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This show definitely surprised me (In a wonderful way). Watching each Episode is like a treat with several layers of goodness. Every episode walks you through a unique mix various emotions be it happiness, joy, kindness, heartbreak etc. This show definitely grows on you.

Great and strong performances by all the actors. Park Ho-San is a gem of an actor and did justice to his character, Seong-Wu Ong also gave a very strong performance. Such a heartwarming and wholesome show that shows complex relationships, views and teaches life lessons through the journey of the characters and with a teacher teaching his student how to make a great cup of coffee. I highly recommend this show, so happy that I watched this gem of a show.

A gentle and subtle tale of life with some lovely characters and vignettes.

Lovely casting and the set is cool.

I especially like the facial expressions of the coffee shop owner and also the gentle eyes and face of his girlfriend.

The apprentice is well played and the two actors have understated chemistry.

Research on coffee is impressive and links the story well.

I have new interest the next time I visit a coffee shop Acting and filming is superb too It just reinforces my view Korea has the best tv in the world and am thankful Netflix has been able to bring us such high quality and different programming to the rest of the world.

Whimsical and sweet, each episode also has aspects of pertinent issues and sensibilities. It gently takes you along as the main character learns to understand things about the world around him and the people in it. Just a nice way to spend 25 minutes.

This is a masterpiece of life. It is a study in quality. It is a quiet and beautiful story of choices in a life. There is no trauma, no blood. It is quiet , sweet, yes full in its truth. It reminds me some of the master chef in midnight diner. (another gem) but this is day. The discoveries of the apprentice also change the master . It has a zen quality, it is a story of the heart between friends. It is beautifully made. I was never bored. Each episode is a short 35min or so . Easily digestible.

I found it magical how everyone responds and enriches eachothers life . I hope to watch it all again soon.

This is not for everyone. This is for those who are into the slow poetry of a long shot, into the meditative quality of silence, into thinking about what the characters are feeling. It's a gem. When so much media is about speed, intensity, and in your face "this is what you should understand from it," this show give you space to immerse yourself in what a scene means, what the characters are. I find it comparable to "Midnight Diner" for the kind of atmosphere it sets and for the depth of feeling it elicits. Twelve episodes were enough to leave a mark, but I hope there will be more and that if they come they will stay true to the quality of this season.

This is a slice of life, slow burn series - so it isn't for everyone. It's very coffee industry oriented, but also weaves lessons of life into the narrative, through the main characters and the several guest roles.

These half-hour episodes, 12 of them, means the series is really only 6 hours long. I will say that I needed to not be too tired when watching it, because there weren't any overarching themes to follow. In other words, there was no serial killer to catch, or political enemy to overcome, or a romance you're waiting to see how it ends. It was a window into the lives of some good people whose connections were forged and built on the shared love of coffee, the perfecting of techniques to create the various flavors and consistencies, and the universality that the words "Would you like a cup of coffee?" can open minds and hearts once a person feels seen, heard, understood.

I feel like I've been given such a gift in watching this series. I had just come away from 2 other series that I had to drop because they were too over the top for me. This was exactly the right speed and degree of elegant excellence that I needed.

This drama is not for everyone. If you're looking for romance or suspense it's not for you.

But if you re looking for something tranquil and serene with meditative depth, you might love it.

The drama and the topic are rather niche products than mainstream. The topic of the drama evolves around a small coffee shop and the art of brewing coffee and how small acts of kindness can improve people's lifes.

This miniseries it's like a warm, relaxing coffee break, each episode ~20 minutes long. I liked the mentor-mentee relationship, even though the mentor was a bit too cliche of a wise, mysterious, stoic person contrasted by the side characters and the critic.

The unspoken leaves space for your own pondering and interpretation.

The coffee shop itself is warm and calm space.

And that's probably how this series is best watched: as a warm, refuelling break, all the while also learning about coffee.

Well made 👌

I don't even drink coffee so the main theme wasn't something I'm interested in normally. But even the way all the coffee trivia is delivered is soft spoken and delicate like the whole series. This is the closest I've seen to 80s/90s Woody Allen in a Korean series. I don't know if that was the intention/inspiration of the creators or not but it was such a pleasant and heart warming surprise.

The colors, cinematography, music, clothing, hair and overall aesthetic. The emphasis on dialogue and relationships, without noise or unnecessary drama. But most importantly for me, how pretty the city setting looked in each frame, just like Woody Allen used to do for New York City. It makes me want to visit Korea, even though I know the reality is different. Just like NYC ;)

After the manic extravagance of CGI super heroes, overly sentimental disease of the month dramas, guessable mysteries and unfunny comedies, too often full of foul language and over the top fight scenes, this series is a breath of fresh air. The acting is such that you feel they are not acting, that they are the real people they portray. It is a series of moments intertwining a group of people's lives, centered around a coffee shop. The humor is light, the drama is believable, and their stories are like fresh brewed fine quality coffee. Another viewer hoped there will be a continuation, but with the same quality of this delightful view into these characters.

A decent concept but the drama didn't hit well with me. I didn't like either of the main leads nor was I interested in their boring sappy personal story. The support characters and their stories were slightly better. You better off just drink a cup of coffee anyway. A decent concept but the drama didn't hit well with me. I didn't like either of the main leads nor was I interested in their boring sappy personal story. The support characters and their stories were slightly better. You better off just drink a cup of coffee anyway. It's hard to recommend this drama despite being shorter than others.

Coffee is supposed to wake you up - unfortunately this series put me to sleep in virtually every episode. Mainly because there is no story and no ending.

The actors were ok - they just didn't have anything to do except play out stories that depended on tropes. The overworking daughter - the sick mother, the heavy metal drummer hiding from the world etc. The endless smile of the cafe owner - his refusal to tell the truth for absolutely no good reason - what difference would it have made - absolutely none. The endless - and I mean endless - talk about various types of coffee beans - just the writer showing off and boring the pants off me to do it.

I literally worked hard to keep awake to finish this show - and the game wasn't worth the candle in the end. I wonder why the young assistant disappeared from the acting profession - it wouldn't surprise me if this series was the reason.