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The orange Nattejoa roastery cafe in Seoul with two white tiger statues out front

Nattejoa, Seoul — The Tiger Cafe That Roasts It...

A street sign said weekly roasting, 40 meters ahead. At the end of it: two white tigers, a red drum roaster in the window, and a 3,000 won espresso I'm...

Nattejoa, Seoul — The Tiger Cafe That Roasts It...

A street sign said weekly roasting, 40 meters ahead. At the end of it: two white tigers, a red drum roaster in the window, and a 3,000 won espresso I'm...

The flaky layered shell of a Barista Kang egg tart

Barista Kang, Ansan — The Egg Tart I Keep Going...

A small roastery coffee house near Banwol Station with the best egg tart I've ever had, and a bag of Ethiopian beans that pulled one of the best shots of...

Barista Kang, Ansan — The Egg Tart I Keep Going...

A small roastery coffee house near Banwol Station with the best egg tart I've ever had, and a bag of Ethiopian beans that pulled one of the best shots of...

The black corner storefront of BOSSS Coffee in Ansan with its German shepherd mascot sign

BOSSS Coffee, Ansan — Good Coffee and Room to Talk

An independent corner cafe in Sangnok-gu with a German shepherd mascot, a smooth iced americano, and enough room to actually have a conversation.

BOSSS Coffee, Ansan — Good Coffee and Room to Talk

An independent corner cafe in Sangnok-gu with a German shepherd mascot, a smooth iced americano, and enough room to actually have a conversation.

Sinaru — There's a Boat Upstairs

Sinaru — There's a Boat Upstairs

Sinaru is built to look like a ferry dock from the 1880s. The neighborhood earns it. You come out of Incheon Station, walk about ten minutes past the edge of...

Sinaru — There's a Boat Upstairs

Sinaru is built to look like a ferry dock from the 1880s. The neighborhood earns it. You come out of Incheon Station, walk about ten minutes past the edge of...

JungJiyoung Coffee Roasters — a basement roaster, an old fortress, and my favorite day in Korea

JungJiyoung Coffee Roasters — a basement roaste...

We took the train down to Suwon to see the old fortress and ended up staying half the night for everything around it — the food streets, the walk along...

JungJiyoung Coffee Roasters — a basement roaste...

We took the train down to Suwon to see the old fortress and ended up staying half the night for everything around it — the food streets, the walk along...

The Best Coffee I Had in Seoul Was at the Bottom of a Mountain

The Best Coffee I Had in Seoul Was at the Botto...

There's a small window of a coffee shop tucked into the streets near Namsan called 10 Square Coffee. If you blinked walking past it, you'd miss it — plywood counter, a...

The Best Coffee I Had in Seoul Was at the Botto...

There's a small window of a coffee shop tucked into the streets near Namsan called 10 Square Coffee. If you blinked walking past it, you'd miss it — plywood counter, a...