Bau House Dog Cafe 바우하우스 애견카페

Bau House Dog Cafe. This place moved recently. This is the new location, not the old.

I first went to Bau House about 4 months ago, several days after picking up my golden retriever puppy, Toby. By the way, Toby is an amazing dog. He is always in a good mood and has absolutely no fear. He’s Doug from Up. Not many dog cafes in Seoul let you bring in a dog, so I was happy to discover Bau House not only allowed outside dogs, but had almost 20 in house dogs and a large play area. So that first day we walk into Bau House and 20 dogs, many over 30-40kgs, assault Toby’s ass for a good sniff. Toby just walks by, tail up and wagging, and ducks between legs trying to sniff right back. He then settles into a good play biting session with an adult golden.

Since that time I’ve been back to Bau House at least half a dozen times. It’s a great place where I can bring Toby and hang out with some friends, and meet some other great dogs. All of the dogs here are well balanced, non-aggressive, and really funny. There’s one golden lab there who is just so fat I’m always afraid I won’t see her the next time I come. She rolls around from table to table begging for treats, and never plays much with the other dogs.

So Bau House is a great spot. Entrance is free for one hour with the order of a drink. Supposedly they charge a bit more if you bring a dog for longer than 30 minutes or stay for longer than an hour, but they’ve never enforced this on me. I can’t speak much for the quality of their drinks. Every time I go I get the same Plain Yogurt Smoothie. It’s really good. Bau House also has dog hotel and dog daycare services, and sells ridiculously overpriced pet supplies.

As you enter there’s a smaller area for smaller dogs. If you’re hesitant to jump in with the big boys you can stay back here for a while.

Then when you’re ready, head through the gate and be prepared to have your ass nuzzled by several dozen large dogs. That’s Toby there on the left in the next photo, protesting me leaving him in there while I grab a photo.

I love the layout here. There’s a large play areas for the dogs to run around, tables on the outside, and even a counter top behind the tables for dogs to run around. Many of the smaller dogs (and some of the bigger ones) will use that counter to sneak up behind you and snatch at your treats or drinks. Keep a good lookout. Or they may even take a fat poop near your head. Poop, by the way, and piss, is always cleaned up instantly by the workers here. You’d think that this place smells like dog, but actually it smells more like bleach and cleaner.

During my last visit I ran into an 8 week old golden retriever. Toby was never this cute. He spent his first 9 weeks in an unheated hut outside in Dec and Jan and his fur was trashed by the time I got him. So it was nice to meet this gorgeous little guy. Toby there looks happy to see him too.

Here’s a list of all the dogs who call Bau House their permanent home. It must be a pretty good life for a dog. Toby spends 90% of his time locked up in my house dying of boredom.

And when we finally left Toby needed to take a rest outside.

English Name: Bau House Dog Cafe
Korean Name: 바우하우스 애견카페
English Address: 394-44 Sukyodong Mapogu Seoul
Korean Address: 서울시 마포구 서교동 394-44
Phone Number: 02.334.5152
Hours: Weekdays: 13:30-23:00 Weekends+Holidays: 12:30-23:00
Website: http://cafe.daum.net/BAUhouse/

Directions:
Exit Hapjeong Station (합정역) exit 3 and turn around, then make an immediate left into the alley. Then look to the right after 20 seconds.
Or, find this cafe on the map.