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All 30 bakeries
Ranked by our editors.
Tartine Bakery Seoul (Hannam)
- ★ 4.7
- Itaewon and Hannam
- Seoul
Tartine Bakery Seoul opened in Hannam in January 2018 as its Seoul flagship, bringing the flavors of the original San Francisco bakery to Korea.
Fritz Bakery (Dohwa)
- ★ 4.6
- Hongdae and Yeonnam
- Seoul
Fritz Bakery (Dohwa) is a bakery at 17 Saechang-ro 2-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, open Monday to Friday 08:00-22:00, Saturday and Sunday 10:00-22:00.
OPS Namcheon Main Branch
- ★ 4.5
- Gwangalli
- Busan
OPS has baked for Busan since 1989 and this Namcheon main branch still sells the hagwonjeon custard cakes and cream puffs the city grew up on.
Baekgudang
- ★ 4.5
- Old-school Korean bakery classics
- Nampo and Jagalchi
- Busan
Baekgudang has baked in Busan's old downtown since 1959, three generations deep, and its croison and pie manju still queue out the Jungang-dong door.
Artist Bakery Anguk
- ★ 4.5
- Bukchon and Samcheong
- Seoul
Artist Bakery Anguk is a bakery at 45 Yulgok-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul.
Lee Heung Yong Bakery
- ★ 4.3
- Master-baker breads and salt bread
- Dongnae and Oncheonjang
- Busan
Lee Heung Yong runs Busan's master-baker shops, and the Busan University branch keeps salt bread and myeongnan baguettes coming from the ovens.
Cafe Onion Bakery (Seongsu)
- ★ 4.3
- Seongsu and Dongdaemun
- Seoul
Cafe Onion Bakery (Seongsu) is a bakery at 8 Achasan-ro 9-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, open Monday to Friday 08:00-22:00, Saturday and Sunday 09:00-22:00.
Gentz Bakery
- ★ 4.2
- Cream-filled fish-shaped pastries
- Nam-gu
- Busan
Gentz Bakery counts among Busan's big three bread names, and its LG Metro City main shop keeps the fish-shaped cream bread line moving all day.
B&C Bakery Gwangbok
- ★ 4.2
- Manju and cream puffs
- Nampo and Jagalchi
- Busan
B&C has made its manju and cream puffs the same way since 1983, and this Gwangbok branch puts the Busan bakery staple a block from Gukje Market.
Hongokdang
- ★ 4.2
- House-made red bean sweets
- Gwangalli
- Busan
Hongokdang cooks its own red beans for danpatppang and old-style patbingsu near Gwangalli in Busan, a small shop built on one ingredient done right.
Upper East Bakery
- ★ 4.0
- Laminated pastries and cakes
- Seomyeon and Jeonpo
- Busan
Upper East Bakery laminates some of the Jeonpo quarter's best croissants in Busan, a second-floor room worth climbing the stairs for at nine sharp.
Puff Bakery
- ★ 4.0
- Croissants and viennoiserie
- Seomyeon and Jeonpo
- Busan
Puff Bakery bakes cream-filled croissants and dirty pain au chocolat off Dongcheon-ro in Seomyeon, Busan, a takeaway counter with a cult queue.
Baguette Jejakso
- ★ 4.0
- Traditional baguettes
- Seomyeon and Jeonpo
- Busan
Baguette Jejakso bakes limited runs of traditional and organic wholewheat baguettes on Jeonpo's cafe street in Busan, and sells out most days.
Paris Baguette (Gwanghwamun)
- ★ 3.7
- Jongno and Insadong
- Seoul
Paris Baguette launched as a franchise brand in 1988 and grew into the number one bakery in Korea; this branch is at 54 Sejong-daero 23-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul.
Napoleon Bakery
- ★ 3.6
- Seoul
Napoleon Bakery at 7 Seongbuk-ro was founded in 1968 in Seongbuk-gu and runs as a bakery on the first floor with a cafe on the second floor.
Hyoja Bakery
- ★ 3.6
- Seoul
Hyoja Bakery has been in business since 1987 next to Tongin Market, selling sweets, donuts, croquettes and fermented bread at 54 Pirundae-ro.
Dongbu Goryeo Bakery
- ★ 3.6
- Seoul
Dongbu Goryeo Bakery in Jungnang-gu has baked since 1974 at 388 Mangu-ro, with handmade breads from doughnuts to garlic cream bread and ciabatta.
EPI Bakery Café
- ★ 3.6
- Seoul
EPI is a bakery cafe at 1F, 518 Seolleung-ro near Seolleung Station, known for handcrafted breads and pastries such as baguettes and ciabatta.
Jayondo Salt Bread
- ★ 3.6
- Seoul
Jayondo Salt Bread in Seongsu sells one item, salt bread, for takeout only, made with three special ingredients, at 1F, 56-1 Yeonmujang-gil.
The Baker's Table
- ★ 3.6
- Seoul
The Baker's Table is a bakery in Gyeongridan-gil, Itaewon selling German bread, in a shop designed to feel like Germany, with soup on the menu too.
Bakery Agung
- ★ 3.6
- Seoul
Bakery Agung is a hanok bakery cafe near Jonggak Station where bread is baked and fried in view, using mugwort, red beans and domestic ingredients.
Boulangerie Lepain
- ★ 3.6
- Seoul
Boulangerie Lepain at 268 Bangbae-ro makes aged bread with 100% organic flour and natural fermentation; Gongju chestnut bread is its signature.
Taegeukdang
- ★ 3.6
- Seoul
Taegeukdang at 7 Dongho-ro 24-gil in Jung-gu has baked since 1946 and stayed independent, as its founder did not want it to become a franchise.
Avelop Hongdae Flagship
- ★ 3.6
- Seoul
Avelop is a bakery cafe at 6 Yanghwa-ro 15an-gil in a house designed in 1972, where all bread is baked fresh daily and leftovers are discarded.
Rust Bakery
- ★ 3.6
- Seoul
Rust Bakery is a bakery cafe in Mullae-dong in a remodeled factory, with more than thirty kinds of cakes, puddings and pastries baked in the store.
Paul & Paulina
- ★ 3.6
- Seoul
Paul & Paulina is a European-style bakery at 56 Yeonhui-ro 11-gil popular for its breads and dinner rolls, leavened slowly with few ingredients.
Scoff Seochon
- ★ 3.6
- Seoul
Scoff Seochon is a British bakery cafe famous for its scones, with bakery items made in the store on the first floor and tasted on the second.
Cafe noci Seongsu
- ★ 3.6
- Seoul
Cafe noci Seongsu is an egg tart and dessert tart specialty shop at 3 Gwangnaru-ro 4ga-gil in Seongdong-gu that bakes from the dough every morning.
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