The birthday café tour has recently become a popular travel destination among Hallyu fans. People celebrate their favorite celebrity's birthday or anniversary while collecting various merchandise such as cup holders, photo cards, and postcards provided when ordering a drink. Many birthday cafés are held in Hongdae, where there is a large amount of foot traffic. You can still visit a birthday café even if the celebrity isn’t your favorite, just for merchandise or the event itself, such as a lucky draw. If you want a special photo of your trip to Korea to post on your social media, visit Hongdae right now.

Birthday Café Recommendations

| Andys Coffee Hongdae

A renowned birthday café with over 1,200 reviews on portal websites. It features two floors and a rooftop space, making excellent use of the area. This café has hosted birthday events for famous Hallyu celebrities such as Jennie of Blackpink, Jungkook and Suga of BTS, and Baekhyun of EXO. It’s enjoyable to browse the merchandise produced during these events. Sometimes you might also find a sharing zone where you can receive merchandise created by individual fans, so keep an eye out for that.

| Lovin’ Her Flower Café

Located in the Gyeongui Line Forest Park, created along the derelict railroad and also known as Yeontral Park , this flower café features a cozy exterior reminiscent of grandma's house and an interior adorned with colorful flowers. The clean white walls provide an excellent backdrop for photos taken by fans. Members of Creatrip can receive a 10% discount coupon applicable to all menu items, allowing for a budget-friendly birthday celebration.

| LOVINIDOL

This café offers rentals for various events, including exhibitions, pop-up stores, and premieres, and primarily hosts idol birthday cafés. Though small, it utilizes the space efficiently to offer a variety of attractions. Fancams and music videos of your ultimate bias are played on a 65-inch high-definition TV. The convenience of takeout is enhanced by drinks served in cans, and their social media account offers multilingual support, which is a plus.

Nearby Tourist Attractions to Visit

| WITHMUU AK PLAZA Hongdae

This store sells various official merchandise such as albums, light sticks, and photo cards. Checking whether the album you’ve just bought contains a photo card of your ultimate bias is a unique and fun way to find out your fortune for the day.

| Idolllook

This boutique offers a variety of idol dolls and costumes. You can dress the dolls in purchased clothes and take pictures in small showrooms designed for different concepts. If you want memorable photos from your trip to Korea, taking photos with your ultimate bias doll at other travel destinations is the perfect way to do so.

This column was last updated in June 2024, and therefore information may differ from what is presented here. We advise you to check details before visiting.