A-Z lists of reviews for…
– Seoul
– Rest of Korea
– Around the World

The #pouroveronly world map:

• Green heart: our favorites
• Orange star: solid, worth it
• Red octopus: if urgent only
• Question mark: Not reviewed
• X: Closed / no pour-over

Pour-over in Seoul:

• &gather – gathering in no man’s land
• 10000Lab – good pour-over arrived in lower HBC
• 33apartment – pretty home, but drop the spoon
• 5Extracts – location yay, coffee ok
• A Drip Cafe – Basic hand-drip on cosy corner
• A3chive- top-notch pour-over, but what a name 
• Alver – So. Much. Space.
• Anthracite Coffee – hip average 
• AP Cafe Bundang – not that far away
• aperson coffee roasters – slick design in Itaewon back alleys
• Bean Plateau – Antiques and charme
• Beliefcoffee roasters – flowers on the wall
• Berkeley Coffee Social – cosy coffee haven
• Big Step Coffee – quite a few steps left to good coffee
• Bluebottle Yeoksam – standard but tasty
• Bonanza / Bear Cafe pop-up – pretty photos promised
• Bonanza Coffee – great design, ok coffee
• Brilliant Roasting Lab – out of business
• C.through – strong coffee game in bright new area
• Cafe Classico – odd, but charming
• Cafe de Fazenda – spotty coffee spot
• Cafe Inside – an unpretentious gem
• Cafe Lalo Pangyo – lake-side Clever-fans
• Cafe Lightness – max minimal
• Cafe Miamoglie – far away, worth the journey
• Cafe Orienté – beautiful design, and wooden spoons
• Cafe Saru – flowers and excellent pour-over
• Caffe Themselves – perfect process, a weird future?
• caffe 꽃을피우고 – steep hike for steeped coffee
• Center Coffee – Clever-land by Seoul Forrest
• Center Coffee Myeongdong – another Clever spot
• Coalmine – hand-drip from unknown sources 
• Coffee Arco – a Sinsa highlight
• Coffee Factory Gangnam – great new pour-over stop-over
• Coffee Hanyakbang – true gem in true back alley
• Coffee lab – not as elaborate as you would hope
• Coffee Tour – worth a small detour
• Coffee@works Gangnam – a total non-hipster surprise
• Coffee@works Incheon Airport – ready for departure 
• Coffee@works Seoul station – the usual deal: a good one
• Colectivo Coffee – new kid has a rooftop
• Crowd Coffee – not as crowded as it should be
• Daechungpark Seochon – stunning star in the North
• Daeroo Coffee – great beans, more potential
• decentre blockchain cafe – because it’s a thing
• Devastate – Process-obsessed minimalists
• Devastate Hannam – new store, almost same quality
• Dokoro – Hannam goes hand-drip
• Don’t Panic – surely no reason to flip
• Ep3. Black Essence – weird name and a lot of gear
• Everything but the hero – not that heroic
• Felt Coffee – a corner full of nice
• Fit Coffee – very low-key in Hannam
• Five Brewing – complexity takes its toll
• FourB Basic – glass, light and good coffee
• Fritz Coffee – machine-made hand-drip and baked goods 
• Greyt Coffee – truly great in every way
• Hell Cafe – a classic, worth a visit
• Hell Cafe Spiritus – time well spent 
• Ikovox Apgujeong – spacious and serious about pour-over
• Ikovox Garosu-gil – convenient, and decent Chemex game
• Ikovox Itaewon – Chemex for the win
• Kaiser Coffee – a basic, budget alternative
• Kenya Kiambu – totally worth the hike
• Klatch – out of business
• Kontemporary1 / Malic Coffee – caffeinated gallery
• Kwonnongdong Coffee – average, needs a change of message
• Leestone Cafe – stone beds and mystery blue bottle
• LGA Coffee Gangnam – a lot of space, to sit and to grow
• Loft 230 – refreshing approach
• Lusso Barista Lab – relying on reputation
• Lusso Lab Jeong-dong – Brewing happiness in the North
• Manufact Coffee – pretty, and very underwhelming 
• Mark Lane Cafe – skilled, and branching out a bit far
• Namusairo – tradition meets modern meets hand-drip
• Orang Orang – minimalist photo stop in HBC
• Papa et Fille – Yangpyeong summer escape
• Peer Coffee – moved and still great
• Peer Coffee – without many peers
• Pour-overture
• Project on the road – truly hand-made hand-drip (only)
• R.about – a move that paid off
• Record Issue – Go local, and have some coffee!
• Relieve Gangnam – a real statement on coffee hill
• Relieve Itaewon – great coffee with a view
• Roastache – more than just strong shirt game
• Seoul Cafe Show – impressive and entertaining
• Soma Coffee Roasters – take a trip, it’s worth it
• Standard Coffee Bar – not so standard after all
• Starbucks Reserve – at least they tried, sort of
• Starbucks Reserve Gangnam station – nice decor
• Starbucks Reserve Hannam – same, same, not better
• Terarosa Coffee – in the land of many options
• Terarosa Hannam – consistent franchise, sadly
• The Beaner – workshop intuition
• Thesis – no pour-over, move on
• Three of Cups – Good Gangnam addition
• Twoffice – nice low-key hang-out in the North
• Under Pressure – Solid pour-over near UN Village
• Underyard Hannam – brunch, and some coffee
• Up.side coffee – sunny corner sips
• 대림창고 – industrial coolness coming in fast
• 커피한잔 – feels like home, with better coffee

…Rest of Korea…:

• Alchemist Cafe Andong – far away, and not great either
• Anthracite Jeju – pretty space, mediocre rest
• Baum Coffee Museum Jeju – a switching station turned café
• BlackUp Coffee Busan – salt and more
• Bohemian Roasters Gangneun – but the view was nice
• Bong Bong Gangneung – coffee dream comes true
• Bori Coffee Hwacheon – Clever nearby the DMZ
• Cafe Diart Busan – beautiful spot minutes from the beach
• Cafe Lalo Pangyo – lake-side Clever-fans
• Cafe Seren di Jeju – good start, very thin finish
• Green Holiday Ganghwa – beautiful villa without other frills
• Hands Coffee Suwon – it’s a coffee ok
• Kamome Gangneun – cute, but don’t come for the coffee
• Momos Coffee Busan – worthy of the Champ
• Myungga Coffee Danyang – for a lack of alternatives
• Old TV Cafe Hongcheon – things are getting weird
• Punglim Dabang Jeju – remote excellence in every way
• Stay with Coffee Jeju – stay for a while, a long while
• Terarosa Gangneun – a legend, giving way to quantity over quality
• Who’d Coffee Gumi – big city style surprise 
• 월화수목금토일 카페 Bundang – nice music, unimpressive coffee preparation 
• 유동커피 Jeju – hyped up, and delivering on it
• 카페매화마름 Ganghwa – refreshing island trip

…and around the world:

• Bakers & Baristas – pour-over goodness in California
• Bellden Cafe Bellevue – experimenting for the greater good
• Ben Rahim Berlin – very smart; but good pour-over
• Benjamin Coffee Lisbon – a new cornerstone of local coffee
• Bibble and Sip New York – go for the dessert, not for coffee
• Bica Coffeehouse Oakland – across the bay, far away in many ways
• Birch Coffee NY – come for a chat and a coffee
• BKG Coffee Brooklyn – get away from the crowds
• Blue Bottle Coffee Bryant Park – solid, but nothing unique (anymore)
• Blue Bottle Tokyo Ropponggi – this one works
• C’alma Porto – coffee in an exclusive space
• Cafe Flatwhite Beijing – over-performing underdog
• Cafe Grumpy New York – a little speedy, but not grumpy at all
• Café Kitsuné Tokyo – a proper branded drip
• Cafe Onna – a happy hand-drip find in Barcelona
• Caffè Pascucci – the real deal in Milan
• Caffècouture Vienna – ditch the classics
• Cebe Coffee Berlin – good to be back
• Coffee Beans Rococo Nara – unexpected, convenient, good
• Coffee Collective Copenhagen – fresh from the market
• Coffee Cultures San Francisco – central, decent alternative
• Coffee Profilers Berlin – East Berlin special
• Coffee Project NY East Village
• Copenhagen Coffee Lab Lisbon – decent Danish, refresh needed
• Daylight Mind Coffee Hawaii – ocean-side beauty
• Democratic Coffee Copenhagen – great coffee for everybody
• Ditta Artigianale Florence – only and best pour-over around
• Drip Brooklyn – 2021 off to a good start
• Elefant Factory Coffee Kyoto – slowly, but surely to greatness
• Elixr Philadelphia – distanced goodness
• Everyman Espresso New York – excellent pour-over, why even try espresso
• Fábrica Coffee Roasters Porto – not stopping in the capital
• Family Room Cafe Maldives – Innovators in paradise
• Fika House Kafé Bellevue – pickle jar vs. coffee
• For Five Coffee NY – friendly and dedicated, unless busy
• Ground Central NY – hasty sadness
• Ground Support New York – solid SoHo pour-over
• Happy Baristas – hand-drip happiness in Berlin
• Intelligentsia Highline Coffeebar NY – skill, space, beauty
• Joe Pro Shop New York – friendly professionals
• Kaffe 1668 New York – new favorite added to the list
• Kaffeefabrik Vienna – tradition meets modern
• Kaffeekirsche Berlin – communal happiness
• Kahisakan Otaru – classic coffee house
• Koffee Mameya Tokyo – design magnet
• Kona Coffee & Tea Company Hawaii – island vibes
• Kona Coffee Lounge Hawaii – but excellent breakfast food
• Kona Coffee Purveyors Hawaii – fantastic from day zero
• La Finca Coffee Granada – refuel for the Alhambra and beyond
• La tienda de los Unicornios Granada – special specialty coffee
• Laboremus Takamatsu – double the happiness
• Little Collins Midtown East – great, but machine-dripped coffee
• Meraki Coffee Roasters Maldives – Brooklyn on an island
• Metal Hands Beijing – small space, nice looks
• Moleskine Cafe Milan – good, but mostly a store for notebooks
• Morning Brew Haiwaii – poor Peaberry
• Nylon Singapore – treasure hunt ahead
• Old Town Coffee San Sebastian – living up to the reputation
• Optimistic Cafe NY – make it a thing
• Owl Coffee House Basque Country – eye-opening detour
• Partners Coffee LIC – warm on a rainy day
• Reveille Coffee SF – cup: abandoned
• Review: Unostylez Gooseneck Pour-Over Kettle
• Rösterei Hoppenworth & Ploch – Frankfurt’s slow start
• Round K New York – but the neighborhood is nice
• Sakona Coffee San Sebastian – machine-brew only
• Sangaku Cafe Lake Toya – post onsen booster
• Santa Canela Malaga – forerunner in the South
• SchopBean Takamatsu – more options than you can take
• Sleepy Bear Coffee Lausanne – Switzerland waking up to good coffee
• Snowy Owl in Brewster, Cape Cod
• Solid Coffee Roasters LA – no frills, decent coffee 
• Soloist Coffee Beijing – beautiful setup, but over-priced average delivery
• Starbucks Reserve Beijing – basic services, as usual
• Steel Coffee Paris – caffeinated cyclists ahead
• Stereoscope Coffee – LA drip coffee excellence 
• Stumptown Greenwich Village – machine pour-over, pretty ok
• Terremoto Coffee NY – Jasmine punch, not cheap
• The Barn Café Kranzler Berlin – alive and kicking
• The Holy Cross Brewing Society Frankfurt – German precision, no surprises
• The Visit Coffee Berlin – worth a… stop-over
• Third Culture Coffee Bellevue – precision and consistency
• Third Rail Coffee East Village – another lonely Chemex
• Third Rail Coffee Greenwich Village – busy, busy
• Toby’s Estate Singapore – juicy brew by the river
• Torch Coffee Roasters Sevilla – it’s a nice location
• Traveling Coffee Kyoto – hang-out in a class room
• Voyage Coffee Beijing – Perfect Hutong pour-over
• Workshop Coffee London – Clever-land only