Nowon department store food hall café cold brew 2+1: Jeong Ji-young

Lotte Department Store Nowon finally finished its renewal recently. Part of the fun of going to a department store is the eating and browsing the food, but for a while every time I went to Lotte Nowon, something felt lacking. I was curious which brands would move in after the renewal, and turns out Jeong Ji-young Coffee Roasters (정지영커피로스터즈), famous for coconut coffee in Suwon, has opened a branch!!! It's a bit of a trek to Suwon, but I couldn't pass up somewhere close by, so I ran right over 💪

Jeong Ji-young Coffee Roasters, Lotte Department Store Nowon

Where is Jeong Ji-young Coffee Roasters in Lotte Department Store Nowon?

Jeong Ji-young Coffee Roasters, Lotte Department Store Nowon is in the basement 1 food hall. The food hall was always under construction whenever I visited, so seeing the newly renewed look made it feel like a completely different place!!!

Among all the shops, the one I visited this time is Jeong Ji-young Coffee Roasters, already famous as a coconut coffee spot in Suwon's Haenggung neighborhood.

Ordering the coconut coffee that has sold 1.11 million cups

This is the Jeong Ji-young Coffee Roasters menu board. I'm usually an iced americano person no matter what, but I couldn't pass up the coconut coffee here, said to have sold a whopping 1.11 million cups, so I ordered that. I went with a friend, and she ordered the exact same coconut coffee!

Jeong Ji-young Coffee Roasters Nowon Lotte branch has last order at 19:45 on weekdays and 20:15 on weekends.

Cold brew bottles and drip bags: how do they work as coffee gifts?

They also sell a whole shelf of cold brew coffee. Since it's a spot famous for its coffee, the cold brew seemed like it'd be tasty too, and good to buy as a gift.

While waiting, I noticed they sell all sorts of products. The drip bags even have Suwon Haenggung printed on the packaging, which made me think of my younger sibling, who's been having a rough time at work lately. Both the cold brew and the drip bags are perfect gift items, so they'd be a great option for anyone stuck on what coffee gift to buy.

They also sell branded merchandise, and those flat pencils were so pretty. I have no real use for a pencil right now so I passed, but it'd be a lovely little gift for friends too ✨✨

While waiting for our coffee, since it's an open kitchen (?) setup, I could watch the baristas brewing right in front of me.

What opening events are running at the Nowon branch?

I was curious what kind of events they'd have for a new opening, and Jeong Ji-young Coffee Roasters is running these:

• Cold brew buy 2 get 1 free (Sept 4, 2026 – Sept 23, 2026)
• 20% off coffee for food court customers (Sept 1, 2026 – Sept 30, 2026)

If you're planning to visit for the opening, it's nice to get the event benefits applied. Everyone check it out and grab the deal 🙌

How does the coconut coffee taste?

And then our ordered coconut coffee arrived! I got excited wondering, is this the famous Jeong Ji-young coconut coffee?

At first I tried it with the two layers completely separate, and even the milk at the bottom already had a coconut aroma with a soft, sweet milk taste. It was surprisingly neat how the two layers were kept so distinctly apart.

The foam on top looked super dense just by sight, and it had a sweet taste too. Thanks to how thick the foam was, even after mixing, the foam stayed intact. Overall it had a gentle coconut aroma with that trendy sweet, deep latte flavor these days, and I kept going back for sip after sip. Usually with a latte the shot just goes straight in, so it was fascinating how the shot portion had somehow been turned into foam here. With its not-overly-sweet flavor that people of any age would like, I could see this becoming a steady favorite at the Lotte Nowon branch, which draws such a wide range of ages 👏👏

One drawback: coffee cannot be drunk inside the food court

One thing though — it's served in a disposable cup, so it can't be used inside the food court! I was carrying mine around while shopping at Lotte so it didn't matter to me, but if that matters to you, keep it in mind and enjoy the tasty coconut coffee 👍