Suwon rooftop café with dark, low-acid Americano: Jeong Ji-young

I went to Suwon's Haenggung-dong and stopped by a café famous for its coffee! Jeong Ji-young Coffee Roasters Jangan-mun branch (정지영커피로스터즈 장안문점) is so well known in Suwon that a lot of you probably know it already ✨ I kept hearing that everyone stops here when they come to Haenggung-dong, so I went too, and both the atmosphere and the coffee were good. Here's my review of this Haenggung-dong café ><

Where is Jeong Ji-young Coffee Roasters Jangan-mun branch in Suwon?

Jeong Ji-young Coffee Roasters Jangan-mun branch is near Jangan-mun in Suwon, on Jeongjo-ro 905beon-gil in Paldal-gu. Being right by Jangan-mun, it's a handy place to drop in while strolling around Haenggung-dong.

It sits at what feels like the start of Haenglidan-gil, so there are lots of restaurants, prop shops and dessert places around to wander through. It suits the Haenggung-dong date-course vibe really well!

A converted house with three floors and a rooftop

The café is a converted house, so it doesn't feel like a typical franchise. It has a stylish atmosphere.

With the 1st and 2nd floors plus the 3rd-floor rooftop, there are quite a few seats, and each floor has a different mood, so it's fun just looking around.

The window side especially gets great light, perfect for photos!

There's a rooftop too, so it seemed like a Haenggung-dong café that would be even better on a nice day.

Drinks I ordered at Jeong Ji-young Coffee Roasters

I came after a meal, so I just ordered drinks.

• Iced Americano
• Summer Latte

Is the iced Americano acidic?

The iced Americano here is a dark-roast style with almost no acidity!

It's nutty and full-bodied, so even people who dislike acidity should find it easy to enjoy.

I could kind of see why it's famous as a coffee spot in Suwon. The coffee is cleanly balanced, so it looked like it would go well with dessert too!

What does the Summer Latte taste like?

The Summer Latte is a latte with ice cream in it, and it was really smooth and sweet.

As the ice cream on top melts, the latte gets even smoother, and overall it works nicely as a dessert.

It isn't overly sweet, so coffee lovers can drink it without feeling it's too much! Personally, the latte stuck with me more ☕

The dessert menu is varied too

The cakes and bakery items were quite varied. I'd just eaten, so I skipped dessert, but there are lots of reviews saying the desserts are good, and I saw plenty of other tables enjoying dessert with their coffee.

So it looked like a good stop after brunch or on a café tour, very much a Haenglidan-gil café ><

Verdict: for coffee and atmosphere together in Haenggung-dong

• Stylish space with a different mood on each floor
• Spacious café with a rooftop
• Nutty coffee with no acidity
• The sweet Summer Latte was memorable

Jeong Ji-young Coffee Roasters Jangan-mun branch was an easy place to drop in on a day I wanted a café with a nice atmosphere in Suwon's Haenggung-dong.

If you love coffee, it's worth a visit during a Haenggung-dong date or a Haenglidan-gil stroll. It felt like a proper Suwon café with character!

• Location: 13 Jeongjo-ro 905beon-gil, Paldal-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
• Hours: Mon-Sun 11:00 - 22:00