The shop is a three-story independent building with a rooftop. The neighborhood is Gunja-dong, but it's easier to find if you say Hwayang-ri. It's across from the old Hwayang-ri Food Alley.
Hwayang-ri is an old neighborhood and hasn't been redeveloped, so there are many old commercial and residential buildings. That's why there are hardly any places in this neighborhood that use an entire building as a coffee shop.
Approaching from Hwayang-ri, you see the entire wall of the shop's building, and at first glance, I thought, 'What an old commercial building.' But a surprise awaits at the front entrance. The sophisticated interior, both inside and outside the shop, is beautiful.
Another advantage here is the rooftop. From the rooftop, the humble houses and commercial buildings visible to the left spread out low beneath the sky. The open space to the left and right always lets the wind pass through.
It's a roastery, but I didn't see any machines. They sell a variety of beans and house-blend drip bags.
I ordered an Ethiopian Yirgacheffe iced coffee. The acidity is just right. On the rooftop, where coolness and warmth alternate with the stopping and starting of the wind, the coffee's flavor also repeatedly deepens and lightens.
At lunchtime, no one came up to the rooftop. It felt like unfolding a parasol on the terrace of a detached house on a sunny day and enjoying my own time.
There are more clouds and wind now. It's time to go down.