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Oksu

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A milk coffee above the river.

Oksu asks you to account for the slope. Start higher up on Dokseodang-ro at Tapered, where a choice of beans makes even a familiar latte worth a conversation. Add banana bread if you want a snack, then head downhill toward the station and riverside for the walking part of the morning.

Oksu — Line 3 and Gyeongui–Jungang1 considered coffee stops
Sunlit espresso grinder and coffee equipment at Tapered Coffee Oksu.
Tapered Coffee · OksuPhoto: GAJA SEOUL / ThanksQR branch gallery; individual photographer not identified
MAKE AN AFTERNOON OF IT

Start at Tapered Coffee on Dokseodang-ro, then head downhill toward Oksu Station and the riverside path afterward.

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Bean-choice lattes in a residential neighborhood

Tapered Coffee

Oksu · 테이퍼드커피
Sunlit espresso grinder and coffee equipment at Tapered Coffee Oksu.
Tapered Coffee · OksuPhoto: GAJA SEOUL / ThanksQR branch gallery; individual photographer not identified

Tapered offers an approachable way into Oksu’s neighborhood coffee scene, with espresso choices backed by a business that also roasts coffee for other cafés. The local menu favors milk drinks and banana bread, and a branch-specific visitor account describes choosing between beans for a latte. That makes it a useful stop for exploring how roast and origin change a familiar drink. Its residential setting also works well before a walk downhill toward the river.

OUR SUGGESTED ORDER

Ask about the available beans for a latte, or try the listed Emmit Latte with banana bread.

Before you goThe shop is on Dokseodang-ro above the riverside; allow for Oksu’s slopes rather than treating it as a flat station-to-river stop.

1F, 216 Dokseodang-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
SourcesGAJA Seoul · branch, menu & photosPolle — Oksu branch address and visitor reports on bean choices and banana breadBrown Bounce / Tapered — official roasting and wholesale information
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