Nohak-dong bakery café in Sokcho with phone-charging self bar: Bultan
In short
Sokcho Bultan Gamja Bread Main Store is a large bakery café in Nohak-dong, Sokcho, near Seoraksan, specializing in potato bread and jjondeugi (chewy snack strips). A 4-pack of Bultan potato bread and 12 Sokcho jjondeugi cost 20,000 won in total and made an easy snack in the car, while the self bar with a microwave and phone chargers and the big free parking lot made the stop convenient. With chewy-crusted, fluffy potato bread and red crab, chicken gangjeong and squid jjondeugi, Sokcho Bultan Gamja Bread Main Store is worth a return visit.
Good to know
- Location
- 1st floor, 34-20 Haksapyeong-gil, Sokcho, Gangwon (Nohak-dong, about 10 minutes by car from Seoraksan)
- Parking
- Free outdoor lot right next to the café with space for 30+ cars; no vehicle registration needed
- Seating
- Four 4-person tables and three 3-person tables
- Bultan potato bread
- ₩10,000 for a 4-pack
- Sokcho jjondeugi
- ₩10,000 for 12 pieces (4 each of squid, chicken gangjeong and red crab)
- Drinks
- Espresso ₩4,200, Americano ₩4,500, café latte ₩5,500, vanilla latte ₩6,000, homemade omija (five-flavor berry) syrup drink ₩6,000, Earl Grey tea ₩5,500, chamomile tea ₩4,700, peach iced tea ₩4,700, hot/iced chocolate ₩5,500
- Nationwide delivery
- 3 boxes ₩34,000, 5 boxes ₩50,000, 10 boxes ₩100,000 (shipping included)
- Potato bread shelf life
- 2 months from purchase when kept in the freezer
- Amenities
- Self bar with a microwave and phone chargers
- Price reference
- ₩10,000 ≈ $7.5 · ₩4,200 ≈ $3.1 · ₩4,500 ≈ $3.4 (2026-11-14)
as written by the visitor on Mar 29, 2026 · not checked with the business
Where is Sokcho Bultan Gamja Bread Main Store?
Sokcho Bultan Gamja Bread Main Store (속초불탄감자빵 본점) is a potato bread bakery in Hakdong, Sokcho, Gangwon, near Seoraksan. It's about 10 minutes by car from Seoraksan, so it's a perfect stop if you want to grab potato bread gifts after visiting the mountain! Today: my review of this Sokcho bakery, let's gooo!
Once you follow the navigation, the big café building stands out even from far away.
The building is pretty, so photos in front of it turn out great. The building itself is a photo spot!
Is parking free at Sokcho Bultan Gamja Bread Main Store?
Parking is free, and you don't need to register your car. The lot is right next to the café, and the surface lot is big enough for more than 30 cars.
Bultan Gamja Bread has a main store and a second branch, and this is the main store.
Café interior: seating and the self bar
Inside, there are 4 tables for four and 3 tables for three, a neat and cozy space. The tables and chairs are all different, yet it all came together nicely.
Packages of all kinds of potato bread were stacked everywhere! Potato bread is the main thing, so lots of customers buy to go, but there's still a good space to sit and eat!
The self bar has a microwave and phone chargers. Lots of cafés these days don't let you charge your phone, so this is a lifesaver when you're in a pinch! You can feel the owner's thoughtfulness everywhere ♥ (The original post shows the atmosphere in more detail in a video.)
What's on the menu and how much is it?
The main items are burnt potato bread (4-pack ₩10,000) and Sokcho jjondeugi (12 pieces ₩10,000). I wondered why it's called "burnt" potato bread: the owner made it to recall the black roasted potatoes people used to bake in old hearths, coloring it with squid ink.
The jjondeugi (chewy, stretchy dried-snack candy) comes in 3 flavors, squid, chicken gangjeong (sweet crispy fried chicken) and red crab, sold as a set of 3 bundles of 4.
You can order 9 kinds of drinks.
- Espresso ₩4,200
- Americano ₩4,500
- Café latte ₩5,500
- Vanilla latte ₩6,000
- Homemade omija (five-flavor berry) cheong drink ₩6,000
- Earl Grey tea ₩5,500
- Chamomile tea ₩4,700
- Peach iced tea ₩4,700
- Hot/iced chocolate ₩5,500
I'll take a 4-pack of burnt potato bread for ₩10,000 and 12 Sokcho jjondeugi for ₩10,000, ₩20,000 in total, please!
The potatoes are of course domestic, and the staff are "pure domestic" too, says Bultan Gamja Bread, hahahahahaha. The owner's sense of humor is adorable.
How much is delivery for Bultan Gamja Bread?
You can also order by delivery: 3 boxes ₩34,000, 5 boxes ₩50,000, 10 boxes ₩100,000, and shipping is included in all of them, which I loved!
Ta-da~! Buying took a one-minute flat, and I got these to eat in the car on the way.
How to warm up burnt potato bread, and storage
For potato bread kept at room temperature, 20 seconds in the microwave or 5 minutes at 180°C in an air fryer makes it really chewy and delicious. I ate mine right after buying and it was still good. The leftovers went in the fridge for about a day, then 30 seconds in the microwave, and they were tasty too!
The shelf life is 2 months from the purchase date if stored in the freezer. No synthetic additives are used, so the regular shelf life is short. If you want to keep it a long time, I recommend freezing it right away!
How does burnt potato bread taste?
Ta-da~! Each potato bread comes individually wrapped. Four for ₩10,000 means ₩2,500 each, and considering the ingredients it didn't feel expensive at all!
The outside is coated in ground grains such as black sesame, black beans and black rice, and it doesn't rub off on your hands, so it's easy to eat!
I took a bite: chewy outside, and inside it's packed with fluffy potato. Maybe because of the grains, it was even nuttier.
They say all the water used to make the bread is East Sea deep ocean water. The owner is super proud of the potato bread, and after one bite I could see why! I already love potato bread, and the health angle made it even better.
It's bigger than I expected, and even taking big bites, an adult could eat 3 of them!
How are the red crab, chicken gangjeong and squid jjondeugi?
Next up, jjondeugi! From the left: red crab meat, chicken gangjeong and squid flavors. They're made with Sokcho specialties, and I've never seen jjondeugi like this in my life!
They look like ordinary jjondeugi, but one bite and you really taste crab, squid and chicken gangjeong. So fun! I think kids would especially love them.
The jjondeugi also has a generous shelf life. You spend lots of time in the car on a Sokcho trip, and tearing open one after another, we finished them all within our 2-night, 3-day trip!
Looking at these photos makes me want more, and I plan to come back when I'm in Sokcho! That was Sokcho Bultan Gamja Bread Main Store, and I was really satisfied.
One-line review: If you're looking for a great Sokcho bakery or a great potato bread spot, I recommend Sokcho Bultan Gamja Bread!
Where it is
34-20 Haksapyeong-gil, Sokcho, Gangwon, South Korea강원특별자치도 속초시 학사평길 34-20 1층
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