Busan · Jungang-dong, near Jungang Station

Mark Coffee Roasters

A row of glass and black pour over drippers on carafes on the counter at Mark Coffee Roasters, with a jar of pens and the shelves and chairs of the room blurred behind

Mark Coffee Roasters has been roasting in Jungang since 2011, in a very small room with a bar counter where regulars sit and talk with the owner while the coffee is brewed. The walls are crowded with small ornaments, and it feels like a neighbourhood front room.

The beans are roasted in house and brewed by hand drip from a rotating list of single origins, with a coffee of the day chosen to suit the weather. Espresso drinks are made too, and bags of beans go out from the same counter.