Café & Bakery
Korean bakeries blend French technique with local favourites — pillowy cream buns, red-bean and chestnut breads, garlic-cream baguettes and flaky croissants. Equal parts dessert and daily ritual, found on nearly every corner.
8 places to eat
Raw-concrete warehouse café and pastry hit.
Pastries in a restored hanok by the palaces.
Seoul's seal-mascot roaster and bakery.
English-cottage café famous for giant scones.
Avant-garde dessert art by Gentle Monster.
Lavish bakery-patisserie hall in Hannam.
Seoul's bagel craze, with hours-long queues.
Pastel cream-filled donuts and the Sugar Bear.
