Hongdae brunch café in Seoul for mushroom avocado salad: MELA Hongdae
In short
MELA Hongdae is a brunch café on the first floor of Nudite, a mixed-use complex near Hongik University Station in Mapo, Seoul. The writer ordered the mushroom poached egg avocado salad (19,000 won) with added bread (2,500 won), while her husband chose the salmon eggs Benedict (22,000 won) topped with two poached eggs. Open from 9am to 6:30pm, MELA Hongdae is a roomy spot that works for an early breakfast or an early dinner alike.
Good to know
- Location
- First floor of Nudite, a mixed-use complex near Hongik University Station (Unit 105, 1st floor, 41 World Cup buk-ro 5-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul)
- Hours
- Opens 9am, closes 6:30pm
- Mushroom poached egg avocado salad
- 19,000 won
- Added bread
- 2,500 won
- Salmon eggs Benedict
- 22,000 won
- Order policy
- One drink order required per person
- Self-bar
- Plates, tissues, cutlery and water available
- Takeout
- Every menu item can be packed to go
- Price reference
- ₩19,000 ≈ $13.5 · ₩2,500 ≈ $1.8 · ₩22,000 ≈ $16 (2026-09-21)
as written by the visitor on Sep 21, 2026
MELA Hongdae, a brunch café in Hongdae
Where is MELA Hongdae? First floor of Nudite by Hongik University Station
MELA Hongdae sits near the Amanti Hotel Seoul, close to Hongik University Station, inside the mixed-use space Nudite. It's a brunch café opened in a building that's packed with nearby office workers and travelers alike, weekdays and weekends both.
What kind of brand is MELA?
"Eat, Joy and Love with MELA" — MELA means 'apple' in Italian. It's a brand launched to share good ingredients, delicious food, happiness, and love, the way you would with family. From specialty coffee to brunch, dining, and dessert, we aim to build a premium space tailored to our customers' needs.
MELA Hongdae opening hours and what the space feels like
MELA Hongdae opens at 9am and closes at 6:30pm, so it's a nice spot to swing by anywhere from early morning to evening. The bread they bake in-house is also displayed on shelves.
The space is big, so it's a good fit for group gatherings or dates!
At the self-bar you can grab plates, tissues, cutlery, and water,
MELA Hongdae menu lineup and the one-drink-per-person rule
Menu check! MELA Hongdae's menu spans main dishes, all-day brunch, coffee, and drinks — and since everything is available for takeout, it's great for grabbing food on the way to a nearby park. Plenty of people order delivery too, since delivery riders kept coming in steadily.
One drink order is required per person! There are oat milk, extra shot, and decaf options, so you can order to your taste!
Mushroom poached egg avocado salad, 19,000 won, plus bread for 2,500 won
My combo — salad plus added bread
Mushroom poached egg avocado salad (₩19,000)
Added bread (₩2,500)
Salmon eggs Benedict, 22,000 won, with two poached eggs
My husband's pick! Salmon eggs Benedict (₩22,000)
It comes with a fresh vegetable salad too,
and the salmon eggs Benedict is topped with two whole poached eggs!
A combo and a visual that earns applause. Salmon plus poached egg means it's a nutritional home run too.
And you can't skip the avocado plus poached egg combo on sourdough either.
Extra options at MELA Hongdae and the final verdict
MELA Hongdae has add-on options for avocado, bread, and extra poached eggs, so go ahead and enjoy the fresh ingredients to your heart's content. A precious spot near Hongdae where you can savor this kind of relaxed flavor,
a brunch café with a great atmosphere I'd love to recommend to anyone out for a stroll or looking for a solid brunch spot.
Where it is
1st floor, Unit 105, 41 World Cup buk-ro 5-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea서울특별시 마포구 월드컵북로5길 41 1층 105호
