워터 2026-05-23 · songleeleemi님의 블로그 · via Daum
- 익선동 감성 카페 추천 레인 리포트 레인보우 종로 데이트 코스 2026-04-23 · 프로 연차러의 전국 여행 · via Daum
- 익선요록 & 레인리포트 레인보우 카페 2026-04-23 · 우리의 계절, 여행기록장 · via Daum
- 📎415. 종로3가 익선 레인리포트 레인보우 2026-04-17 · 기록하는 민지네 · via Daum
- 익선동 한옥거리 카페 365일 비 오는 느좋카 레인리포트 2026-04-10 · JOB스러운 쿄쿄BLOG · via Daum
- 2601-3주차 일상 : 먹고 가챠뽑고 먹고 반복 2026-03-26 · 뚜로그 · via Daum
Of 331 candidate posts we opened 112 and kept 17 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.