# Gwanghwamun café for decaf coffee and mugwort latte: Center Coffee - By Mina K. (https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-cup-sill/) - Written Sep 12, 2026 - Local places › Cafés › Jung-gu, Seoul - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-cup-sill/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@seoul-cup-sill/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior/index.md) ## In short Center Coffee Gwanghwamun is a coffee-focused café in Jung-gu, Seoul. I tried a decaf iced Americano, iced mugwort latte, and Matilda chocolate cake in its subdued wood-toned space. A café I’d genuinely like to revisit. ## Good to know - **Location**: B1F, Unit 105, 136 Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea (서울 중구 세종대로 136 B1층 105호) - **Hours**: Mon–Fri 07:30–21:00; Sat–Sun 11:00–21:00 - **Parking**: Available; first 90 minutes free, then ₩1,000 per additional 10 minutes, up to ₩30,000 - **Ordered**: Decaf iced Americano, iced mugwort latte, Matilda chocolate cake *as written by the visitor on Sep 12, 2026* It had been a while since I’d seen my friend, so after a delicious dinner we were looking for a café. I heard there was a Blue Ribbon-listed spot with great coffee, so we went to Center Coffee Gwanghwamun. :) ![Entrance to Center Coffee Gwanghwamun](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior-01-1ftj8-900.webp) It really must be a Gwanghwamun café known for its coffee!! There were as many as eight Blue Ribbons posted by the entrance 👍 ## Getting to Center Coffee Gwanghwamun from Gwanghwamun Station Come out of Exit 5 of Gwanghwamun Station and walk for about two minutes; you’ll see the Seoul Finance Center (SFC). Head down to B1 and you’re there. ![Basement café location in Seoul Finance Center](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior-02-1vskq-900.webp) The building itself is easy to find! I went in from the other side, and it somehow felt like an upscale hotel in Macau—and it even smelled like a hotel! Hahaha. The friend I was with had travelled to Hong Kong and Macau with me, so we reminisced as we headed to the café haha. It was right there when we went down the stairs, and the space was bigger than I expected! ![View of Center Coffee Gwanghwamun](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior-03-11j6g-900.webp) ![View of Center Coffee Gwanghwamun](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior-04-f3dab-900.webp) ## A subdued wood-toned interior ![Wood-toned café interior](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior-05-llzfg-900.webp) ![Wood-toned café interior](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior-06-i5uzg-900.webp) ![Wood-toned café interior](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior-07-1jjyy-900.webp) ![Wood-toned café interior](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior-08-jn5mv-900.webp) The interior has wood tones throughout, with a clean, modern atmosphere. ![Café interior with wood furniture and lighting](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior-09-18adp-900.webp) The dark wood furniture, brickwork, and softly diffused wall lighting came together beautifully. It was an impressive space that felt cozy yet classic. ![Cute chairs inside the café](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior-10-ir5r3-900.webp) Aren’t the chairs so cute too? Haha 🍀 And I thought this was part of the matching wood-toned décor, but it was a speaker!! It had such a lovely vibe haha. ![Speaker blending into the wood interior](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior-11-v8at9-900.webp) Personally, I liked it even more because this subdued wood interior, rather than the bright white cafés you see so often these days, seems to create an atmosphere that makes you want to stay longer. 🤎 It feels like a great space both for quietly having coffee alone and for comfortably chatting with a friend. ☕️ ![Café seating and wood-toned space](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior-12-1j6to-900.webp) ![Café seating and wood-toned space](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior-13-1iws7-900.webp) ![Decaf coffee and mugwort latte at Center Coffee Gwanghwamun](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior-14-jux05-900.webp) On one side, they were selling coffee-bean drip bags—just what you’d expect from a Blue Ribbon coffee spot. They looked perfect to buy as gifts. 🎁 ## Coffee and cake menu ![Center Coffee drink menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior-15-1qvib-900.webp) ![Center Coffee drink menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior-16-oa3dp-900.webp) ![Center Coffee coffee menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior-17-vmgvp-900.webp) ![Center Coffee coffee menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior-18-vsgg2-900.webp) The menu is centered on coffee overall, but there are plenty of choices, from a basic Americano to lattes and coffee of the day, so it’s easy to choose according to your taste. More than sweet drinks, it felt like a café where you can really enjoy the beans and the coffee itself. ![Center Coffee menu board](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior-19-18xym-900.webp) There wasn’t a huge variety of desserts, but they had cakes and other sweets that go well with coffee. ![Café dessert display](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior-20-1hf5j-900.webp) After some deliberation, we ordered a decaf iced Americano, iced mugwort latte, and Matilda chocolate cake haha. ## Decaf Americano, mugwort latte, and chocolate cake ![Iced Americano, mugwort latte, and chocolate cake](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior-21-dla6u-1200.webp) I don’t usually drink coffee, but since it was decaf, I took a sip of my friend’s Americano. And it was delicious! At first, there was a gentle acidity with a slightly tangy note, then a nutty flavor gradually came through. At the end, a subtle chocolate aroma lingered before it finished cleanly. It was so well balanced that I wanted another sip! 👍 The iced mugwort latte was soft with a slight sweetness at first. The more I drank, the more its gentle mugwort aroma and nutty flavor came through. It finished softly, with the mugwort fragrance lingering like an aftertaste. I think what stood out was that it had a satisfying weight without the mugwort flavor coming on too strong—it was wonderfully subtle. ![Iced mugwort latte and decaf Americano](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior-22-vyeyo-900.webp) ![Iced mugwort latte and decaf Americano](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior-23-qenib-900.webp) The Matilda chocolate cake was so delicious—dense and wonderfully chewy. It was sweet enough to feel like an instant sugar boost. Recommended for anyone who loves rich chocolate cake! Haha 🍰 ![Matilda chocolate cake](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior-24-1n1vn-900.webp) Center Coffee had such a great atmosphere, delicious coffee and drinks, and even perfect desserts. I’m planning to come back next time. I sincerely want to recommend it! 🫶 ## Where it is - Center Coffee Gwanghwamun (센터커피 광화문점) - B1F, Unit 105, 136 Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea (서울특별시 중구 세종대로 136 B1층 105호) - 서울특별시 중구 세종대로 136 B1층 105호 - 37.5684246, 126.9782701 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%84%BC%ED%84%B0%EC%BB%A4%ED%94%BC%20%EA%B4%91%ED%99%94%EB%AC%B8%EC%A0%90/@37.5684246,126.9782701,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-cup-sill/gwanghwamun-center-coffee-wood-interior/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt