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Coffee Across Seoul

I write about cafés I visit around Seoul. · Writes about: Cafés · Restaurants

PlaceSeongdong, SeoulCafés

Wangsimni bakery for a Basque cheesecake birthday cake: Jakeun Ojilin

Jakeun Ojilin (작은어질인) is a bakery on Majo-ro 1-gil near Wangsimni Station in Seongdong, Seoul. For a friend who prefers rich cheese desserts to whipped cream, the blogger chose the Jakeun Ojilin Basque cheesecake as a birthday cake and took it home boxed, enjoying its rich cheese flavor and dense yet soft texture. If you want a simple birthday cake instead of a showy whipped-cream one, the Jakeun Ojilin Basque cheesecake is a good choice.

Written Nov 13, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwangjin, SeoulCafés

After-meal café at Guui Station: kiosk oat milk latte, Center Coffee

Center Coffee Guui East Pole is a café on the B1 level of East Pole, near Guui Station in Gwangjin, Seoul. After a meal, the writer stopped by for dessert and used the entrance kiosk to add oat milk to a café latte, which tasted nutty without too much acidity, in a quiet, wood-toned space. For a nutty oat milk latte and a relaxed atmosphere near Guui Station, Center Coffee Guui East Pole is worth recommending.

Written May 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeocho, SeoulCafés

Light brunch study café in Sinnonhyeon: hot Geisha & salmon, Selecto

Selecto Coffee Sinnonhyeon Branch 24 Auto Brew Cafe is a 24-hour study café at 31 Gangnam-daero 79-gil in Seocho, Seoul, near Sinnonhyeon Station. While stopping by to study, the writer ordered a hot Americano made with Geisha beans and a smoked salmon sandwich and enjoyed them as a simple brunch. On days when coffee alone isn't enough but a heavy meal feels like too much, the coffee-and-sandwich combo at Selecto Coffee Sinnonhyeon hits the spot.

Written Nov 1, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJongno, SeoulCafés

Jongno 3-ga bakery & Seosulla-gil walk: 3 sweet & nutty buns, Munhwa

Munhwa Bakery (문화제빵) is a bakery on the first floor of 65 Donhwamun-ro, Jongno, Seoul, between Ikseon-dong and Jongno 3-ga Station. The writer stopped by Munhwa Bakery on a weekday, took home a sweet potato bun, a white bean paste bun and a walnut bun, and paired the visit with a walk along nearby Seosulla-gil. The verdict: mixing sweet buns with a nutty walnut bun makes Munhwa Bakery a fun place to compare different flavors.

Written Oct 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongdong, SeoulCafés

Seongsu diet dessert café: strawberry-banana Beh Single, Lazy Yogurt

Lazy Yogurt Seongsu is a Greek yogurt dessert café on Seongsui-ro 14-gil in Seongdong, Seoul. The writer went alone and ordered a Beh Single topped with granola, strawberry, blueberry and banana, then enjoyed the honey stick served with it and a free sample of soy-flavored yogurt. Lazy Yogurt's thick but not sour yogurt made the Beh Single feel less like a diet meal and more like a genuinely tasty dessert.

Written May 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNamyangju, GyeonggiCafés

North Han River café in Namyangju, outdoor Americano: Waltz & Dr. Mahn

Waltz and Dr. Mahn (왈츠와 닥터만) is a large North Han River-view café on Bukhangang-ro in Joan-myeon, Namyangju, Gyeonggi. On a weekend drive to Dumulmeori, the writer stopped at Waltz and Dr. Mahn and had 2 iced Americanos and an Opera cake on the outdoor seats overlooking the North Han River; the prices felt high, but the river view made them fully worth it. Waltz and Dr. Mahn is a café the writer would 100% revisit for a date, an anniversary or a family drive.

Written Jun 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNowon, SeoulCafés

Nowon Lotte café cold brew for home, iced Americano: Jeong Ji-young

Jeong Ji-young Coffee Roasters, Lotte Department Store Nowon, is a takeaway-only café on B1 of the food hall at Lotte Department Store in Nowon, Seoul. Right after a meal, the writer ordered 2 iced Americanos at Jeong Ji-young Coffee Roasters and also bought 2 cold brews to mix at home. Jeong Ji-young Coffee Roasters makes an easy coffee stop on a shopping trip, and the cold brew was good enough that the writer would buy it again.

Written Oct 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Seolleung poke bowl with garlic shrimp and avocado add-on: Hola Poke

Hola Poke Seolleung Branch is a poke restaurant on the second floor of a building near Seolleung Station in Gangnam, Seoul, where you pick your poke, base and sauce. This lunch was the garlic shrimp poke with an avocado add-on, a bowl of crunchy vegetables, pineapple, corn and springy garlic shrimp that never got boring. For a lunch where salad alone isn't enough, Hola Poke Seolleung sits right in the middle.

Written Sep 22, 2026Sponsored
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