# Hongdae brunch café in Seoul for mushroom avocado salad: MELA Hongdae - By Dasom (https://superchart.com/en/@over-a-drink/) - Written Sep 21, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Mapo, Seoul - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@over-a-drink/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@over-a-drink/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad/index.md) ## 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 ![Entrance view of MELA Hongdae](https://img.superchart.com/images/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad-01-191c4-900.webp) ## 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. ![MELA Hongdae located in the mixed-use building Nudite](https://img.superchart.com/images/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad-02-1at9g-900.webp) ## 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 brand introduction sign](https://img.superchart.com/images/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad-03-bigo2-900.webp) ## 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. ![Showcase displaying in-house baked bread](https://img.superchart.com/images/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad-04-1yhx7-900.webp) The space is big, so it's a good fit for group gatherings or dates! ![Spacious seating hall at MELA Hongdae](https://img.superchart.com/images/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad-05-1bqqm-900.webp) ![Interior of MELA Hongdae suited for gatherings and dates](https://img.superchart.com/images/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad-06-18iih-900.webp) ![Tables and interior of MELA Hongdae](https://img.superchart.com/images/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad-07-mg53p-m-900.webp) At the self-bar you can grab plates, tissues, cutlery, and water, ![Self-bar with plates, cutlery, and water](https://img.superchart.com/images/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad-08-rjh34-900.webp) ## 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. ![MELA Hongdae menu board listing main dishes and all-day brunch](https://img.superchart.com/images/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad-09-1yytb-900.webp) One drink order is required per person! There are oat milk, extra shot, and decaf options, so you can order to your taste! ![Drink menu with oat milk and decaf options](https://img.superchart.com/images/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad-10-q6pu4-900.webp) ## Mushroom poached egg avocado salad, 19,000 won, plus bread for 2,500 won My combo — salad plus added bread ![Brunch spread with salad and added bread](https://img.superchart.com/images/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad-11-3fd8z-900.webp) Mushroom poached egg avocado salad (₩19,000) ![A plate of mushroom poached egg avocado salad](https://img.superchart.com/images/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad-12-1hiw5-900.webp) Added bread (₩2,500) ![Sourdough served as the ₩2,500 added bread](https://img.superchart.com/images/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad-13-gpkoe-900.webp) ## Salmon eggs Benedict, 22,000 won, with two poached eggs My husband's pick! Salmon eggs Benedict (₩22,000) ![Salmon eggs Benedict plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad-14-191xw-900.webp) It comes with a fresh vegetable salad too, ![Vegetable salad served with the salmon eggs Benedict](https://img.superchart.com/images/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad-15-ma8yq-900.webp) and the salmon eggs Benedict is topped with two whole poached eggs! ![Salmon eggs Benedict topped with two poached eggs](https://img.superchart.com/images/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad-16-6usxv-900.webp) A combo and a visual that earns applause. Salmon plus poached egg means it's a nutritional home run too. ![Cross-section of the salmon eggs Benedict with poached egg cut open](https://img.superchart.com/images/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad-17-avrrc-900.webp) And you can't skip the avocado plus poached egg combo on sourdough either. ![Avocado and poached egg on sourdough](https://img.superchart.com/images/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad-18-1hr64-900.webp) ![A slice of bread topped with avocado and poached egg](https://img.superchart.com/images/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad-19-16sev-900.webp) ## 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, ![Two brunch plates on a table at MELA Hongdae](https://img.superchart.com/images/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad-20-1lwz6-900.webp) 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. ![Interior of the well-atmosphered MELA Hongdae brunch café](https://img.superchart.com/images/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad-21-15p17-1200.webp) ## Where it is - MELA Hongdae (멜라 홍대점) - 1st floor, Unit 105, 41 World Cup buk-ro 5-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 마포구 월드컵북로5길 41 1층 105호 - 37.5561238, 126.9167212 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%A9%9C%EB%9D%BC%20%ED%99%8D%EB%8C%80%EC%A0%90/@37.5561238,126.9167212,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@over-a-drink/mela-hongdae-mushroom-avocado-salad/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt