Cafe Highwaist Ikseon
Restaurants · Bukchon & Palaces
Pair a crumbly scone or Earl Grey puppy cake with teddy-bottled milk tea among antique mirrors and vintage European-style furnishings.
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Why visit
- At Cafe Highwaist Ikseon, choose between an Earl Grey puppy cake, bear-bottle milk tea and scones served in a room of vintage furniture and floral details. The appeal is a playful dessert stop while exploring Ikseon-dong; visitors describe tea-scented cake, sweet milk tea and crumbly scones.DiningCode+1
Choose your dessert
- For a cake with a specific flavour behind the animal decoration, consider the Earl Grey Puppy slice. Diningcode reviewer 멸치보끔, writing on September 12, 2026, described a pronounced Earl Grey aroma and a moist interior. Their Teddy Earl Grey Milk Tea came in a bear-shaped bottle with a separate glass full of ice; they found it sweet and fairly generous. Choose the cake if tea-flavoured sponge is your priority, or the bottled drink if the presentation is part of the fun.DiningCode
Scones and expectations
- Scones offer a different direction from the decorated cakes. DanielFoodDiary’s November 3, 2024 visit described them with clotted cream and jam: slightly crisp outside and soft within, although potentially too crumbly for some tastes. The writer enjoyed the presentation but did not consider the desserts exceptional compared with other Seoul cafés. That makes this an easier choice for a friend who values the setting as much as the baking.danielfooddiary
The room and the wait
- Expect antique mirrors, wooden furniture, pastel colours and floral arrangements rather than a bare coffee bar. The same 2024 writer warned about limited seating, especially at weekends. In contrast, 멸치보끔 found plenty of seats on a daytime visit in September 2026.danielfooddiary+1
A useful ordering detail
- The September visitor ordered at the counter and collected drinks when a buzzer sounded. They also reported Catch Table preorders for whole vintage animal cakes. If you want a celebration cake rather than a slice during your walk, check current preorder availability before visiting; that report does not establish a reservation for a table.DiningCode
