943 King’s Cross: Harry Potter Cafe (How to go, what are their rules, and what to expect)

Posted on by Regine

Towards the latter part of 2018, there was a new cafe in Hongdae that caught everyone’s attention. Yes, it was the 943 King’s Cross Cafe and has a Harry Potter theme!

How to go to 943 King’s Cross:

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1. Get down at Hongik University (Line 2, Gyeongui-Jungang, AREX)
2. Get out at exit 9

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view as you get out of exit 9, cross the pedestrian in front and
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walk straight
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keep on walking
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just follow the road going straight

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I guess these people were also headed to 943 King’s Cross lol but this is where you’ll turn left!
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you’ll see this sign “Marigold Hotel” on your right
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do not walk straight anymore but turn towards the alley on your left
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and walk straight
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walk some more!! you can already slightly see 943 King’s Cross!
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just follow the straight road towards 943 King’s cross
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almost there
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MADE IT
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HOORAY!

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the time when they operate + what can you expect per floor
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the famous 9 3/4 platform
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gotta take a shot
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MY DAD WAS ON HIS A GAME

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luckily there weren’t a lot of people when we went there!

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must order before you go in and one beverage per person!! They are very strict about ordering first before you can enter the cafe
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we decided to get 1 set and an americano plus the original wizard beer

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costumes were placed here before but it was moved up to the 4th floor

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My dad had a hard time bringing the beverage and food to the upper floors 🙁 be careful!
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thankfully they have an elevator that can help you get to the floors but it’s so small 🙁
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we chose to go up to the 4th floor

My dad and I also went down to see how other floors look like!

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2nd floor pt 1
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2nd floor pt 2
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2nd floor pt 3
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3rd floor pt 1
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3rd floor pt 2
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3rd floor pt 3
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3rd floor pt 4

I didn’t want to burden my dad in moving floors and we were already comfy on the 4th floor so we decided to stay there.

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there are outfits and props there for you to wear and use
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my dad FLEW!! lol, people started to copy him when they saw him do this

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he jokingly said the wand can be used as a back scratcher HAHAHA
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the suitcases were pretty!! I actually wanted to take them home
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team Slytherin!!! (Green for life)
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thinking what country should I teleport myself next
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lol last photo before leaving!

Before we headed to 943 King’s Cross, we actually had lunch in a Korean BBQ restaurant that is just across the cafe.

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I was busy checking the photos on my camera I wasn’t able to hear what my parents ordered but I think we got the beef tripe and beef short rib finger

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I suggest having lunch around Hongdae area or in this Korean BBQ place we ate before you head to 943 King’s Cross so that you won’t spend time commuting to this place just to check the cafe out.

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💚, R

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