Ordering Coffee in Korea — The Starbucks Vocabulary and Beyond

Korea: The Country of 100,000 Cafés

South Korea has more cafés per capita than almost any country. Here's how to order.

The Ordering Script

You: 아이스 아메리카노 한 잔 주세요 — One iced Americano please

Barista: 사이즈 어떻게 하시겠어요? — What size? Barista: 드시고 가세요, 가져가세요? — Here or to go?

You: 먹고 갈게요 (here) / 가져갈게요 (to go)

💡 아아 (aa) = common abbreviation for iced Americano. Koreans drink it even at -10°C.

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