2 Best Bakery Cafes in Yeonnamdong, Hongdae, Seoul to Get Tastes and Photos

  This blog page is for those who want to know where the best bakery cafes are in South Korea to relax with coffee and sweet dessert, and take awesome photos for social media.

  Bakery cafe industry has been flourishing in South Korea in recent years, which is so good for consumers and small businesses with craftsmanship, who focus on not only tastes, quality and service but also the aesthetic of their products.

  We found these two hot places in Yeonnamdong last weekend, and visited them and tasted their products. We are not affiliated with any of them and it is 100% our expense. I hope it will be helpful for you set your coffee-and-dessert itinerary for tour of Yeonnamdong, Hongdae. 

Bakery goods of Antique Coffee.

1. Antique Coffee

  Needless to say, Antique Coffee is a pilgrimage place for enthusiastic social media users. The exterior of the cafe is a little bit humble for a hot place so that we nearly just passed it, even watching GPS on the phone. But as soon as we entered through the door, we just said “Wow!”

  There is a show table in front of the order counter. Looking beautiful and yummy croissants, tarts and scones are on the table with fancy flowery decoration like a dessert table for royal tea time. Taking pictures of the show table is not weird and awkward thing at all. Because everybody is taking a picture there.

  This cafe is not just famous for its well photographing goods, also tastes and quality, especially for the croissants. I’ve never seen croissants like these before. So pretty, so savory and crispy. It goes well with coffee.

  Fortunately we arrived before noon, so there were enough bakery goods on the table to appreciate. After lunch time, this cafe usually has a long waiting line, and trays becomes empty quickly.

  Staffers were so nice that they helped us to get a space for Soo’s wheelchair.

Kaya Butter Croissant and Black Tea Lemon Cake.

  We had a Kaya Butter Croissant, a Black Tea Lemon Cake, americano, vanilla latte and chocolate latte. Kaya Butter Croissant has kaya jam and butter inside, being covered with coconut chips. It is recommendable. Black Tea Lemon Cake was soft and sweet.

  Their coffee is also good. One of popular coffee item there is Dirty And Cream, which is latte topped with cream. The price is 6,500 won.

  The price range of bakery goods is from 4,300 won(a basic croissant)won to 7,000 won. Their americano is 5,500 won, which was so good to me.

The Exterior of Antique Coffee.

  The location of Antique Coffee is around 380 meters away from Exit No.3 of Hongik University(Honedae) Subway Station of Seoul Metro. It is on the border line of Yeonnamdong. The address is 25-1 Yeonhui-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul. There is another Antique Coffee branch in Seoul, which is in Yeongdeungpo, so you need to check the location.

  Opening hours is from 10:00 to 22:00 everyday.

Doughnuts and Cronuts of BeeBeede Cronut.

2. BeeBeede Cronut

  Another hot place for dessert in Yeonnamdong is BeeBeede Cronut. As you can see, this bakery shop is famous for cronut.

  The cronut is a kind of a pastry, but its shape is like a doughnut. The name ‘cronut’ is from ‘croissant and doughnut’. It is said that it was created by a French chef Dominique Ansel in 2013. And now we have many kinds of cronuts all over the world with various toppings and fillings.

  BeeBeede Cronut is famous for cronuts, real doughnuts and Korean twisted doughnuts(kkwabaegi, 꽈배기) as well. Milk Cronut(우유 크로넛, 4,500 won) is the representative item. 

  The exterior and interior of the shop is a retro style. It is kind of a small shop, but you can have coffee and a doughnut at a table inside or outside, or at the park nearby.

  Their products are also very photographing for social media. Of course the tastes are good, too.

  They sell tiny cute candles and wines, which means you can simply celebrate someone’s birthday with a cronut or a doughnut with pretty lit candles and a bottle of wine. That is a cute idea, I think.

  The price range is from 3,500 won to 5,800 won. Its americano price is 5,000 won.

The Exterior of BeeBeed Cronut.

  There are several branches of this brand in South Korea and two stores in Seoul, Gangnam and Yeonnamdong. Yeondamdong Branch is the head shop. The location of Yeonnamdong branch is about 500 meters away from Exit No.3 of Hongik University Subway Station of Seoul Metro. The address is 3, Donggyo-ro 41-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul. It is in the middle of the busiest street in Yeonnamdong. And some pop-up stores are in department stores, but these are temporary stores.

  Opening hours is 12:00 to 21:00 everyday.

  We picked up Milk Cronut, Cream Cheese Cronut, Choco Doughnut and Redbean Butter Doughnut to go, and ate them at home. It was so delicious.

- About Yeonnamdong

  Yeonnamdong is officially a district in Hongdae area, the hottest downtowns in Seoul. Over a decade Yeonnamdong has progressed with its unique colors in its own ways, so it is not just a dependency district on Hongdae now. It has its own fame as a tourist spot, taking advantage of convenience of Hongdae’s public transportation infrastructure. Yeonnamdong is walking distance away from Hongdae Subway Station. 

  There is a long path shaped park in Yeonnamdong, officially called Gyeonguiseon Soopgil, established on the old railroad, Gyeonguiseon. Korean people call it also Yeontral Park, which means Yeonnamdong Central Park. Along both sides of this beautiful long park are restaurants, pubs, cafes and other kinds of shops. It is a recommendable tourist place.

Yeontral Park.

Written and posted by Jamie