Coffee in Seongsu

Seongsu, Seoul · 12 cafés

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Seongsu

The Barn Seoul Seongsu

Berlin's most acclaimed specialty roaster opened its Seoul outpost in a two-storey building tucked down a calm…

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Hidden gemSingle origin
Seongsu

Better Roasting Lab

A few blocks east of Ttukseom Station, Better Roasting Lab looks more like a micro-factory than a cafe: a matte white…

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Hidden gemSingle origin
Seongsu

Mesh Coffee

Founded in 2015 by two former fair-trade coffee professionals, Mesh works from a small warehouse space near Seoul…

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Local favoritePhotogenic
Seongsu

Cafe Onion Seongsu

The original Onion location at 8 Achasan-ro 9-gil transformed a crumbling factory into one of Seongsu's most iconic…

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Local favoriteLaptop-friendly
Seongsu

Center Coffee Seongsu

Center Coffee anchors the Seongsu specialty corridor. Bright, industrial space with a long bar. The pour over flight…

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Local favorite
Seongsu

Lowkey Coffee Seongsu

Roasting since 2010 and rebranded in 2016, Lowkey has grown to six Seoul locations while maintaining small-batch…

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Photogenic
Seongsu

Blue Bottle Coffee Seongsu

Blue Bottle's Korea flagship opened in 2019 in a dramatic double-height basement designed by Schemata Architects,…

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Seongsu

Brewing Ceremony

A quietly focused shop in a residential Seongsu alley with no loud signage, Brewing Ceremony keeps its menu to four…

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Single origin
Seongsu

Camouflage Coffee

A stark-white minimalist space near the Seoul Forest entrance, Camouflage serves expressive single-origin filter…

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Dog-friendly
Seongsu

Lowide Coffee Bakery

A two-story renovated building near Seoul Forest where artisanal bakes meet rotating specialty filter options. Best…

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Seongsu

Peer Coffee Roasters Seongsu

Founded in 2015 by Hwang Jin Wook, Peer Coffee builds a calm showroom-style environment in Seongsu focused on…

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Single origin
Seongsu

Recovery Coffee Bar

Run by Luke Yeo, a decorated Korean latte art champion and competition judge, Recovery roasts on a Korean-made…

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