Gilpost · Seongdong-gu, Seongsu-dong 2-ga
Cafe
NOPPENSAN
높은산 Nopeunsan Nopeunsan means 'high mountain' in Korean; one post says the name was inspired by a ridge of the Indian Himalayas.
Compiled from 24 blog posts read in fullSources →
A small chai-only cafe in the residential streets near Ttukdo Market in Seongsu (18-1 Seongsu-iro); six posts noted there is no coffee. Hot masala chai is 4,500 won for 80ml, iced is 5,500 won for 160ml; ginger and pink chai 4,000, saffron 5,000, hotel, malai and rum chai 6,000, and bun maska with chai jam 4,000. 23 of the 25 visit posts ordered masala chai. One post says the shop moved here from a first location too small to drink in. We read 30 posts from February 13 to October 2, 2026, 25 of them actual visits.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 성동구 성수이로 18-1, 1층 (성수동2가)18-1 Seongsui-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
- Typical spend₩2,000 – ₩6,000
- From the station2 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 15 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 16 posts: 13 wrote 10:00–18:00, 7 wrote Friday 10:00–20:00, 2 wrote Daily 10:00–18:00.
| No day given | 10:00–18:00 | 13 of 16 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Daily | 10:00–18:00 | 2 of 16 posts |
| Friday | 10:00–20:00 | 7 of 16 posts |
| Last order | 17:30 | 11 of 11 posts |
| Last order | Friday 19:30 | 6 of 11 posts |
| Closed | 수요일, 목요일 | 14 of 18 posts |
| Closed | Thursday | 2 of 18 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
- The chai is brewed in plain view: ten posts describe watching it simmer in copper pots behind the counter, one mentioning the high pour into the cup, another that the standing spots look straight onto the stove.
- Hot chai is brewed per order, as nine posts noted. Iced is not: three posts said it is poured from a batch made ahead, one calling that a small letdown. One post waited about 20 minutes for drinks; two said they came quickly.
- Waiting is common: eight posts waited or saw a queue, two walked straight in (Saturday 12:30, Sunday 10:10). Recorded waits were 40 minutes on a late-February weekend, 15 minutes on a Friday afternoon, and one group ahead. You write your name on a paper list and mark whether you'd take a standing spot; one post that chose standing got in without waiting. One mentioned benches out front for the wait.
- The room is small: seven posts said so, one calling it roughly 10 square meters. Seating is a bar and standing counter, a few two-person tables and a four-seat shared table in the side room; five posts mention outdoor chairs, one of which found them too wobbly to use.
1 more
- Four posts noticed Indian or South Asian customers, one saying they kept arriving one after another.
What 24 bloggers said
masalla jjai
Quiet
We read all 24 in full. The most common claims are “Cramped” (7) and “Quiet” (5).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Where they disagree
| Had to wait | yes 8 · no 2 |
|---|
Things you can check on site
- Seats to sit and eat 11 of 24 posts
- Open kitchen 10 of 24 posts
- Cooked to order 9 of 24 posts
- Large windows 6 of 24 posts
- Coffee served saying it is not 6 of 24 posts
- Outdoor terrace seating 5 of 24 posts
- Foreign customers in the room 4 of 24 posts
- Takeout 4 of 24 posts
- Reachable by transit 2 of 24 posts
- Dogs allowed 1 of 24 posts
- Relocated 1 of 24 posts
- Waiting area 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 |
|---|
That the shop has no parking was copied into eight posts. Two drove: one used the nearby Seongsu 2-ga 1-dong public lot, the other struggled to find a paid lot. One post warned that the spots out front are for residents and cars get towed.
Who came, and with whom
- With a friend 3 of 24 posts
- Date 2 of 24 posts
- Came by car 2 of 24 posts
- Solo visit 1 of 24 posts
- Group visit 1 of 24 posts
- Family visit 1 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
2 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
No post described which floor the shop is on from experience; the address says ground floor, and posts mention street-facing windows and chairs out front, but none says so directly.
No one wrote about a step at the entrance or getting in with a wheelchair or stroller. That means unknown, not absent.
One post mentioned the restroom: in the same building, clean and not cramped. Whether it is inside the shop or shared, and whether it is gender-separated, we don't know.
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 they paid themselves3 of 24 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way21 of 24 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 29 posts we gathered, 5 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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-02 | 4 |
| 2026-04 | 3 |
| 2026-05 | 4 |
| 2026-06 | 6 |
| 2026-07 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
What we do not know
- Cups are small: three posts said the 80ml hot chai is a small serving, one likening it to a shot glass; one found the 160ml iced cup bigger than expected.
- Hours are listed almost uniformly as 10:00-18:00 (last order 17:30), mostly copied. Eight posts from February to May 2026 said Fridays ran to 20:00; posts from June on list Friday at 18:00 or say nothing, and a June post said regular late opening had stopped. Closing days split: Wednesday and Thursday in 14 posts, Thursday only in 2, Wednesday only in 1, Tuesday and Wednesday in 1 (a December 2025 visit). One post advised checking Instagram before going.
- Only one post (June 2026) mentions a move, from a first shop too small to drink in. Neither the old address nor the date is given; all 30 posts we read describe the current shop.
- Three posts walked from Seongsu Station, taking 10 and 15 minutes; one found the walk hard in the heat, another called it fairly far. No post mentioned taking a bus.
- Only one post saw a dog there and said the outdoor seats allow pets; the 'pets allowed' note appears elsewhere only as copied listing text.
- Prices held steady from February to October 2026; one post listed iced masala at 4,500 won against 5,500 everywhere else. A typical visit for two — two chais and a bun maska — comes to about 12,000-15,000 won.
- No post gave a phone number or mentioned booking; the wait list is a paper sheet at the door.
- Five posts were not counted: two Millet pop-up guides (May 20-21, 2026) that used the shop only as a venue, one rewrite of Naver ratings and others' reviews, one line in a multi-shop list, and one overview that never says what was ordered. One post's info box gave a different address, hours and menu, so we set it aside.
Sources (24)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 성수 밀크티 맛집 높은산 시나몬향 가득한 마살라짜이 후기 2026-10-02 · 채진의 소소한일상 · via Daum
- [서울/성수] 분위기 좋은 인도 짜이 카페 높은산 2026-09-14 · a pocket of simple joys
- [성수]인도 짜이의 진한 풍미를 담은 '높은산' 2026-08-20 · swiming in cloud
- 뚝섬 :) 성수 :) 이색적인 인도식 밀크티, 짜이 전문 카페 높은산 | 솔.... 2026-08-10 · no__21
- 인도 짜이 맛집 '높은산', 밀크티 러버의 내돈내산 솔직후기!(성수 .... 2026-08-07 · 조에하우스
- 성수 높은산 현지식 짜이 밀크티 먹어본 내돈내산 후기 2026-07-13 · 이왕이면 행복하게 ♥ · via Daum
- [성수동 & 뚝섬한강공원] 인도의 국민 음료, 마살라 차이 맛집을 찾.... 2026-07-07 · @알파
- 성수 인도 짜이 맛집 '노뺀산(높은산)' 다녀온 솔직후기! (feat. 럼 짜.... 2026-06-25 · 꼭 짱이 돼야지.
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- 서울에서 인도 짜이를! 높은산 n회차 방문 후기 (성수동 짜이, 짜이 티백, 짜이 선물) 2026-06-25 · 단단한설 · via Daum
- 성수동 인도식 밀크티 카페 높은산, 주문하면 바로 끓여주는 정통 짜이 후기 2026-06-14 · 눈,코,입으로 감각하는 모든 취향의 기록 · via Daum
- 성수 짜이찻집 높은산 noppensan(마살라짜이, 진저짜이) 2026-06-13 · 코코집사 소소한 일상
- 성수동 수제 짜이밀크티 맛집 [높은산] 인도식 짜이 카페 주말 웨이.... 2026-06-06 · 취향의 아카이브
- 성수동 짜이티 카페 높은산 인도식 밀크티 맛집 뚝도시장 근처 핫플 2026-05-09 · 진진
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- 성수 짜이짜이티 맛집•높은산•넘모 맛있어요 2026-05-01 · lester burnham · via Daum
- 성수) 나홀로 성수 나들이 _ 성수동 팝업 & 카페 높은산 2026-04-28 · eun's 일상다반사
- 성수역 카페 높은산｜뚝도시장 근처 성수 짜이 카페 방문 후기 2026-04-27 · 필드 위 순간들, 그 너머 이야기 · via Daum
- 높은산 ◦ 서울카페 2026-04-16 · ◌ · via Daum
- [성수] 높은산/ 향신료 직접 구경하고 짜이 한 잔 2026-02-25 · J.story
- [성수] 전통 인도식 짜이 맛집, 성수 핫플 카페 '높은산 NOPPENSAN' 2026-02-19 · 3층에서의 기록
- 성수 밀크티 맛집 높은산 후기 2026-02-15 · 먹고 놀고 공부하자 · via Daum
- 성수 뚝도시장 <높은산>, 인도 밀크티 짜이티 카페 2026-02-13 · nari nari minari
Of 314 candidate posts we opened 79 and kept 24 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.