Busan · Namcheon, Suyeong

BCBL Coffee Roasters

The street entrance of BCBL Coffee Roasters in Busan with a black awning reading Better Coffee, Better Life, the BCBL name above and a framed poster by the door

BCBL stands for Better Coffee, Better Life, written on the wall as you climb to the second floor. Up top is a plant filled room with big windows looking out over Namcheon towards the Gwangan Bridge and the sea.

Filter coffee is the centre of the menu, and each season the roaster picks new crop green coffee of specialty grade or above. Beans sit at a smelling station with their sweetness, acidity and body marked, so you can choose by nose, and bags and drip bags go home with you.