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Set 42618 Heartlake City Café
Friends

LEGO® Heartlake City Café

Heartlake City Café is a LEGO® Friends set with 426 pieces set in Heartlake City, the series' recurring fictional town. Three minifigures move in as staff and customers. At 179 unique shapes, it packs unusually varied detail for its size.

Set number
42618
Year
2024
Pieces
426
Minifigures
3
Theme
Friends
Different parts
179
What can I build with it?

View the official building instructions at LEGO® ↗

Parts list 179

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Spare parts (41)

These extra parts come with the set in case one gets lost.

Minifigures 3

Description

More variety than the piece count suggests

A 426-piece count sounds modest, but the 179 unique shapes tell a different story: for a set this size, the Heartlake City Café offers unusually rich detail, from counter and kitchen fittings to small decorative pieces for tables and displays. That keeps the build varied rather than repetitive, since many similarly sized sets reach their piece count with a handful of shapes used over and over. Anyone who enjoys building small props such as crockery, pastries or furniture gets comparatively more of that here.

Three minifigures, ready for role play

With three minifigures included, the café supports an instant scene: staff behind the counter, customers at the tables, plus the usual Friends props like trays, cups and baked goods. That makes it equally suited to open-ended role play and to slotting into a larger Heartlake City collection alongside other Friends sets. The figures fit thematically with the rest of the town line, so the café sits comfortably next to houses, shops or other public buildings already on a shelf.

A bright, friendly colour scheme

Bright Light Yellow gives the building its warm accent colour, paired with plenty of white for the facade and fittings, and Light Bluish Gray and black for frames, windows and technical details. That light, welcoming palette is typical of Friends buildings and keeps the café feeling inviting rather than overloaded with colour. Anyone matching new builds to an existing Heartlake City collection can check the parts list on this page for exact quantities of each of the four main colours.

Fits alongside other Heartlake City sets

Because the café shares both its setting and its colour palette with the wider Heartlake City range, it combines well with other current Friends sets, for example to build a small shopping street. The parts list is useful on two counts: it shows which of the 179 shapes suit custom builds, and it makes clear whether particular colours or elements are already sitting in a collection from earlier sets. For a piece-rich model like this one, checking the list before buying is worth the extra minute.

FAQ

How many minifigures come with the Heartlake City Café?
Set 42618 includes three minifigures.
How many pieces does the set have?
426 pieces in total, spread across 179 unique shapes.
Does it match other Friends sets?
Yes, its colours and Heartlake City setting make it easy to combine with other current Friends builds.

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