Fritz Coffee Company Dohwa (Brunch) is a brunch spot in Hongdae And Yeonnam, Seoul.
Fritz opens at 08:00 on weekdays with the Dohwa bakery counter running konpeito cream doughnuts, croissants and sourdough alongside the espresso bar.
Must order: Konpeito cream doughnut and house espresso
Address: 17 Saechang-ro 2-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul
Anthracite Hapjeong serves brunch alongside its coffee programme: croissants, egg dishes, and seasonal salads in the converted Mapo-gu shoe factory courtyard.
Order: Croissant and filter coffee with tasting note card
Bills Seoul inside Galleria Department Store in Apgujeong is the Korean outpost of Sydney brunch institution Bills, known for ricotta hotcakes with honeycomb.
Order: Ricotta hotcakes with honeycomb butter and banana
Tartine Hannam operates as a full-service cafe from 07:00, making it one of Seoul's earliest and best options for a serious morning meal on house sourdough.
Order: Egg sandwich on country loaf with arugula and house aioli
London Bagel Museum's Anguk flagship sits a block from Bukchon Hanok Village, with over a dozen rotating bagel flavours and the most photographed brunch queue in Seoul.
Order: Spring onion cream cheese bagel with iced Americano
The Original Pancake House's Apgujeong outpost was the franchise's first store outside the United States, with dollar pancakes and the lemon Dutch baby that has held the brand together since Oregon, 1953.
Order: Dutch baby pancake with lemon and powdered sugar
Anthracite Hapjeong serves brunch alongside its coffee programme: croissants, egg dishes, and seasonal salads in the converted Mapo-gu shoe factory courtyard.
Order: Croissant and filter coffee with tasting note card
Cafe Onion Seongsu opens at 08:00 and the thick-cut honey butter toast -- white Pullman loaf griddled in brown butter -- is the morning order of the district.
Order: Honey butter thick-cut toast with iced Americano
