SeoulCafes

Explore the best cafes in Seoul for specialty coffee, brunch, work-friendly seating, aesthetic interiors, and relaxed local coffee spots.

01

Onion Anguk

SPECIALTY:HANOK COURTYARD ESPRESSO BAR
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
CROWD:HIGH-WAIT
MUST TRY:PANDORO SUGAR BREAD

Onion Anguk sits inside a restored timber hanok courtyard with low tables and tiled roofs. Golden light filters through the open wooden frames onto clean stone floors. The aroma of freshly roasted beans fills the calm, minimalist rooms. Visitors sit on floor cushions under heavy exposed pine rafters.

Signature Coffee:Pandoro sugar bread
02

Hakrim Dabang

SPECIALTY:HERITAGE DABANG
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
CROWD:LIVELY
MUST TRY:VIENNA COFFEE

Signature Coffee:Vienna Coffee
03

Fritz Coffee Company Dohwa

SPECIALTY:HOUSE ROASTERY
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
CROWD:TRENDING
MUST TRY:PAPER FILTER COFFEE

Signature Coffee:Paper Filter Coffee
04

Anthracite Coffee Roasters Hapjeong

SPECIALTY:INDUSTRIAL ROASTERY
ATMOSPHERE:INDUSTRIAL
CROWD:TRENDING
MUST TRY:BUTTER FAT TRIO

Signature Coffee:Butter Fat Trio
05

Blue Bottle Coffee Seongsu

SPECIALTY:SEONGSU ROASTERY AND POUR OVER COFFEE
ATMOSPHERE:INDUSTRIAL
CROWD:TRENDING
MUST TRY:NEW ORLEANS ICED COFFEE

Signature Coffee:New Orleans Iced Coffee
06

Coffee Libre Yeonnam

SPECIALTY:DIRECT TRADE ROASTERY
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
CROWD:TRENDING
MUST TRY:SINGLE-ORIGIN HAND DRIP

Signature Coffee:Single-Origin Hand Drip
07

Shin Old Tea House

SPECIALTY:TRADITIONAL KOREAN TEA
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
CROWD:TRENDING
MUST TRY:SSANGHWA TEA

Signature Coffee:Ssanghwa Tea
08

Cha Masineun Tteul

SPECIALTY:TRADITIONAL KOREAN TEA HOUSE
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
CROWD:TRENDING
MUST TRY:JUJUBE TEA WITH SWEET PUMPKIN SIRUTTEOK

Signature Coffee:Jujube Tea With Sweet Pumpkin Sirutteok
09

Beautiful Tea Museum

SPECIALTY:TRADITIONAL TEA ARCHIVE IN A HANOK
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
CROWD:TRENDING
MUST TRY:OMIJA CHA

Signature Coffee:Omija Cha
10

Jidaebang

SPECIALTY:TRADITIONAL KOREAN TEA
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
CROWD:QUIET
MUST TRY:CHRYSANTHEMUM TEA

Signature Coffee:Chrysanthemum Tea
11

Tteuran Tea House

SPECIALTY:TRADITIONAL KOREAN TEA
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
CROWD:TRENDING
MUST TRY:SSANGHWACHA

Signature Coffee:Ssanghwacha
12

Gamoo

SPECIALTY:VINTAGE VIENNA COFFEE
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
CROWD:LIVELY
MUST TRY:VIENNA COFFEE

Signature Coffee:Vienna Coffee
13

Eulji Dabang

SPECIALTY:SSANGHWA TEA
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
CROWD:TRENDING
MUST TRY:EGG YOLK SSANGHWA TEA

Signature Coffee:Egg Yolk Ssanghwa Tea