Cafe
KOIKE
코이크 Koikeu
Compiled from 22 blog posts read in fullSources →
Koike is a two-storey cake café on Donggyo-ro 39-gil in Yeonnam-dong, Mapo, a short way from the Gyeongui Line Forest Park. The display case is full of slices topped with cats, dogs, pandas and rabbits; two posts say every slice is 9,000 won. Drinks noted: iced americano 5,800 won, iced vanilla latte 6,500 won. Whole and design cakes are ordered ahead over KakaoTalk and picked up at the shop. We read 30 posts dated 19 July to 7 October 2026. Seven were about other places and set aside; 22 describe a visit (19 sat in, 3 only picked up cake). A Dubai cake sold in winter 2025–26 is no longer on offer, per an August 2026 post.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 마포구 동교로39길 8, 2층 (연남동)8 Donggyo-ro 39-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul
- TodayToday
- Phone02-6396-4804
- Typical spend₩5,800 – ₩55,000
- From the station2 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 103 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 8 posts: 7 wrote Monday 12:00–20:30, 7 wrote Tuesday 12:00–20:30, 7 wrote Wednesday 12:00–20:30.
| Monday | 12:00–20:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 12:00–20:30 | |
| Wednesday | 12:00–20:30 | |
| Thursday | 12:00–20:30 | |
| Friday | 12:00–21:30 | 6 of 8 posts |
| Saturday | 12:00–21:30 | 6 of 8 posts |
| Sunday | 12:00–21:30 | 6 of 8 posts |
| Last order | Friday 21:00 | 5 of 6 posts |
| Last order | Saturday 21:00 | 5 of 6 posts |
| Last order | Sunday 21:00 | 5 of 6 posts |
| Last order | Monday 20:00 | 4 of 6 posts |
| Last order | Tuesday 20:00 | 4 of 6 posts |
| Last order | Wednesday 20:00 | 4 of 6 posts |
| Last order | Thursday 20:00 | 4 of 6 posts |
| Closed | None | 3 of 3 posts |
Rows without a count: 7 of 8 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
- Seven posts call it roomy. One says the ground floor is quite large and upstairs somewhat smaller; another likes the generous upstairs seating; another mentions full-height windows and tables spaced far enough that conversations do not mix. One post notes the toilet is inside the café.
- Five posts ordered a cake ahead and picked it up: a cream-cheese whole cake for an anniversary, a ponytail cheesecake for a child's birthday, a 2024 Parents' Day blueberry cheesecake with edible carnations (collected upstairs), and custom fruit cream cakes (mango in May, strawberry in February). Two posts say orders go through a KakaoTalk channel; one says lettering runs to about 12 Korean characters. One post asked the price: 45,000 won for size 1, 55,000 won for size 2.
- Three posts say the cakes are not cloying and three say they are not too sweet; one called its cake rich and sweet. The exception was the earl grey cake: one post found its cream-cheese base heavy enough to drown the tea flavour.
- Four posts mention a free house-made sablé for writing a Naver receipt review after buying cake; two of them received and ate it.
3 more
- Five posts were repeat visits (a second trip, a regular stop when meeting in Hongdae, back again after a spring visit). One post said it would not return, over the drinks: the americano was weak and the earl grey tea tasted like plain water, and when they asked for it stronger they were told the rule is one tea bag, so they got hot water and steeped it themselves. Another post also found the coffee weak and suggested an extra shot.
- Eleven posts went with friends, by far the most common. One group of six dropped in on a weekend after a bridal shower and got a table straight away; one post went with a husband and one went alone for just a drink.
- Two posts walked about ten minutes from Hongik University Station exit 3 through the Yeonnam lanes.
What 22 bloggers said
Aiseu amerikano
Roomy
We read all 22 in full. The most common claims are “Roomy” (7) and “Returning customer” (5).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Second floor 7 of 22 posts
- Takeout 5 of 22 posts
- Review event 4 of 22 posts
- Reachable by transit 2 of 22 posts
- In a basement saying it is not 2 of 22 posts
- One dish per person 1 of 22 posts
- Large windows 1 of 22 posts
- Wi-Fi 1 of 22 posts
- Toilet inside 1 of 22 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 11 of 22 posts
- Date 1 of 22 posts
- Solo visit 1 of 22 posts
- Group visit 1 of 22 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
Two posts walked about ten minutes from Hongik University Station exit 3 through the Yeonnam lanes.
Getting inside
| Second floor | 7 of 22 posts |
|---|---|
| In a basement | yes 0 · no 2 (of 22 posts read) |
| Toilet inside | 1 of 22 posts |
There is an upstairs. Seven posts mention the second floor. One found seats up there on a busy day; another notes you cannot order upstairs, so you order and collect on the ground floor and carry it up. One post says the way up is a staircase on the left of the building. Whether it is always open is unclear: one post says weekends 13:00–17:30 only, another thinks it opened only on weekends or certain hours. Noise is split too: one post found the ground floor noisy with ordering traffic and upstairs quiet; another heard the noise upstairs before going in and stayed on the ground floor.
No post says whether there is a step at the door or whether a wheelchair or stroller can get in. One post mentions stairs to the second floor; none mentions a lift. That means nobody wrote about it, not that there is none.
One post says the toilet is inside; nobody said whether it is split by gender.
No one mentioned: Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · 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 22 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way19 of 22 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 23 posts we gathered, 1 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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | 4 |
| 2026-08 | 9 |
| 2026-09 | 8 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
What we do not know
- Prices recorded: 9,000 won per slice, americano 5,800, vanilla latte 6,500, earl grey tea 6,000, oat milk +500. On the slice price the posts split one to one: one skipped cake as too expensive, another said the slices are big enough to be worth it.
- No post records an actual wait time. One group of six sat down at once on a weekend; one post found a weekday afternoon quiet but says there is sometimes a wait at weekends. Several posts describe the place as busy, which is not the same as queueing.
- Opening hours appear in eight posts, all copied from listings. Six agree on Mon–Thu 12:00–20:30 and Fri–Sun 12:00–21:30, last order 20:00 and 21:00 respectively. One post gives a 21:00 close on Fri–Sun and another 12:00–21:40 daily. Three say it opens every day.
- The phone number 02-6396-4804 appears in five posts' shop info and 0507-1360-7425 in one. Cake orders go through KakaoTalk; nobody said whether tables can be booked.
- The cake line-up changes with the seasons. The winter 2025–26 Dubai cake is no longer sold, and a sweetcorn cheesecake had ended its season by September 2026. Two posts point to Instagram for the current line-up.
Sources (22)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 연남동 브라이덜샤워 스튜디오 템템 후기｜경의선숲길 뷰부터 오브.... 2026-10-07 · jinini.zip
- 오늘의 단미 #088 | 홍대에서 친구와 밥 먹고 코노 2차까지-잘 놀았는데 아이디어도 남은 하루 2026-09-30 · 단미하우스출판사♥큐리어스 단미쌤 · via Daum
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- 덕질엔 돈 아끼는거 아니다 2026-09-16 · 소소한 블로그 · via Daum
- [연남동 디저트 카페] 아기자기한 케이크 맛집 코이크 2026-09-13 · Let's begin
- 홍대 카페/연남동 카페] 코이크( 케이크맛집, 케이크 선물, 케이크가.... 2026-09-08 · 퍼실리테이터
- [결혼준비 #45] 홍대 청첩장 모임 | 홍대 우물집 2026-09-05 · 은진아카이브 · via Daum
- 연남카페 디저트가 맛있는 연남디저트카페 코이크 koike 케이크 먹기 2026-09-03 · 풍악을 다시 울려라♪♬
- [연남동 카페/케이크 맛집]코이크(Koike) 2026-08-30 · Welcome to div's house!
- [홍대 카페]케이크가 맛있는 연남동 카페 Koike 코이크! 2026-08-29 · 새롬답게
- [홍대/연남동] 스시지현 :: 입에서 녹는 가성비 숙성회 초밥 맛집 (연.... 2026-08-28 · =^._.^= ∫
- 연남동 카페 추천, 분위기 좋은 코이크 다녀 온 후기 2026-08-20 · 우당탕탕 곰주의 일상,리뷰 블로그
- 연남동 케이크 코이크｜어버이날 한정 블루베리 치즈케이크부터 대.... 2026-08-19 · Sora . ݁˚⊹
- [홍대 케이크 맛집 추천] 주문제작도 가능한 '코이크' 후기 Feat. 내돈.... 2026-08-07 · 아빠가 만들어준 옛날 블로그
- 2026년 7월 2026-08-07 · 다니의 기록
- 이 더위 실화?? 감기는 뭐냐고?? 2026-08-05 · 웅이맘의 달콤키친
- 연남동 케이크 맛집 코이크 Koike | 내돈내산 후기(매장 정보, 인스타.... 2026-08-01 · 취향 속 이것저것
- 홍대입구역 연남 케이크 맛집이자 디저트카페 맛집이라는 코이크...... 2026-07-28 · 미박이는 못말려
- 코이크 연남동 디저트 카페 홍대입구 귀여운 케이크 맛집 솔직후기 2026-07-28 · 오늘은 뭐 MUKDING? 먹딩 블로그
- 어느새 여름이 왔네 (6~7월 일기) 2026-07-26 · 찰나의 느낌이 모여.⋆*໒꒱ · via Daum
- 사라지지 않을 장면을 모으며_6월의 기록 💙 2026-07-19 · 해피엔딩 ( ღ’ᴗ’ღ ) · via Daum
Of 281 candidate posts we opened 118 and kept 22 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.