6 hipster cafes you need to visit in Seoul – including one with live sheep
Cafes offer home-grown coffee, delectable pastries, matcha and coffee-drawing art
K-pop, K-drama, K-beauty, pretty boys and kimchi – these are some of the things we have Seoul to thank for. But if you’ve visited the city lately, you would be hard-pressed to not notice the cafes in and around town.
Anthracite Coffee Roasters
With natural lighting gently permeating through the many windows, “comfortable”, “relaxing” and “gorgeous” best describe this industrial chic space. The three-storey shop is one of the three branches of the Anthracite’s Seoul-based cafe chain, and offers an assortment of pastries and cakes which are baked by an in-house pastry chef daily.
240 Itaewon-ro, Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
C.Through
Latte art lovers, don’t leave Seoul without stopping at C.Through to experience the artistic flair and creativity of the cafe’s barista Lee Kang-bin. From animals and flowers to celebrities, Pokémon and famous art pieces (Mona Lisa or Van Gogh’s Starry Night, anyone?), it’s truly mesmerising to watch Lee display his coffee-drawing magic, which is incredibly lifelike and visually appealing.
403-3, Itaewon-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
Fritz Coffee Company