Seoul Coffee Ikseon

Seoul Coffee sits in a converted hanok on the main lane of Ikseon-dong, and its look is a nostalgic take on Seoul in the 1980s, down to the spinning striped sign by the door that recalls an old barbershop pole. Inside there is a mix of regular tables, single seats and low floor seating. The menu leans on Korean flavours: a black sesame cream latte, a sweet condensed milk latte, Vienna coffee, grain lattes, sikhye rice punch and seasonal fruit drinks. On the dessert side you will find red bean butter toast, mugwort cake, an ice cream yakgwa cookie, injeolmi and strawberry bingsu, and a chewy bread loaf limited to 50 a day. The cafe also sells its own coffee beans, and vegan and gluten-free options are listed. It stays open until 22:00, later than many neighbours, so it works as an evening stop after dinner in Ikseon-dong or nearby Seosulla-gil. The hanok facade with its spinning sign and a black sesame latte at the table are the photos to get.