Hutan, a huge bakery café by Onam Reservoir in Namyangju, with our baby in tow
Hutan, a huge bakery café by Onam Reservoir in Namyangju, with our 120-day-old
Hi, this is JoyStoria.
A little while ago my wife and I took our 120-day-old daughter to Hutan in Namyangju. I've been a dad for four months now, and I never expected a café trip to turn into this much of a project. Can we park, will the stroller fit, is there a nursing room, where do we go if she cries. That's what you check first. So this time we looked for a big place from the start and picked Hutan, right in front of Onam Reservoir. It's a three-story bakery café that opened in November 2024, and the first floor also serves pizza, pasta and steak. We went on a weekday and had lunch there too. Short answer: yes, you can bring a baby. It's a bit on the pricey side, but it earns it. My wife and I both agreed on the food. For café food, this is good.
'Location'
📍 Driving is the easy way
The address is 81 Palhyeon-ro, Onam-eup, Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do. From eastern Seoul it's about an hour by car. The nearest subway is Onam Station on Line 4, but it's not walking distance, so you'll need a taxi from there. For friends visiting Korea without a car, I'll be plain: this one is hard to recommend.
☑ How to get there
Put "후탄" or "팔현로 81" into Naver Map or Kakao Map.
Head toward Onam Reservoir and you'll see a big brick building. I thought it was a corporate headquarters at first.
Parking is in front of the building, beside it, and underground.
☑ Nearby
Onam Reservoir is right behind the building. There's a trail around it, good for a loop after lunch.
'Hours'
🕒 Hours and facilities
📍 Address : 81 Palhyeon-ro, Onam-eup, Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do (Onam-ri)
🕐 Hours : Mon–Thu, Sun 10:00 – 22:00 (last order 21:30) / Fri–Sat 10:00 – 24:00 (last order 23:30)
🍽 Last order for meals : 20:30 (the menu board says this is for the soft-opening period)
📞 Phone : 0507-1429-9907
🚗 Parking : surface and underground lots, EV chargers, 3 hours free for café customers
👶 Kids : yes (high chairs, family seating, nursing room)
🐶 Pets : not allowed
📶 Wi-Fi : yes, works well
☑ Waiting : no reservations, order at the first-floor counter (grab a table first and send one person to order)
☑ The menu is on screens above the counter, in Korean and English
☑ The far end of the first floor is for dining customers only (coffee-only, sit elsewhere)
'Outside'
🏢 The parking lot is the first surprise
The size hits you the moment you arrive. A brick building three floors high, with trees and a water channel in the front yard. The parking lot is seriously big. There's surface parking in front and beside the building, and a separate underground lot. It was a weekday lunchtime and fairly full, but we didn't have to circle for a spot. There are EV chargers too. If you drive an EV, you can charge while you eat. Plenty of room to unfold the stroller. Lots of reviews say the lot fills up and the order line gets long on weekends.
'Inside'
🌴 First floor: a café inside a greenhouse
Walk in and the ceiling is high and glass, so light pours down. The middle of the first floor is open all the way up, with palm trees, a fountain and even a little stream. It's more resort lobby than café. The order counter and bakery display are on the first floor, and next to the elevator there's a door to an outdoor terrace. It was a weekday and still busy. Lots of families with strollers. We weren't the only ones with a baby, which was a relief.
🍽 The far-end seats on the first floor are for diners only
The far end of the first floor is reserved for people having a meal. Only those who ordered a dining menu item like pizza or pasta can sit there. If you're just having coffee, you need to sit somewhere else. Some people sit down without knowing and get moved, so keep it in mind. Since it's diners only, it was much calmer than the main hall.
🌴 Second floor: the view from above
We took the elevator up and settled on the second floor. From the railing you can see the whole first floor below. A white light installation hangs from the ceiling over the palm trees, and it looks different from up here than from below. Photos come out better from the second floor than the first. The reservoir side is one full wall of glass. Sit at a window table and you get the green water and the mountain across it. It was a clear day when we went, so the water looked even deeper. Each window table has an arched lamp. I imagine it's a different mood at night. Railing seats face the greenhouse, window seats face the reservoir, so there's something to look at wherever you sit. The windows fill up first though. Reservoir-view seats are contested even on weekdays.
'With a baby'
🍼 The part I most want stroller families to hear
This is really why I'm writing about this café. The place is roomy enough to wheel the stroller straight in. No folding it up and wedging it in a corner. It just goes next to the table. The aisles are wide and there's an elevator, so changing floors is no problem. It was a weekday and there were still a lot of parents with strollers. When a baby cries, nobody looks up. Everyone's in the same boat. The nursing room is a big deal too. At a neighborhood café you'd be going back to the car or making do in a restroom. Those are the two things I worry about most when we go out with her, and both are covered. There are high chairs and family seating as well. At 120 days she's too small for a high chair, but we'll be back when she's bigger.
'Menu & Prices'
💸 Coffee 8,000 won, pizza from 24,000 won
The menu is on screens above the counter, with English under each Korean name. Below is the board as it was on the day I visited, so it may differ now. Prices on the board are written like 10.5, which means 10,500 won.
Signature (iced only)
Menu | Korean | hot/ice | Price | Menu description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ube Garden Latte | 우베 가든 라떼 | ice only | 10,500 won | |
Ube Garden Cafe Latte | 우베 가든 카페 라떼 | ice only | 11,500 won | |
Strawberry Cheese Cake Latte | 딸기 치즈케이크 라떼 | ice only | 11,500 won | Tangy strawberry with rich cheesecake cream, a deeply flavored latte |
Golden Cheese Cake Latte | 골든 치즈케이크 라떼 | ice only | 11,500 won | Soft cream and dense cheesecake flavor, a deep, rich latte |
Lemongrass Layer | 레몬그라스 레이어 | ice only | 11,500 won | An ade made with fresh lemongrass and strong matcha |
Barrel Infusion | 배럴 인퓨전 | ice only | 10,500 won | Specialty coffee with the aroma and flavor of an oak barrel, a cream coffee |
Coffee
Menu | Korean | hot/ice | Price | Menu description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Espresso | 에스프레소 | 8,000 won | ||
Americano | 아메리카노 | 8,000 won | ||
Cafe Latte | 카페 라떼 | 9,000 won | ||
Flat White | 플랫 화이트 | ice only | 9,000 won | |
Vanilla Latte | 바닐라 라떼 | 9,500 won | ||
Hazelnut Latte | 헤이즐넛 라떼 | 9,500 won | ||
Condensed Milk Latte | 연유 라떼 | 9,500 won | ||
Cafe Mocha | 카페모카 | 9,500 won | ||
Einspanner | 아인슈패너 | 10,300 won | ||
Cold Brew | 콜드브루 | ice only | 9,500 won | |
Cold Brew Latte | 콜드브루 라떼 | 9,500 won | ||
Cold Brew Einspanner | 콜드브루 아인슈패너 | 10,000 won | ||
Hutan Affogato | 후탄 아포가토 | ice only | 14,500 won |
For coffee: decaf beans +1,000 won, a different bean +300 to 700 won, almond or oat milk and syrup (hazelnut, vanilla) +1,000 won each.
Summer season and drip
Menu | Korean | hot/ice | Price | Menu description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fresh Watermelon Juice | 생 수박주스 | 11,000 won | Summer season menu | |
Kenya, Kirinyaga Kii TOP AA Washed | 케냐, 키리냐가 키이 | 11,500 won | Drip coffee | |
Ethiopia, Koke Honey G1 Natural | 에티오피아, 코케 허니 | 11,500 won | Drip coffee |
Non-coffee
Menu | Korean | hot/ice | Price | Menu description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lemon Lime Ade | 레몬청 라임 에이드 | 10,000 won | ||
Grapefruit Ade | 자몽청 에이드 | 10,000 won | ||
Mungyeong Omija Ade (five-flavor berry) | 문경 오미자 에이드 | 10,000 won | ||
Plum Ade | 자두청 에이드 | 10,000 won | ||
Lemon Lime Tea | 레몬청 라임 티 | 10,000 won | ||
Grapefruit Tea | 자몽청 티 | 10,000 won | ||
Mungyeong Omija Tea | 문경 오미자 티 | 10,000 won | ||
Plum Tea | 자두청 티 | 10,000 won | ||
Flat Peach Zero Ade | 납작 복숭아 제로 에이드 | 9,700 won | ||
Apple Chamomile Zero Ade | 애플 캐모마일 제로 에이드 | 10,000 won | ||
Belgium Double Chocolate Latte | 벨기에 더블 초콜릿 라떼 | 9,000 won | ||
Matcha Latte | 말차 라떼 | 9,000 won | ||
Royal Milk Tea | 로얄 밀크티 | 10,000 won | ||
Zero Sugar Assam Milk Tea | 제로슈가 아쌈 밀크티 | 10,000 won | ||
Fresh Strawberry Milk | 생딸기 우유 | ice only | 10,000 won | |
Ice Tea | 아이스티 | ice only | 8,500 won |
Tea
Menu | Korean | hot/ice | Price | Menu description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Royal Earl Grey | 로얄 얼그레이 | 8,500 won | Indian and Chinese black tea blended with bergamot, refreshing and smooth | |
Grun Martini | 그룬 마티니 | 8,500 won | Clean green tea blended with sunflower, cornflower and rose petals, with a bright green-grape aroma | |
Rooibos Vanilla Toffee | 루이보스 바닐라 토피 | 9,000 won | Rich, sweet toffee aroma with the smoothness of rooibos | |
Lemon Mint | 레몬 민트 | 9,000 won | Mint blended with lemongrass, clean taste and fresh lemon aroma | |
Smooth Mint | 스무스 민트 | 8,500 won | Herbal tea with natural menthol, clean and refreshing | |
Golden Apple | 골든 애플 | 9,000 won | Fruit tea with a fragrant, clean apple aroma and sweet taste | |
Fancy Chamomile | 팬시 캐모마일 | 9,000 won | Chamomile herbal tea with a subtle green-apple aroma, soft and mild |
Blended
Menu | Korean | hot/ice | Price | Menu description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Golden Cheese Cake Smoothie | 골든 치즈케이크 스무디 | ice | 11,500 won | Signature. A smooth, dense smoothie with the rich flavor of cheesecake |
Plain Yogurt Smoothie | 플레인 요거트 스무디 | ice | 10,000 won | |
Strawberry Yogurt Smoothie | 딸기 요거트 스무디 | ice | 10,500 won | |
Plum Yogurt Smoothie | 자두 요거트 스무디 | ice | 10,500 won |
Shaved ice and ice cream (shaved ice is one serving; extra red bean +2,500 won)
Menu | Korean | hot/ice | Price | Menu description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Homemade Snowflake Red Bean Shaved Ice (1 serving) | 홈메이드 눈꽃 팥빙수 (1인) | ice | 19,000 won | |
Savory Injeolmi Snowflake Shaved Ice (1 serving) | 고소 인절미 눈꽃 빙수 (1인) | ice | 20,000 won | Injeolmi is rice cake coated in roasted soybean powder |
Fresh Mango Snowflake Shaved Ice (1 serving) | 생 망고 눈꽃 빙수 (1인) | ice | 28,000 won | |
Ube Garden Ice Cream | 우베 가든 아이스크림 | ice | 12,500 won | |
Sangha Farm Honeycomb Ice Cream | 상하목장 벌집 아이스크림 | ice | 12,500 won | |
Sangha Farm Strawberry Ice Cream | 상하목장 딸기 아이스크림 | ice | 12,000 won | |
Sangha Farm Matcha Ice Cream | 상하목장 말차 아이스크림 | ice | 12,000 won | |
Sangha Farm Choco Ice Cream | 상하목장 초코 아이스크림 | ice | 12,000 won |
Dining (meals)
Menu | Korean | hot/ice | Price | Menu description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Prime Black Pepper Short Rib Steak | 프라임 블랙페퍼 살치 스테이크 | - | 50,000 won | Chuck flap beef with grilled vegetables and black pepper sauce. All steaks are served medium-well |
Truffle Black Risotto | 트러플 블랙 리조또 | - | 23,000 won | Shrimp and squid-ink cream risotto with a grilled scallop and truffle oil |
Arrabbiata Spaghetti | 아라비아따 스파게티 | - | 22,000 won | Spicy spaghetti in tomato sauce with thick bacon and bacon chips. Two chili marks. Rigatoni available |
Truffle Mushroom Cream Fettuccine | 트러플 머쉬룸 크림페투치니 | - | 24,000 won | Five mushrooms (button, shiitake, king oyster, oyster, porcini) with truffle oil. Rigatoni available |
Shrimp Pepper Oil Pasta | 새우 페퍼 오일 파스타 | - | 27,000 won | Shrimp and top-grade olive oil with a spicy kick. Two chili marks |
Margherita Pizza | 마르게리따 피자 | - | 24,000 won | Traditional Italian pizza with fresh mozzarella and basil |
Pepperoni & Chorizo Pizza | 페퍼로니 & 초리조 피자 | - | 29,000 won | Smoked paprika and red onion topped generously with house chorizo sauce and pepperoni. One chili mark |
Hutan Signature Pizza | 후탄 시그니쳐 피자 | - | 32,000 won | Signature. Topped with plenty of arugula, mushrooms, olives, stevia tomatoes and capocollo ham |
Burrata & Bocconcini Cheese Salad | 부라타 & 보코치니 치즈샐러드 | - | 21,000 won | Burrata, bocconcini, cherry tomatoes, strawberries, yuzu dressing |
Mushroom Cream Soup | 양송이 크림 스프 | - | 8,000 won | Rich mushroom and cream soup finished with truffle oil |
Grilled Brie Cheese | 브리치즈 구이 | - | 16,000 won | Brie baked with nuts and honey, served with biscuits |
Truffle French Fries | 트러플 후렌치 후라이 | - | 11,000 won | French fries with plenty of truffle oil |
Texas Buffalo Wing (7 pcs) | 텍사스 버팔로 윙 (7pcs) | - | 13,000 won | American-style buffalo wings with fresh celery and carrot sticks |
Onion Ring & Cajun Potato | 어니언링 & 케이준 포테이토 | - | 12,000 won | House onion rings and Cajun-spiced potatoes |
Alcohol
Menu | Korean | hot/ice | Price | Menu description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Draft Beer | 생맥주 | - | 8,500 won | |
Red Wine (glass) | 레드 와인 (잔) | - | 9,000 won | Carmen Tolten Cabernet Sauvignon |
White Wine (glass) | 화이트 와인 (잔) | - | 10,000 won | Georges Michel Sauvignon Blanc |
Wine (bottle) | 와인 (병) | - | 42,000–65,000 won | 6 reds, 1 white, 2 sparkling |
Whisky (glass) | 위스키 (잔) | - | 13,000–18,000 won | Talisker 10y, Glenfiddich 12y, Balvenie 12y, Dalmore 12y. Bottles 165,000–275,000 won |
Set menus (the board shows the regular price crossed out and the discounted price)
Beer Simple SET : 2 draft beers + one side (truffle fries / onion ring & Cajun potato / Texas buffalo wings) — 27,000 won
Pizza & Beer SET : Margherita pizza (changeable) + truffle fries (S) + 2 draft beers — 39,000 won
Red Wine Simple SET : 2 glasses of red + grilled brie — 31,000 won
White Wine Simple SET : 2 glasses of white + grilled brie — 33,000 won
Pizza SET : Hutan Signature Pizza + fries + 2 cans of cola + 1 bottle of red — 89,000 won
Steak SET : short rib steak + burrata & bocconcini salad + 1 bottle of red — 103,000 won
Set A : salad + steak + 1 pasta + 2 drinks — 104,000 won
Set B : salad + steak + 1 pizza + 2 pastas + 4 drinks — 175,000 won
Bread and cakes are pick-your-own from the display. There's a huge selection. Enough to come just for the bread. Plenty of reviews say the bread is mostly gone by evening. If bread is the point, go during the day. If you have allergies, check with the staff before ordering.
'What we ordered'
🍕 Pizza, pasta and two drinks for lunch
Margherita Pizza + Shrimp Pepper Oil Pasta + Plum Ade + Condensed Milk Latte (iced)
Price: 24,000 + 27,000 + 10,000 + 9,500 = 70,500 won
It was lunchtime, so we got one pizza and one pasta and shared. We went with the Margherita. Café pizza, so I didn't expect much. It was properly good. The pasta was the Shrimp Pepper Oil Pasta. It has two chili marks on the board, but unless you really can't do spicy, you'll be fine. Plenty of shrimp in it too. For drinks, a plum ade and an iced condensed milk latte. My wife had the plum ade. Not too sweet, tangy, and it went well with the pasta. The condensed milk latte is sweet, which was exactly what a dad worn out from baby duty needed. We ate in turns while watching the baby, so it was a bit chaotic.
Bread and cakes
Price: marked individually on the display
We skipped the bread and cakes this time. After pizza and pasta there was no room left. We did a lap of the display, and the selection is huge. Not getting to try any is my biggest regret.
'One-line verdict'
✍ A big café you can bring a baby to
✔ Huge parking lot with EV charging. Easy for stroller families
✔ Nursing room and lots of space. We were comfortable with a 120-day-old
✔ Plenty of stroller parents even on a weekday, so a crying baby draws no stares
✔ A bit pricey. Lunch for two plus coffee is around 60,000–70,000 won
✔ But the food is good enough that it doesn't feel wasted. Not café food made as an afterthought
✔ A huge range of bread and cakes. Too full to try them this time, which I regret
✔ Weekends mean a full lot and a long order line, I'm told. With a baby, go on a weekday
✔ Hard to get to without a car. Taxi from Onam Station on Line 4
✔ Next time I'm coming back in the morning for just bread and coffee, no lunch
