Our own visit, not sponsored (paid with our own money). The character illustrations are GPT-generated images. The address, directions, menu prices, opening hours and parking are from Naver Place (checked October 16, 2026).
Clarimento Square Magok Café Review: Sniff the Beans, Pick a Nutty Americano — Plus the Filter Coffee Lineup
A café review from Magok ☕
One Thursday around lunchtime,
I stopped by
Clarimento Square (클라리멘토스퀘어)
on the first floor of Ace Plaza.
I chose the nutty beans,
and the americano’s strength was just right.
Clarimento's pink takeout cup
Ace Plaza, 1F
Right of the main entrance
🚇 Balsan Station exit 1
about 9 min on foot
⏰ Mon 08:00–17:00
Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 08:00–22:00
Sat & Sun 11:30–22:00
💰 Americano 3,500 won
(choose nutty or acidic beans)
🅿 Ace Plaza basement 1 & 2
1 hour free with a 10,000 won purchase
🎫 Meal Ticket Daejang accepted
🏪 First floor of Ace Plaza, under the pink sign
On the first floor of Ace Plaza
on Magokdong-ro,
a pink sign reads
’clarimento square’.
By Naver Place directions,
it’s in front of the crosswalk
at the intersection
across from LG Science.
The entrance under the pink sign
On the wall beside the entrance
there’s a cake poster:
‘4 Cakes · 2 Flavors · 1 Gift Box’.
Outside the shop — the cake poster and chairs out front
👃 You can smell the beans
On the counter,
glass jars of beans
stand in a row.
In front of each jar is a bean card,
and you can smell the beans yourself.
Bean sniffing jars and bean cards on the counter
In front of the sniffing counter — Meal Ticket Daejang and Magok Misul-gil notices
☕ An americano with nutty beans
For the americano,
you can choose the beans.
The Naver Place menu says
you choose from Square Blend (nutty),
Caramello (acidic)
and decaf.
I went with the nutty one.
When I drank it,
the strength was just right.
The bar with the espresso machine and grinder
The staff behind the bar
wore matching uniforms and
looked professional.
Nutty · acidic · decaf
You can smell the beans first
at the sniffing jars on the counter
📋 The filter coffee board
On the board by the door,
it says ‘Square only filter coffee lineup’.
Each bean has a number
and flavor notes (JUICY · COZY).
The board by the door — Square only filter coffee lineup
I copied it as written on the board.
Prices are written on the board without a unit, like ‘5.0’.
(On the Naver Place menu, filter coffee is 5,000–9,000 won.)
| Bean | Flavor notes | Board price |
|---|---|---|
| Bolivia (No. 217) | Hazelnut · cacao nibs · orange caramel | 5.0 |
| Colombia Decaf (No. 238) | Guava juice · fig · sweet herbal aroma | 7.0 |
| Kenya (No. 244) | JUICY citrus · honey · syrup | 4.0 |
| Ethiopia (EN) | JUICY grape · blueberry · plum | 4.0 |
| Guatemala (GN) | JUICY apricot · grape · citrus | 5.0 |
| Guatemala El Socorro (GW) | COZY grapefruit · mandarin · brown sugar | 5.0 |
I didn’t try
the filter coffee this time.
🎁 Gift boxes and cakes
On the counter
there are pink gift boxes
and shopping bags.
The price tag says
drip bag gift set 19,000 won,
shopping bag 1,000 won.
Pink gift boxes and the price tag
The showcase had
a cake topped with figs
and a cream dessert,
plus boxed cakes
wrapped in a ‘Clarimento Square’ band.
Showcase with the fig cake and cream dessert
The kiosk screen was showing
’Cake 4P Set’
(fig pistachio cake ·
peach Greek yogurt cake).
It’s a kiosk where you order by choosing
’Eat in · Takeout’,
and on the shelf next to it
bean bags and boxes are on display.
The kiosk and the bean display shelf
📋 Menu & prices
I copied only the coffee
from the Naver Place menu.
| Menu | Price |
|---|---|
| Americano (choose nutty or acidic beans) | 3,500 won |
| Decaf americano | 4,000 won |
| Espresso | 3,500 won |
| Flat white | 4,000 won |
| Latte | 4,500 won |
| Vanilla latte | 4,800 won |
| Filter coffee | 5,000 won ~ 9,000 won |
(Place menu updated September 11,
checked October 16)
⏰ Opening hours
| Day | Opening hours |
|---|---|
| Mon | 08:00 ~ 17:00 |
| Tue · Wed · Thu · Fri | 08:00 ~ 22:00 |
| Sat · Sun | 11:30 ~ 22:00 |
| Public holidays | 11:30 ~ 18:00 |
Last order is
16:30 on Mondays,
21:30 Tuesday to Sunday.
I copied the public-holiday hours
from the notice on the shop’s glass door.
🅿 Parking & payment
Parking is in the Ace Plaza
basement 1 and 2,
and with a purchase of 10,000 won or more
you get 1 hour free.
(Naver Place)
In front of the sniffing counter,
there’s a sign saying
Meal Ticket Daejang accepted.
There was also a sticker for
’Magok Misul-gil 5,000 won
discount coupon event participating shop’.
Check the conditions
at the shop.
👍 Who we’d recommend it to
✔ Anyone who wants to smell
the beans before choosing
✔ Anyone looking for
a nutty americano
✔ Magok office workers
who use Meal Ticket Daejang
If you’re looking for
a nutty americano in Magok,
we recommend Clarimento Square.
📍 Clarimento Square — open in Naver Map
Magok coffee — Connects Coffee Magok (same 61 Magokdong-ro) · Starbucks Magok Science Tower R · Mammoth Express Magoknaru Station Exit 5 · Hausly · Blu Shaak Coffee Seoul Magok
As of the visit (around lunchtime on Thursday, October 15, 2026). The filter coffee lineup and prices (as written on the board, no unit), the gift set price tag and the public-holiday hours were copied from the shop's board, price tags and glass-door notice; the address, directions, menu prices, opening hours and parking are from Naver Place (checked 2026-10-16) and may change. Parts showing other customers' or staff members' faces were cropped out. The character illustrations are GPT-generated images.
Translated from our Korean post with AI assistance. Prices, times and other numbers were checked against the Korean original only; we did not re-check Naver Place for this translation. We did not check English menus or foreign-card payment. Original post (Korean)