Gilpost · Mapo-gu, Donggyo-dong
Cafe
oscar the coffee booth
오스카 커피부스 Oseuka Keopibuseu Named after the Oscars — one post heard from the owners, both trained actors, that the name wishes guests their own 'Oscar' dream, and 'booth' is the box-like coffee bar at the counter.
Compiled from 23 blog posts read in fullSources →
Oscar Coffee Booth is a café on the second floor of the Dongmyeong Building at 187 Donggyo-ro, a short walk from Exit 1 of Hongik University Station. It serves hand-brewed filter coffee from a choice of beans alongside desserts such as sweet-pumpkin pudding and cheesecakes; menus copied in 2026 posts list an americano at 5,000 won, the pumpkin pudding at 7,500 and filter coffee from 7,500 to 14,000. We read thirty posts from December 2024 to October 2026, twenty-four of them by people who actually went. Wood interiors and big windows onto the street trees come up most; eight visitors ordered the pumpkin pudding and six the signature "Pistachio!".
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 마포구 동교로 187, 2층 (동교동)187 Donggyo-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul
- Phone0507-1393-5986
- Typical spend₩5,000 – ₩14,000
- From the station10 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 75 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 17 posts: 9 wrote Weekdays 11:00–20:00, 7 wrote Weekends 12:00–21:00, 5 wrote Friday 11:00–22:00.
| Weekdays | 11:00–20:00 | 9 of 17 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Weekends | 12:00–21:00 | 7 of 17 posts |
| No day given | 11:00–20:00 | 2 of 17 posts |
| Monday | 11:00–20:00 | |
| Tuesday | 11:00–22:00 | |
| Wednesday | 11:00–22:00 | |
| Thursday | 11:00–22:00 | |
| Friday | 11:00–22:00 | 5 of 17 posts |
| Last order | Weekdays 19:30 | 4 of 9 posts |
| Last order | Weekends 20:30 | 4 of 9 posts |
| Last order | 21:30 | 2 of 9 posts |
Rows without a count: 4 of 17 posts.
1 other values
| Open | Weekends | 12:00–22:00 4 of 17 posts last seen 2025-10 |
|---|
The values differ, but the periods they were written in do not overlap. This looks like a change over time rather than a disagreement, and the top row is the most recently reported. We did not confirm it with the restaurant.
What sets it apart
- Sixteen posts mention the view out of the windows — plane trees seen through second-floor glass and a lot of daylight. One describes the window seats as a row facing a sill that serves as the table.
- Fourteen posts call it quiet. One says so many people were working at the big central table that you end up lowering your voice too; another says it suits going alone but isn't a place for loud chatter. One post found it crowded and noisy yet thought it would be good for reading on a weekday.
- Five posts found the seating uncomfortable and none found it comfortable: stools without backrests everywhere except the central table, window seats with a low table and high chairs, and sill seats where you have to twist round to eat.
- Seven posts say the room is small, two say it feels open. One counted about fourteen tables, all for two except a single four-seater, and suggested coming in pairs at most.
2 more
- Four posts note a posted two-hour limit on weekends and holidays, after which you are expected to order again. One group that overstayed says nobody asked them to leave, but they ordered another drink anyway.
- Six posts mention shelves of film scripts and screenplay books. One heard from the owners that both trained as actors and that the name comes from the Academy Awards — hearsay, so we did not count it.
What 23 bloggers said
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Quiet
We read all 23 in full. The most common claims are “Quiet” (14) and “Uncomfortable seating” (5).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Where they disagree
| Roomy | yes 2 · no 7 |
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Things you can check on site
- Large windows 16 of 23 posts
- Reachable by transit 10 of 23 posts
- Second floor 9 of 23 posts
- Books to read 6 of 23 posts
- Time limit on the table 4 of 23 posts
- Phone charging 2 of 23 posts
- Open kitchen 2 of 23 posts
- Independent, not a chain 1 of 23 posts
- Bag storage 1 of 23 posts
- Takeout 1 of 23 posts
- Wi-Fi 1 of 23 posts
- Foreign customers in the room 1 of 23 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
2 posts say you cannot park. None say you can.
| Posts saying you cannot | 2 of 23 posts |
|---|
Two posts say in their own words that there is no parking and to use a nearby public lot; other "no parking" lines are copied from listings.
Who came, and with whom
- With a friend 5 of 23 posts
- Solo visit 2 of 23 posts
- Date 2 of 23 posts
- Group visit 1 of 23 posts
Where it is
We could not find this shop’s own listing on Naver Map, so the link searches for its Korean name around this spot instead.
From the station
10 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| Second floor | 9 of 23 posts |
|---|---|
| Toilet inside | yes 0 · no 1 (of 23 posts read) |
| Separate restrooms | yes 0 · no 1 (of 23 posts read) |
Nine posts note the café is up on the second floor, and several say they nearly walked past because the sign is small. Look for "oscar" lettered on the second-floor glass and the standing sign at the building door.
No one wrote about steps at the door, a lift, or getting in with a wheelchair or stroller. The café is on the second floor and two posts mention taking the stairs. That doesn't mean there is no lift — only that nobody said.
Only one post describes the toilet: outside the café next to the entrance, behind a keypad code, a single unisex room. No other post confirms it.
No one mentioned: In a basement · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Accessible toilet. That is not the same as there being none — it means we could not confirm it. Worth calling ahead, and do tell us: we will put it here.
How to read these posts
- Posts disclosing payment1 of 23 posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves8 of 23 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way14 of 23 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 28 posts we gathered, 5 went up on a single day right after a TV spot and show no sign of a visit. They retell the broadcast, so we left them out of the counts.
| 2026-08-21 | 2 posts in one day |
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We do not discard them. That a TV spot produced a burst of posts is itself something worth knowing about a place, and a star rating will not show it.
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2024-12 | 1 |
| 2025-01 | 1 |
| 2025-02 | 2 |
| 2025-07 | 2 |
| 2025-10 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 2 |
| 2026-01 | 2 |
| 2026-03 | 2 |
| 2026-04 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 4 |
What we do not know
- Opening hours have changed. Four posts from December 2024 to October 2025 list Monday 11:00–20:00, Tuesday–Friday 11:00–22:00 and weekends 12:00–22:00; posts from January 2026 mostly list weekdays 11:00–20:00 and weekends 12:00–21:00. All are copied from listings. Two October 2026 posts differ — one says weekends open at 11, another says closed Mondays. Check the café's Instagram before going.
- Prices seem to have risen slightly between July and September 2026: the July menu shows vanilla latte 6,000, matcha latte 6,000 and strawberry matcha 7,000 won; a September post shows 6,500, 6,500 and 7,500. The americano (5,000) and pumpkin pudding (7,500) are the same in both.
- Only one post saw a queue: plenty of seats on arrival, full with people waiting by the time they left. One other says latecomers won't find a seat, and another arrived at weekend opening and had room.
- Six posts give the phone number 0507-1393-5986, all within copied listing blocks. No visitor said whether table reservations are taken.
- One post mentions barista awards displayed in the shop, and two list posts name the café's barista among Korea Brewers Cup 2027 finalists; these are the shop's own display and copied lists, so we did not count them.
- Two posts from 4 and 10 October 2026 describe the same three drinks and two cheesecakes in the same order and wording, so we treated them as templated copy and did not count them as visits. A March 2026 post reads as a generic write-up (it gives hours of 10:00–22:00, matching no other post) and was not counted. One December 2024 post discloses sponsorship.
Sources (23)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 홍대 분좋카 커피 맛있는 카페 추천 오스카 커피부스 내돈내산 2026-10-16 · Being happy :>
- 홍대 카페) 오스카 커피 부스, 핸드드립 커피가 맛있는 분위기 좋은 카페 2026-10-14 · sonya's footprints · via Daum
- 맨날 주 3일만 같아라 2026-10-12 · 빵희로그 · via Daum
- 오스카 커피부스, 혼자 커피 마시기 좋은 조용한 카페 ☕️ 2026-10-08 · 나혼자 냠냠 총총 끄적
- 홍대역 근처 오스카 커피부스 카페 솔직후기 분좋카 그자체! 2026-09-08 · 오늘도야호*⸌☻ັ⸍*
- [홍대입구역카페] 오스카 커피부스 : oscar | 분위기 좋은 홍대입구역 .... 2026-07-29 · 둥쓰블로그
- 홍대입구역 카페 디저트 단호박푸딩, 밀크브루 / 오스카 커피부스 / .... 2026-07-09 · 슬기로운 여행 생활
- 창밖 뷰가 좋은 조용한 홍대카페 오스카 커피부스 2026-05-27 · 쏘냐의하루(맛집,여행) · via Daum
- (홍대 카페) 오스카 커피 부스 2026-04-27 · 0me____log ˚ෆ*₊
- 홍대입구역 디저트카페 '오스카 커피부스' 동교동 치즈케이크 맛집 .... 2026-04-09 · 초록기록
- 오스카 커피부스ㅣ홍대 동교동 조용한 분위기 감성 카페 2026-03-14 · my little comfort
- 260223-0301 히맨라, 하이디라오, 오스카커피부스, 순이네포차호프, 스.... 2026-03-10 · kkumdolbook 꿈돌북
- 연남동 카페 맛있는 필터커피와 감각적인 분위기의 오스카 커피부.... 2026-01-26 · madi
- 영화를 보듯 머물다 나온 연남동의 작은 무대, 오스카 커피부스 2026-01-22 · 동우니와 규지니의 블로그
- 홍대입구역 숨은 감성카페｜오스카 커피부스 솔직 후기 2025-12-26 · 로니와 언니의 일상✨✪ ω ✪✨ · via Daum
- 홍대 커피 진심인곳 오스카커피부스 2025-12-15 · 즐겁게살자 · via Daum
- 홍대ㅣ오스카 커피부스 : 조용하고 분위기 좋은 아이스크림라떼 맛집 카페 내돈내산 2025-10-14 · 우리의 하루살이 · via Daum
- 마포 홍대 분위기 좋은 디저트 카페 오스카 커피부스 내돈내산 2025-07-09 · hygge moment · via Daum
- 홍대 동교동 카페 단호박푸딩 맛집이었던 오스카 커피부스 2025-07-02 · 아무 이유 없는 블로그
- 홍대 :: 책 읽기 좋은 카페 오스카 커피부스(OSCAR) 2025-02-26 · 김또치 또 카페감 · via Daum
- 홍대 조용한 카페 오스카 커피부스 바나나푸딩 맛집 2025-02-09 · 셔미 BLOG · via Daum
- [홍대입구역] 조용한 우드톤 카페 - Oscar coffee booth 2025-01-09 · Café Moments: 맛있는 시간 · via Daum
- 서울 홍대입구 카페 2024-12-03 · 일본&한국 카페•맛집투어☕️ · via Daum
Of 258 candidate posts we opened 61 and kept 23 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.