Heads up! Here’s your one-and-only guide to the BTS birthday cafe tour in Seoul! For any BTS member's birthday, the streets, restaurants, and cafes right behind the HYBE Headquarters in Seoul are completely transformed and bathed in purple. We're introducing 10 must-visit birthday cafe locations in Seoul, packed with special merch. If you're an ARMY, give it a read! 💜
Behind HYBE, Haven for ARMY
BTS Birthday Cafe Map
BTS Seoul Tour Guide
When a BTS member’s birthday rolls around, the cafés tucked behind and alongside the HYBE building all flip into full-on birthday mode. Starting from a tteokbokki spot just two minutes away, the whole area turns into a BTS birthday zon. On the map above, you’ll find 9 cafés and 1 restaurant that join the celebration. These birthday events usually run for 3 to 6 days before each member’s big day!
1️⃣ Mealtop Fandomous 2️⃣ PIED PIPER 3️⃣ Black Drum Cafe 4️⃣ Kidmoon 5️⃣ Marine Coffee 6️⃣ Delulu 7️⃣ Bomnal 8️⃣ Cafe dam.a 9️⃣ Seatle Espresso 🔟 Superstar Topokki
It’s not just BTS—if you’re a fan of SEVENTEEN, TWS, TXT, or NewJeans, you’re in luck! These same cafés on the map also host birthday events for other HYBE artists, so keep an eye out! 🔥
BTS Birthday Party in ON!
Superstar Topokki
A tteokbokki spot in Seoul already famous among BTS fans! Right out front, you’ll find BTS banners made by ARMY, and the whole storefront just screams love💗 Even the bus stop display board right outside is full of BTS! If you visit Superstar Topokki, make sure to order a combo set to snag some exclusive freebies!
RM
Jungkook
Suga
J-HOPE
When you order your food using the tabletop kiosk on the table, go for the combo set marked 'Free BTS Merch' for freebies! The walls are covered with autographs, photos, posters, and fan-decorated notes. There’s even a small TV near the kitchen playing BTS videos on loop! With BTS songs playing in the background, it honestly feels more like a mini exhibition in Seoul! 🎶💜
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Even if it’s not a birthday event period, you can still get cute BTS merch just by dining here. After your meal, head to the counter and say the name of your favorite BTS member—you’ll get a random merch in return! 😉
It’s just 6 minutes from Sinyongsan Station, 10 minutes from Yongsan Station, and only 2 minutes from HYBE!
Playground for ARMY 🛝
BLACK DRUM
Just behind the HYBE building in Seoul, this café feels like it was made for BTS fans. The place is always filled with ARMYs from all over the world—like a mini ARMY community! The space is covered in BTS posters, birthday decor, and photo cards. One wall is filled with post-it notes from ARMYs, and reading them honestly tugs at your heart. 💜
At the Black Drum café in Seoul, you can claim various freebies, when you order a BTS member combo. Priced at ₩12,000, the combo includes a drink, a cookie, and a bundle of special merch. You can choose your drink from Peach Iced Tea, Lemon Mint Tea, or Drip Bag Coffee. Pro-Tip for ARMYs: Fans who visit the cafe often gather to trade and share their merch, so if you have any rare or extra photocards, make sure to bring them along to trade with other ARMYs!
2025 Basic Perks
The cafe gave the first 50 visitors each day a free acrylic keyring for SUGA's birthday! And check out the basic perks you receive just by purchasing one drink per person: a clear file, a lenticular postcard, an A4 banner, a transparent photocard, three double-sided photocards, a tin case, a paper cup, and even a bottled drink! If you're an ARMY coming to Seoul, you absolutely can't miss out on these freebies!
Always have, always will
MARINE COFFEE
Marine Coffee is conveniently located right across the street, just to the right of Black Drum. It truly feels like a cozy little hideout made just for ARMY! 💜 This café is known for hosting the longest-running birthday cafe events for BTS members. After you order a drink, head up to the second floor where a mini BTS exhibition awaits. The walls are covered in celebratory messages written by fellow ARMYs, personal photo cards, and continuous video clips playing on screen!
You have to order one drink at Marine Coffee to sit at the table. For Suga's birthday this year, with that, they gave out a cup sleeve, postcard, photo card, sticker, and pin badge! As for the coffee + dessert combo, they handed out the basic freebies plus a large towel, MagSafe grip, glass cup, and an acrylic keyring!
Why Not Stop by Seoul Forest for a BTS Bench Tour?
Seoul Forest, located in Seongsu, Seoul, is known to ARMYs as a BTS spot! Hidden throughout the park are 20 benches, 8 tables, and the special J-Hope Garden, all inscribed with BTS members' names and lyrics. So, what messages are actually engraved on the members' seats? You'll have to visit to find out!
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