Yeonnam-dong coffee shop with on-the-rocks iced drip: Central Site
In short
Central Site Yeonnam is a specialty coffee roastery café in Yeonnam-dong, Seoul, where you smell the beans before ordering and have them brewed by hand drip. On a date with her husband, the writer ordered the Ethiopia Single Farmer Nigusse Gemeda hand drip at 13,000 won, classic tiramisu at 8,500 won and a Haruyama matcha latte at 7,500 won. The iced hand drip arrived with one big whiskey-on-the-rocks ice cube, so the coffee at Central Site Yeonnam never turned watery down to the last sip.
Good to know
- Location
- Central Site Yeonnam, 29-1 Yeonhui-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul
- Hours
- Weekdays 8:00–22:00 / Weekends 8:30–22:00
- Hand drip
- Ethiopia Single Farmer Nigusse Gemeda Baturo 74158 Classic Washed, Dark Room roast, 13,000 won
- Dessert
- Classic tiramisu, 8,500 won
- Non-coffee
- Haruyama matcha latte, 7,500 won
- Seating
- Three floors, with a bean-smelling counter and brew bar on the first floor
as written by the visitor on Sep 24, 2026
I went with my husband on a date to Central Site Yeonnam in Yeonnam-dong.
From the hand drip to the classic tiramisu and the Haruyama matcha latte, I tried everything myself, so let me go through the menu, prices, and the vibe of the space one by one.
Where is Central Site Yeonnam, and what are its hours?
📌 Location 29-1 Yeonhui-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Central Site Yeonnam 📌 Hours Weekdays 8:00–22:00 Weekends 8:30–22:00
Central Site is a specialty coffee roastery café in Yeonnam-dong.
Alongside hand-drip coffee, they also sell desserts like tiramisu and a matcha latte, so it seemed like a good spot for coffee lovers and non-coffee-drinkers to visit together.
Inside Central Site Yeonnam, floor by floor
The moment I stepped in, Central Site felt like a café that takes coffee seriously.
It wasn't just a pretty space selling coffee — I was impressed that you could experience the whole process of picking a bean, smelling it, and having it hand-dripped for you.
On the first floor there's a space to smell the beans and a bar where you can watch coffee being extracted, and there's seating from the first floor all the way up to the third.
Being able to smell the beans before ordering coffee made it a fun space for anyone curious how the aroma and taste differ by bean.
What we ordered at Central Site Yeonnam and what it cost
It's mainly a coffee menu, but there are non-coffee options too, so it's good for going with someone who can't drink coffee. There were also plenty of sweet cakes to go with the coffee.
We ordered the following.
- ✔️ Hand drip (Ethiopia Single Farmer Nigusse Gemeda Baturo74158 Classic Washed Dark Room) ₩13,000
- ✔️ Classic tiramisu ₩8,500
- ✔️ Haruyama matcha latte ₩7,500
How does smelling the beans before ordering work?
One of the things that stood out at Central Site was the coffee sniffing.
Once you pick a coffee, they let you smell the aroma of the coffee extracted on the first floor before you order.
I'm not usually well-versed in coffee, so being able to smell it in person rather than just picking by the bean's name was fun.
After the sniffing, we waited at our table and they brought the coffee over once it was ready.
Ethiopia Nigusse Gemeda iced hand drip, 13,000 won
The bean I ordered was Ethiopia Single Farmer Nigusse Gemeda.
The name was unfamiliar, and the way the coffee was served was special too.
When I ordered the iced hand drip, it came with not a regular ice cube but a big, hard chunk of ice like the ones used for whiskey on the rocks.
Because the ice was big and melted slowly, the water didn't mix in quickly while I drank, so the coffee flavor didn't go watery easily.
You could keep tasting close to the original flavor even after time passed, which seemed great for anyone who likes to sip hand-drip coffee slowly.
The bean I drank had a bright citrus note on the first sip, a subtle floral aroma in the middle, and a candy-like sweet finish at the end.
Even for someone like me who doesn't know coffee well, it was fascinating that the flavor wasn't just one note — it changed a little each time I took a sip.
Classic tiramisu, 8,500 won
The classic tiramisu had chocolate shavings on top of cocoa powder.
The sponge was well soaked in coffee, giving it a moist texture, and the cream was on the softer side.
The subtle coffee aroma blended nicely with the soft cream, and it went well with the hand drip.
The heavy richness typical of tiramisu wasn't too strong, so it was easy to eat little by little alongside the coffee.
Haruyama matcha latte, 7,500 won
Since I can't drink coffee, I also ordered a matcha latte.
The Haruyama matcha latte tasted close to the matcha latte flavor most people are familiar with.
The distinct matcha aroma blended with the smooth milk flavor, making it easy and pleasant to drink.
If you like coffee, go for the hand drip; if you're after something other than coffee, the matcha latte seems like a solid choice.
Final verdict: who should visit Central Site Yeonnam?
Central Site Yeonnam left an impression beyond just being a café where you drink a cup of coffee and leave — you actually get to smell the beans and experience the full flavor of hand-drip coffee.
What made it fun even for someone like me who doesn't know coffee well was being able to feel the flavor shift from citrus to floral to candy-like sweetness.
If you want to try hand-drip coffee in Yeonnam-dong, or you're looking for a nice-vibe café for a date, this place is worth stopping by.
Where it is
29-1 Yeonhui-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea서울특별시 마포구 연희로 29-1 센트럴사이트
