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Typical: CoffeeUnpagehotple.korea Opened in April 2026 by coffee YouTuber Ahnstar, this filter-coffee bar drew queues from its first weeks, and its clear milk-washed 'Punch' latte is all over Hannam coffee posts.
Typical: Croissants & pastriesPanier de M.moonihotple.korea Its bow-shaped cream croissants and Parisian-house interior have made it one of the most photographed dessert stops in Apgujeong Rodeo, especially with Japanese visitors.
Typical: Croissants & pastriesTeddy Beurre House Yongsanhotple.korea The teddy-bear-filled, Paris-style interior and glossy croissants are a fixture of Yongridan-gil posts, and a recent TV cooking competition win has brought even more visitors in 2026.
Typical: BagelsLondon Bagel Museum Angukhotple.korea The original 2021 store of the brand that set off Korea's bagel craze still draws hour-long queues of locals and overseas visitors, and its cluttered British-deli interior is all over Instagram.
Typical: CoffeeDotori Yongsanhotple.korea Its storybook wooden cottage look, often compared to a Studio Ghibli film, and the acorn-shaped bread make it one of the most photographed cafes on Yongridan-gil, and recent posts note how many foreign travelers are inside.
Typical: BagelsLondon Bagel Museum Dosanhotple.korea Korea's most queued-for bakery chain on the CatchTable app, and the Dosan branch is the roomier Gangnam alternative to the original Anguk shop.
Typical: CoffeeKoriko Cafe Yeonnamhotple.korea It is an officially licensed Studio Ghibli Kiki's Delivery Service cafe, and its butter-yellow house and Jiji-themed desserts keep turning up in Yeonnam cafe roundups and fan photos.
Typical: Hanok caféCafe Onion Angukhotple.korea A renovated hanok with a tiled-roof courtyard and a counter piled with sugar-dusted pandoro, it remains one of the most posted bakery cafes in Anguk.
Typical: Bakery breadCafe Onion Seongsuhotple.korea The weathered 1970s building and the snow-capped pandoro are still one of the most photographed pairings in Seoul, and 2026 travel guides keep naming it the first cafe to try in Seongsu.
Typical: Traditional teaEulji Dabanghotple.korea A 1985 tea room where BTS shot part of their 2021 Season's Greetings, it draws ARMY visitors from abroad, and posts spiked again around the band's March 2026 comeback show in Gwanghwamun.
Typical: Salt breadJayeondo Salt Bread in Seongsuhotple.korea Street interviews by the Korea Tourism Organization found it was the bakery nearly every foreign visitor in Seongsu had tried, and the white paper bag of warm rolls shows up all over Yeonmujang-gil.
Osulloc Tea House Bukchonhotple.korea Justin and Hailey Bieber were photographed here in late October 2026 with matcha lattes and ice cream, and the rooftop-view tea bar was already a favorite for hanok-roof photos.
Typical: Chapssal-tteok (rice cakes)Hanjeongseon Seongsu (flagship)hotple.korea Its fruit-filled rice cakes wrapped in colored hanji paper are one of 2026's most posted Seongsu desserts, and the new yogurt series has pushed weekend waits to two hours or more.
Typical: Salt breadArtist Bakery Angukhotple.korea The salt-bread sister shop of London Bagel Museum sits right at Anguk Exit 1, and its long lines and boxes of salt bread keep showing up in feeds.
Typical: CakePat a Cake Jamsilhotple.korea Tall two-layer cakes packed with whatever fruit is in season, from strawberries to figs and mandarins, make a striking cross-section photo, and each seasonal launch on its Instagram brings a new wave of posts.
Typical: Croffles & wafflesAUFGLET Hannamhotple.korea Fans of actor Byeon Woo-seok visit after he posted from here, and the black-and-white, mirror-lined interior makes it a regular mirror-selfie spot in Hannam posts.
Typical: CoffeeMilestone Coffee Roasters Hannamhotple.korea Its cream-topped Vienna coffee and grey facade with the big 'Since 2014' lettering show up constantly in Hannam cafe reels, and 2026 visitors report name-list waits from late morning.
Typical: Hanok caféCheongsudang Bakeryhotple.korea Its bamboo-lined entrance, with stepping stones over running water, is one of the most recognisable shots in Ikseon-dong and still turns up in 2026 food guides and blog reviews.
Typical: CoffeeCoffee Hanyakbang Euljirohotple.korea Its old-apothecary interior of mother-of-pearl cabinets and antique wood keeps turning up in Euljiro cafe posts, and 2026 reviews note a near even mix of Korean and foreign guests.
Typical: Croissants & pastriesRêve Doux Seoulhotple.korea Its crescent 'ten-thousand-layer' croissant got a fresh wave of attention after the chef appeared on the baking competition show Cheonha Jebbang in February 2026, and the shattering cross-section shot is all over dessert feeds.
Typical: CoffeeKURARIEhotple.korea Opened in March 2026 with a Tokyo pastry chef on desserts and a latte art world champion on coffee, it quickly became one of the most posted new cafes around Dosan Park.
Typical: Bakery breadStandard Bread Seongsuhotple.korea The giant loaf-shaped sculpture at the entrance and the garden terrace make an instant photo, and a visit post by BLACKPINK's Jisoo in 2025 pushed it onto many Seongsu bakery lists.
Typical: Fluffy pancakesBerry Blisshotple.korea Tall, wobbly soufflé pancakes buried in seasonal fruit make for an easy viral shot, and the cafe has piled up more than 8,000 Naver reviews with a near-perfect rating.
Typical: CakePassion5hotple.korea Seasonal cakes and the plated parfaits and crepes from its gelato cafe make very photogenic posts, and it still tops many 2026 Hannam cafe lists for foreign visitors.
Typical: Bakery breadChimney Mansionhotple.korea Opened in May 2025, it brought Central European chimney cakes to Hongdae in a storybook chimney-sweep house, and its long menu of flavors makes for easy dessert photos.
Typical: Hanok caféSeoul Coffee Ikseonhotple.korea A retro hanok cafe built around memories of 1980s Seoul, it is one of the longest-running stops on Ikseon-dong's hanok street, and its black sesame cream latte and red bean butter toast are regular sights on Korean feeds.
Typical: Croffles & wafflesSaddler Haushotple.korea The Garosu-gil croffle shop that still draws lines years after the croffle boom, now also known for fruit-packed pie sandos.
Typical: CoffeeCafe Gongmyeong Yeonnamhotple.korea Its wall of bookshelves, high ceilings and cream-stuffed biscuit choux show up constantly in Hongdae cafe posts, backed by around 14,000 reviews on Naver Map.
Typical: PiesGinger Bear Pie Shophotple.korea Its seasonal whole-fruit mochi and fruit bingsu went viral on reels in 2026, on top of the meat pies that first made it a Songridan-gil queue spot after TV exposure.
Typical: Bakery breadRust Bakeryhotple.korea The best-known bakery cafe in Mullae: the weathered brick factory, arched entrance and seasonal puddings are a fixture of Mullae cafe-hopping posts.
Typical: Fruit sandoBotong Gongwonhotple.korea Seasonal fruit sandos cut to show off whole mango or melon, and a chocolate cup crowned with a real four-leaf clover, make this third-floor Mangwon cafe a regular in Mangwon cafe posts.
Typical: CoffeeDaelim Changgo Galleryhotple.korea The red-brick warehouse that helped start Seongsu's factory-cafe boom is still a staple of 2026 cafe lists, and its huge hall with hanging installations is easy to photograph even on busy days.
Typical: Traditional teaAdo Tea Househotple.korea Tea is having a moment in Seoul, and this sign-less tea house in an old ironworks building, where staff 'prescribe' a tea based on your mood, keeps appearing in 2026 date-course posts.
Typical: CoffeeNuldam Space Haebangchonhotple.korea Writing a wax-sealed letter that arrives a year later, then sipping a vegan black-sesame latte on a rooftop facing Namsan Tower, is a favourite Haebangchon post for couples and travellers.
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