Local Rank / Seoul / Ikseon-dong & Jongno 3-ga

Cafés in Ikseon-dong & Jongno 3-ga, ranked by what Koreans pay

Local Rank is an independent guide that ranks restaurants in Korea by what Koreans actually spent there by card. This page covers cafés in Ikseon-dong & Jongno 3-ga (익선동, 종로3가), Seoul. Hanok alleys in Seoul's old center. As of 10 November 2026, the top 3 by last month's card spending are Beuruda Coffee Jongno3ga Branch (브루다커피 종로3가점, Café, top 11.4% in Jongno-gu), Hanongnangsom Ikseon Dongkape (한옥랑솜 익선동카페, Café, top 17.9% in Jongno-gu) and Hanokseoul Coffee Ikseon Branch (한옥서울커피 익선점, Café, top 30.9% in Jongno-gu). The order comes from BC Card payment data published through eat.pl, so it shows where local cardholders really pay rather than reviews, star ratings or advertising. Big chains are left out. The % is a place's position among all places in Jongno-gu: top 1% means only 1 in 100 took in more. Each place links to its eat.pl page with the map, opening hours and busy times.

  1. Beuruda Coffee Jongno3ga Branch (브루다커피 종로3가점): Café. Top 11.4% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  2. Hanongnangsom Ikseon Dongkape (한옥랑솜 익선동카페): Café. Top 17.9% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  3. Hanokseoul Coffee Ikseon Branch (한옥서울커피 익선점): Café. Top 30.9% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  4. Nagwonyeok (낙원역): Café. Top 31% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  5. Ikseon Punggyeong (익선 풍경): Café. Top 34.8% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  6. Ramiseukon Aen Jiminseutong (라미스콘 앤 지민스통): Café. Top 35.9% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  7. Mongbeullangsom Ikseon Dongkape (몽블랑솜 익선동카페): Café. Top 36% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  8. Nagwonjang (낙원장): Café. Top 36.2% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  9. Rainikseon (라인익선): Café. Top 36.9% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  10. Ruska (루스카(Ruska)): Café. Top 38.8% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  11. Otissi Ikseon (오티씨 익선): Café. Top 39.5% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  12. Cafe Onhwa Ikseon Branch (카페온화익선점): Café. Top 41.2% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  13. Siaeteul Coffee House (시애틀 커피하우스): Café. Top 42.3% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  14. Appippore (아삐뽀레): Café. Top 42.4% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  15. Singmul (식물): Café. Top 46.9% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  16. Coffee So (커피소): Café. Top 48.5% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  17. Tteuran (뜰안): Café. Top 53.4% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  18. Keuraun Coffee (크라운커피): Café. Top 54.6% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  19. Ohu (오후): Café. Top 59.4% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  20. Ppasyongsyong (빠숑숑): Café. Top 63.8% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  21. Jaion Taco House (자이온 타코하우스): Café. Top 63.8% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  22. Baengnyeongeongangeumnyo (백년건강음료): Café. Top 65% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  23. Polling (폴링): Café. Top 67.1% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  24. Haengaut (행아웃): Café. Top 68.2% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  25. Makaroni (마카로니): Café. Top 68.9% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  26. Cafe Desso (카페 데쏘): Café. Top 70.2% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  27. Chueokkeopisyop (추억커피숍): Café. Top 74.3% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  28. cafe always (커피 올웨이즈(cafe always)): Café. Top 81.8% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  29. Borisu (보리수): Café. Top 83.7% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  30. Jijunghae (지중해): Café. Top 86.3% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.

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How this ranking works

Koreans pay for most meals by card. Local Rank takes the card payment ranking that BC Card publishes through eat.pl and lists restaurants by how much was spent there last month. Nobody can pay to appear, and reviews play no part.

Big chains, cafés and bars are left out of the restaurant lists. Cafés and pubs have lists of their own.

Each place links to its page on eat.pl, which shows the map, opening hours and busy times. That page is in Korean; Chrome and Safari can translate it.

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Questions people ask

Which cafés in Ikseon-dong & Jongno 3-ga, Seoul do Koreans spend the most at?

By card spending last month, the top 3 cafés in Ikseon-dong & Jongno 3-ga, Seoul are Beuruda Coffee Jongno3ga Branch (브루다커피 종로3가점, Café), Hanongnangsom Ikseon Dongkape (한옥랑솜 익선동카페, Café) and Hanokseoul Coffee Ikseon Branch (한옥서울커피 익선점, Café). Local Rank lists 30 in order on this page.

How is Local Rank different from review sites?

Local Rank uses what people paid, not what they wrote. The order comes from BC Card payment data published through eat.pl: the more Koreans spent at a place last month, the higher it sits. There are no star ratings, no reviews and no ads.

Can a restaurant pay to rank higher on Local Rank?

No. Local Rank takes no money from restaurants and has no sponsored spots.