Anthracite Coffee Hapjeong
- ★ 4.6
- ₩
- Hongdae and Yeonnam
Order Single-origin pour-over
Anthracite converted a 1970s shoe factory on the Hapjeong waterway into Seoul's most atmospheric specialty cafe with single-origin pour-overs.
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Cafe Layered Anguk
- ★ 4.4
- ₩
- Bukchon and Samcheong
Order Earl grey latte with plain scone
Cafe Layered's Anguk branch sits a minute from Bukchon Hanok Village with an English country-kitchen counter heaped with scones, tea cakes and a properly.
Fritz Coffee Company (Dohwa)
- ★ 4.7
- ₩
- Hongdae and Yeonnam
Order Fritz house espresso blend
Fritz Coffee Company in Dohwa is the roaster that reshaped Seoul's specialty coffee culture, serving own-roasted single-origins in a converted factory.
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gml Coffee Hannam
- ★ 4.6
- ₩
- Itaewon and Hannam
Order Filter pour-over from rotating single-origin board
gml Hannam runs an espresso-free filter-only program with more than 20 single-origin pour-overs from roasters like Prodigal, Dak Amsterdam and Hatch Ontario.
Cafe Onion Seongsu
- ★ 4.4
- ₩
- Seongsu and Dongdaemun
Order Vanilla latte
Cafe Onion turned a crumbling concrete warehouse in Seongsu into one of Seoul's most-photographed spaces, with a thick-cut honey butter toast counter.
Tea Therapy
- ★ 4.3
- ₩
- Jongno and Insadong
Order Korean dokkaebi blend (rooibos, citrus peel, chrysanthemum)
Tea Therapy is the most design-conscious teahouse on the Insadong strip, selling hand-blended teas named after Korean folklore characters in ceramic.
Center Coffee Seoul Forest
- ★ 4.6
- ₩
- Seongsu and Dongdaemun
Order Hand-drip single-origin filter
Center Coffee sits at the Seoul Forest edge of Seongsu, a three-floor specialty cafe from past UK Barista Champion Sang Ho Park, pouring single-origin Geisha.
Cha Masineun Tteul
- ★ 4.5
- ₩
- Bukchon and Samcheong
Order Jujube tea with steamed pumpkin cake
Cha Masineun Tteul (the tea-drinking garden) is a traditional hanok teahouse in Bukchon with a courtyard view of the Samcheong rooftops, serving a long.
Holly's Coffee Insadong
- ★ 3.8
- ₩
- Jongno and Insadong
Order Vanilla latte
Holly's is a Korean-born cafe chain that has held its audience while Starbucks expanded, with its vanilla latte and toasted sandwiches as the reliable menu.
Thanks Nature Cafe
- ★ 3.9
- ₩
- Hongdae and Yeonnam
Order Waffles with fresh fruit ade
Seoul's original sheep cafe (2011) near Hongik University: resident sheep in a garden pen have become a Hongdae landmark alongside waffles and fruit drinks.
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