Coconut Box

Wheelchair users can use the ramp and elevator at the back entrance. It is not known whether there is an accessible toilet. Coconut Box is a large bakery cafe in central Hongdae with Southeast Asian-style interiors, on basement level 2 (B2).

Wheelchair: Partly accessibleThe back entrance has a ramp and an elevator you can use, but an accessible toilet is not known.
Walking load: Not rated yet
Source: Checked online · Oct 2026

Coconut Box on a street corner with a large yellow-green sign on a multistory building, shops below and a dark car in front — Photo: KTO, KOGL Type 3

Getting there

Hongik Univ. StationLine 2, AREX, and Gyeongui–Jungang LineStreet elevator at Exit 8.About 400 m in a straight line.
Station
Hongik Univ. Station toiletOutside the gates, B1, by Exit 2. Wheelchair-usable.
Sangsu StationLine 6Street elevator at Exit 3.About 660 m in a straight line.
Station
Sangsu Station toiletOutside the gates, B2, by Exits 1, 2, 3, and 4. Wheelchair-usable.

Accessible toilets near here

Heads-up

It is not known whether Coconut Box has an accessible toilet.

Closing time may be 20:00 or 22:00. Call before an evening visit.

Getting in

Entrance: The back entrance has a ramp that a wheelchair can go up.
Route: The official walking route starts at Hongik Univ. Station Exit 9 and has one crosswalk. Exit 9 is not the station's elevator exit.
Parking: Parking may be tight in the building, or you may find 24 spaces at the entrance plus underground parking. Call before you drive. Public transport is advised because the Hongdae area is crowded.
Booking: You do not need a reservation for the bakery cafe. You can book exhibition experience programs in advance on Naver.

Inside

Elevator: The back entrance has an elevator that people with disabilities can use. Coconut Box is on basement level 2 (B2).
Ball pool: There are stairs by the ball pool. Watch for the stairs and the bungalow corners there.
Bungalows: Cafe customers can use the 30 bungalows, first come, first served. You remove your shoes inside. Use may be limited to 2–3 hours when many people are waiting.

Also useful

Hours: Coconut Box is open every day from 9:00. It closes at 22:00 with last cafe orders at 21:00, or at 20:00 with last orders at 19:30, as of October 2026. Call before an evening visit.
Cost: Media art and the gallery are free for cafe customers, as of October 2026. One visitor wrote that you must buy a drink to look around, as of December 2023.
Food: You cannot bring outside food. Food for an allergy or similar need is allowed with a manager's approval, and you must take your trash with you.
Phone: Call +82-2-3144-6300. Sources differ on the phone number.

Not known yet

Where the back entrance is, and how to reach it from the street
Whether the back entrance elevator goes straight to B2
Whether the building has an accessible toilet, and on which floor
Which areas a wheelchair can reach: cafe tables, media art, gallery, ball pool and bungalows
The route from the station's elevator exit to Coconut Box

Sources

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