Price verified July 2026 · MEGA Coffee, Seoul, South Korea
One liter of iced americano for ₩3,300. Nobody’s swirling this thing looking for tasting notes — but on a hot day, with a bucket of ice sweating in your hand for three thousand won, nothing else on the menu makes sense.
MEGA Coffee Mega-Ricano, iced americano, 1 liter costs ₩3,300 at MEGA Coffee, Seoul, South Korea, as of July 2026. ()
What you get
Ordered the iced Mega-Ricano at MEGA Coffee. It shows up in a one-liter cup filled right to the domed lid — ice packed to the top, dark brown americano poured over it. Receipt said ₩3,300. You’ve seen this cup if you’ve walked around Korea at all. It’s everywhere. Koreans half-jokingly call americano saengmyeongsu — “water of life” — and honestly, wrapping your hand around one of these does make the day feel a little more survivable. There’s a whole culture around it called eoljukah, short for “I’d rather freeze to death than give up iced americano.” People drink this stuff year-round. January, August, doesn’t matter. And this one-liter cup is basically the mascot.
The taste? Nothing fancy. Heavy, a little flat, a plain americano doing plain americano things. If you’re hunting for specialty aromas, wrong door. The point is the size and the price. For less than one cup at most cafes, you get enough coffee to nurse all afternoon. This isn’t a sit-down-and-savor coffee. It’s a survival coffee — you grab it, you walk, you keep drinking.
Price details
| Item | MEGA Coffee Mega-Ricano, iced americano, 1 liter |
| Price | ₩3,300 — |
| Where | MEGA Coffee, Seoul, South Korea |
| Date | July 2026 |
| Best for | Long summer walks, all-afternoon caffeine, and anyone who wants the most coffee per won in Korea. |
| Would I buy again? | Yes — this is my default cheap iced americano when I need volume over finesse. |
FAQ
What is a Mega-Ricano?
MEGA Coffee’s americano. This one’s the one-liter large iced size — basically a giant cup of ice and americano.
How much does it cost?
₩3,300 on my receipt (July 2026). Prices can shift a bit depending on the branch, size, and whatever promotion is running.
Why do people drink iced coffee even in winter in Korea?
It’s a thing called eoljukah — short for “I’d rather freeze to death than give up iced americano.” And this one-liter cup is pretty much the symbol of it.
How does it taste?
Heavy and pretty plain. A no-frills americano. You’re paying for quantity and price, not specialty flavor — and that’s the deal going in.
This price is as of July 10, 2026 (date of writing) and may vary by store.