Caffeine Hunter

Seoul · Seongsan-dong, near Yeonnam

Smallow Coffee and Roaster

The glass shopfront of Smallow Coffee and Roasters with its window lettering and a wooden trestle table outside holding a hand grinder, a kettle, a cup and an open sign

Smallow Coffee and Roaster opened in January 2024 at 40 Yeonnam ro 11 gil, in a residential block on the western edge of Yeonnam, away from the busier cafe strips. The name comes from small and slow, and the shop calls itself a specialist in slow drip coffee. A small Aillio roaster handles the roasting in house, and the coffee is brewed by hand at the bar.

Opening hours are short and sit in the middle of the day, from eleven to six, Tuesday to Saturday, with Sunday and Monday as rest days. The shop is in unit 2 on the first floor of its building, so it is worth planning the visit around those hours.