Cafe
DEBUNK
디벙크 Dibeongkeu Debunk is the English verb for exposing a false belief; none of the posts explains why the cafe took the name.
Compiled from 25 blog posts read in fullSources →
Debunk is a large basement cafe on Seongji 1-gil, a short walk from exit 7 of Hapjeong Station. It serves coffee, tea and slice cakes (gâteaux), with cocktails and beer on the menu, and most posts describe a room full of people working on laptops or reading. Posts give 5,000 won for an americano, 7,000 won for the house Debunk latte and 8,000 won for a gâteau. You order at a tablet or kiosk and pick up your own buzzer; tea comes with 3-, 4- and 5-minute sand timers. We read 30 posts from September 2025 to October 2026; 25 describe an actual visit, three turned out to be about other cafes, and two were list posts we did not count as visits.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 마포구 성지1길 30, 지하2층 (합정동)30 Seongji 1-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul
- Phone070-5050-2550
- Typical spend₩5,000 – ₩16,000
- From the station5 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 173 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 19 posts: 11 wrote Daily 10:00–23:00, 8 wrote 10:00–23:00.
| No day given | 10:00–23:00 | 8 of 19 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Daily | 10:00–23:00 | 11 of 19 posts |
| Last order | 22:30 | 11 of 11 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
- Thirteen posts say many seats have power outlets. One adds that not every seat does, so come early; another says the cafe does not lend chargers.
- There is also seating outside the door at the foot of the stairs: five posts mention it, one counting about three semi-outdoor tables.
- Posts split 4 to 3 on whether it is quiet. One found it hushed (June 2026); another, visiting at 5 pm on a Saturday, found it crowded and noisy (August 2026), and one mentions the music being a bit loud. The split tracks time of visit, not a change over time.
- Thirteen posts describe the wall of books; one says they are for display rather than reading.
1 more
- Five posts mention board games; one found the Rummikub set too worn to read the numbers.
What 25 bloggers said
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Roomy
We read all 25 in full. The most common claims are “Roomy” (16) and “Clean” (2).
What they liked
Where they disagree
| Quiet | yes 4 · no 3 |
|---|---|
| Expensive | yes 3 · no 3 |
Things you can check on site
- In a basement 22 of 25 posts
- Books to read 13 of 25 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 13 of 25 posts
- Phone charging 13 of 25 posts
- Self-order screen 7 of 25 posts
- High ceiling 7 of 25 posts
- Board games on the table 5 of 25 posts
- Outdoor terrace seating 5 of 25 posts
- Reachable by transit 5 of 25 posts
- Air conditioned 3 of 25 posts
- TV 3 of 25 posts
- Toilet inside 2 of 25 posts
- Review event 2 of 25 posts
- Second floor 1 of 25 posts
- Separate restrooms 1 of 25 posts
- Beer served 1 of 25 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 10 of 25 posts
- Family visit 3 of 25 posts
- Date 2 of 25 posts
- Group visit 1 of 25 posts
- Solo visit 1 of 25 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
5 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| Second floor | 1 of 25 posts |
|---|---|
| In a basement | 22 of 25 posts |
| Toilet inside | 2 of 25 posts |
| Separate restrooms | 1 of 25 posts |
You reach it by stairs down to the basement: 22 of 25 visit posts describe going down, and 7 of them stress that the very high ceiling keeps it from feeling underground.
Posts describe only stairs down to the entrance. Nobody mentions an elevator, ramp, step at the door, or getting in with a wheelchair or stroller — we don't know, which is not the same as there being none.
Two posts place the restroom inside the cafe; one says it is split by gender but has a single stall each, so expect a wait when busy. No post mentions an accessible restroom.
No one mentioned: 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 saying they paid themselves7 of 25 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way18 of 25 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 27 posts we gathered, 2 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.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 5 |
| 2026-06 | 6 |
| 2026-08 | 5 |
| 2026-09 | 5 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
What we do not know
- No post reports queuing. Some found it nearly full — around 3 pm, on a Saturday at 9 pm, or full until a seat opened up. Nobody mentions a waitlist or waiting area.
- Opening hours: 19 posts give 10:00–23:00 with last order at 22:30, all copied from the Naver listing. One post says Fridays run to midnight; one says there is no closing day.
- On price, posts split 3 to 3 between too expensive and fair. One writer was charged 19,293 won for two americanos and a cake that should have come to 18,000 won, and advises checking the receipt. Patbingsu was 16,000 won.
- Five posts list the phone number as 0507-1416-5623; one gives 02-6930-5598. Nobody says whether reservations are taken.
Sources (25)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
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- 합정 멕시코식당 카페 디벙크 합정데이트코스 맛집 추천 2026-09-30 · 오구오구 블로그 · via Daum
- [서울/합정] 합정 디벙크, 초코 마틸다가 맛있었던 합정의 분위기있는 카공 추천 카페 2026-09-27 · Write Me · via Daum
- 7월 일기: 여름 날 나는 늘 천국이 아니고 칠월의 나는 체념뿐이어도 좋을 것 2026-09-22 · 下여자블로그(곧 중여자 승급예정) · via Daum
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- 합정카페 디벙크 | 층고 높은 대형 작업하기 좋은 감성 카페 2026-09-17 · min_o:b
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- [합정] 노트북 작업하기 좋은 카페 - 합정역 카페 디벙크 DEBUNK 2026-08-08 · your.motimate · via Daum
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- 합정역 북카페 디벙크 솔직한 후기 2026-06-24 · 행복한 책 읽기 샬랄라 책방
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- 노트북 작업하기 좋은 합정역카페 디벙크 분위기 좋은 합정카페 내돈내산후기 2026-06-05 · 은은한 리뷰 · via Daum
- [상수역] 카공하기 좋은 카페YRI CQFE / DEBUNK 2026-06-01 · 무로 일상 · via Daum
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- 합정 카페 문화와 예술, 그리고 휴식을 만끽할 수 있는 디벙크(DEBUNK) 2026-05-23 · 왼손잡이의 미식일지 · via Daum
- 합정 시오 일본가정식, 디벙크 북카페 - 저녁식사 및 디저트 한 코스.... 2026-05-22 · 꽃보다 꽃향유
- 합정 카공카페 추천ㅣDEBUNK, 오래있어도 눈치 없는 그곳! 2026-05-16 · 꿀꿀 부동산 정보
- [합정 디벙크] 내돈내산 작업하기 좋은 디저트 카페 2026-05-06 · 주주xuxu
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Of 370 candidate posts we opened 65 and kept 25 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.