# Dubai chewy cookies at Balsan Station dessert café: Byway Bakers - By Sohyeon (https://superchart.com/en/@before-last-bite/) - Written Sep 5, 2026 - Local places › Cafés › Gangseo, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written as a sponsored store visit. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@before-last-bite/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@before-last-bite/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake/index.md) ## In short Byway Bakers Balsan Station is a wood-toned dessert bakery about 400m from Exit 3 of Balsan Station in Gangseo, Seoul. The takeout order was a Shanghai butter rice cake, a chocolate almond financier, an Oreo financier and two Dubai chewy cookies (du-jjon-ku), and at home the rice cake was thick and springy while the Dubai cookies still had crisp kadayif and pistachio cream. For chewy desserts and crisp-outside, moist-inside baked treats, Byway Bakers Balsan Station is a satisfying pick. ## Good to know - **Address**: 1st floor, 45 Gangseo-ro 56ga-gil, Gangseo-gu, Seoul (Hoguk Bohun Hall) - **Getting there**: About 400m on foot from Exit 3 of Balsan Station - **Hours**: 09:00 - 20:00 - **Closed**: Every Wednesday - **Good to know**: Same-day reservations accepted; takeout and terrace seating available - **Ordered for takeout this visit**: Shanghai butter rice cake, chocolate almond financier, Oreo financier, 2 Dubai chewy cookies *as written by the visitor on Sep 5, 2026* ![Visit to Byway Bakers dessert café near Balsan Station](https://img.superchart.com/images/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake-01-h8wfk-966.webp) Today I want to share a story about a bakery near Balsan Station that completely won me over recently 😉 ![Exterior view of Byway Bakers Balsan Station bakery](https://img.superchart.com/images/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake-02-1a961-966.webp) My husband and I are total suckers for sweet baked goods and desserts. Everything I brought home this time was a huge success, and I don't know how happy I was eating it all haha ![Baked goods the couple packed to take home](https://img.superchart.com/images/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake-03-wr2hy-m-966.webp) ## What is Byway Bakers Balsan Station like inside? Byway Bakers Balsan Station is a dessert bakery on the 1st floor of the Hoguk Bohun Hall, about 400m on foot from Exit 3 of Balsan Station. The moment I walked in, the clean, warm wood-toned interior caught my eye ![Interior of Byway Bakers with wood-toned decor](https://img.superchart.com/images/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake-04-h6y1s-966.webp) The calm, cozy atmosphere was perfect for a leisurely dessert time ![Calm and cozy dessert café seating](https://img.superchart.com/images/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake-05-p634q-966.webp) ![Number candles and party supplies displayed by the counter](https://img.superchart.com/images/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake-06-f5vut-966.webp) Beside the counter there was a whole display of colorful number candles, cute headbands, and meringue decorations — party supplies galore. Perfect if you want to grab something extra when buying a cake or dessert for an anniversary or birthday haha ![Headbands, meringue decorations, and other birthday party supplies](https://img.superchart.com/images/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake-07-4quek-966.webp) Even the vintage-style takeout bags were pretty, which made the walk home so much lighter hahaha ![Vintage-style Byway Bakers takeout bag](https://img.superchart.com/images/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake-08-gx8jc-966.webp) ## The four desserts packed for takeout that day What I got at Byway Bakers Balsan Station that day was the Shanghai butter rice cake, and ![Shanghai butter rice cake packed for takeout](https://img.superchart.com/images/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake-09-yzmnr-1200.webp) a chocolate almond financier, an Oreo financier, ![Chocolate almond financier and Oreo financier](https://img.superchart.com/images/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake-10-aw1jr-966.webp) and two du-jjon-ku, which have gotten hard to find lately ![Two Dubai chewy cookies](https://img.superchart.com/images/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake-11-ftg98-966.webp) ## Shanghai butter rice cake: how thick is the filling? The first thing we ate was the Shanghai butter rice cake, and I'll say it boldly: it's genuinely the best butter rice cake I've ever had 🤎 Butter rice cakes from other places often disappointed me — the center sunken and a bit thin, or the portion frustratingly small — but the inside of Byway Bakers' Shanghai butter rice cake was really thick 🤤 ![Cross-section of the thick Shanghai butter rice cake](https://img.superchart.com/images/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake-12-1cc7f-966.webp) ![Close-up of the chewy rice cake inside the Shanghai butter rice cake](https://img.superchart.com/images/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake-13-3qav1-966.webp) ![Shanghai butter rice cake with a bite taken out](https://img.superchart.com/images/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake-14-1wna0-m-966.webp) Taking a big bite, the chewy rice cake texture filled my mouth completely, and I couldn't help but gasp. The nutty richness of the butter and the chewiness of the rice cake came together in a way that was truly one of a kind 🤤 ![Dessert time enjoyed with the butter rice cake](https://img.superchart.com/images/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake-15-svc0s-966.webp) ## How were the chocolate almond and Oreo financiers? The financier lineup, a bakery staple, also exceeded expectations ![Byway Bakers financier lineup](https://img.superchart.com/images/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake-16-1gtko-966.webp) Both the chocolate almond and Oreo financiers had generous coated toppings piled on top, making them wonderfully thick ![Financier piled high with coated topping](https://img.superchart.com/images/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake-17-1cili-966.webp) Usually a thin topping just passes by without much flavor, but with Byway Bakers' financiers you could really feel they didn't skimp on ingredients haha. Bite in and the outside is crisp while the inside is dense and moist — that classic crisp-outside-moist-inside texture — and the more you chew, the more the flavor builds ![Cross-section of a crisp-outside-moist-inside financier](https://img.superchart.com/images/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake-18-1afz8-966.webp) The balance between the cream and topping wasn't overly sweet, just pleasantly sweet — gone in no time! ## Dubai chewy cookies (du-jjon-ku), hard to find these days Above all, so many places that used to sell Dubai chewy cookies have disappeared lately, and it's been personally disappointing 🥺 So finding them again at Byway Bakers Balsan Station made me so happy. Du-jjon-ku really is the truth every single time 💚 ![Close-up of du-jjon-ku, the Dubai chewy cookie](https://img.superchart.com/images/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake-19-16eqz-966.webp) ![Cross-section of du-jjon-ku showing pistachio cream](https://img.superchart.com/images/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake-20-scetk-966.webp) One bite and the crunchy kadayif texture inside is vivid and alive, and the rich, dense pistachio cream fills your mouth. Chew through the chewy marshmallow skin along with it and — honestly, words fail. The du-jjon-ku trend... it's back!! haha So delicious it makes you smile that genuine, can't-help-it smile hahaha ![Two Dubai chewy cookies packed to take home](https://img.superchart.com/images/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake-21-1sjg2-966.webp) It would have been a disaster if I'd only bought one of these. So glad I bought two — pat myself on the back!! ![Plating of the Byway Bakers desserts](https://img.superchart.com/images/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake-22-15fp3-966.webp) ## What to order on the next visit I've been seeing so many videos of the Wakppu salt bread on my Instagram feed and shorts lately that I kept swallowing hard every time 🤤 I was so curious about the tangy cream and fresh fruit piled on top of the bread, and since every dessert I tried this time was a success, my confidence has shot way up ![Dessert spread with Wakppu salt bread anticipated for next time](https://img.superchart.com/images/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake-23-epcu2-966.webp) Next time I'm definitely going back to conquer the Wakppu salt bread 💕 ![Final shot wrapping up the Byway Bakers Balsan Station dessert visit](https://img.superchart.com/images/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake-24-1ifxf-966.webp) If any of you neighbors are craving a properly made chewy dessert or a crisp-outside-moist-inside baked treat, I genuinely recommend stopping by. Highly, highly recommend!! ## Byway Bakers Balsan Station: hours, address and directions - Address: 서울 강서구 강서로56가길 45 호국보훈회관 1층 - Directions: About 400m on foot from Exit 3 of Balsan Station - Hours: 09:00 - 20:00 (closed every Wednesday) - Note: Same-day reservations available; takeout and terrace seating available ## Where it is - Byway Bakers Balsan Station (바이웨이 베이커스 발산역점) - 서울 강서구 강서로56가길 45 호국보훈회관 1층 - 서울특별시 강서구 강서로56가길 45 대한민국무공수훈자회 1층 - 37.5615721, 126.8401383 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%B0%94%EC%9D%B4%EC%9B%A8%EC%9D%B4%20%EB%B2%A0%EC%9D%B4%EC%BB%A4%EC%8A%A4%20%EB%B0%9C%EC%82%B0%EC%97%AD%EC%A0%90/@37.5615721,126.8401383,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@before-last-bite/byway-bakers-balsan-dubai-cookie-butter-rice-cake/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt