Best Coffee Shops in Seoul

Seoul drinks more coffee per person than almost anywhere on earth, and the scene has moved into old factories, market streets and century-old hanok houses.

Seongsu-dong

Once compared to Brooklyn, Seongsu became one of Seoul’s strongest specialty coffee hubs, in converted industrial spaces.

Mapo-gu

Mapo-gu holds Yeonnam-dong, Hongdae and Mangwon, and is described as one of the most exciting centres of the city’s coffee community.

Yeonnam-dong

Cafés began opening one by one from 2017 along the Gyeongui Line Forest Park, a converted railway turned green walk.

Ikseon-dong

Seoul’s oldest hanok district, built in the 1920s, now holds 119 hanok houses converted into cafés.

Hapjeong-dong

Anthracite Coffee Roasters’ Hapjeong branch occupies a former shoe factory.

Mangwon-dong

Young baristas and roasters set up between the dry cleaners and market stalls near Mangwon Market over the last decade.