Sooyeon Sanbang
수연산방
Café in Seongbuk-gu. Hours vary by day. Plan about 1 hour. 21 min walk from Hansung Univ. (Samseongyo) Station.
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About
Information: Korea Tourism Organization (TourAPI)Sooyeon Sanbang is a traditional tea house located in Seongbuk-dong. It was originally built during the Japanese colonial period and was the hanok of the literary figure Lee Taejun. Today, it is operated as a tea house by the writer's granddaughter. The name Sooyeon Sanbang means "a house where literati gather in the mountains." Visitors can enjoy traditional teas such as daechucha (jujube tea) and ssanghwacha (medicinal herb tea), along with snacks like injeolmi (bean-powder-coated rice cake).
Our guide
Sooyeon Sanbang closes no later than 20:00, even on Saturdays, so plan it as an afternoon stop.
Getting to Sooyeon Sanbang: from Myeongdong 30 min and Seoul Station 35 min on Line 4 to Hansung Univ., then bus 1112; from Hongik Univ. 45 min (AREX to Seoul Station, then the same); from Gangnam about 1 h (Shinbundang Line to Sinsa, Line 3 to Chungmuro, Line 4 to Hansung Univ., then bus 1112).
Travel times are estimates from our transit model, Oct 2026.
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Within a 20-minute walk.
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