Gilpost · Seongdong-gu, Seongsu-dong 1-ga
Low Forest
로우포레스트 Rou Poreseuteu Coffee, croffles and a fragrance counter near Seoul Forest
Other · Seongdong-gu, Seongsu-dong 1-ga
Updated · Published
It sits on a two-lane road one block off the crowded café lanes between Seoul Forest and Ttukseom station. It is the second shop from Low Coffee in Hannam, and the fragrance label Cosmic Mansion has a counter inside, so what reaches you at the door is scent rather than coffee. Twenty-three of the thirty writers call the room quiet — in this part of Seongsu, that is the reason people pick it.
The basics
| Address | 서울특별시 성동구 서울숲길 38, 1층 (성수동1가) 38 Seoulsup-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul |
|---|---|
| Phone | 02-2157-2155 |
| Typical spend | ₩4,200 – ₩7,000 |
| Floor area | 99 m² |
| Status | In business |
5 posts say it is walkable from the station.
When it opens
| Open | Weekdays | 11:00–20:00 15 of 17 posts last seen 2025-09 |
|---|---|---|
| Open | Weekends | 11:00–21:00 12 of 17 posts last seen 2025-09 |
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
- Twenty-three of the thirty writers call it quiet, and nearly all of them say it by comparison: the other cafés were packed, the tables too close, Seongsu too busy. Quiet does not mean silent — two writers remark on how good the speakers are, and both mention pop. Weekends are another matter: one weekend visitor found even the outdoor tables full, while weekday afternoon visitors report having the room to themselves.
- Fourteen writers note the daylight from the two glazed walls. Two say the staff fold the windows right open as the sun drops, and three write about sitting and watching the rain. Glass has a price: a February visitor found the room so cold that nobody had taken their coat off indoors.
- Thirteen writers call the room roomy. Four mention the gap between tables, three the big round table that suits three or four people — one of them noticed the sign on it reserving it for parties of three or more. Another writer sums the seating up as mostly four-seaters and group tables.
- Nine writers describe the outdoor seats. The yard is planted as a garden and screened from the pavement by a hedge of spiraea, so the tables sit next to the street without feeling like it. One writer took an outdoor seat only because nothing inside was free and ended up glad of the breeze; another stayed inside with the folding window open onto the yard. Two winter visitors thought the garden plants looked dead.
- Every seat has its own chair, lamp and table — benches, lounge chairs, low tables, even a trolley pressed into service as a table — and six writers treat that as the point: pick the seat you like. It is also where they disagree. One finds the trolley table charming, another thinks it looks uncomfortable. One writer's round table wobbled all afternoon because the legs were uneven, and a writer who listed the café's pros and cons put "some of the chairs are uncomfortable" at the top of the cons. Another simply dislikes low tables.
- Four writers mention the sink in the seating area. In a café that shares its floor with a fragrance label, the sink earns its place: tissues, hand wash and hand cream samples sit beside it, so waiting for your drink turns into washing your hands and trying a scent. One writer says the wait went by quickly that way.
- Six writers say dogs are welcome, and three of them saw other customers' dogs in the room. In October 2024 the café hosted a three-day pop-up for a raw dog-food brand; the writer who covered it arrived with her dog in a stroller.
- Five writers confirm the toilets are inside. Two give the same directions — the corner to the left of the counter — and three note separate men's and women's rooms. Two say they were clean.
- Four writers describe the service. Order the vanilla bean latte and you are asked first whether you want the cream; the croffle gets a generous shower of brown cheese; drinks and desserts come to the table. One writer notes the owner was working the room alone.
- Writers give five to seven minutes on foot from exit 8 of Ttukseom station, nine to ten from Seoul Forest station. The hard part is not the station but the sign: three writers could not find it. One looked up, saw no name, and finally spotted it lettered small on the glass; one took the place for a showroom and searched online before going in; one listed "hard to find" among the café's drawbacks.
- Four writers call the place well kept: two remark that this many objects and bottles on display could easily look cluttered and do not, one that there were no fingerprints on the glass, one that even the area around the coffee machine was tidy. Three, though, were sorry to get their croffle on a disposable plate and their sit-in drink in a takeaway cup.
- Four writers found it unremarkable: "a perfectly fine café with nothing special on the board", a mother's verdict that "this isn't a coffee place", "the drinks were so-so and the desserts better", and one who rated her own likelihood of returning as "meh". Far more posts praise the coffee, but four saying this is worth recording too.
- The two writers who came in December both mention Christmas — one a tree, one simply that the room felt of the season. The decoration follows the calendar.
- One writer noticed a few foreign customers in the room. One out of thirty posts.
What 30 bloggers said
We read all 30 in full. The most common claims are “Quiet” (23) and “Roomy” (13).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
| Large windows | 14 of 30 posts |
|---|---|
| Outdoor terrace seating | 9 of 30 posts |
| Dogs allowed | 6 of 30 posts |
| Toilet inside | 5 of 30 posts |
| Reachable by transit | 5 of 30 posts |
| Hand-wash sink in the dining area | 4 of 30 posts |
| Separate restrooms | 3 of 30 posts |
| Seasonal decorations | 2 of 30 posts |
| Foreign customers in the room | 1 of 30 posts |
| Cooked to order | 1 of 30 posts |
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
What people order
The prices here are what bloggers wrote down in their posts, and they may have changed since. Check Naver Place for the current menu and prices. This list is not a menu board — it counts what bloggers actually ordered and ate. Check on Naver Place
Parking
6 posts say you cannot park. None say you can.
| Posts saying you cannot | 6 of 30 posts |
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All six writers who mention parking say there is none. Three name a public car park within walking distance instead, and one adds the advice for anyone coming to Seoul Forest, where parking is always the problem. One writer points out that the Jungnangcheon bike path and Yongbi bridge are close enough to arrive by bicycle.
Who came, and with whom
| Group visit | 10 of 30 posts |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 of 30 posts |
| Family visit | 2 of 30 posts |
| Solo visit | 1 of 30 posts |
Getting there
Naver Map has a full English mode — Settings → Language → English. In Korea it gives better walking and transit directions than Google Maps.
Getting inside
| Second floor | yes 0 · no 1 |
|---|---|
| Toilet inside | 5 of 30 posts |
| Separate restrooms | 3 of 30 posts |
Not one writer says whether there is a step or a ramp, or whether a wheelchair or pushchair can get in. Only two things are written about the entrance at all: the gravel path that crunches underfoot on the way in, and the unnerving moment one writer realised the floor by the door looks down into the clothing shop below. The café is on the ground floor; the boutique upstairs, one writer notes, is a different business.
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 disclosing payment1 of 30 posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves10 of 30 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way19 of 30 posts
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2023-08 | 1 |
| 2023-11 | 2 |
| 2023-12 | 1 |
| 2024-02 | 2 |
| 2024-03 | 1 |
| 2024-04 | 1 |
| 2024-05 | 3 |
| 2024-06 | 3 |
| 2024-08 | 1 |
| 2024-09 | 1 |
| 2024-10 | 2 |
| 2024-12 | 1 |
| 2025-01 | 3 |
| 2025-02 | 2 |
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-05 | 2 |
| 2025-06 | 1 |
| 2025-09 | 2 |
What we do not know
- Nobody reports queueing, and one writer says plainly that unlike the famous cafés nearby there was no wait. Seats are another matter: a weekend visitor found even the outdoor tables full, one writer got the last free seat, and one noticed the room fill up as she was leaving.
- The thirty posts we read run from August 2023 to September 2025. The newest is a year old, so today's prices and hours may differ.
- The hours changed sharply in the spring of 2024. From August 2023 to April 2024, eight writers recorded an opening at 9:20 in the morning and a close at ten at night; from May 2024, fourteen recorded eleven to eight, or nine at weekends. The later set is what this page carries. Two posts from spring 2025 have the weekend opening half an hour earlier, but posts after them are back to eleven, so we left that out. Only one post says the café never closes for a rest day — too thin to publish.
Sources (30)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 서울숲카페 로우포레스트 내돈내산 후기 2025-09-20 · 최후의 승자는 선한 사람이다
- 코스믹맨션 매장 서울숲 카페 로우포레스트 방문후기 2025-09-11 · 취미부자 아랑
- [서울/성동구/뚝섬] 서울숲 근처 성수 커피 맛집 카페 '로우포레스트.... 2025-06-09 · Love my blue,
- 성수동카페 <로우포레스트> 서울숲 근처 커피 맛집, 개방감 좋고 한.... 2025-05-15 · 천천히 크거라
- 성수 뚝섬역 카페 로우포레스트 서울숲 커피 맛집 2025-05-07 · .
- [서울숲] 로우포레스트 | 붐비지 않아 조용하고 채광도 좋은 성수 디.... 2025-03-19 · piggyla_
- 성수동 뚝섬 아늑하고 세련된 커피맛집 <로우포레스트> 2025-02-18 · Obliviate
- 성수 서울숲 크로플 디저트 카페 로우포레스트 2025-02-07 · 삶은..계란이다..
- [성수동 디저트 카페] 로우포레스트_브라운치즈크로플 <내돈내산> 2025-01-31 · 먹는게 좋은 빵슬이
- 서울숲카페 심플한 인테리어 성수카페 로우포레스트(+스모어쿠키) 2025-01-30 · 매일이 영화처럼
- 성수동 | 조용하고 분위기 좋은 서울숲 감성카페 • 로우포레스트 2025-01-27 · 감성 한 스푼 여행 한 조각 ˚₊·
- [성수동] 서울숲 성수 카페 로우포레스트 LOW FOREST 2024-12-19 · 쫑알쫑알
- 강아지 자연식, 멍디 x 씽크라이크펫 팝업 - 렛츠고 피크닉 (성수동 .... 2024-10-25 · ღ 2공룡 1해달 애미 파산일기 ღ
- 서울숲카페 로우포레스트/ 커피맛집 혼자가도 좋은 감각적인 공간 2024-10-04 · Forever_0
- [성수동 서울숲 조용한 카페 추천] 로우포레스트 내돈내산 방문 후.... 2024-09-04 · 요술램프 지니의 라이프
- [뚝섬역 서울숲 조용한 카페 추천] 로우포레스트 Low Forest 내돈내산 .... 2024-08-31 · 의사의 웰니스 기록
- 로우포레스트 - 서울숲 크로플 맛집 2024-06-19 · 꾱이의 블로그
- [PEEPS, 로우 포레스트] 분위기 좋은 파스타 맛집과 원두 맛있는 카페 .... 2024-06-18 · Living in the moment
- 서울숲 분좋카 Low forest 로우포레스트 / 성수동카페 / 크로플아이스.... 2024-06-17 · always summer
- 성수 서울숲 카페 로우포레스트 분위기 좋은 힐링 카페 2024-05-15 · 수인트
- 성수/서울숲: 카페 로우포레스트 조용하고 편안한 카페, 향기로운 .... 2024-05-12 · 으니혀늬의 탐방기
- 서울숲카페 로우포레스트 - 한적하고 감각적인, 편안했던공간 (크로.... 2024-05-01 · Ordinary page
- 성수동 서울숲점 핫플 조용한 힐링 카페 소품 데이트 코스 추천 - 로.... 2024-04-09 · 쉿! 비밀 맛집
- 서울숲 성수 카페 : 로우 포레스트 2024-03-03 · Our record
- 성수동 카페) 조용한 서울숲 카페 로우 포레스트 2024-02-16 · 그래도 삶은 계속된다
- 서울 /[로우포레스트] 뚝섬역, 서울숲역과 가까운 아늑한 성수 카페 2024-02-13 · 좋아하는 걸 공유해요 :]
- 서울 성수_로우포레스트 : 성수-뚝섬 조용한 카페 2023-12-11 · 서랍 속 기록.
- [ 서울 | 성수동 ] 비 오는 날 방문한 분위기 좋은 카페 '로우포레스.... 2023-11-27 · ✨️
- 뚝섬 서울숲 반려동물 동반 가능 카페 추천 로우 포레스트 (low forest) 2023-11-23 · destined happiness
- 뚝섬역 근처 커피맛집 카페 - 로우포레스트 2023-08-20 · ( ˊ ᵕ ˋ ) ༘*
Of 473 candidate posts we opened 129 and kept 30 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.