Korea Kids’ Corner: Café Main Street a piece of New York in Pyeongtaek

Café Main Street (Photo by Hyemin Lee)

Café Main Street, a New York City-themed eatery near Pyeongtaek Port, is so popular that visitors from all over Korea are making the trek to check it out. The three-story café features a variety of food options as well as fun photo zones to transport you to the streets of the Big Apple without leaving Korea.

Main Street also brings a taste of home to many of the troops and their families stationed at Osan Air Base and Camp Humphreys. The café is about a 35-minute drive from Humphreys and about 40 minutes from Osan.

The popular café has plenty of parking and seating, so getting a table, even on the weekends, is never a problem. If you’re driving to the West Coast, Main Street is a great place to stop along your scenic drive.

Take a New York minute (or two) at this cool café you and your whole family will enjoy!

Café Main Street (Photo by Hyemin Lee)

Address: 468 Gangbyeon-ro, Pyeongtaek-si, Gyeonggi-do, Naver Map

Hours: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. (Mon-Fri) / 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. (Sat-Sun)

Phone: 031-8029-0100

Parking: Free parking available

Explore photo zones

The café entrance is designed to resemble a New York City subway station, and stepping inside feels like being transported to Main Street in New York City. The expansive building is filled with New York-themed murals and decorations and designed like a trick-eye art museum. So make sure to explore the photo zones on all three floors for some fun photos! Don’t miss the rooftop as well because it has some amazing ocean views.

Cafe photo zones (Photo by Hyemin Lee)

Rooftop (Photo by Hyemin Lee)

Enjoy a variety of food options

On the first and second floors, customers can enjoy various delicious pastries, cakes, shakes, coffees, and other beverages. The café features popular items such as melon bread, milkshakes, and stunning drinks that are pleasing to both eyes and taste buds. For a taste of home, head to the third floor for Western food like steaks, burgers, pizza, and pasta.

Dessert (Photo by Hyemin Lee)

Kids’ café and play area

Main Street also has a kids’ café with affordable prices. Though the café doesn’t offer daycare services, this is a great spot for parents to enjoy a coffee and pastry while they supervise their kids in the play area.

Entrance for parents is free and there is a seating area with windows with a view of the play area. The kids’ café has various play facilities like trampolines, slides, jungle gyms, and a zipline.

Kid’s cafe (Photo courtesy of Main Street Cafe)

Fees: 10,000 won (3 hours)

-Free for children under 12 months who accompany a sibling paying the fee.

-No entry is allowed for those over 150 cm (4 ft 11 in).

Note: A gift card of 50,000 won provides free admission (buying a gift card at the counter is beneficial if spending over 50,000 won at Main Street).

Stop by other attractions nearby

Pyeongtaek Port has many activities to keep you busy all day. Marine Center, located right in front of the port, is a popular attraction that offers wide views of the Seohae Bridge (West Sea Bridge) from the 14th-floor observation deck. Pyeongtaek Lake Tourist Complex and Pyeongtaek Lake Art Park are within a 13-minute drive from the café, so many visitors stop by these attractions when visiting the port area.