Jung-gu café with Fritz Hansen furniture and warm coffee: Lemangdoré

While walking along Cheonggyecheon Stream, I ended up visiting Lemangdoré Gwanghwamun in Mugyo-dong. It is a café with a spacious setting across the first through third floors, made even more comfortable and atmospheric with Fritz Hansen furniture.

Exterior of Lemangdoré Gwanghwamun near Cheonggyecheon Stream

Lemangdoré Gwanghwamun location and parking

Located between City Hall Station and Cheonggyecheon Stream, Lemangdoré is also close to Gwanghwamun, so it is easy to visit from wherever you are.

There is no parking in the building, so you will need to use a nearby public parking lot. But it is convenient by public transportation, making this an easy place to visit without any hassle.

Lemangdoré Gwanghwamun building on Mugyo-ro

The atmosphere from the first to third floors

At Lemangdoré Gwanghwamun, you can use the café from the first through third floors.

First-floor space at Lemangdoré Gwanghwamun

Floor-by-floor spaces at Lemangdoré Gwanghwamun

The first floor has the ordering counter and a few tables.

After ordering on the first floor and receiving my pager, I headed upstairs.

Inside the café, heading upstairs after ordering

The second floor is set up with an atmosphere that is great for visiting alone, having a cup of tea, and studying.

Second-floor space ideal for studying alone

And then~ when you go up to the third floor, a showroom-like space filled with Fritz Hansen furniture unfolds before you.

Furniture and lighting from the world-renowned furniture brand Fritz Hansen are placed throughout the space, so it felt like touring a café and furniture showroom at the same time.

Third floor with Fritz Hansen furniture and lighting

Fritz Hansen's clean, sophisticated design suited Lemangdoré's stylish bakery-café atmosphere beautifully. Rather than feeling overly decorated, the furniture itself seemed to create the mood of the space.

Sophisticated space with Fritz Hansen furniture

It felt calmer than the first and second floors, so I thought it would be nice for a date, a chat, or simply enjoying coffee at leisure. It was especially fun to look around at the Fritz Hansen furniture, lighting, and little objects~

Third-floor seating with a calm atmosphere

Café space with furniture and decorative objects

It is a place for drinking coffee, but I loved how every chair and table seemed to shape the atmosphere. It made me think again that when looking for a pretty café, it is not just the interior that matters, but also the furniture and objects it uses—and how comfortable they are to sit in.

Shall we take a look at Lemangdoré's menu, too?

Noir — regular: dark chocolate, roasted almonds, ripe cherries, Black Forest
Blanc — regular: green apple, berry sweetness, a clean finish
Decaf — +1.0: roasted sweet potato, gentle sweetness, mild acidity
Ice cream float — 8.5 / iced only; white cream latte — 7.0 / iced only; espresso — 5.5 / hot only
Americano — 5.5; latte — 6.3; oat milk latte — 7.0; flat white — 6.3; cappuccino — 6.3 / hot only; vanilla latte — 6.7
Coffee of the Day — 5.2; Autumn Blend — 7.0: Kenya KII AA Washed + Brazil Cerrado Natural; hand drip — from 7.0; cold brew — 6.0
Oat milk substitution — +1.0; extra shot — +1.0
Crème de Marron — 7.0; Norwegian Forest — 8.5 / iced only: strawberry & matcha; Jeju matcha oat — 8.0; milk tea — 7.5 / iced only
Valrhona chocolate latte — 7.5; vanilla lemonade — 6.5 / iced only; vanilla lemon tea — 6.5 / hot only
OF A.C PERCH'S THEHANDEL: White Temple — 6.5; rooibos vanilla — 6.5 / caffeine-free; cool herbal — 6.5 / caffeine-free
OF MAGPIE & TIGER: Hadong pumpkin tea — 6.5 / caffeine-free; early spring mugwort tea — 6.5 / caffeine-free

Personally, when I visit a café, it is important to me not only that the drinks are good but also that there is a good range of desserts to eat alongside them. Lemangdoré was a place I really liked because it had such a variety of desserts.

Madeleines and financiers, perfect to prepare as gifts, are also available in gift boxes.

Hot Coffee of the Day and vanilla latte

I ordered the Coffee of the Day and vanilla latte hot, and perhaps because a chilly breeze was gently blowing, hot coffee suited the moment quite well.

Mugyo-dong café with Fritz Hansen furniture and hot coffee, Lemangdoré Gwanghwamun

The latte art was so pretty, and I think it went beautifully with the trees outside the window. Lemangdoré Gwanghwamun is a lovely place near Cheonggyecheon Stream for a date—I would like to return once the ginkgo trees turn yellow.

Lemangdoré Gwanghwamun was a stylish space where you can enjoy coffee and baked goods while strolling along Cheonggyecheon Stream, and also experience the Fritz Hansen furniture I had always wanted to try.