Seoul’s specialty-coffee scene goes well beyond the handful of cafés every visitor queues for. Below: 12 roaster cafés with addresses (and hours where the roaster publishes them), plus 3 day routes built from them.
Checked 2026-09-25 against each roaster’s own website and the Korea Tourism Organization listing. Hours change — confirm on Naver Map before you go.
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Three floors in an old building whose big windows all open up — Anthracite calls it its most experimental space.
No dedicated parking (per Anthracite) — come by public transport.
Fits naturally into a Hannam / Itaewon afternoon.
Anthracite’s starting point: an old shoe factory next to the Dangin-ri power plant, kept and filled with coffee.
Anthracite describes this converted shoe factory as its first space. Other Seoul stores: Hannam, Yeonhui and Seogyo (Mangwon).
The industrial-heritage space is as much the draw as the coffee.
A former old house in Mangwon-dong with a garden and long windows, kept deliberately quiet.
Anthracite notes the road in front is narrow and there is no parking. Its site lists slightly different weekday closing times in two places — check Naver Map for today’s hours.
Pairs with a walk around Mangwon Market.
A dark passage that opens onto wide windows of light — the “black” Anthracite store.
Residential Yeonhui, a quieter side of the Hongdae area.
A calm stop if Hongdae and Yeonnam feel too busy.
Felt’s street-level café by the start of Cheonggyecheon stream.
Combine with a walk along the stream.
Central, easy to find, and open on weekend mornings.
Felt’s own roasts; the roaster says it visits origins each year to pick its green coffee.
Inside an office tower — busiest on weekday mornings.
A serious coffee stop a few minutes from Gwanghwamun Square.
Fritz’s own blends and single-origin coffees, roasted in-house.
One of several Fritz stores in Seoul (the roaster also lists Wonseo, Yangjae, Yongsan, Dongnimmun and Jangchung, plus Seongsan on Jeju). Hours are not posted on the store list — check Naver Map.
A well-known Seoul roaster with several branches, so it is easy to fit one into any day.
Fritz blends and single origins in central Seoul, on Yulgok-ro.
The Fritz branch closest to the palace / Bukchon area. Hours are not posted on the store list — check Naver Map.
Easy to add to a palace or Bukchon walk without crossing the city.
Fritz blends and single origins south of the river.
The Gangnam-side Fritz. Hours are not posted on the store list — check Naver Map.
The Fritz to pick if you are staying south of the Han River.
Manufact’s coffee in Seochon, the hanok neighbourhood west of Gyeongbokgung.
Hours are not posted on the store page — check Naver Map.
Good coffee right next to a Gyeongbokgung / Seochon walk.
The main store of Manufact, a Seoul roaster selling blends, single origins and drip bags.
Manufact also lists a Seochon store (1 Pirundae-ro 3-gil, Jongno-gu) and one in Starfield Hanam. Hours are not posted on the store page — check Naver Map.
A second-floor roaster café in residential Yeonhui — easy to combine with Anthracite Yeonhui.
A 1920s hanok restored with its daecheongmaru (wooden hall) and madang (courtyard); pandoro and salty butter bread are popular.
Close to Bukchon and the palaces (Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung, Changgyeonggung). Expect a crowd at peak times.
The hanok-café experience, right on a Bukchon walking route.