Cafes in Junggu: Coffee Hanyakbang & More - 26 Local Picks

Hidden down a narrow passage between high-rises, the shop is hard to spot from the main road. Orders go in at the groun…

Cliff Cortado and Cliff Nuts are the signature orders at this clifftop cafe in Deokgyo-dong on Yeongjong Island, where…

Large second-floor windows frame the Chinese Embassy and its trees, since this Myeongdong dessert cafe occupies a renov…

Matcha milk tea arrives in an unusually wide, large cup, thick with tea and leaving a faint powdery finish. The roasted…

Follow the Deoksugung stone-wall road up Jeongdong-gil and this long-running cafe and brunch spot appears. The espresso…

Tucked into a roughly 4-pyeong room on the third-floor rooftop strip of Daerim Arcade in Euljiro, the cafe plays jazz u…

From the fifth-floor terrace above the Gueup ferry landing on Yeongjongdo, Mulchido island sits straight ahead across t…

Completed in December 1932 as a wooden house, the building served as General Dean's residence under the US military gov…

Staff take your order at the table, bring the coffee over and settle the bill when you leave, an old-school routine rar…

The interior recalls the 1990s dessert cafes Canmore and Seesaw, a cozy contrast to the crowds of Myeongdong outside, w…

Each floor of this converted red-brick building feels different: a bakery counter downstairs, a gallery space on the se…

Near Seaside Park on Yeongjongdo, this single-story cafe spreads its seating across a big lawn, outdoor tables and a ro…

From the street the cafe looks tiny, but it drops from a half-basement into a full basement and opens up, with detailed…

Set on a hill above Eulwang-ri, this big bakery cafe looks out from its second floor over the sea, hills, an Incheon Ai…

Inside the grounds of Myeongdong Cathedral, the cafe makes an easy stop before or after Mass, though it has only a few…

Nobody hands you a bean menu at this counter on a slope just off busy Myeong-dong: describe the acidity and aroma you l…

Ordered as a latte, the Diana blend takes on a creamy body that recalls ripe fruit and cheese. The blend has been rewor…

Saru moved from Gyeongnidan-gil into an old house in a Yaksu-dong alley, keeping the home's layout and filling it with…

Red timber arches and a small dry garden of stone, sand and bamboo fill a building lobby by Exit 1-1 of Euljiro 1-ga St…

Up a flight of stairs off a Gukje Market alley, this second-floor coffee room has vintage furniture and low lighting th…

A walled lane lined with garden trees leads into a converted family mansion. Each floor follows its own interior concep…

Walking along the Deoksugung stone wall on Jeongdong-gil brings you to a wood-toned bakery cafe whose open kitchen show…

The sweet Gwangsu Coffee takes so much handwork that it can be more than 15 minutes before it reaches the table. If you…

Large windows in this hanok inside Jangchungdan Park frame the park's trees and the season's colors. Seating mixes floo…