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A short espresso, a long way to wander.

A few minutes at Leesar’s standing bar can be the most focused coffee stop of the day. Compare a small espresso with a cream-topped variation, then step back into Yaksu’s residential streets. If you want something baked later, continue north toward Fritz in Jangchung rather than ordering everything at once.

Yaksu — Lines 3 and 61 considered coffee stops
L-shaped espresso counter with timber panels and metal worktop at Leesar’s Yaksu bar.
Leesar Coffee · YaksuPhoto: Seoul Tourism Organization / Visit Seoul; individual photographer not identified
MAKE AN AFTERNOON OF IT

Take a short espresso stop at Leesar, then walk north toward Jangchung for coffee and a pastry at Fritz.

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A short espresso-bar tasting

Leesar Coffee

Yaksu · 리사르커피
L-shaped espresso counter with timber panels and metal worktop at Leesar’s Yaksu bar.
Leesar Coffee · YaksuPhoto: Seoul Tourism Organization / Visit Seoul; individual photographer not identified

Leesar’s Yaksu espresso bar offers a concentrated way to explore the city’s taste for short coffee drinks. Official tourism coverage and more recent branch accounts document its standing-bar format and variations built around espresso, sugar and cream. A small straight espresso followed by a Pieno makes an instructive pairing if you want to compare styles. The appeal is the brief, focused ritual at the counter, with a neighborhood walk afterward.

OUR SUGGESTED ORDER

Try espresso, then Pieno with cream and cocoa if you want a second small drink.

Before you goSugar is part of the usual espresso style; request it without sugar before preparation if preferred. Plan for a standing visit.

1F, 16-7 Dasan-ro 8-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
SourcesVisit Seoul — official espresso-bar feature and Yaksu branch photographsDay to Day Korea — Yaksu espresso-bar account, published 2025-08-18Diningcode — current Yaksu address, menu, map fields and 2026 visitor reviews
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