New this month: single-origin Yirgacheffe on pour-over and a plum galette from the morning oven.

Neighborhood cafe · Yeonnam-dong, Seoul

Fern and Kettle

Single-origin coffee, pastries out of the oven each morning, and a sunny corner to settle into. Open every day — the kind of place you end up staying longer than you meant to.

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Warm cafe interior with a coffee bar and pastries on the counter

Why we're worth the walk

Small cafe, done properly

No shortcuts on the two things that matter — the coffee in your cup and the pastry next to it.

Coffee roasted nearby

A house espresso and two rotating filters, roasted a few blocks away and dialled in fresh every morning. Beans to take home, too.

Baked in-house daily

Croissants laminated by hand, galettes, and cakes — all made here from scratch and out of the oven by seven.

Oat, almond, whatever

Every milk alternative on the bar at no extra charge, plenty of plant-forward plates, and syrups we make ourselves.

A regulars' place

We learn your order and remember your dog's name. Most mornings you'll see the same friendly faces two tables over.

Room to work or meet

Fast Wi-Fi, outlets at every seat, and a long shared table for the days you'd rather not be home.

Cakes to order

Whole cakes for birthdays and small gatherings, made to order with two days' notice. Ask at the counter or drop us a note.

The menu

What's on today

A snapshot of the board. Coffees rotate with the roast and pastries change with the season, so there's always something new to try.

Section	Item	Notes	Price
Coffee	Filter of the week	Single-origin, brewed to order — ask the barista what's on	₩5,500
Coffee	Flat white	Double ristretto, silky steamed milk	₩5,000
Coffee	Iced hand-drip	Slow-dripped over ice, bright and clean	₩6,000
Not coffee	Valrhona hot chocolate	Dark chocolate, steamed milk, sea salt	₩6,500
Pastry	Butter croissant	Laminated in-house, baked each morning	₩4,500
Pastry	Seasonal fruit galette	Whatever the market had that looked best	₩6,000
Brunch	Avocado and egg toast	Sourdough, soft egg, chili, lime	₩12,000
Sweets	Basque cheesecake	Burnt top, custardy centre — by the slice	₩7,500

Our story

Three things we love

We opened Fern and Kettle to make the corner cafe we always wished we had. It comes down to these three.

The Roast

Coffee we stand behind

We rotate a house espresso and two filters, roasted a few blocks away. If you fall for one, we sell the beans by the bag at the counter.

The Bakery

Baked before you wake

Croissants, galettes, and a cake or two come out of the oven from seven each morning. When they're gone, they're gone — so come early on weekends.

The Corner

A table to stay at

Big windows, slow music, and outlets at every seat. Stay for one cup or the whole afternoon — nobody is counting.

Come by

Hours and directions

Walk-ins are always welcome. Weekend tables can be booked ahead if you'd like to be sure of a seat.

Where

12 Yeonnam-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul. Three minutes from Hongik University Station, exit 3, on the quiet side of the park.

Hours

Weekdays 08:00 to 20:00, weekends 09:00 to 21:00. The kitchen stops brunch at 15:00; coffee and cake run all day.

Groups

The long table seats up to ten. For a group or a small event after hours, send us a note through the form.

Save your weekend table

Weekends fill up fast around brunch. Book ahead and your corner will be waiting — coffee on us if we run late.

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