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The late autumn of Seoul, the ginkgo and maple
leaves complement each other. No matter if you are
walking around the Gyeongbokgung Palace, or lingering
on the fashion boulevard, you can always see the road
full of ginkgo leaves. The whole city is under the atmo-
sphere of love and romance. By attending the Seoul Café
Show exhibit, the CTI group had a chance to visit 14
cafes, from the sleepless Hongik University area to the
Jongno area, then to the Gangnam area, feeling the cul-
tures of Seoul’s cafes.

Address
Metro MAPO-GU
Tel
Opening Hours
Keywords Fritz Coffee Company

179-9 Dohwa-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul Gongdeok
08:00-23:00; Weekends 10:00-23:00
Champion store, fresh roast not just coffee

Fritz Coffee Company was established in June 2014, and despite its recent opening, it already is famous around
the city. Almost every year when South Korean baristas attend a competition, they use the beans from Fritz. Last
year, Kim Sa Hong, South Korea representative in WBC, was also trained by Fritz. This famous Fritz Coffee Com-
pany is located in the old fashioned Korean house, the building has a L-shape, it combines coffee roastery, bakery,
café and education center. Walk through the small garden behind the gate, then to the stairs and push in: you will
find two-floor house with its original walls and stairs. First floor has espresso, drip coffee bar and their own
freshly baked bread and desserts station; second floor is the vintage style customers’ area. The whole building
gives you the feeling like it has an old soul and reenergizes with coffee instead of blood.
Fritz Coffee Company was founded by several baristas and bakery chefs, one of the baristas is the 2014 South
Korean barista champion Park Keun Ha, Coffee Libre raw beans buyer Kim Byeong gi, roaster Kim Do Hyeon, and
also Song Seung Man, who used to work at El Café. When we visited the store, it was noon on weekday, the store
was filled with people buying coffee and bread. Not only the store is famous for its coffee, their fresh pastry is
another popular item in the menu.

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