Tap a day to see only the birthday cafés open that day — with the nearest station and a map button. On the days themselves this page opens on today. (Oct 22 – Oct 25)
Gallery Cafe By.As, Hongdae (2F) · Hongik Univ. Stn, ~8 min walk
Paper cup, sticker and poster with every order; first-come visitors get a slogan banner. Lucky draw and hashtag event. Opens Oct 22 — the earliest of the birthday-week cafés. Host: @Flechazo_1025 on X.
Cooing Station (2F), Hongdae · Hongik Univ. Stn area
Paper cup, postcard and sticker pack; early birds get a pillow cover, pouch or voice keyring; specials add an ID photo and keyring. Lucky draw and gacha. No reservation. Host: @ffleekz on X.
Cookiecoco, Hongdae · Hongik Univ. Stn exit 9, ~7 min walk
Paper cup, photocard and sticker; specials add a guitar pick, keyring and clear photocard. Lucky draw, photo booth and random gift. No reservation. Host: @mens_knowknow on X.
Brown City, Gallery branch, Hongdae (1F) · Hongik Univ. Stn exit 9, ~7 min walk
Every order gets a paper cup, postcard, sticker and a mirror; first-come visitors add a poster and more, plus gacha. Steps from MEN'S KNOWKNOW, Nono's Maid Café and Cafe Planet. Host: @skids_event2025 on X.
Meaning the Gallery, Hongdae · Hongik Univ. Stn exit 9, ~8 min walk
Paper cup, postcard and ID photo with every order; first-come slogan banner, dessert extras, lucky draw, gacha and hashtag event. Right next to Cafe Planet. Host: @kissitbetter_98 on X.
Cafe Planet, Hongdae (3F) · Hongik Univ. Stn exit 9, ~6 min walk
Every order gets a cup, postcard, 2027 calendar poster and stickers; dessert orders add a random Tamagotchi-style keyring. First 5 get a T-shirt (Oct 24) or gym sack (Oct 25), plus an in-café lucky draw. One menu item per person. Host: @leeknow_kr on X.
Dasi branch (3F), Mangwon · Mangwon Stn area
Sticker, pen and postcard; specials add writing paper. Lucky draw, keychain gacha and a bingo game for reservation holders. Advance reservation needed after 11:00. Host: @saltyz_0325 on X.
Archive Z, Sangsu (2F) · Sangsu Stn (Line 6), ~6 min walk
Every order gets a paper cup, sticker, postcard, ID photo and an ID card; first-come extras, a lucky draw, gacha, photo booth and a stamp tour. Host: @ppojjaki_skz on X.
Lucky Flavor, Hongdae (2F) · Hongik Univ. Stn, ~9 min walk
Every order gets a paper cup, postcard, sticker and photocard; dessert extras, a photo booth, lucky draw and hashtag event. A few steps from Cafe Planet and MEN'S KNOWKNOW. Host: @suuoi10 on X.
Accent Wow, Hongdae (B1) · Hongik Univ. Stn exit 9, ~8 min walk
Photocard, sticker, postcard and a keyring with every order; first-come keyring extras and same-day goodies, plus a hashtag event. A few steps from Till the End and Cafe Planet. Host: @billxvwa on X.
🗺️ Lee Know birthday café walk: 8 Hongdae cafés in one afternoon (Oct 22–25)Eight of this year's Lee Know cafés sit within about 200 m of each other near Hongik Univ. Stn exit 9. Here's the order to walk them — and why Oct 24 or 25 is the day all eight are open.NEW
🔤 Birthday café Korean: 12 words STAY see on every café poster생카, 특전, 선착, 럭드, 소진… Café posters and X posts are written in fan Korean. Here are the 12 words you'll actually meet, with how to say them.NEW
🚇 Hongik Univ. Station exits for K-pop fans: which exit for whatHongdae's station has three lines and many exits. Exit 9 for the birthday-café lanes, exits 1–3 for Yeonnam-dong, and Sangsu Station when the café is further south.NEW
📸 Korean photo booths for K-pop fans: how '4-cut' photos workEvery Hongdae street has self-service photo booths, and fans use them on café days. How to pay, pick a frame, use the props and get the digital copy.