# Mangpo Station café with Ex-Boyfriend Toast: Hongrad Suwon - By Seulbi (https://superchart.com/en/@weekday-cafe-pause/) - Written Sep 12, 2026 - Updated Sep 13, 2026 - Local places › Cafés › Suwon, Gyeonggi - Sponsored: This post was written with support for a visit to the café. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@weekday-cafe-pause/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@weekday-cafe-pause/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast/index.md) ## In short Hongrad Mangpo Station Branch is a spacious vintage-style café near Mangpo Station in Suwon, Gyeonggi. After a meal, I shared Ex-Boyfriend Toast, grapefruit ade, and passion fruit ade with a friend in its soft chairs. Verdict: a memorable stop for a playful dessert and refreshing drinks. ## Good to know - **Location**: 4F, 1529 Deogyeong-daero, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea - **Hours**: Daily 10:00 AM–11:00 PM, according to the in-store sign at the time of my visit - **Time sale**: Kaya toast + Americano ₩9,900, 10:00 AM–11:30 AM - **Ordering**: One drink per person; outside food is not allowed - **Parking**: Building parking is available, but it felt quite tight when I visited *as written by the visitor on Sep 12, 2026* After meeting a friend and having a meal, we were reluctant to just say goodbye, so we looked for a café near Mangpo Station and visited Hongrad Mangpo Station Branch. Since we had already eaten, I thought we would just have coffee, but then I spotted a toast whose name alone made me curious, so of course we ended up ordering dessert too. If you are looking for a café near Mangpo Station where you can relax and chat with a friend, this may be useful. ## Getting to Hongrad Mangpo Station Branch and parking Hongrad Mangpo Station Branch is on the fourth floor of the building. ![Exterior of Hongrad Mangpo Station Branch on the fourth floor](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast-01-1i7i4-966.webp) ![Fourth-floor sign for Hongrad Mangpo Station Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast-02-1mau3-966.webp) Hongrad Mangpo Station Branch and “4F” are displayed prominently in front of the building, so it was not difficult to find even on a first visit. The elevator is right next to the parking lot, making it easy to get up to the fourth floor. ![Elevator area next to the parking lot](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast-03-9qvzh-966.webp) ![Inside the building on the way up to the fourth floor](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast-04-pzvt2-966.webp) If you take the stairs, you will see an OPEN sign at the entrance, and the café atmosphere begins the moment you step inside. ![Café entrance with an OPEN sign](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast-05-a2279-966.webp) According to the in-store sign when I visited, the café was open daily from 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM. There is a parking lot in the building, so you can visit by car. However, when I visited, the parking spaces felt quite tight and there were already cars there, so parking was not especially easy. Since I had driven too, I chose to park elsewhere and walk over comfortably. ## More spacious than expected, with soft seating The first thing I thought when I entered was that it was much more spacious than I expected. ![Spacious café interior with various tables](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast-06-1l2u0-966.webp) ![Café space with a variety of seating](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast-07-23r4t-966.webp) ![Wide view of the Hongrad café interior](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast-08-1mtvq-966.webp) The space was larger than it looked from outside, with many kinds of tables and seats. There are especially many brown sofas and chairs, which looked comfortable and were actually soft and cushy when I sat down. ![Soft brown sofa chair](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast-09-5mb3y-966.webp) My friend liked the chair so much that she kept touching it and said she wanted to take it home, which made us laugh for quite a while. Along with ordinary tables, there are various seats that look convenient for studying or using a laptop. ## The fun of looking at vintage objects The cute yet vintage interior at Hongrad Mangpo Station Branch especially caught my eye. ![Café interior with vintage objects](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast-10-diyac-966.webp) ![Café space with cute ornaments](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast-11-1eky4-966.webp) From a model sailing ship to an old television, framed pictures, and various ornaments, little objects are placed throughout the café, making it fun to look at them one by one. ![Model sailing ship and vintage decorative objects](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast-12-1g4e7-966.webp) The white walls and brown-toned furniture work well together, and the natural light through the large windows makes the café feel even brighter. Its distinctive atmosphere, a little different from an ordinary franchise café, stayed with me. ![Window-side café area filled with natural light](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast-13-1hlpm-966.webp) ![Café with brown furniture and white walls](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast-14-1pw0f-966.webp) Several blankets are also set out on one side for guests to use. They would be handy if the air conditioning feels cold or the weather is chilly, and this thoughtful touch looked nice too. ![Blankets prepared for café guests](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast-15-p4v6r-966.webp) ## Choosing toast and drinks At the counter, there is a wood-toned ordering area alongside a dessert display case. ![Wood-toned ordering area and dessert display case](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast-16-lvd27-966.webp) Various cakes are arranged in the display case, so it also looked like a good place to pick a dessert besides toast. ![Dessert display case with various cakes](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast-17-1bltg-966.webp) The menu is varied, from coffee and ades to tea and non-coffee drinks, with several kinds of toast and croffles. Signs at the counter ask each person to order one drink, prohibit outside food, and request that customers look at the café’s objects with their eyes only. It is fun to browse the vintage objects around you while choosing a menu item. ![Vintage objects and the café menu ordering area](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast-18-frm0m-1200.webp) We ordered grapefruit ade, passion fruit ade, and Ex-Boyfriend Toast. ![Ordered Ex-Boyfriend Toast and ades](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast-19-1u4b1-966.webp) ## Ex-Boyfriend Toast with refreshing ades The menu I was most curious about was, of course, Ex-Boyfriend Toast. I looked at the name and asked my friend, “What is Ex-Boyfriend Toast?” in disbelief, and she told me it had been popular on SMS for a while. The toast comes piled high with blueberries and ice cream, with banana on the side too. ![Ex-Boyfriend Toast topped with blueberries and ice cream](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast-20-oc5ks-966.webp) ![Ex-Boyfriend Toast served with banana](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast-21-1fbco-966.webp) The golden toast tastes lovely with the cold ice cream and blueberries, bringing sweet and tart flavors together. As the ice cream gradually melts into the toast, it becomes moister than at first and gives you another texture to enjoy. The drinks we had with the sweet Ex-Boyfriend Toast were grapefruit ade and passion fruit ade. ![Grapefruit ade and passion fruit ade](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast-22-gnolo-966.webp) Taking sips of ade between bites of toast and ice cream adds refreshing flavor, and they go very well together. The passion fruit ade in particular has pulp and seeds, giving it little pops of texture with every sip. The grapefruit ade was sweet while still carrying grapefruit’s characteristic tang, so it was easy to drink alongside dessert. ![Kaya toast and Americano time-sale notice](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast-23-99hn2-966.webp) ### Morning time-sale information There is also a notice at the entrance for a time sale: kaya toast and an Americano are available for ₩9,900 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM. If I visit in the morning, I think I would like to try this menu too. I will remember it as a café near Mangpo Station where I could sit in a comfortable chair and chat with a friend while enjoying the amusingly named Ex-Boyfriend Toast and refreshing ades. ## Where it is - Hongrad Mangpo Station Branch (홍라드 망포역점) - 4F, 1529 Deogyeong-daero, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea - 경기도 수원시 영통구 덕영대로 1529 4층 - 37.2462466, 127.0582518 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%ED%99%8D%EB%9D%BC%EB%93%9C%20%EB%A7%9D%ED%8F%AC%EC%97%AD%EC%A0%90/@37.2462466,127.0582518,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@weekday-cafe-pause/mangpo-hongrad-exboyfriend-toast/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt