Gilpost · Seongdong-gu, Seongsu-dong 2-ga
Cafe
THE BARN BERLIN
더 반 베를린 성수 메르세데스벤츠 스튜디오점 Deo Ban Bereullin Seongsu Mereusedeseubencheu Seutyudiojeom The Barn is a Berlin specialty coffee roaster; this branch is the café inside the Mercedes-Benz Studio Seoul lounge in Seongsu.
Compiled from 12 blog posts read in fullSources →
A café run by Berlin roaster The Barn in the lounge at the end of the Mercedes-Benz Studio Seoul exhibition on Yeonmujang-gil, Seongsu. You sit on sofas among display cars such as the new S-Class and Mercedes merchandise, with coffee, madeleines or cheesecake. Recorded prices: iced Americano 5,800 won, matcha terrine 7,500 won, madeleine 5,500 won, and a cheesecake sold from August 2026 at 22,000 won (press release). We read 25 posts from May 12 to September 30, 2026; we set aside one about the Busan branch, and 12 describe something experienced at the café. Most of the rest are exhibition write-ups that mention the café in passing.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 성동구 연무장길 73, XYZ 서울 1층 (성수동2가)73 Yeonmujang-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
- Phone0507-1338-2738
- Typical spend₩5,500 – ₩22,000
- From the station1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 51 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 6 posts: 4 wrote 11:00–20:00, 2 wrote Daily 11:00–20:00.
| Daily | 11:00–20:00 | 2 of 6 posts |
|---|---|---|
| No day given | 11:00–20:00 | 4 of 6 posts |
| Closed | Monday | 4 of 4 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
- People come here for the coffee: eight posts drank it, describing a choice of two beans, an acidic long black and a floral Yirgacheffe. Two called it just okay.
- Three June posts describe it as quiet: few people, the calmest car-brand space one writer had visited, good for a laptop. One post from a visit just after the May opening found it packed.
- Three posts got something free: a first-come coffee coupon for 400 people a day during the May 19-21 opening, and a free 5,500-won madeleine via the Mercedes owners' app coupon.
- No post reports waiting. Three walked straight in (a weekday afternoon, after booking, and 'mostly immediate entry' in early June), but that is about the exhibition entrance, not the café. One June post we did not count as a visit said the on-site line was fairly long.
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- Two posts came with children, both with family; both had the kids sit in the cars and ordered gelato and dragon fruit ade.
What 12 bloggers said
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Quiet
We read all 12 in full. The most common claims are “Quiet” (3) and “No wait” (3).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Coffee served 8 of 12 posts
- Coupon 3 of 12 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 2 of 12 posts
- Photo booth 2 of 12 posts
- Air conditioned 1 of 12 posts
- Review event 1 of 12 posts
- Reachable by transit 1 of 12 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Who came, and with whom
- Family visit 2 of 12 posts
- Came with children 2 of 12 posts
- Date 1 of 12 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
No post says from experience which floor the café is on; only the address says ground floor, and one post says it is right inside the lounge entrance on the left of the building.
Nobody mentioned steps at the entrance or getting in with a wheelchair or stroller. That means we don't know, not that there are none.
One post found the restroom clean and another admired the sink, but no one says where it is. Separate men's and women's rooms appear only in a copied listing.
No one mentioned: Second floor · In a basement · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Toilet inside · 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 nothing either way12 of 12 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 24 posts we gathered, 12 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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-05 | 2 |
| 2026-06 | 4 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
What we do not know
- Opinions on price split two to one: two posts found it expensive, one found it reasonable. Only one post itemized a bill, two Americanos and a matcha terrine.
- The studio is temporary: it opened on May 19, 2026, and two posts say it is expected to run about nine months, to around February 2027. No post reports it closed yet.
- All six posts that give opening hours say 11:00-20:00, but all copied them from listings. Four say it closes on Mondays; two just say 'daily'.
- The phone number 0507-1338-2738 appears only in copied listings. Naver booking is for the exhibition and docent tour; no post says whether café seats can be reserved.
- Only one post describes the walk itself: from Seongsu Station exit 3 toward Lacoste, then left at the main road. The '5 minutes' and '7 minutes on foot' figures are copied.
- No post says it went with friends; two went with family and one as a couple.
Sources (12)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 성수 카페 더 반 베를린, 벤츠 GT55·SL63까지 볼 수 있는 특별한 카페 2026-09-30 · 고니먹방
- 성수 데이트 코스 추천｜더 반 베를린 성수 메르세데스-벤츠 스튜디.... 2026-09-04 · 상큼하게터져볼래
- [방문기] 서울시 - 140년에 걸친 헤리티지, "메르세데스 벤츠 스튜디.... 2026-08-31 · NF오토갤러리
- 성수동 팝업스토어, 신라면 분식 더팩토리, 달임막, 모나미스토어, .... 2026-08-30 · 좋았던 기억 투성이
- 성수동 아이랑 방학코스! 신라면 팝업, 인형뽑기, 모나미, 벤츠 팝업 2026-08-19 · 령령이의 이토록 뜨거운 순간,♥ · via Daum
- 성수 메르세데스 벤츠 스튜디오 팝업 전시! 클래식 카 구경부터 포.... 2026-07-15 · 희짱은 T
- 성수 카사 페라리 팝업 전시& 메르세데스-벤츠 스튜디오 서울 방문 .... 2026-06-19 · 아트앤다인
- 성수동 팝업 스토어 메르세데스벤츠 스튜디오 서울, 더 반 베를린 카페 2026-06-18 · 즐거운 생활 · via Daum
- 벤츠 스튜디오 서울, 성수동 '더 반 베를린' 커피 마시기 좋은 곳? 202.... 2026-06-15 · '어제도그제도 파스'의 지구여행 시즌2
- 성수카페 더 반 베를린 성수｜성수에 다시 돌아온 최애 커피 맛집 .... 2026-06-10 · soft fur
- [성수역] 메르세데스 벤츠 스튜디오 서울 - 집념과 완성, 그리고 성.... 2026-05-21 · 여행하듯이 산다
- 성수 실내데이트 추천 메르세데스 벤츠 스튜디오 전시 선착순 음료.... 2026-05-19 · 여행의 호흡 : 불꽃같은 팝업 여행기
Of 250 candidate posts we opened 120 and kept 12 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.