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Best-rated cafés in Hongdae, Seoul
How it's ranked: the 16 places a Google Maps search for this category shows within 1 km, ordered by star rating weighted by review volume. Listings under 30 reviews aren't ranked. Not Google Maps' own ranking.
Hongdae, Seoul
Cafés · Top 15 by Google rating, weighted by review volume.
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Cafés in Hongdae, in short
The best-rated cafés in Hongdae, Seoul, are Roof Cat Me, JOVULAR and 브라운쉘 Brownshell | Hongdae Cafe & Dessert Bar | 弘大カフェ | 弘大甜品咖啡厅. Roof Cat Me leads the list with 4.9 stars across 1,830 Google reviews. We looked at 16 places within 1 km of the neighborhood's center. The 15 on this list add up to 9,564 reviews, with an average rating of 4.6.
Hongdae is number 2 of 5 neighborhoods in Seoul for cafés, with a score of 4.80. The best neighborhood in Seoul for cafés is Seongsu (4.84).
Questions
What is the best café in Hongdae?
By this list, Roof Cat Me: number 1 with 4.9 stars and 1,830 Google reviews. Next come JOVULAR and 브라운쉘 Brownshell | Hongdae Cafe & Dessert Bar | 弘大カフェ | 弘大甜品咖啡厅.
How is this ranking built?
How it's ranked: the 16 places a Google Maps search for this category shows within 1 km, ordered by star rating weighted by review volume. Listings under 30 reviews aren't ranked. Not Google Maps' own ranking.
Which other neighborhoods in Seoul are good for cafés?
- Seongsu · 4.84 · #1 whyden coffee seongsu
- Gangnam · 4.75 · #1 Upper and Under
- Ikseon-dong · 4.65 · #1 온지심 익선동 맛집 | 브런치 | Onjisim Ikseon Cafe | Hanok | 益善洞 カフェ | ベーグル | 益善洞 咖啡廳 | 韓屋
- Itaewon · 4.57 · #1 pymt
Updated September 25, 2026 · Ratings and review counts from Google.
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