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The 49 Best Coffee Shops in South Korea

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The best coffee shops in South Korea, according to the experts: the World Coffee Map and Eater have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Cafe Onion Anguk comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Seoul and Busan.

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Fritz Coffee Company, Dohwa and Momos Coffee Flagship Store hold the next two places. The World Coffee Map shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Eater next.

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  1. A century-old hanok, the traditional Korean courtyard house style, gutted and rebuilt into a coffee shop where the exposed timber and stone walls do more for the room than any decorator could. Cafe Onion's Anguk branch is a coffee and pastry spot where house-roasted beans and fresh baked goods share the billing with some of the most photographed architecture in Seoul. Come early if you want the courtyard to yourself.


    Address
    5 Gyedong-gil, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Wednesday 7 AM–10 PM

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  2. Address
    17 Saechang-ro 2-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Wednesday 8 AM–10 PM

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  3. Address
    20 Osige-ro, Geumjeong-gu, Busan, South Korea · Busan
    Hours

    Open now, until 6 PM

    Wednesday 7:30 AM–6 PM

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  4. Address
    566 Suyeong-ro, Suyeong-gu, Busan, South Korea · Daegu
    Hours

    Open now, until 6 PM

    Wednesday 10 AM–6 PM

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    WebsiteInstagram

  5. Address
    145-36 Gwangan-dong, Suyeong-gu, Busan, South Korea · Busan
    Hours

    Open now, until 7 PM

    Wednesday 10 AM–7 PM

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  6. Address
    42 Gwangseong-ro 6-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Wednesday 10 AM–10 PM

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    WebsiteInstagram

  7. Address
    South Korea, Seoul, Seongdong-gu, 성수1가제1동 656-671 · Seoul
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 12:30 PM

    Wednesday 12:30 PM–5 PM

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    WebsiteInstagram



  8. Address
    20-5 Seongmisan-ro 32-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
    Hours

    Open now, until 8 PM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–8 PM

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    WebsiteInstagram


  9. Address
    8 Daebyeon 3-gil, Gijang-eup, Gijang, Busan, South Korea · Busan
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Wednesday 10:30 AM–10 PM

    Online
    Website


  10. Address
    7 Achasan-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
    Hours

    Open now, until 8 PM

    Wednesday 8 AM–8 PM

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    WebsiteInstagram
  11. Rank 15. Cospir

    Coffee







  12. Address
    286 Haemaji-ro, Gijang, Busan, South Korea · Busan
    Hours

    Open now, until midnight

    Wednesday 10 AM–Midnight

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    WebsiteInstagram

  13. Address
    49 Nonhyeon-ro 159-gil, Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
    Hours

    Open now, until 8:30 PM

    Wednesday 10 AM–8:30 PM

    Online
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  14. Address
    68 Huam-ro, Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
    Hours

    Open now, until 6:30 PM

    Wednesday 7:30 AM–6:30 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram



  15. Address
    16 Eoulmadang-ro 1-gil, 합정동 Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
    Hours

    Open now, until 1 PM

    Wednesday 11 AM–1 PM, 2 PM–6 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram

  16. Address
    24-1 Supyo-ro 6-gil, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
    Hours

    Open now, until 6 PM

    Wednesday 7:30 AM–6 PM

    Online
    Instagram



  17. Address
    11 World Cup-ro 12-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
    Hours

    Open now, until 9:30 PM

    Wednesday 10 AM–9:30 PM

    Online
    Website

  18. Rank 32. Blue Bottle Myeongdong Cafe

    New Orleans American Coffee Shop



  19. Rank 32. Foreplan

    Coffee



  20. Address
    21 Dongseong-ro, Busanjin District, Busan, South Korea · Busan
    Hours

    Open now, until 7 PM

    Wednesday 8:30 AM–7 PM

    Online
    Instagram




  21. Rank 38. FELT

    Coffee


    Address
    77 Mugyo-dong, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Wednesday 8 AM–10 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram

  22. Rank 38. Fuglen Seoul

    Nordic Coffee


    Address
    43 Wausan-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
    Hours

    Open now, until 1 AM

    Wednesday 8 AM–1 AM

    Online
    Instagram
  23. Rank 38. Hrr

    Coffee


  24. Rank 38. KIHEI

    Coffee


    Address
    15 Bongeunsa-ro 78-gil, Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
    Hours

    Open now, until 5:30 PM

    Wednesday 8:30 AM–5:30 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram

  25. Address
    21 Sajik-ro 8-gil, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
    Hours

    Open now, until 8:30 PM

    Wednesday 7:30 AM–8:30 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
  26. Rank 38. Peer Coffee Roasters

    Specialty Coffee

    Peer Coffee Roasters is a specialty café in Jung District where the pour-over is the point, with single-origin beans rotated by season and brewed to order at a quiet, unhurried pace. The space leans minimalist in the way Seoul coffee shops do it well: clean lines, natural light, nowhere to be. The kind of place you go in for one cup and stay for two.



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