# Best Cafes in Seoul

Specialty roasteries and destination cafes spanning Seoul's Mapo and Seongdong coffee districts. · community starter list

A list of the 6 best cafes in Seoul, including Anthracite Coffee Roasters (Hapjeong) (Hapjeong-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / [South Korea](/south-korea.md) / Seoul
**Updated:** 2026-08-20 06:07:51

1. **[Anthracite Coffee Roasters (Hapjeong)](/e/anthracite-coffee-roasters-hapjeong---988.md)** (cafe) — Roastery cafe in a converted shoe factory in Hapjeong, one of the founding names of Seoul's third-wave coffee scene, with beans named after authors. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://sprudge.com/fuel-for-the-fire-at-seouls-anthracite-coffee-131393.html, https://english.visitseoul.net/area/Anthracite-Coffee-Roasters-Hapjeong-Branch/ENP020585
2. **[Fritz Coffee Company (Dohwa)](/e/fritz-coffee-company-dohwa---989.md)** (cafe) — Flagship roastery cafe in a converted 1960s house in Mapo, a pioneer of Seoul's specialty coffee movement known for house-roasted single origins and bakery. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://brewatlas.co/seoul/cafes/fritz-coffee-company-dohwa-mapo-gu, https://www.filternotes.com/seoul/fritz-coffee-company
3. **[Coffee Libre (Yeonnam)](/e/coffee-libre-yeonnam---990.md)** (cafe) — Original branch of the specialty roastery founded by Korea's first licensed Q-Grader, opened in Yeonnam-dong in 2012 and known for direct-trade single origins. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.coffeelibre.kr/about/us.html, https://danielfooddiary.com/2018/01/08/coffeelibre/, https://www.filternotes.com/seoul/coffee-libre
4. **[Cafe Onion (Seongsu)](/e/cafe-onion-seongsu---991.md)** (cafe) — Original Cafe Onion location in a renovated industrial building in Seongsu, opened in 2016 and known for its bread program and outdoor seating. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://middleclass.sg/travel/cafe-onion-seoul/, https://seoulshopper.com/blogs/cafe/cafe-onion-seongsu-store
5. **[Blue Bottle Coffee (Seongsu)](/e/blue-bottle-coffee-seongsu---992.md)** (cafe) — Blue Bottle's first Korean cafe, opened in Seongsu in 2019 with an on-site roastery, designed by architect Jo Nagasaka in a multi-storey industrial building. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: http://schemata.jp/blue-bottle-coffee-seongsu-cafe/, https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blue-bottle-coffee-opens-first-korean-cafe-in-seoul-300840317.html, https://www.koreaherald.com/article/1832223
6. **[Center Coffee (Seoul Forest)](/e/center-coffee-seoul-forest---993.md)** (cafe) — Light-roast pour-over specialist near Seoul Forest, run by 2013 UK Brewers Cup champion Sang-ho Park, known for single-origin hand drip and a mugwort latte. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://danielfooddiary.com/2023/03/31/centercoffeeseoul/, https://english.visitkorea.or.kr/svc/contents/contentsView.do?vcontsId=177422

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