Konkuk Univ. bakery with a foreign baker's open kitchen: Stack Bakery

I visited Stack Bakery, which has been getting a lot of buzz near Konkuk Univ. Station lately. I'd heard a French YouTuber raved about it, so my expectations were high, and the baker making the bread is a foreigner too, so the place really felt like a bakery back in France.

A Konkuk Univ. bakery full of French feeling. If you love bread, you have to go 🤍

Stack Bakery location, hours and parking

Stack Bakery Konkuk Univ. Station Main Branch is at 5 Ttukseom-ro 31-gil, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, on the 1st and 2nd floors. It's open Thursday to Tuesday from 8am to 9pm (last order 8pm) and closed on Wednesdays.

• Location: 5 Ttukseom-ro 31-gil, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul (1st and 2nd floors)
• Hours: Thu–Tue 8:00–21:00, last order 20:00
• Closed: Wednesdays
• Parking: nearby public or paid parking lot recommended
• Reservations: you can call to ask

What do the exterior and atmosphere of Stack Bakery look like?

Stack Bakery is a standalone building, so it stands out even from far away. A whole building to itself!

Easy to spot from a distance

Is that a sheep or a goat? haha

There's a mailbox too. It's ranked as the best croissant place in Seoul!

An open kitchen where a foreign baker bakes

The moment I walked into Stack Bakery, the smell of freshly baked butter filled the air. The open space lets you watch the bread being made up close, and there was a foreign pâtissier at work!

It's famous enough that a French YouTuber visited and introduced it, and a lot of people were on a bakery pilgrimage (bbangji sunrye)!

The 2nd-floor seating is spacious too

Stack Bakery has quite a roomy seating area upstairs as well.

Me in my scruffy, sloppy look haha. Purchase done!

Stack Bakery menu

Here are photos of the Stack Bakery menu. There's a wide variety of croissants and pastries.

What to eat at Stack Bakery: croissants and pastries

This time I picked a hazelnut kouign-amann, kaya croissant, Nutella and peanut pastry, Maldon salt bread, olive cheese pastry and strawberry ricotta croissant.

Kaya croissant

The kaya croissant at Stack Bakery has a generous amount of kaya jam (coconut egg jam) between layers of flaky croissant, for a soft sweetness. Buttery aroma plus that signature sweet kaya flavor!! The croissants here in particular are really crispy and tender... Is this the kind of bread French people grew up eating???

Nutella and peanut pastry

The sweetest item was the Nutella and peanut pastry! Rich Nutella and nutty peanuts are packed inside the crispy pastry, and the more you chew, the more you taste both nuttiness and sweetness! I was full, so I ate it the next day and it was still good! I should have eaten it right away, it would have been even better, and I rolled around in regret ㅜ

Hazelnut kouign-amann

The hazelnut kouign-amann is crisply caramelized on the outside, with a strong buttery flavor inside. With the nutty aroma of hazelnut added, it's sweet but not heavy, and it went really well with coffee!

Olive cheese pastry

The olive cheese pastry is packed with salty cheese and olives, which makes it perfect as a meal bread! The flavor seems like it would pair well with wine too. But seriously, the pastries here are no joke. So crispy

Maldon salt bread

Stack Bakery's Maldon salt bread is a basic item, but I understood right away why it's popular. It was crispy outside and moist inside with a strong buttery flavor, and the subtle saltiness of Maldon salt brings out the butter's richness, so I couldn't stop reaching for more!!! As expected.. it's different

Overall, every bread had real butter flavor and layers, and even a single piece gave me the full charm of a French-style bakery!

Detailed review ✨

Stack Bakery isn't just a famous bakery. The fundamentals of its bread are really solid! The butter used without holding back, the pastry layers stacked one by one, and fillings that let the ingredients' own flavors shine all made for high overall quality. Having tried it myself, I understand why the French YouTuber introduced it, and since a foreign baker makes it, you get that local style as it is!

Stack Bakery overall verdict: what I liked

• It was a bakery with a real French feel.
• Being able to watch a foreign baker make the bread was special.
• The bread was good enough that a French YouTuber visited.
• The bakery's butter-scented atmosphere was impressive.
• It's a good spot for a date around Konkuk Univ.

Recommended for

• Anyone looking for a bakery near Konkuk Univ. Station
• Anyone who loves French-style bread
• Anyone who enjoys bakery pilgrimages
• Anyone looking for a Konkuk Univ. date course

What stayed with me most was the bread-making process and the atmosphere of the shop. It felt like being in a bakery in France, and you could sense the care in every single piece, so this is a bakery I definitely want to revisit around Konkuk Univ. 🤍