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NEIGHBORHOOD 37 / WEST SEOUL

Gupabal / Jingwan

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An espresso room with a surprising setting.

An ordinary apartment shopping arcade conceals an unusual coffee destination. YM Espresso Room’s pew-like seating and tall windows make the room memorable; espresso and flat white give the visit a clear focus. Navigate by the building and unit number, then take your time once you find the counter.

Gupabal Station — Line 31 considered coffee stops
Wooden pews and tall windows face the chapel-style coffee counter at YM Espresso Room in Jingwan.
YM Espresso Room · GupabalPhoto: GAJA Seoul branch gallery / ThanksQR image service; photographer not identified
MAKE AN AFTERNOON OF IT

Start at YM Espresso Room in Building 909, then walk back toward Gupabal Station’s surrounding shops afterward.

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Espresso in an unusual interior

YM Espresso Room

Gupabal · 와이엠 에스프레소 룸
Wooden pews and tall windows face the chapel-style coffee counter at YM Espresso Room in Jingwan.
YM Espresso Room · GupabalPhoto: GAJA Seoul branch gallery / ThanksQR image service; photographer not identified

The chapel-like room gives this YM branch a memorable setting: wooden pews face a coffee counter beneath tall windows and religious-style decorative details. Espresso and flat white make sense here, especially for visitors curious about the espresso side of the same project behind Yeonsinnae's brewing house. It is an unusual neighborhood coffee stop within an apartment shopping arcade, and the basil-toast pairing offers a straightforward reason to stay for a snack.

OUR SUGGESTED ORDER

Espresso or flat white; ask whether the café-latte-and-basil-toast set is available.

Before you goFind Building 909, shopping arcade Unit 101. Current GAJA and Polle use 67 Jingwan 3-ro; some older listings show a conflicting road number.

1F, Unit 101, Building 909 shopping arcade, 67 Jingwan 3-ro, Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul
SourcesGAJA Seoul · branch, menu & photosPolle · branch address, menu and customer reviewsPlaceview · road-address corroboration, updated 2026-06-17YES24 · founder biography and YM project background, 2022
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