This coffee shop was originally a shoe factory.

Now it has lost it's original purpose and it's been reborn as a communication space.

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If you look at the building located between the alleys, you might wonder who would think of it as a coffee shop, but turning a closed factory into a coffee shop is now a trend and this was the beginning.

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It's amazing inside. There are many coffee shops with industrial interior these days, but I think they have a clear philosophy to try this style for the first time.

The table that the register is on has wheels, so it looks like they have modified form of a transportation used in the old factory.

Besides, there are multiple LCD displays on the wall, what an impressive mismatch.

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The menu is also unusual. Single Origin is normal because it's just a coffee bean's name, but the house blend names are unique.

I'm not sure but there is something related to literature.

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After ordering coffee, I sat down and looked around. There are not only the mismatch between recycled waste and the latest espresso machines, but also a huge mismatch between the overall interior here and the guests and staff in this space.

A cup of coffee at a place like this would double the loneliness.

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There's some separated space, and It's probably a different working space in the old shoe factory.

On one side of the wall, there is a quote from 'Air and Dreams', a book by Gaston Bachelard(also a house blend coffee's name following his name).

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My order is Natsume Sōseki.

It's medium roasted Guatemalan plus Colombian plus Ethiopian blend.

At the first sip, I thought that true coffee lovers made it. The sour taste is excellent.

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Next to the exit, there are coffee beans on sale. There is the picture of anthracite, which is also the name of this coffee shop.

It's open everyday without a break.

Located in a quiet alley, five minutes of walk from exit 4 of Sangsu station.

Address: 10 Tojeong-ro 5-gil, Hapjeong-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul