YAT, Sokcho: Iced Drinks in Green Cups at a Glass-Walled Café on Seoraksan-ro

YAT (와이에이티) is a café in Domun-dong, Sokcho, and Marie Claire Korea's June 2020 roundup places it on the east side of Seoraksan. The same roundup says YAT's name is short for "You Are Thirsty" and that its drinks center on coffee and tea. In my October 2021 photos it is a dark brick building with a long glass wall.

YAT's glass wall and green cups

The building in my photos has a tiled roof over dark brick. White lettering on the glass wall reads "Amazing Coffee" and "Wonderful Bread", and a vertical sign at the corner reads "You Are Thirsty." A gold-colored "No Parking" sign stands on the lawn, and round stepping stones cross the grass.

Marie Claire Korea's June 2020 roundup of Gangwon spots says the café's distinguishing feature is a full glass window on the wall facing the garden.

The green paper cups in the first photo carry curved white lettering, of which I can read "Say Hap…". Each holds a dark drink with ice and a straw. They look like iced coffee, but I can't tell which menu item they are.

What YAT serves

The same June 2020 article says YAT's drinks center on coffee and tea and suggests trying the pie, which comes in two flavors. The window lettering mentions bread, but the sources I read mention only that pie and a cheesecake.

Polle (뽈레), a Korean restaurant review site, listed YAT's cheesecake at ₩7,500, americano at ₩5,500, café latte at ₩6,000 and vanilla latte at ₩6,500 when I checked on November 14, 2026. Its six reviews, one to seven years old when I read them, split on the coffee: one calls it neighborhood-café level, one says it was not good although the interior passed, and one says the coffee, cake and music were all good. Two like the quiet view. One found the cheesecake strongly eggy at the first bite but better with coffee.

Before you go

• One Polle reviewer says YAT has no car park of its own, and another says you can park briefly at the hotel next door.
• Polle tags YAT as pet-friendly and lists takeout, reservations and parking as available.
• None of the sources I read lists YAT's opening hours, so check before you go.

How to order

To get ice, say 아이스 (aiseu); a drink ordered without it usually comes hot.