Gangneung Coffee Street

강릉 커피거리

A seafront row of roastery cafes along Anmok Beach, where most shops roast their own beans and seat you facing the water. The street keeps no hours of its own — each cafe sets them — so check the one you are aiming for.

Language

The marker stone at the entrance to Gangneung Coffee Street, cut with the street's name in Korean and English, with Anmok Beach and the East Sea behind it

Place information

Korean name: 강릉 커피거리
Address: 20-1 Changhae-ro 14beon-gil, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do
Opening hours: not published by the operator
Hours notes: The Korea Tourism Organization writes “varies by store” where a street's opening hours would go — there is no opening or closing time that covers the whole row.
Time needed: 2 hours

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Nearby

The wooden hall of Ojukheon seen head-on from its forecourt, its two plaques reading Ojukheon and Mongnyongsil

Ojukheon House

The house where Shin Saimdang lived and her son Yi I was born — among the oldest surviving Joseon dwellings, with the room called Mongnyongsil held to be his birthplace. The Yulgok Memorial Hall and the Gangneung Currency Exhibition Hall stand in the same grounds, so the woman on the 50,000-won note and the son on the 5,000-won note can be seen together in the house they lived in.

Frequently asked questions

Why is the coffee street in Gangneung?

It began with the coffee vending machines that lined Anmok Beach; cafes filled in around them until the row became a street. The city has run an annual coffee festival each October since.

Is it worth coming in winter?

The cafes trade year-round and the sea view is an indoor one. East-coast winter wind is strong, though, so plan for more sitting and less walking than you would in summer.

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