Gilpost · Seongdong-gu, Seongsu-dong 1-ga
Cafe
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피리어드 Pirieodeu Period is the English word for a full stop, or a span of time; none of the posts explains why the cafe chose it.
Compiled from 24 blog posts read in fullSources →
A coffee-and-tart cafe up a flight of stairs in a red-brick building, tucked into an alley off Seoulsup 2-gil in Seongsu-dong. The window bar looking out over an apartment playground and its trees is what people come for. Americano is 5,500 won, caffe latte 6,000, egg and apple tarts 3,600 each; four posts note there is no decaf. We read 27 posts from November 2024 to September 2026, 24 of them firsthand visits.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 성동구 서울숲2길 19-17, 1층 (성수동1가)19-17 Seoulsup 2-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-499-3999
- Typical spend₩3,600 – ₩7,000
- From the station1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 58 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 10 posts: 5 wrote Daily 12:00–20:00, 2 wrote 12:00–20:00.
| Daily | 12:00–20:00 | 5 of 10 posts |
|---|---|---|
| No day given | 12:00–20:00 | 2 of 10 posts |
| Last order | 19:30 | 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
- Of 24 firsthand posts, 21 talk about the windows. 'Apartment playground view' comes up again and again, with cherry blossom in spring and a single yellow ginkgo in autumn. Three posts say the folding windows are opened on fine days. One notes the window seats are hard to get when it's busy.
- Twelve posts call it quiet, mostly crediting its spot one alley back from the Seoul Forest cafe strip; one says the room doesn't echo even after hours of talking. One other post says there was noise, though she could still read.
- Five posts went alone, five with a partner or spouse, three with friends. The solo visitors sat at the window bar to read or work.
What 24 bloggers said
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Quiet
We read all 24 in full. The most common claims are “Quiet” (12) and “Returning customer” (4).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Large windows 21 of 24 posts
- In a basement saying it is not 6 of 24 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 5 of 24 posts
- Toilet inside 3 of 24 posts
- Wi-Fi 2 of 24 posts
- Phone charging 1 of 24 posts
- Takeout 1 of 24 posts
- Reachable by transit 1 of 24 posts
- Air conditioned 1 of 24 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
1 posts say you cannot park. None say you can.
| Posts saying you cannot | 1 of 24 posts |
|---|
One post says in its own words there is no parking and points to nearby public lots. The 'no parking' lines elsewhere are copied from the listing.
Who came, and with whom
- Date 5 of 24 posts
- Solo visit 5 of 24 posts
- With a friend 3 of 24 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
1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| In a basement | yes 0 · no 6 (of 24 posts read) |
|---|---|
| Toilet inside | 3 of 24 posts |
| Separate restrooms | yes 0 · no 1 (of 24 posts read) |
The registered address says ground floor, but six posts say you climb stairs to get in, and four of them call it the second floor. No one describes going down.
No post mentions an elevator, ramp or entrance step, so we don't know whether a wheelchair or stroller can get in. Six posts describe climbing stairs.
Three posts say the toilet is inside the cafe. One describes it as a single unisex room with a bidet seat; another says it was kept clean.
No one mentioned: Second floor · 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 themselves5 of 24 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way19 of 24 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 26 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 |
|---|---|
| 2024-11 | 3 |
| 2025-07 | 1 |
| 2025-09 | 2 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 3 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 4 |
| 2026-09 | 3 |
What we do not know
- No one wrote about queueing. That means nobody mentioned it, not that there is never a wait. One post found every seat taken around 4 pm; another found a single party there at 12:30 on a Saturday.
- Only one post describes the walk itself (from Ttukseom Station exit 8 or Seoul Forest Station exit 5). The '509 m from Ttukseom exit 8' line in several posts is copied from the listing.
- A drink and a tart start at 9,100 won. Two posts call it pricey, one calls it fair, and one jabs at paying for the interior, so opinions on price are split.
- Views on size differ: one post found the seating roomy, two found it on the small side.
- Opening hours depend on when the post was written. Two posts from November 2024 say it opens at 11; seven from September 2025 on say noon; one from December 2025 says 10:30. Closing at 8 pm with last orders at 7:30 is consistent. One post says closed Tuesdays (Nov 2024) and another says open every day (Aug 2026). Most of these are copied from the listing.
- Several posts copy the phone number 02-499-3999, but none mentions booking or calling ahead.
- Two posts from May and June 2026 were served in disposable cups because the cafe had run out of glasses. One mentions cigarette smoke drifting up from the playground below the windows.
Sources (24)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 9월 1-3주차_가을의 맛(청무화과, 아리수사과)🌾 2026-09-26 · 일상을 찾을 수 있을까? · via Daum
- 서울숲 조용한 카페 피리어드(Period) 점심 먹고 들르기 좋은 곳 2026-09-06 · 선물 가득한 순간들 · via Daum
- "서웊숲, Period(피리어드)" 카공카페 투어 후기: 졍이로운, 기록 2026-09-04 · 졍이로운, 아무튼 일상 · via Daum
- 성수 카페 피리어드 서울숲 에그타르트 맛집 솔직후기 2026-08-24 · 좋아하는 곳과 맛있는 순간을 기록합니다.
- 하체가 먼저다 2026-08-16 · ich bin
- [서울숲 성수] 서울숲만 NN번째, 데이트 코스 추천, 서울숲느좋카페, .... 2026-08-10 · 핸보기의 맛집 아카이빙
- [서울숲 카페] 피리어드 편하게 아메리카노랑 타르트 먹을 수 있는 .... 2026-08-08 · LOng_loNG
- [일상] 26.7_1(온정돈까스, 슈퍼이야이야, 루에브르, 어그샌들, 골든게.... 2026-07-10 · pep up!
- 서울숲 근처 카페 성수동 ‘피리어드’ 커피 분위기 만족한 후기 2026-07-08 · 매일이 레코드 인생
- 서울숲 조용한 작업하기 좋은 카페, 피리어드 (period) 2026-06-11 · archive_siiido
- 서울숲 카페 피리어드 Period 조용하고 시원한 통창뷰 맛집 추천 2026-05-31 · NASCHKATZE ='ㅅ'=
- 에그타르트 맛집을 찾아서 - 성수,서울숲(1) 2026-05-20 · 내 인생의 삼각형을 찾아서
- [서울숲 카페] 피리어드(PERIOD): 감성 인테리어와 콘센트 & 화장실 인.... 2026-05-11 · 복리로 쌓이는 신혼일기
- 서울숲 근처 조용한 카페 데이트 '피리어드 카페' 2026-04-12 · 리뷰의 민족
- 성수 피리어드 서울숲 에그타르트 맛집 내돈내산 후기 2026-03-25 · Coffee Traveler
- [서울숲카페] Period 피리어드 (feat.시작은 문상민 중간도 문상민 끝마저 문상민) 2026-02-23 · 공u · via Daum
- 1월 상반기 결산(두쫀쿠, 하이디라오, 킨텍스 카페 추천, 빠다코코넛.... 2026-01-15 · Push the envelope
- 뚝섬역 성수 서울숲 데이트코스 에그타르트 맛집으로 조용한 카페 :.... 2025-12-02 · 미니미 새댁의 오늘 한 입
- [성수/뚝섬/서울숲] 분위기 좋은 아늑한 카페 피리어드 Period 2025-09-21 · 昨天,今天,明天 · via Daum
- [성수] 서울숲카페 에그타르트맛집, 카페 피리어드 2025-09-10 · 일상을채움, CHAE UM · via Daum
- “성수 서울숲 비오는 날 카페 추천 | 피리어드 에그타르트 & 초록뷰 통창 솔직 후기” 2025-07-14 · 먹고, 마시고, 여행하고, 즐겨라! · via Daum
- ［성수］서울숲 조용한 뷰맛집 카페 피리어드 2024-11-27 · 오늘뭐하지~ · via Daum
- [Period] 서울숲 골목길 안 쪽 조용한 뷰 맛집 카페 2024-11-25 · 광교댁박씨의 이 세상 모든 리뷰 · via Daum
- 뚝섬/서울숲 조용한 뷰맛집 카페, 피리어드 period (feat. 에그/애플 타르트) 2024-11-08 · the moment · via Daum
Of 399 candidate posts we opened 120 and kept 24 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.