# Yeonnam-dong café for coffee tasting: Central Site Yeonnam - By Rahyeon (https://superchart.com/en/@side-street-cup/) - Written Sep 12, 2026 - Local places › Cafés › Mapo, Seoul - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@side-street-cup/yeonnam-handdrip-acidity-central-site/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@side-street-cup/yeonnam-handdrip-acidity-central-site/index.md) ## In short Central Site Yeonnam is a hand-drip coffee café in Mapo, Seoul. I smelled the beans, watched the brewing demonstration, compared bright and nutty coffees, and had classic tiramisu. Central Site Yeonnam makes finding your coffee preference easy, even for beginners. ## Good to know - **Hours**: Mon–Fri 08:00–22:00; Sat–Sun 08:30–22:00 - **Parking**: Urbanport private parking lot, a 1–2 minute walk away - **Seating**: First-floor seating, second-floor window seats, and a third-floor rooftop - **Ethiopia Nordic Approach Yirgacheffe Chelbesa Washed**: ₩9,000 (jasmine, white peach, orange, green grape) - **Guatemala Entre Volcanes 2026 Washed**: ₩8,000 (hazelnut, butterscotch, milk chocolate) - **Classic tiramisu**: ₩8,500 *as written by the visitor on Sep 12, 2026* ![Hand-drip coffee at Central Site Yeonnam](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-handdrip-acidity-central-site/yeonnam-handdrip-acidity-central-site-01-8eqy4-1200.webp) ![Central Site café in Yeonnam-dong](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-handdrip-acidity-central-site/yeonnam-handdrip-acidity-central-site-02-1ko0w-966.webp) ## If you want to enjoy hand-drip coffee in Yeonnam-dong Among the cafés in Hongdae's Yeonnam-dong, I visited Central Site Yeonnam, which is famous for its excellent hand-drip coffee~! You can even watch a demonstration. Most of all, the coffee was so good that even I, someone who isn't great with acidic coffee, enjoyed it!!! I recommend it as a place that beginners and enthusiasts alike can happily enjoy. ![Central Site Yeonnam information](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-handdrip-acidity-central-site/yeonnam-handdrip-acidity-central-site-03-6vl7c-966.webp) ## Hours and how to get there Hours are 08:00–22:00 Monday through Friday and 08:30–22:00 on Saturday and Sunday. From Exit 3 of Hongik University Station, follow the main road at Donggyo-dong intersection straight toward Yeonnam-dong, and it will be on your right. There is a private parking lot a 1–2 minute walk from the café, called Urbanport. ![Cakes and coffee beans at Central Site](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-handdrip-acidity-central-site/yeonnam-handdrip-acidity-central-site-04-1vfrz-966.webp) ![Choosing coffee beans at Central Site](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-handdrip-acidity-central-site/yeonnam-handdrip-acidity-central-site-05-1myhu-966.webp) ## How hand-drip beginners can choose beans easily They also have cakes that look delicious~ haha. The barista explained the beans in a way that was really easy to understand! So even I, a hand-drip beginner, could choose easily haha. - Ethiopia Nordic Approach Yirgacheffe Chelbesa Washed ₩9,000 (jasmine, white peach, orange, green grape) - Guatemala Entre Volcanes 2026 Washed ₩8,000 (hazelnut, butterscotch, milk chocolate) - Classic tiramisu ₩8,500 This is what we ordered! ![The hand-drip coffee menu we ordered](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-handdrip-acidity-central-site/yeonnam-handdrip-acidity-central-site-06-ofvr5-966.webp) ![Hand-drip coffee order](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-handdrip-acidity-central-site/yeonnam-handdrip-acidity-central-site-07-2jinh-966.webp) ## Smell the beans and watch the hand-drip demonstration When you order, you can smell the beans and watch them make the hand-drip coffee, which was so fun! Haha. It kind of felt like being at an exhibition, hehe. I loved how the coffee aroma drifted around. ![Coffee bean aromas and a hand-drip demonstration](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-handdrip-acidity-central-site/yeonnam-handdrip-acidity-central-site-08-oakug-966.webp) It was even better because they let us compare the aromas of each bean we ordered! It was another day of realizing for sure that I prefer coffee without acidity and with a nutty flavor, haha. But the really amazing thing is that even Central Site Yeonnam's more acidic hand-drip coffee had such a refined flavor and was delicious! Now I understand why people like acidity. I really enjoyed it too. ![Hand-drip coffee at Central Site](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-handdrip-acidity-central-site/yeonnam-handdrip-acidity-central-site-09-dtoxd-966.webp) ![Central Site café interior](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-handdrip-acidity-central-site/yeonnam-handdrip-acidity-central-site-10-o339m-966.webp) ## A café with window seats and a rooftop The interior was stylish and had such a nice atmosphere, perfect for recharging my mood haha. There is seating on the first floor, plus a second and third floor. The third floor is a rooftop that feels wonderfully open~!! We settled at a second-floor window table with a great view! ![Second-floor window table](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-handdrip-acidity-central-site/yeonnam-handdrip-acidity-central-site-11-q68bi-966.webp) ![Second-floor window seating at Central Site](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-handdrip-acidity-central-site/yeonnam-handdrip-acidity-central-site-12-x3mke-966.webp) ## The order for comparing the coffees They brought our ordered items right to our table! That was so convenient and nice too~ The refined glasses and square ice reminded me of whiskey, and the flavor itself was also so sophisticated that even a beginner like me could enjoy it. ![Hand-drip coffee with square ice](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-handdrip-acidity-central-site/yeonnam-handdrip-acidity-central-site-13-fwlse-966.webp) They were also so kind: since we were sharing the coffees, they told us the drinking order so we could taste them better!! First, we drank the Ethiopia Nordic Approach Yirgacheffe Chelbesa Washed, which was bright and refreshing with a sweet aroma at the end. I discovered the charm of acidity this time, you know~ But I still don't think I could drink it elsewhere, haha. Because I know it won't taste like this anywhere else... hehe. The second coffee, Guatemala Entre Volcanes 2026 Washed, had the nutty flavor I love! It was nutty yet sweet, so of course it was delicious~ It was lovely to sip alongside dessert >.< ![Classic tiramisu and hand-drip coffee](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-handdrip-acidity-central-site/yeonnam-handdrip-acidity-central-site-14-takuv-966.webp) ## Classic tiramisu with hand-drip coffee And when you come to Central Site Yeonnam, you absolutely have to try the classic tiramisu! The harmony of soft, rich mascarpone cream and moist coffee sponge was unbelievable..! It is sweet with a touch of bitterness, and taking a sip of hand-drip coffee with it makes you happy right away. You can enjoy such an elegant tea time here, haha. ## Where it is - Central Site Yeonnam (센트럴사이트 연남점) (센트럴사이트 연남점) - 29-1 Yeonhui-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 마포구 연희로 29-1 센트럴사이트 - 37.561549, 126.9268517 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%84%BC%ED%8A%B8%EB%9F%B4%EC%82%AC%EC%9D%B4%ED%8A%B8%20%EC%97%B0%EB%82%A8%EC%A0%90/@37.561549,126.9268517,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@side-street-cup/yeonnam-handdrip-acidity-central-site/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt