# Hapjeong café for the caffeine-sensitive: Entre Volcanes, Central Site - By Back Shelf Hunter (https://superchart.com/en/@euljiro-back-shelf/) - Written Jun 23, 2026 - Local places › Cafés › Mapo, Seoul - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@euljiro-back-shelf/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@euljiro-back-shelf/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala/index.md) · [日本語](https://superchart.com/ja/@euljiro-back-shelf/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala/index.md) ## In short Central Site Hapjeong is a specialty coffee café on Yanghwa-ro 7-gil in Mapo, Seoul, right in front of Udon Kaden. A caffeine-sensitive writer came back on the strength of memories of Central Site's Yeonnam branch and tried the Guatemala Entre Volcanes (₩8,000) and the Classic Tiramisu (₩8,500). Central Site Hapjeong's coffee was memorable more for its aroma and water-light texture than its taste, and the Classic Tiramisu is the writer's all-time favorite. ## Good to know - **Guatemala Entre Volcanes**: ₩8,000 (hazelnut, butterscotch and milk chocolate notes) - **Classic Tiramisu**: ₩8,500 - **Priciest coffee on the menu**: ₩16,000 - **Location**: 1F, 20 Yanghwa-ro 7-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, right in front of Udon Kaden - **Bean aroma tasting**: You can smell each blended bean before ordering - **Service**: Staff bring your coffee to your seat once it's brewed - **Price reference**: ₩8,000 ≈ $6 · ₩8,500 ≈ $6.4 · ₩16,000 ≈ $12 (2026-10-19) *as written by the visitor on Jun 23, 2026* ## Why a caffeine-sensitive coffee drinker returned to Central Site Central Site is a specialty coffee shop that this caffeine-sensitive writer wanted to try even at the cost of sleep. I once ate a coffee-flavored cookie and still tossed and turned all night, so maybe it's all in my head? Caffeine and I have parted ways, but there is one coffee I remember so well that I gave up sleep for it. I walked into "Central Site" by chance, with zero expectations. I had never seen a place do coffee this professionally. Some of you may know Song Myeongseop makgeolli (Korean rice wine); the smooth, water-like finish with so many aromas layered on top was a fresh shock to me. ![Memory of the first coffee tasted at Central Site](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala-01-9j4gn-966.webp) ## Where is Central Site Hapjeong? Central Site Hapjeong sits on Yanghwa-ro 7-gil in Mapo, right in front of Chef Jung Ho-young's Udon Kaden. While I wasn't looking, Central Site opened a branch in Hapjeong! I used to work at a restaurant nearby and passed this alley countless times, so it felt really welcome. ![Exterior of Central Site Hapjeong in the Yanghwa-ro 7-gil alley](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala-02-7cj32-m-966.webp) You can feel the solid dignity of a coffee specialist from the outside. I got the strong impression of a shop that never does anything half-heartedly, so the care in the small details really caught my eye. Look at the fan placed outside.. ![Fan placed outside Central Site Hapjeong](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala-03-1wjxc-966.webp) ![Details around the entrance of Central Site Hapjeong](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala-04-prarn-966.webp) ## Smelling the beans and the tiramisu display case Just like the Yeonnam branch, Central Site Hapjeong has each of its blended beans set out so you can smell them. ![Bean-sniffing station with each blended bean set out](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala-05-12huo-966.webp) Honestly, I'm not very into coffee and only came back to taste the coffee world, so for coffee newbies like me, all these unfamiliar things are just fascinating. ![Inside Central Site, fascinating to a coffee beginner](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala-06-boasl-966.webp) There's the tiramisu cake I loved at the Yeonnam branch too. From the dark chocolate on top to the mascarpone that melted away in my mouth, the fresh shock of that time comes flooding back. ![Tiramisu cake on display at Central Site Hapjeong](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala-07-1xri6-966.webp) ## Choosing the Guatemala Entre Volcanes from the menu The menu at Central Site Hapjeong keeps a form that feels moody and professional rather than intuitively convenient. In the old days I'd have ordered the most expensive coffee, ₩16,000, just because! But after reading what the blended beans contain (hazelnut, butterscotch, milk chocolate), I ordered the "Guatemala Entre Volcanes." ![Coffee bean menu at Central Site Hapjeong](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala-08-jd04o-966.webp) The barista started working on the beans the moment I ordered. Watching the coffee being made right in front of you is another reason to visit Central Site. See the scale under the coffee drip equipment? When they sweat even the small details you'd normally skip past, no wonder I was curious about coffee even while losing sleep over it. ![Barista brewing coffee with drip equipment on a scale](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala-09-1eden-966.webp) The "coffee laboratory"-like space that shocked me at the Yeonnam branch is still here too, wow. ![Coffee-laboratory-like space at Central Site Hapjeong](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala-10-raqox-966.webp) When the coffee is done brewing, the staff bring it to you themselves. ![Guatemala Entre Volcanes brought over by staff](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala-11-13tyt-966.webp) ![A cup of Guatemala Entre Volcanes at Central Site Hapjeong](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala-12-rqxvp-1200.webp) ## How does the Guatemala Entre Volcanes taste? The Guatemala Entre Volcanes (₩8,000) had a light body and a cool, clean texture that went down like water, which was its charm. If I had focused a bit more, I think I could have picked up the hazelnut, butterscotch and milk chocolate in the beans even more strongly. I felt I got more from the aroma and the texture in my mouth than from simple taste. ![Table set with Guatemala Entre Volcanes](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala-13-18ywt-966.webp) ## Central Site's Classic Tiramisu The Classic Tiramisu (₩8,500) came cut neatly, as if sliced like a radish with a knife. Central Site really does tiramisu well, too. Ever since trying the tiramisu at the Yeonnam branch I'd think of it often and bought a few from neighborhood cafés, but for the soft mascarpone texture and the deep flavor you can feel in your nose, Central Site is definitely the best. ![Neatly cut Classic Tiramisu at Central Site](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala-14-18t11-966.webp) ## Who should you bring to Central Site Hapjeong? For both taste and atmosphere, Central Site Hapjeong looks perfect for meeting people you care about and chatting quietly. Even I, who prefer pubs and whisky bars to cafés, think so, which shows how a pro's charm draws people in on its own. ![Atmosphere of Central Site Hapjeong, good for chatting with friends](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala-15-yo5ha-966.webp) (It's also fun that the beans are different from the Yeonnam branch.) ## Where it is - Central Site Hapjeong (센트럴사이트 합정점) - 20 Yanghwa-ro 7-gil, 1st floor, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 마포구 양화로7길 20 1층 센트럴사이트 합정점 - 37.551766, 126.9148683 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%84%BC%ED%8A%B8%EB%9F%B4%EC%82%AC%EC%9D%B4%ED%8A%B8%20%ED%95%A9%EC%A0%95%EC%A0%90/@37.551766,126.9148683,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@euljiro-back-shelf/hapjeong-centralsight-caffeine-sensitive-guatemala/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt