# Gangneung café for almond cream latte and coffee ice cream: Coffee - By Yuran (https://superchart.com/en/@checkin-cup-table/) - Written Sep 9, 2026 - Local places › Cafés › Gangneung, Gangwon - Sponsored: This post was written as part of a sponsored store visit. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@checkin-cup-table/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@checkin-cup-table/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier/index.md) ## In short Coffee Dripper is a roastery café near Chodang Tofu Village in Gangneung, roasting its own beans since 2012. The writer tried the signature Dripper Latte (white almond mocha cream latte), Valrhona chocolate financier, and the owner's recommended coffee ice cream on the outdoor terrace, plus a luxury-logo stone bag photo zone. With parking for about 13 cars, it's an easy dessert stop after tofu. ## Good to know - **Location**: 229-4 Nanseolheon-ro, 1F, Chodang-dong, Gangneung, Gangwon, South Korea - **Parking**: About 13 spaces (expect it to fill up on weekends) - **Coffee ice cream (cup)**: ₩7,000 - **Valrhona chocolate financier**: ₩3,600 - **Owner's picks**: Signature cream latte, cone chocolate latte, coffee ice cream - **Desserts**: Croffin (popular, often sold out by afternoon), financiers made throughout the day - **Seating**: Indoor wood-toned space with plants, plenty of outdoor seating *as written by the visitor on Sep 9, 2026* When you think of cafés in Chodang-dong, Gangneung, the first one that comes to mind is Café Toetmaru, famous for black sesame coffee. Right across from it is Coffee Dripper, Gangneung's café known for coffee ice cream and almond cream latte!!! ![Exterior of Coffee Dripper café in Chodang-dong, Gangneung](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier-01-11o5n-900.webp) *Coffee Dripper in Gangneung* ## Gangneung Coffee Dripper — what about parking? Coffee Dripper, this Chodang-dong café in Gangneung, even has parking! There's space for about 13 cars, so it's easy to visit by car. That said, it'll probably get busy on weekends, so the lot might fill up T.T ![Coffee Dripper parking lot and building exterior](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier-02-lwgh0-900.webp) *Inside Coffee Dripper, Gangneung* ## Inside Coffee Dripper, Gangneung Walking in, deep wood-toned interiors greet you. Thanks to the dark wood tones, the mood feels warm and a little upscale (in my opinion, ha). ![Café interior with deep wood-toned decor](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier-03-agou5-900.webp) ![Coffee Dripper indoor seating and wood interior](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier-04-1wgdn-900.webp) Coffee Dripper has been a roastery café doing hand drip with self-roasted beans since 2012! Coffee lovers might want to take note of that. In one corner, they were even selling their own Coffee Dripper T-shirts and coffee cups~ ![Coffee Dripper branded T-shirts and coffee cups on display](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier-05-1v737-900.webp) There was also a corner of the café full of green plants that made you feel like you were outdoors! ![Café interior decorated with plants](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier-06-168ky-900.webp) ![Café seating surrounded by green plants](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier-07-1heeo-900.webp) ### Outdoor seating and the luxury stone bag photo zone The outdoor seating at Gangneung's Coffee Dripper was also generous~ On a nice day, I personally recommend sitting outside! On a cool day, it's perfect for drinking coffee with the breeze on your face~ And there's a fun little point (?) outside, unique to Coffee Dripper — hahaha — these stone blocks! ![Luxury-logo stone bag photo zone outdoors](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier-08-1dlgm-900.webp) ![Stone object with luxury logo and bag handle](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier-09-1jdff-900.webp) Various luxury brand logos are stuck onto big stones, complete with bag handles, so it was fun to look at and fun to photograph. At first I thought someone had left their bag there haha. A lot of people were taking photos holding the luxury stone bags. ## The Coffee Dripper menu There were so many menu items that I was stuck deciding, so the owner told me the best sellers are the signature cream latte, cone chocolate latte, and coffee ice cream (successfully ordered based on the owner's advice~) ![Coffee Dripper menu board](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier-10-15bzi-900.webp) ![Coffee Dripper drink menu information](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier-11-1p9na-900.webp) ![Coffee Dripper order counter and menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier-12-1fy1a-900.webp) I visited after lunchtime, and the only dessert available at the time was the financier. The owner said the croffin (a croffle-muffin-cream hybrid dessert) is very popular — a dessert that's hard to get in the afternoon once it sells out! ![Financiers displayed in the dessert case](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier-13-1nvuw-900.webp) The financiers, on the other hand, are made throughout the café's operating hours without ever selling out :) ## Tasting the Coffee Dripper menu What I ordered: Dripper Latte (white almond mocha cream latte), iced americano, coffee ice cream (cup) ₩7,000, Valrhona chocolate financier ₩3,600. ![Dripper Latte, coffee ice cream, and financier order set](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier-14-1f8ip-900.webp) ### Coffee ice cream (cup) — ₩7,000 Coffee ice cream (cup) → by the time I finished it, it had become my favorite!!!! Officially naming this the best coffee ice cream spot in Gangneung, gavel bang. Since it's made with espresso, it's not just ice cream with a faint coffee scent — the coffee flavor is genuinely strong (deliciously strong)! When you first eat it, it's a smooth coffee ice cream, but once it starts melting, it turns into something like iced coffee haha — the melted part was delicious too. Kind of like eating an upscale Deowisanyang (a Korean coffee bar treat) but soft?~ Slurped it right down ,,♥ ![Espresso coffee ice cream served in a cup](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier-15-174sc-900.webp) ### Valrhona chocolate financier — ₩3,600 Valrhona chocolate financier — you can tell it's made with Valrhona chocolate, the chocolate flavor really pops. It's not overly sweet; it's moderately sweet with the chocolate flavor coming through properly, so it was genuinely delicious... the kind of thing you'd want every time a chocolate craving hits...! ![Valrhona chocolate financier dessert](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier-16-19am4-900.webp) ### How to drink the signature Dripper Latte Dripper Latte (white almond mocha cream latte) — the almond cream latte is Coffee Dripper's signature! It's a cream latte topped with almond cream, plus almond crunch on top~ ![Signature Dripper Latte topped with almond crunch](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier-17-154qu-900.webp) It was cool out, so we drank it outside~ ![Drinking a Dripper Latte on the outdoor terrace](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier-18-v13j3-900.webp) For a latte like the Dripper Latte, instead of stirring it, the trick is to gulp the cream and coffee together in one go! Really, one big gulp! The creamy cream and coffee need to hit your mouth together for you to properly taste the Dripper Latte! ![Dripper Latte with layered cream and coffee](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier-19-1mfgu-900.webp) ![Dripper Latte paired with chocolate financier](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier-20-1knvf-900.webp) The Dripper Latte is less sweet than you'd expect, so it pairs perfectly with the sweeter Valrhona chocolate financier~ Ate my way through Gangneung's Coffee Dripper telling myself I really need to exercise. ![Coffee and dessert set on an outdoor table](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier-21-1pjq7-900.webp) ## Menu items I want to try next time After eating, it turned out there were plenty of other menu items I was curious about beyond what I tried this time! Patbingsu (shaved ice dessert)/croffin/sundubu pudding!!!!!! Things I want to try on my next visit~ (already found someone to go with next time: my friend Libby) On a nice day, this is the perfect spot to enjoy coffee and dessert outside in the cool breeze!!! The outdoor seating is generous too, so it seems great for groups (I even took photos for groups of friends who came together><) ![Generous outdoor seating at Coffee Dripper](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier-22-7qlvb-900.webp) ## Easy to combine with a trip to Chodang Tofu Village One great thing about Coffee Dripper's location is how close it is to Chodang-dong's Tofu Village~~~ If you're visiting Gangneung, eating sundubu (soft tofu stew), and looking for a café for dessert afterward, this is perfect to add to your route! (And with parking available too, it's per-fect★) There's also the well-known dessert spot Gangwon-ok Chapssaltteok (glutinous rice cake shop) nearby, so a tofu → Coffee Dripper → chapssaltteok course could work well too~ ![View of the outdoor area at Coffee Dripper in Chodang-dong, Gangneung](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier-23-8bktk-1200.webp) For anyone hunting for the best ice cream in Gangneung, I'd recommend this place~ The Dripper Latte with almond crunch on top lived up to its signature status, and when you're craving something sweet and chocolatey, the Valrhona chocolate financier is a great pick too! ## Where it is - Coffee Dripper (커피드립퍼) - 229-4 Nanseolheon-ro, 1F, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do, South Korea - 강원특별자치도 강릉시 난설헌로 229-4 1층 - 37.7926896, 128.9144187 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%BB%A4%ED%94%BC%EB%93%9C%EB%A6%BD%ED%8D%BC/@37.7926896,128.9144187,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@checkin-cup-table/gangneung-chodang-dripper-latte-finangsier/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt