Ansan Gojan-dong café: 3 drinks and free receipt-review coffee, Degree

Today, after a weekday lunch in Suwon, I went looking for a café with a nice atmosphere and good coffee, and ended up at Degree, a well-known coffee spot in Ansan.

Ansan weather on the day of the visit

On September 28, 2026, Ansan was cloudy, with a low of 18.2°C and a high of 24.7°C.

Where is Degree Gojan Branch, and what are its hours and parking?

Degree Gojan Branch (디그리 고잔점) is at 137 Gwangdeok-daero, Danwon-gu, Ansan, Gyeonggi (Building A, Units 103, 104, 105 and 109). It is open daily from 07:00 to 24:00, all year round. You can use the building's parking lot, and it is near 25-si Plaza in Gojan-dong, close to AW Convention.

• Space: a large, pleasant bakery café
• Menu: coffee, drinks, bakery items, sandwiches and more
• Features: roastery bakery café, beans for sale, takeout and delivery available

What kind of brand is Degree?

According to the café's introduction, degree is a local Ansan café brand that opened in 2014, with branches 1 and 2 in Banwol Industrial Complex and a third branch opened in Gojan-dong in 2020. It describes itself as a coffee company run by a team of professional roasters, baristas and bakers, who try to be an oasis of energy for their guests.

They serve specialty coffee made with good ingredients and French bread made with French flour and rescue butter, plus fresh-squeezed seasonal fruit juice, bread baked by hand every morning, and sandwiches made with fresh vegetables.

When does fresh bread come out at Degree Gojan Branch?

• 8:00: croissant, pretzel, scone, baguette, jambon-beurre (ham and butter sandwich)
• 9:00–10:00: brioche, chocolate escargot, 3 kinds of croissants, sausage pastry, scallion cream cheese bagel
• 11:00–12:00: salt bread, 2 kinds of ciabatta, baguette, kouign-amann (weekends)
• 12:00–13:00: jambon-beurre, arugula cream cheese
• 15:00–16:00: croissant, brioche, chocolate escargot, baguette, salt bread, sausage pastry, jambon-beurre, arugula

If you time your visit with the bread schedule, you can enjoy good coffee with warm bread, and the bread is apparently made in two batches during the day.

What does Degree Gojan Branch look like from outside?

Degree Gojan Branch has a clean white exterior with huge picture windows, giving it a modern, stylish feel.

There is a standing sign with the menu in front of the entrance, and small tables and chairs by the window looked like a nice spot to rest for a moment.

Overall, it gave me the impression of a simple yet stylish café exterior.

Inside Degree Gojan Branch: the atmosphere

The interior is a clean mix of white tones and wood. Sunlight pours in through the big windows, so the whole place feels bright and open, and the plants here and there make it even more comfortable.

The tables are nicely spaced so it doesn't feel crowded, and you can see the bakery display and the counter at a glance, which makes it a great place to enjoy coffee and bread together.

Overall, the interior has a tidy, calm mood where white tones and wood work well together.

Various coffee grinders and equipment are neatly arranged at the counter, which gave it a real coffee-specialist feel.

There are large windows on the window side, so it was nice to spend a relaxed time looking at the view outside. The space doesn't feel stuffy at all, and it's a comfortable place to take a break with coffee and bakery items.

Bakery selection at Degree Gojan Branch

On one side of the shop, a wide range of appetizing bakery items was on display, from croissants and pastries to plain meal breads, sandwiches and pizza-style items.

There was quite a variety, so browsing was fun. The breads are neatly arranged by type, each with a name and price, which made it easy to pick what I wanted.

There was a huge amount of bakery items, the kind that makes you want to pick out one of each just by looking.

Can you buy Degree coffee beans and decaf beans?

Degree Gojan Branch sells several kinds of the coffee beans used in the shop. If you enjoyed Degree's coffee, it seems like a good idea to buy some beans and enjoy them at home too.

Besides regular beans, there are decaf beans set aside separately, so you can choose according to your taste or caffeine intake, which I liked. If you love coffee, it's worth stopping by to take a look.

The three drinks ordered at Degree Gojan Branch

We ordered three drinks at Degree Gojan Branch. (I'd eaten way too much at lunch, so I couldn't pick any bread.)

• Watermelon juice
• "Signature" cream Americano (iced)
• Americano (iced)

How does Degree's watermelon juice taste?

Degree's watermelon juice tastes just like sweet, cool watermelon. It isn't overly sweet, and you can taste the natural sweetness of the watermelon itself, so it was easy to drink. I think it would suit anyone looking for a light, fresh drink instead of coffee.

How does the signature cream Americano taste?

The signature cream Americano I ordered looked delicious from the start, with plenty of soft, sweet cream piled on top of the coffee. You first taste the sweet, smooth cream, then the bittersweet flavor of strong coffee follows, and the two blended better than I expected.

Especially if you scoop the cream and coffee together as you drink, you get the soft cream and the strong coffee at the same time, which made it even tastier.

How does the iced Americano with LAKE beans taste?

At Degree you can choose the beans for your Americano. This time the beans were labeled 'LAKE', a blend of Brazil, Colombia and India. Nutty flavor, acidity and body were nicely balanced, so it was easy to drink without feeling heavy.

It was great as a clean iced Americano. The first sip has a gentle acidity and nutty flavor, and it finishes cleanly toward the end.

Then I just relaxed with my coffee, looking at the view outside through the big windows. A quiet cup of coffee is always nice.

Choosing Degree coffee beans to suit your taste

Degree is a very famous coffee café that even has its own roasting factory.

I think you can just pick the beans that match your coffee taste. Next time I'd like to try the Oasis or Banwol beans.

Free coffee with the Degree Gojan Branch receipt review event

While paying at Degree Gojan Branch, I noticed a receipt review event. They said you can get an Americano or an espresso for writing a review, so I joined right away.

I had tasty drinks and got one more coffee through the review event, so it was a very worthwhile visit. My review is "love."

Is Degree Gojan Branch worth a return visit?

Today I had lunch in Suwon, came back to Ansan and enjoyed a relaxing cup of coffee at Degree Gojan Branch. If you want to spend a leisurely time with good bread and coffee in Gojan-dong, Ansan, it's worth dropping by.

And I think I'll miss the seasonal watermelon juice every summer. Slowly enjoying coffee in a clean, comfortable space gave me a little breather in a busy day. It feels like a place I'll come back to for the wide range of bakery items.

It was one of those days when I needed a good cup of coffee, tasty bread and a moment of calm. And that's how I enjoyed my break at Degree.