Five cafés in Aewol, compared by whether you can see the sunset from your seat and how long you can sit after it. How to choose between Noeulli, Aewol The Sunset, Lazy Pump, Ikkisup Sogil and Jejudang, situation by situation.
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At a glance
- On 30 September the sun sets on Jeju at 18:20, and on 20 October at 18:01. Apart from Ikkisup Sogil, which closes at 17:30, four of the five are open at that hour.
- What differs is the time after sunset. Noeulli and Jejudang close at 21:00, Lazy Pump at 20:00 and Aewol The Sunset at 19:00. Choose by whether you will move on after the sunset or stay once it is dark.
- Ikkisup Sogil has no sea. It is a daytime café where you walk a 20,000-pyeong (about 6.6 ha) moss garden instead. The sunset has to come from one of the others.
- All five have free parking. Dogs are allowed only at Aewol The Sunset and Lazy Pump, and at Ikkisup Sogil the ₩4,000 entry fee is waived if each person orders a drink.
Watching the sunset and sitting at ease after it has gone are two different things. On 30 September the sun sets on Jeju at 18:20. On 20 October it is 18:01.
Four of the five are open at that hour. Only Ikkisup Sogil, which closes at 17:30, is a daytime café. What differs is what comes next. Some close at 19:00, others stay open until 21:00.
Two things were checked this time. Can you watch the sunset from your seat, and how long can you stay once the sun is down. The café above the Handam path and the 800-pyeong bakery on the Bongseong-ri hill answer the first question the same way and part on the second.
01Best when two of you will sit on after dark
Noeulli (노을리)
three-storey bakery café, ocean viewAewolDiningcode 4.4 (31 ratings)
- Rating
- 4.5A three-storey bakery café on the Olle Route 16 coast road, closing at 21:00, with a plant garden on the first floor, bean bags on the second and a sky garden on the third
- Location
- 654 Aewol Haean-ro, Aewol-eup, Jeju-si (Ga building, 1F)
- Phone
- 0507-1491-5032
- Price
- Almond cream latte ₩9,000 · Cream cheese latte ₩9,000 · Noeulli ade ₩11,000 · Charcoal bread ₩9,500 · Noeulli cream pasta ₩20,000 · French toast ₩19,000
- Keywords
- Aewol café, Aewol sunset café, Aewol ocean view café, Aewol bakery café, Aewol coast road café, Noeulli
- Tags
For two people who will not want to leave after the sun goes down, it is Noeulli. It stands three storeys high on the coast road that Olle Route 16 runs along. The first floor is a garden with bread set among tall tropical plants. The second floor has bean bags facing the sea, and the third is called the sky garden.
Reviews mention windows on every side and wide gaps between tables. Some add that it feels like a resort in Southeast Asia. In return, the seats with the view are contested. The 3.0 reviews all talk about the price.
It closes at 21:00, so more than two hours are left after sunset. If you plan to stay once it is dark, this is the first pick.
- Hours
- daily 09:00–21:00 (last order 20:30)
- Watch out
- drinks start at ₩9,000, so two people begin at ₩18,000 on drinks alone, and there are 3.0 reviews calling it expensive. Seats on the sea side go to whoever arrives first.
Info & reviews Review digest · the gist of several reviews, not verbatim quotes
- Halfway along Olle Route 16, windows on all sides for the ocean view, tables far apart so it feels airy, like a Southeast Asian resortDiningcode (5.0)
- The interior is clearly thought through and there are many desserts, though the seats with a view get contested and prices are on the high sideDiningcode (5.0)
- The best café for lying in a bean bag and looking at the seaDiningcode (5.0)
- Plant garden and rattan interior give each floor a different mood, and the shine muscat cake is goodDiningcode (5.0)
- Spacious with a good coastal viewDiningcode (4.0)
- Large and pretty, I would go againTrip.com
- The view and the mood are good but it is expensive overallDiningcode (3.0)
02Best when you will watch the sunset and move on
Aewol The Sunset (애월더선셋)
café serving full meals, ocean view on the Handam coastal pathAewolDiningcode 4.2 (35 ratings)
- Rating
- 4.0A white-and-pink café on the walking path between Handam Park and Gwakji Beach, pairing full meals with the sea just before sunset
- Location
- 6111 Iljuseo-ro, Aewol-eup, Jeju-si
- Phone
- 0507-1403-5943
- Price
- The Sunset three-tier tray ₩38,000 · Tomato cheese stew ₩23,000 · Gorgonzola pizza ₩20,000 · Dubai chocolate waffle ₩19,000 · The Sunset toast ₩15,000 · Matcha latte ₩7,500
- Keywords
- Aewol café, Aewol date café, Handam café, Handam coastal path café, Aewol ocean view café, Aewol The Sunset
- Tags
Last order is 18:20. In October you can place a final order and still watch the sunset. Not much time is left afterwards.
The café sits on the walking path between Handam Park and Gwakji Beach. Outdoor tables and hammocks face the sea. Inside is painted white and pink. A three-tier tray or the tomato cheese stew can stand in for dinner.
If you plan to watch the sunset and then move on, this is the right one. You can walk the path and end the early evening here.
- Hours
- daily 10:00–19:00 (last order 18:20), open year round
- Watch out
- it closes at 19:00. If you plan to sit for a long time after sunset, it does not fit.
Info & reviews Review digest · the gist of several reviews, not verbatim quotes
- The sea is right in front so the view is stunning, and the coastal walking path carries on from hereDiningcode (5.0)
- Lovely white and pink combination, the food is good too and the ocean view is beautifulDiningcode (5.0)
- A meal café with all of the Aewol sea in view; the tomato cheese stew is recommendedDiningcode (5.0)
- The scenery is so pretty that the food is a bonus, and the sandwich and kimchi fried rice were goodDiningcode (4.0)
03Best when the two of you want photographs
Lazy Pump (레이지 펌프)
converted pump house café, ocean view over three floors and an annexeAewolDiningcode 4.3 (29 ratings)
- Rating
- 4.0An old fish-farm pump house turned into a three-storey café with an annexe, with the Aewol sea visible from every floor
- Location
- 32 Aewol Bukseo-gil, Aewol-eup, Jeju-si
- Phone
- 0507-1325-8732
- Price
- Americano ₩6,000 · Café latte ₩6,500 · Vanilla latte ₩7,000 · Jeju matcha creamy ₩7,000 · Ore glacé ₩7,500 · Hallabong juice ₩7,500 · Cake slice ₩8,000
- Keywords
- Aewol café, Aewol ocean view café, Aewol photo café, Aewol couple café, Aewol Port café, Lazy Pump
- Tags
An old fish-farm pump house became a café. It is a three-storey building with the concrete texture left as it was. An annexe and a semi-basement adjoin it, and the Aewol sea is visible from every floor.
The third-floor window is shaped like a picture frame, so most review photos are taken there. The coffee leans acidic, and reviews add that the cups are pretty. The car park holds 60, but the road in is narrow and one way. The 3.0 reviews talk about that road. Some write that queues form in peak season and on public holidays.
It closes at 20:00, so the time after sunset is an hour shorter than at Noeulli. If photographs come first, it is this one.
- Hours
- daily 09:00–20:00 (last order 19:40)
- Watch out
- the approach is narrow and one way, so nervous drivers tense up. Some write that they waited for a seat on peak-season afternoons.
Info & reviews Review digest · the gist of several reviews, not verbatim quotes
- Thirty minutes from the airport, good for the first or last day of a trip, acidic coffee and pretty cupsDiningcode (5.0)
- The view is great and the coffee and bread are good, so I took a lot of photosDiningcode (5.0)
- Good for coffee by the sea and bigger than expected, and the prices are not highDiningcode (5.0)
- A distinctive view, good for photosDiningcode (4.0)
- A pump house for a fish farm reinterpreted with real style, and the sea view is outstandingDiningcode (4.0)
- The third floor was quiet and comfortable, the picture-frame window makes good sea photos, and the carrot pound cake is goodpersonal blog
- The road is narrow and one way so you have to take care, and hygiene is averageDiningcode (3.0)
04Best when you want green rather than sea in the daytime
Ikkisup Sogil (이끼숲소길)
moss garden café, 20,000-pyeong walking pathsAewolDiningcode 4.4 (17 ratings)
- Rating
- 3.5A daytime café inland in Sogil-ri closing at 17:30, built around a 20,000-pyeong moss and rock garden to walk and sit in
- Location
- 621 Jangso-ro, Aewol-eup, Jeju-si
- Phone
- 0507-1359-9603
- Price
- Ikkisup Sogil ade ₩8,500 · Cinnamon latte ₩8,500 · Coconut matcha cream latte ₩9,500 · 100% Hallabong juice ₩9,500 · Udo peanut salt bread ₩5,800 · Entry ₩4,000 (waived with one drink per person)
- Keywords
- Aewol café, Aewol garden café, Aewol forest café, Sogil-ri café, Aewol walking café, Ikkisup Sogil
- Tags
There is no sea here. Instead there is a 20,000-pyeong (about 6.6 ha) moss garden. It is inland in Sogil-ri, with its back to the coast road.
Sprinklers run between 12:00 and 17:00. That is the window for seeing the moss wet. The hydrangea path, the camellia path and the azalea path change with the season. Reviews say it is like a park, and that walking it turns into exercise.
It closes at 17:30. It is the one place of the five where you cannot see the sunset. It is for someone who will walk in the daytime and take the sunset elsewhere.
- Hours
- daily 09:00–17:30 (last order 17:15), open year round
- Watch out
- it closes at 17:30, so there is no sunset. Dogs cannot come in, and there are 4.0 reviews saying the drinks are pricey.
Info & reviews Review digest · the gist of several reviews, not verbatim quotes
- A garden that could pass for a park, the 20,000-pyeong moss walk is lovely and the hydrangea, camellia and azalea paths change with the seasonDiningcode (5.0)
- Proper rest in a forest walk and a mood-filled space, with pretty photo spots throughoutDiningcode (5.0)
- Wide walking paths and good natural surroundings, and entry is free with one drink per personDiningcode (4.0)
- Good to visit with a child, and the drinks are a bit pricey but fine once you count the entry feeDiningcode (4.0)
- Parking is easy and the vanilla latte is sweet, and the walking paths are wide enough to count as exerciseDiningcode (4.0)
- A healing space where you take it easy in nature, moss and forest togetherSiksin
05Best when you will pick bread and sit on past sunset
Jejudang (제주당)
800-pyeong bakery café, sunset view from a hillAewolDiningcode 4.5 (30 ratings)
- Rating
- 4.5A bakery café on 800 pyeong on a Bongseong-ri hill, with a basement, first and second floor, baking with produce from Jeju fields and closing at 21:00
- Location
- 927 Wolgak-ro, Aewol-eup, Jeju-si
- Phone
- 0507-1474-1487
- Price
- Americano ₩5,500 · Café latte ₩6,000 · Hallabong rosemary ade ₩7,800 · Jeju matcha strawberry latte ₩7,800 · Tangerine bread ₩3,300 · Honey sweet potato bread ₩3,500 · New potato bread ₩3,500 · Apple bread ₩4,600 · Signature set Vegetable Garden ₩19,800
- Keywords
- Aewol café, Aewol large café, Aewol bakery café, Bongseong-ri café, Aewol bakery, Jejudang
- Tags
It is busy. The same reviews add that the wait was not long. The building sits on 800 pyeong (about 2,600 m²) on a hill in Bongseong-ri. Reviews say there are plenty of seats.
There is a basement, a first floor and a second, with glass across the front. Sofa seats, chairs and floor seating are mixed together. The bread is made with sweet potato, potato, tangerine and apple from Jeju fields. Several reviews say the bread costs less than the going rate on Jeju. One 5.0 review mentions the sunset view.
It closes at 21:00, the same as Noeulli. To sit past sunset while spending less on coffee, it is here. It is the cheapest of the five.
- Hours
- daily 10:00–21:00 (café last order 20:30, restaurant last order 18:30)
- Watch out
- there are 4.0 reviews saying it is busy on weekend afternoons. Opinion on the Hallabong rosemary ade splits in two.
Info & reviews Review digest · the gist of several reviews, not verbatim quotes
- I have been to Jeju many times and the scenery made me wonder if this was really a café; I was busy taking photosDiningcode (5.0)
- My favourite café on Jeju, with bread and drinks priced below the going rate on the island and Jeju ingredientsDiningcode (5.0)
- A wide space with a good sunset view and free parking, and the grain bread is goodDiningcode (5.0)
- High ceilings and a wide interior mean plenty of photo spots and seats; it was busy but the wait was not longDiningcode (4.0)
- The Hallabong rosemary ade divides opinionDiningcode (5.0)
The 5 Aewol cafés at a glance
- 1Noeullitwo of you will sit on after darkcompetition for window seats, drinks from ₩9,0004.5
- 2Aewol The Sunsetyou will watch the sunset and move oncloses 19:004.0
- 3Lazy Pumpthe two of you want photographsnarrow one-way approach4.0
- 4Ikkisup Sogilyou want green rather than sea in the daytimecloses 17:30, no dogs3.5
- 5Jejudangyou will pick bread and sit on past sunsetbusy on weekend afternoons4.5
Choosing in more detail
- If it rains — Jejudang. With 800 pyeong indoors over a basement and two floors, there is room to sit even when the sea is grey.
- If you have a dog — Aewol The Sunset or Lazy Pump. Both are listed as dog friendly, and Ikkisup Sogil does not allow them.
- If you have a pushchair — Ikkisup Sogil. The way from the car park to the garden is flat and there are highchairs.
- If you are coming straight from the airport — Lazy Pump. A review says it is 30 minutes from the airport and lists it as a first-day or last-day stop.
- If you are walking the Olle trail — Noeulli. It is on Route 16, so you can drop your pack and sit in a bean bag.
- If you want to spend less on a coffee — Jejudang. The lowest americano price read across these five.
For the sunset alone, any of the four apart from Ikkisup Sogil will do. The longer you want to stay afterwards, the more it narrows to the two that open until 21:00. Put that day's sunset time next to the last order before you set off and you will not make a wasted trip.
Ask before you go
- 1Do the five Aewol cafés charge for parking?
All five are listed as free parking. Lazy Pump has a private car park with a barrier gate, and Jejudang and Ikkisup Sogil both have wide car parks. Aewol The Sunset and Noeulli are free as well.
- 2Does any of them charge a separate entry fee?
Only Ikkisup Sogil. It is waived if each person orders a drink, and you pay it if you only walk the garden and leave. The other four have no entry fee.
- 3Where do I check the sunset time in Aewol?
The Badatime Jeju sunrise and sunset table lists it by date. The sky stays red for a while after the sun goes down, so it is enough to keep the last order ahead of sunset.
- 4Which places serve food?
Aewol The Sunset has toast, pizza and stew. Noeulli sells cream pasta and pizza. The Jejudang restaurant closes its orders two hours before the café.
- 5Which cafés work with a child?
Ikkisup Sogil has highchairs, and Visit Jeju lists pushchair access at Jejudang. Lazy Pump also states that children are welcome. For Noeulli and Aewol The Sunset, ask about children by phone.
- 6Which have seating for four or more together?
Group seating is stated at Lazy Pump and Jejudang. Ikkisup Sogil has an outdoor terrace. For group seats elsewhere, ask by phone.
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