Yeoksam café after hitsumabushi: Helsinki latte & mini mugs, Mini Male

After a hitsumabushi lunch in Yeoksam, off to Mini Male Coffee Roaster

Mini Male Coffee Roaster Yeoksam Branch is a café a 3-minute walk from Yeoksam Station Exit 6. I was craving hitsumabushi (grilled eel rice bowl) lately, so I ate it in Yeoksam, then went to chill at Mini Male Coffee Roaster nearby, which has a really stylish interior.

What kind of coffee does Mini Male Coffee Roaster use?

Mini Male Coffee Roaster only handles specialty coffee. They seem serious about coffee as a treat, which made me trust them more. They say they don't use rotten, moldy or insect-damaged green beans. Just like you look for healthy food, this is a brand where you can drink coffee healthily too.

This Yeoksam branch is also famous for its levain cookies, so around lunchtime it's known for cookies and coffee. The interior is so tasteful for Yeoksam that I figured it'd be crowded at lunch too. I'm not a latte person, but I was curious about the popular Helsinki latte, so I ordered one.

Mini Male Yeoksam menu and bean choices

At Mini Male Coffee Roaster you can pick your beans from Balance, Dunkel or decaf, and there are lots of non-coffee options too, so it looks really popular at lunchtime. Besides the signature Helsinki latte, there were quite a few tasty-looking things like the ice cream latte, Buzz Shot and Brittany Einspänner.

An imported mini mug I bought because it was too cute

The Yeoksam branch also sells imported mini mugs, and they were so cute that I ended up buying one, hahahahahahaha (it's a Japanese product, but made in Taiwan).

Is the Helsinki latte bottle good as a gift?

Mini Male Coffee Roaster also sells the Helsinki latte, original levain cookies, handmade New York cookies and a range of dutch coffee. The signature Helsinki latte even comes as a bottled take-home product, so it makes a nice gift for latte lovers.

Mini Male's Place Selection puts the café's most loved drinks into large, compactly designed bottles: the signature Helsinki latte, said to be made in-store and kept fresh daily, a richly whisked Boseong matcha latte, a refreshing milk tea and cold brew.

If you get takeout at Mini Male Coffee Roaster, you even get this tasteful packaging. If you want stylish coffee around Yeoksam, it's Mini Male Coffee Roaster! The coffee is good and the packaging is pretty too, so it's great for relaxing at lunch. And in the evening, the black and stainless steel interior feels a bit atmospheric and even cooler, so you end up relaxing for no particular reason.

Helsinki latte and levain cookie at a window seat

I grabbed a window seat at the Yeoksam branch and chomp-chomp-chomped through an iced Americano, a Helsinki latte and a levain cookie. It had been a while since we'd met, so we chatted away and lost track of time.

Mini Male Yeoksam when it isn't crowded

Mini Male Coffee Roaster reportedly also supplies coffee beans to offices, so it seems popular around Yeoksam. I expected it to be packed, but on the day I went it was empty, maybe because it was evening. The mood was better and more atmospheric than I'd expected, and with no crowd it was honestly even nicer.

Reusable cup for a receipt review, plus package deals

At the Yeoksam branch, you get a reusable cup if you write a Naver receipt review, and the perks are a bit better if you buy a package that includes levain cookies and the Helsinki latte. It's a good place not just to enjoy the café but also to buy gift sets.

Mini Male is said to be the No. 1 brand in the 2023 Customer Excellence Brand Awards for the food service category. Coming to a place like this is a skill in itself! The mood is great, the coffee is good, the signature latte is tasty and there are several branches, so this is the first café that made me want to come back.

In by day, out in the evening: Mini Male Yeoksam

I went into Mini Male Coffee Roaster Yeoksam Branch in the daytime and came out when it was nearly evening. The outdoor seats are really atmospheric too, a space that feels like being outside. Whether in Yeoksam or at another Mini Male Coffee Roaster branch, I want to go back, write a receipt review and pick up a cup.

The place I visited is Mini Male Coffee Roaster Yeoksam Branch, a 3-minute walk from Yeoksam Station Exit 6. It was a coffee shop with a delicious signature Helsinki latte.