Gilpost · Mapo-gu, Donggyo-dong
Cafe
Elloel & Ro Keopi
엘로엘&로커피 Elloel is the cosmetics brand that runs the place as a showroom café; Ro Coffee is the café's own name, and no post explains what either word means.
Compiled from 7 blog posts read in fullSources →
A café near Exit 8 of Hongik University Station, at 67 Hongik-ro 6-gil. It doubles as a showroom for the cosmetics brand Elloel: the ground floor displays cosmetics, and the basement holds imported Italian goods and more seating. Posts ordered drinks such as milk tea, matcha latte, hojicha latte and americano, plus desserts like tiramisu and cheesecake; the only price anyone wrote down was 8,000 won for a melon soda. We read 29 posts dated December 2025 to October 2026. Seven of them, from December 2025 to August 2026, are about this café, and all seven are first-hand visits. The other 22 were about different cafés with similar names and were set aside.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 마포구 홍익로6길 67, 지하1층~지상1층 (동교동)67 Hongik-ro 6-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul
- TodayToday
- Phone070-4215-2553
- Typical spend₩8,000 only 1 of 11 dishes carries a price
- From the station3 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 257 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 4 posts: 3 wrote Monday 11:00–21:00, 3 wrote Tuesday 11:00–21:00, 3 wrote Wednesday 11:00–21:00.
| Monday | 11:00–21:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 11:00–21:00 | |
| Wednesday | 11:00–21:00 | |
| Thursday | 11:00–21:00 | |
| Friday | 11:00–22:00 | |
| Saturday | 11:00–22:00 | |
| Sunday | 11:00–22:00 |
Rows without a count: 3 of 4 posts.
Counted from what bloggers wrote in their posts; we did not confirm it with the restaurant. Where the values differ, it may be a change over time rather than a disagreement, so we show when each one was written.
What sets it apart
- Christmas decorations come up again and again in the winter posts: five posts from December 2025 to early March 2026 mention the tree or the decorations, and one said the outdoor terrace at the back had blankets and a standing heater. The decorations are seasonal, so the place will look different at other times of year.
- Two posts said the café is large, with generous space between tables. That doesn't guarantee a seat: a post from a December 2025 peak hour said it was too packed to take photos, and another, on a rainy weekend at year's end, barely found a single seat.
- Three posts said it is close to the station, two of them naming Exit 8 of Hongik University Station.
What 7 bloggers said
hojicha latte
Roomy
We read all 7 in full. The most common claims are “Roomy” (2) and “Quiet” (2).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Seasonal decorations 5 of 7 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 4 of 7 posts
- Reachable by transit 3 of 7 posts
- In a basement 2 of 7 posts
- One dish per person 1 of 7 posts
- Review event 1 of 7 posts
- Outdoor terrace seating 1 of 7 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Who came, and with whom
- With a friend 2 of 7 posts
- Date 2 of 7 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
3 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| In a basement | 2 of 7 posts |
|---|
There are two levels, ground floor and basement. Two posts went downstairs. One found the space under the stairs quiet but with few tables; the other described a long bench down the middle with tables on either side, and seats that were hard and cold to sit on. Most customers, one writer noted, stay on the ground floor.
No one wrote about a step at the entrance, an elevator, or getting in with a wheelchair or stroller. One post refers to the basement as the space below the stairs.
No post says where the toilet is or whether it is separated by gender.
No one mentioned: Second floor · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Toilet inside · Accessible toilet · Separate restrooms. 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 saying they paid themselves3 of 7 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way4 of 7 posts
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 2 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
What we do not know
- We know very little about prices. The only figure is 8,000 won for a melon soda in an August 2026 post, whose writer felt it was poor value. One other post called the café a little pricey. No post gives a per-person total for a drink and dessert.
- Three posts copied the same opening hours: 11:00–21:00 Monday to Thursday, 11:00–22:00 Friday to Sunday. One post from August 2026 has them reversed (22:00 on weekdays, 21:00 Friday to Sunday); we can't tell whether the hours changed or were copied wrong. All four are copied listings, and none mentions a closing day.
- The phone number given in posts is 070-4215-2553. On reservations, one post only guessed they are possible from a reserved-seat sign; nobody reported booking.
- No post describes queuing, though two found the café full. That means nobody wrote about waiting, not that there is never a wait.
- Most posts were positive about the atmosphere and drinks, but one from August 2026 said they probably wouldn't return, finding the drinks not worth the price. The same post said the café has a one-item-per-person rule.
Sources (7)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 서울 마포구 이색 편집숍 카페 엘로엘&로 커피 내돈내산 후기 2026-08-17 · 마금치 | 맛집ㆍ카페ㆍ상품 · via Daum
- 홍대 분위기 좋은 넓은 카페 엘로엘 & 로 커피 내돈내산 추천 후기 2026-04-27 · JoyJelly · via Daum
- <엘로엘&로커피> 홍대 8번출구 고급스럽고 아늑한 분위기 쇼룸 카페 2026-03-02 · 굴하지않는미소는우리의자랑이니까, 다정함이깃들기를 · via Daum
- 1월 막으실 수 있으시겠어요? 2026-02-12 · ♥・。.。*♥*。.。・*♥*・。.。♥ · via Daum
- 홍대 카페 엘로엘&로커피 후기｜치즈케이크와 라떼 맛집 2026-01-05 · 제인의소소한일상:) · via Daum
- 힘들더라도 나는 다만 최선을 다해 끝과 마주하고 싶을 뿐 2026-01-01 · ✶⋆.˚ · via Daum
- [홍대] 엘로엘&로커피 홍대입구역 8번출구 맛 좋고 분위기 좋은 카페 내돈내산 2025-12-22 · TMI 아카이브 · via Daum
We opened all 377 candidate posts and kept 7 as evidence.