Gilpost · Seongdong-gu, Seongsu-dong 2-ga
Cafe
SAMOK
삼옥 Samok Samok is read as short for samcheung oksang, 'third-floor rooftop' — the cafe sits on a third floor with a rooftop above; the house also writes it in hanja as 三屋, 'three roofs'.
Compiled from 18 blog posts read in fullSources →
Samok is a cafe on the third floor of an old building on Achasan-ro 7-gil, near exit 1 of Seongsu station; in the evening it also serves wine, beer and highballs. The sign is small or missing, so posts tell you to look for a little poster on the ground-floor wall or a 'MOIK' sign and take the stairs. The most-mentioned items are the 5,000-won americano, the signature cream blossom mocha at 6,800 won, and a roasted sweet potato topped with Häagen-Dazs at 9,500 won. The room is wood furniture with a stove and firewood, and one post says you can toast marshmallows at a brazier in the corner. We read 30 posts dated 26 March to 2 October 2026; 21 of them describe an actual visit.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 성동구 아차산로7길 17-1, 3층 (성수동2가)17-1 Achasan-ro 7-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
- TodayToday
- Phone0507-1395-3530
- Typical spend₩2,800 – ₩28,000
- From the station2 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 64 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 8 posts: 7 wrote Tuesday 12:00–24:00, 7 wrote Wednesday 12:00–24:00, 7 wrote Thursday 12:00–24:00.
| Tuesday | 12:00–24:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | 12:00–24:00 | |
| Thursday | 12:00–24:00 | |
| Friday | 12:00–24:00 | |
| Saturday | 12:00–24:00 | |
| Sunday | 12:00–23:00 | |
| Closed | Monday | 8 of 8 posts |
Rows without a count: 7 of 8 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
- There are several kinds of seat. Seven posts describe them: window seats, a big wooden communal table, a sofa area for groups at the back, and a bar facing the drinks counter — one writer said you end up sitting face to face with the owner there.
- Five posts say there is a rooftop one flight up. Three of them — visits in late July, late August and mid-September — found it closed for floor repairs. We don't know whether it is open now.
- Seven posts mention sweetness: hot sweet potato with cold ice cream, and thick sweet cream on the mocha and the einspänner. One writer found the mocha itself not sweet under the cream.
- Four posts mention the windows — a window seat with a view of the sky, and long wide windows that keep the low-ceilinged room from feeling cramped. Several say the lights go down after dark and it turns into a bar.
4 more
- Opinions on noise differ: two posts call it quiet, one asked staff to turn the music down because it was too loud, and one said it was calm but a little noisy.
- Three posts call the staff kind — one notes the owner seemed to be working alone, another that the music was turned down on request and the barista apologised for a lopsided latte heart.
- Two posts ordered at a kiosk or tablet; one says you order at the counter and staff bring drinks to your seat.
- Two posts call the prices reasonable and none call them expensive. The americano, mocha and sweet potato prices were the same from March through September.
What 18 bloggers said
amerikano
Sweet
We read all 18 in full. The most common claims are “Sweet” (7) and “Comfortable seating” (3).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Coffee served 14 of 18 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 7 of 18 posts
- Wine served 6 of 18 posts
- Rooftop seating 5 of 18 posts
- Large windows 4 of 18 posts
- Beer served 3 of 18 posts
- Reachable by transit 2 of 18 posts
- Takeout 2 of 18 posts
- Toilet inside 2 of 18 posts
- Self-order screen 2 of 18 posts
- Time limit on the table 1 of 18 posts
- Open kitchen 1 of 18 posts
- Seasonal decorations 1 of 18 posts
- Dogs allowed 1 of 18 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Who came, and with whom
- With a friend 7 of 18 posts
- Group visit 1 of 18 posts
- Date 1 of 18 posts
- Solo visit 1 of 18 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
| Lift to the floor | yes 0 · no 1 (of 18 posts read) |
|---|---|
| Toilet inside | 2 of 18 posts |
Nobody describes a basement; posts say third floor. The shops on the lower floors are named only in a copied listing.
One post says there is no lift. Several describe the stairs as steep and uneven, with a few small rounded steps near the top.
No post mentions a wheelchair, a pushchair or an entrance step. That doesn't mean there are none; nobody wrote about it. Posts do say the only way up to the third floor is the stairs.
Two posts say the toilet is inside, right by the entrance, and both say it is cramped; one adds that the door doesn't shut. The 'unisex' detail appears only in copied info blocks.
No one mentioned: Second floor · In a basement · 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 themselves5 of 18 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way13 of 18 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 26 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 |
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 7 |
| 2026-08 | 4 |
| 2026-09 | 3 |
What we do not know
- No post describes waiting. One found a single table at half past one and a crowd after two; another watched it fill up on a weekday afternoon; another found it busy at night. One post calls it a place with a queue but didn't wait itself.
- One post says the cafe asks guests to keep to two hours; no other post mentions a limit.
- Nine posts give the same opening hours — Tuesday to Saturday noon to midnight, Sunday noon to 11 pm, closed Mondays — mostly in copied info blocks. Nobody mentions a last order.
- Three posts give the same phone number, 0507-1395-3530. Reservations appear only in copied info; no post booked ahead.
- Two promotional posts written to the same template and three neighbourhood listicles were not counted. The meaning 'third-floor rooftop', the former woodworking studio, and the Mungyeong-farm fruit come from the house itself; we pass them on but don't count them.
Sources (18)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- [성수로그] 포코피아 팝업/삼옥/독보/와아 2026-09-19 · 유 딤 로 그
- 분위기 좋은 성수 카페 삼옥 | 창가 자리 좋은 3층 카페, 방문 전 참.... 2026-09-18 · 슬기의 반경
- 성수-뚝섬유원지 나들이 2026-09-05 · ﾟ｡.ᐝ (๑´༥`๑)☆.｡₀:*ﾟ · via Daum
- 성수 카페 삼옥 따뜻한 원목 감성이 매력적인 분위기 좋은 카페 2026-08-27 · 낄로그
- [서울 성동] 삼옥 || 성수 숨어있는 힙한 카페 2026-08-26 · 크윗의 냠냠일상
- [성수] 카페 삼옥｜감성 인테리어가 매력적인 성수동 카페, 크로플 .... 2026-08-24 · ♥
- 📢 7월이 왔어요~무더운 7월이 왔어요~ 2026-08-07 · 알록달록 현삼일기 · via Daum
- 성수 느좋 카페 '삼옥' 커피부터 와인, 위스키까지 마실 수 있는 곳 2026-07-31 · 별명은 없지만 블로그는 있어요
- 성수역 조용한 카페 삼옥 고구마 디저트 맛집 데이트 코스 2026-07-31 · jinw의 리뷰로그
- 그까이꺼 뭐 대~충 2026-07-22 · haneul · via Daum
- 성수 카페 삼옥 아인슈페너 루프탑 직장인 점심 솔직후기 2026-07-22 · 기무니, 당신은 최고야
- 26/ (6). 2026-07-08 · ㅤ · via Daum
- 서울 성동구/성수동 분위기 좋은 카페 추천 삼옥 2026-07-08 · Daily,dailY
- 분위기 좋은 성수 카페 '삼옥' 내돈내산 후기 2026-07-05 · Olive · via Daum
- 성수 감성 카페 추천, 독특한 천장이 매력적인 '삼옥'카페 내돈내산 .... 2026-06-27 · gonnnnii
- [성수 카페] 성수동 감성 가득한 아지트, 커피와 분위기 맛집 '삼옥' 2026-06-20 · 오늘도 소논솝 , · via Daum
- 성수 카페 추천 | 캠핑 감성 미쳤던 ‘삼옥’ 2026-05-06 · 장꾸에오
- 성수역 카페 삼옥 | 분위기 맛 감성 세박자가 완벽한 느낌 좋은 카페.... 2026-03-27 · 남이차려주는식탁
Of 324 candidate posts we opened 89 and kept 18 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.