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Cafés in Busan where the beans come ashore

Roasters in Jeonpo's old tool-shop lanes, beachfront cafés facing Gwangan Bridge, clifftop tables in Yeongdo and the wartime tearoom streets of Nampo-dong.

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Most of South Korea's coffee arrives through Busan. From 2020 to 2024, 92.1% of the country's imported coffee by volume and 94.2% by value came in through Busan Port, according to the Bank of Korea's Busan office.1 Its 2025 report also found that processing and importing firms cluster in the capital region, and it proposed a coffee industry cluster in the logistics zone behind the port.2

The city's specialty scene grew from a few early houses. Blackup Coffee dates from 2006, and Momos Coffee opened in 2007 in Bugok-dong, Geumjeong-gu; its barista Jeon Ju-yeon became world barista champion in 2019.3 The budget chain Compose Coffee started in Busan in 2014 and had more than 2,600 branches when the Philippine group Jollibee agreed in July 2024 to buy 70% of it, at a valuation of US$340 million.45

The Busan Coffee Show takes over Exhibition Hall 1 at BEXCO, with coffee tastings, specialty beans and hand-drip and home-café equipment. The 2026 edition ran from 27 to 30 May, 10:00–17:00, with about 250 companies on 400 booths and free entry for visitors who registered in advance.6

From the harbor to the beaches

Busan by area

Busan has about 3.3 million people in 15 gu (districts) and one gun (county), Gijang.11 The old downtown of Nampo-dong and Jungang-dong faces the harbor and Yeongdo, Seomyeon sits inland where metro Lines 1 and 2 cross, and Line 2 runs east to Gwangalli and Haeundae on the open sea.10

Jeonpo Café Street

Roasters, espresso bars and dessert cafés in the former tool-shop lanes off Jeonpo-daero, Seojeon-ro and Dongseong-ro.

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Seomyeon

Downtown Busan around the Line 1 and 2 interchange: Blackup Coffee and espresso bars on Seojeon-ro 10beon-gil, late cafés on Jungang-daero 680beon-gil.

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Nampo-dong & Jungang-dong

Cafés off Gwangbok-ro and around the 40 steps and Jungang station, in the harbor-front old downtown where wartime artists met in dabang.

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Yeongdo

Clifftop cafés on Huinnyeoul-gil and Jeoryeong-ro, harbor roasters on Namhangseo-ro and the ship-repair lanes of Daepyeong-dong.

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Gwangalli & Namcheon-dong

Cafés facing Gwangan Bridge on the Gwangalli beach road, roasters a block or two inland, and the quieter streets of Namcheon-dong to the west.

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Suyeong & Mangmi-dong

Terarosa in the F1963 wire factory, a roaster on Gwajeong-ro and small cafés along Mangmibeonyeong-ro and Yeonsu-ro.

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Haeundae Beach & Haeridan-gil

Haeridan-gil, the lanes of U-dong behind the old Haeundae station, with brunch cafés, tea rooms and roasters a few blocks from the beach.

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Oncheoncheon Café Street

Cafés on the Allak-dong embankment of Oncheoncheon-ro, above a restored stream lined with king cherry trees.

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Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi cafés from Jeonpo-daero to Gamcheon's hillside, plus free networks on buses and in the underground arcades.

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Open late

Open until 22:00 or later, from Seomyeon's 23:00 closers to a beachfront café pouring until 02:00.

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Bakery cafés

Pastries and macarons in Jeonpo, the bakeries of Ppangcheon-dong and a harborside bread factory in Yeongdo.

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Songdo Beach & Amnam 5 cafés

Gamcheon & Seo-gu 22 cafés

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  • South Korea, Busan, Saha-gu, be, i)-dong Gamnae 2(i)-ro, 113(baeksibo Gamcheon 2)
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Busan Station & Choryang 15 cafés

Beomil & Munhyeon 14 cafés

Daeyeon-dong & Kyungsung University 22 cafés

Gwangalli & Namcheon-dong 58 cafés

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Yongho-dong & Igidae 11 cafés

Millak-dong 10 cafés

Suyeong & Mangmi-dong 25 cafés

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Centum City 9 cafés

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Dalmaji-gil & Mipo 13 cafés

Jwa-dong & Jangsan 12 cafés

Oncheoncheon Café Street 18 cafés

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Yeonsan-dong & Dongnae 35 cafés

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Ordering coffee in Busan

The americano is the baseline order, and the cheapest come from the budget chains. Compose Coffee raised its iced americano from ₩1,500 to ₩1,800 in February 2025, its first increase since it was founded.5 Mammoth Coffee took its small iced americano from ₩1,200 to ₩1,400 on 11 August 2026 and its medium from ₩1,600 to ₩1,800.7

Specialty bars price by the bean. In December 2021 the coffee columnist Sim Jae-beom found Momos Coffee's hand-drip coffee of the day at about ₩5,000 on average, an americano at Blackup Coffee for ₩4,500 and a brewed Panama Geisha at FM Coffee for ₩6,500.8 Blackup's signature 해수염 (haesuyeom, "sea salt"), cold brew with cream and salt, cost ₩6,000.8

Many specialty bars keep short days. In September 2025 Month Coffee in Jeonpo-dong opened 11:00–19:00 and closed on Tuesdays, Momos Coffee's Domoheon branch, in a former Busan mayor's residence, opened 10:00–18:00 and closed on Mondays, and Aery Coffee in Jungang-dong opened 10:00–19:00 daily.9 For a late cup, Casa Busano on the Gwangalli beach road stays open until 02:00, and Vintage 38 in Jeonpo never closes.

Summers are hot and humid, often above 30 °C, and typhoons can arrive from July to September.10 The four Busan Metro lines reach most places of interest, and T-money and other transit cards are accepted.10 The local dialect is strong, but everyone understands standard Seoul Korean.10

What coffee costs in Busan

DrinkTypical price
아이스 아메리카노 (S)
Iced americano, small, budget chain		₩1,400
Mammoth Coffee, from August 2026
아이스 아메리카노
Iced americano, Busan-founded chain		₩1,800
Compose Coffee, from February 2025
아메리카노
Americano, specialty café		₩4,500
Blackup Coffee, Seomyeon, 2021
오늘의 커피 (핸드드립)
Hand-drip coffee of the day		about ₩5,000
Momos Coffee, 2021
게이샤 브루잉
Panama Geisha, brewed		₩6,500
FM Coffee, Jeonpo, 2021

Menu prices in won. Budget-chain prices are from The Korea Times (February 2025) and Dailian (July 2026); specialty-café prices are as of December 2021, from Sim Jae-beom's Busan round-up in The Edit, and may have risen since.578

Sources

  1. 커피는 부산항으로 들어오는데, 왜 돈은 서울로 갈까, BUSAN FLOW on Brunch (July 1, 2026, citing the Bank of Korea Busan office), accessed October 2026
  2. 부산 커피산업, 경쟁력 위한 신성장 동력 구축 힘써야, G.Economy (Jeong Tae-yul, July 14, 2025), accessed October 2026
  3. Busan emerges as Korea's coffee capital, fueled by champion baristas and coastal charm, The Korea Times, from Hankook Ilbo (May 24, 2025), accessed October 2026
  4. Jollibee to acquire Korea's Compose Coffee in $340 mn deal, The Korea Economic Daily Global Edition (July 3, 2024), accessed October 2026
  5. Soaring bean costs push up budget coffee prices, The Korea Times (Ko Dong-hwan, February 10, 2025), accessed October 2026
  6. '2026 부산커피쇼' 5월 벡스코 개최, DH News (May 20, 2026), accessed October 2026
  7. 매머드커피, 아이스아메리카노 200원 인상…내달 11일 적용, Dailian (July 28, 2026), accessed October 2026
  8. 커피의 도시, 부산의 카페 4, The Edit (Sim Jae-beom, December 13, 2021), accessed October 2026
  9. 부산국제영화제 갔으면 어쩔 수가 없다, 부산 대표 카페 4, The Edit (Sim Jae-beom, September 9, 2025), accessed October 2026
  10. Busan, Wikivoyage, accessed October 2026
  11. Busan, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Cafés in Busan: common questions

How much does a coffee cost in Busan?

At budget chains in Busan an iced americano costs ₩1,800 at Compose Coffee, since February 2025, and a small one ₩1,400 at Mammoth Coffee, since August 2026. At specialty cafés in 2021, an americano at Blackup Coffee cost ₩4,500, Momos Coffee's hand-drip coffee of the day about ₩5,000 and a brewed Panama Geisha at FM Coffee ₩6,500.

Which neighborhood of Busan has the most cafés?

Jeonpo Café Street and Gwangalli & Namcheon-dong have the most cafés, followed by Nampo-dong & Jungang-dong. Jeonpo's cafés fill the lanes between Jeonpo-daero, Seojeon-ro and Dongseong-ro, one subway stop east of Seomyeon, while Gwangalli's face Gwangan Bridge from the beach road or sit a block or two behind it.

How much of South Korea's coffee comes through Busan?

From 2020 to 2024, 92.1% of South Korea's imported coffee by volume and 94.2% by value came in through Busan Port, according to the Bank of Korea's Busan office. Its 2025 report noted that processing and importing firms are concentrated in the capital region and proposed a coffee industry cluster behind the port.

Which coffee companies started in Busan?

Blackup Coffee was founded in Busan in 2006 and Momos Coffee in 2007, in Bugok-dong; Momos barista Jeon Ju-yeon won the World Barista Championship in 2019. The budget chain Compose Coffee began in Busan in 2014 and had more than 2,600 branches in 2024, when Jollibee agreed to buy 70% at a valuation of US$340 million.

What time do specialty cafés in Busan open and close?

Many Busan specialty cafés keep daytime hours. In September 2025 Month Coffee in Jeonpo-dong opened 11:00–19:00 and closed on Tuesdays, Momos Coffee Domoheon opened 10:00–18:00 and closed on Mondays, and Aery Coffee in Jungang-dong opened 10:00–19:00 daily. Casa Busano in Gwangalli stays open until 02:00, and Vintage 38 in Jeonpo is open 24 hours.

When was the Busan Coffee Show in 2026?

The Busan Coffee Show is held at BEXCO, in Exhibition Hall 1. The 2026 edition ran from 27 to 30 May, 10:00–17:00, with about 250 companies on 400 booths, coffee tastings, specialty beans and hand-drip and home-café equipment. Visitors who registered in advance got in free.

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