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Cove Bar
코브 바 Kobeu Ba Cove is the English word for a small sheltered bay or nook; one visitor said the dark, cave-like interior with its curved walls suits the name.
Compiled from 22 blog posts read in fullSources →
Cove Bar is a cocktail bar on the third floor of a white building beside Sinheung Market in Haebangchon, across from Noop Cafe. It has outdoor seating facing Namsan Tower plus an indoor bar counter and a sofa table; the menu is a QR code on the table. Signature cocktails were 25,000 won and classics 18,000–20,000 won, with lasagna, sausages and a butter bar to eat. A March 2025 post said terrace tables were coming 'soon'; posts from June on sat outside. We read 23 posts from October 2024 to October 2026, 22 of them actual visits (the other is a list of new business licences).
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 용산구 신흥로 103-1, 3층 (용산동2가)103-1 Sinheung-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
- Phone0507-1416-0679
- Typical spend₩15,000 – ₩25,000
- From the station6 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 33 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 17 posts: 16 wrote Weekdays 19:00–02:00, 14 wrote Weekends 18:00–01:00.
| Weekdays | 19:00–02:00 | 16 of 17 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Weekends | 18:00–01:00 | 14 of 17 posts |
| Last order | Weekdays 01:30 | 3 of 3 posts |
| Last order | Weekends 00:30 | 3 of 3 posts |
| Closed | Monday | 16 of 16 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 for the outdoor seats. Of the 22 visits, 15 described them as a 'rooftop' and 7 as a 'terrace'. Two posts counted the rooftop tables differently, about seven versus five. Posts that arrived at 7:30 pm, 8 pm on a Friday and 9 pm on a Saturday found the outside full, and in March and late October people took blankets or retreated indoors.
- Water and a small snack come free when you sit down — 11 posts said so: crackers, Ivy crackers, a banana-puff-like snack, and in March 2025 salty potato chips. One post from September 2026 disagreed, wishing there had been a snack at all. Several people ordered no food and made do with it.
- Nine posts called it quiet — good for talking, with music at a conversational volume. None said it was loud.
- Six posts mentioned booking: it is on CatchTable, one post found most of the good outdoor seats reserved, and another booked the bar and switched to the rooftop on the night.
3 more
- Six posts described getting there by transit: a 10-minute walk from exit 2 of Noksapyeong Station, the Yongsan 02 village bus from Noksapyeong, or bus 402 from Hannam to Boseong Girls' School stop and a 3-minute walk. One person who walked up from Sookmyung Women's University Station said it left them out of breath and recommended the bus.
- Eight posts went with friends and six with a partner or husband; one went alone and one with a sister. Several noticed the room was mostly couples.
- Four posts praised the staff: water topped up unasked, an off-menu Manhattan made gladly, recommendations by taste. One post said drinks were set down without explanation, and another felt it was a one-person operation and food was slow.
What 22 bloggers said
TWG Sour
Quiet
We read all 22 in full. The most common claims are “Quiet” (9) and “Sweet” (5).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Rooftop seating 15 of 22 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 15 of 22 posts
- Complimentary starter 11 of 22 posts
- In a basement saying it is not 8 of 22 posts
- Outdoor terrace seating 7 of 22 posts
- Takes reservations 6 of 22 posts
- Reachable by transit 6 of 22 posts
- Air conditioned 2 of 22 posts
- Foreign customers in the room 2 of 22 posts
- Toilet inside 1 of 22 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 8 of 22 posts
- Date 6 of 22 posts
- Came by car 1 of 22 posts
- Family visit 1 of 22 posts
- Solo visit 1 of 22 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
Six posts described getting there by transit: a 10-minute walk from exit 2 of Noksapyeong Station, the Yongsan 02 village bus from Noksapyeong, or bus 402 from Hannam to Boseong Girls' School stop and a 3-minute walk. One person who walked up from Sookmyung Women's University Station said it left them out of breath and recommended the bus.
Getting inside
| In a basement | yes 0 · no 8 (of 22 posts read) |
|---|---|
| Toilet inside | 1 of 22 posts |
It is on the third floor. Eight posts said they went up to the third floor, three of them explicitly by the stairs. Several warned the sign is small and easy to miss; the door reads COVE.
We do not know whether a wheelchair or pushchair can get in. Three posts climbed stairs to the third floor and several describe steps up from the lane; no one said whether there is a lift — not that there isn't one, just that nobody wrote it.
Only one post mentioned the toilet: inside the bar and very clean. Nobody said whether it is separated by sex or how big it is.
No one mentioned: Second floor · Lift to the floor · 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 disclosing payment1 of 22 posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves2 of 22 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way19 of 22 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 23 posts we gathered, 1 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 |
|---|---|
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-06 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2025-10 | 2 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 2 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 2 |
| 2026-06 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 3 |
| 2026-10 | 4 |
What we do not know
- The outdoor seats were not there from day one. A sponsored post from March 2025 drank at the bar looking out the window and said terrace tables were coming soon; from June 2025 posts sat outside or found it full.
- No one wrote about queuing. One post arrived ten minutes before weekend opening and waited on the stairs; others arriving later found the outside full and took the bar. We do not know of any waiting area.
- Eighteen posts gave opening hours, all copied from the listing. Most say Tuesday–Friday 7 pm–2 am, Saturday–Sunday 6 pm–1 am, closed Mondays, with last orders at 1:30 am and 12:30 am in three posts. One post gave weekends from 7 pm, one had weekends closing at 10 pm, and an August 2025 post listed Tuesday–Sunday 7 pm–2 am.
- Prices were given per glass; only one post gave a bill — 71,000 won for a snack, a whisky and a cocktail — calling it not cheap but worth it for the seat. Another said cocktails in the high teens of thousands of won felt reasonable, so the two posts that judged the price split one to one.
- Six posts copied the phone number 0507-1416-0679. Bookings mentioned were made on CatchTable; no one described booking by phone.
- One post, from March 2025, disclosed sponsorship and two said they paid their own way; the rest said nothing. Two May 2026 posts read like keyword-heavy promotion with little first-hand detail, though neither is marked as sponsored.
Sources (22)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 해방촌 데이트 코스 추천, 노을 맛집 코브 바 솔직 후기 2026-10-16 · 오늘을 현담하다
- 해방촌 술집 해방촌 데이트 루프탑 야장 남산타워뷰 “코브 바” 2026-10-14 · 또리의 블로그ෆ · via Daum
- 해방촌 남산타워 뷰 맛집, 해방촌 데이트 코브 바 2026-10-05 · 디솔의 일일 프로젝트
- [해방촌] 남산타워뷰 맛집 루프탑 칵테일바 ‘코브 바’ 해방촌 데이트 후기 2026-10-02 · 맹고 유니버스 · via Daum
- 해방촌 데이트하기 좋은 남산이 보이는 분위기 좋은 타워뷰 맛집 'B.... 2026-09-14 · daily archive
- 해방촌 데이트 야경 맛집 코브 바(Cove Bar),남산타워 시티뷰 2026-09-08 · 행복뀨
- 이태원 해방촌데이트 루프탑바 | 남산타워 뷰 야경에 칵테일 한 잔, .... 2026-09-07 · 뚱이의 하루⭐️
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- [이태원/ 해방촌 술집] 데이트하기 좋았던 루프탑 바 코브 2026-08-06 · 땅뀰의 패션 트래블로드
- 해방촌 루프탑바 추천 코브바 남산뷰 노을맛집 해방촌 데이트 코스 후기 2026-06-25 · Happy jeon · via Daum
- (서울/녹사평) 코브 바 - 해방촌 술집, 루프탑 뷰 맛집 2026-06-12 · 9oulsauce 맛집탐방 · via Daum
- <이태원> 해방촌 술집 ‘코브 바’, 남산타워가 한눈에? 야경에 취하.... 2026-05-27 · 쿼카의 맛과 여행
- 해방촌 데이트 코스 추천, 남산타워뷰 루프탑 감성 가득한 코브 바 2026-05-25 · 해피더피 햄버거 사랑해
- 해방촌 술집 루프탑 바 코브, 남산뷰 보면서 칵테일 제대로 마신 날 | 해방촌 데이트 2026-04-28 · 라니퀸의 맛집 & 여행기록 · via Daum
- 한남 코브 바ㅣ 해방촌 데이트 코스로 좋은 남산타워 뷰 루프탑 칵.... 2026-03-14 · 핫플 헌터 ✨ MZ의 세계 , 맛집, 핫플 다 뿌시기!
- 해방촌 신흥시장 루프탑 인생 칵테일, 코브 바 후기 | 해방촌 술집 데이트 2026-03-11 · 오늘의 작은 움직임, 내일의 확실한 행복 · via Daum
- [해방촌 술집] 코브 바 루프탑 야경 남산타워 뷰 맛집 와인, 위스키, .... 2025-11-08 · 다(多)식가
- 해방촌 루프탑 바 코브바 (COVE BAR) | 남산타워뷰 칵테일·위스키 데이.... 2025-10-27 · 뚜뚜 Pick
- 해방촌 데이트 추천 이태원바 코브바 2025-10-21 · 먹고, 운동하고, 여행하라
- [해방촌술집] 코브 바 남산타워 뷰맛집 해방촌 데이트 분위기 좋은 bar 2025-08-14 · 검은머리 앤의 소소한 일상 · via Daum
- 해방촌 술집 조용한 루프탑 칵테일 바 코브 바에서의 여름밤 2025-06-21 · ❤J salon❤
- 해방촌 술집 남산뷰 루프탑 바 코브바 2025-03-28 · 비서제이
Of 362 candidate posts we opened 120 and kept 22 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.