Large bakery café by Hopo Station, Yangsan: pain au chocolat at Choi

Introducing a Busan-area café pick: Choi Main Branch, a large Yangsan bakery run by a croissant champion, sitting right next to Hopo Station.

Where is Choi Main Branch and what are the hours?

Choi Main Branch is a Yangsan bakery café at 83 Yangsan-daero, Dong-myeon, Yangsan-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea, right beside Hopo Station. It's open from 09:00 to 21:50 with no days off.

• Hours | 09:00 - 21:50
• Closed | None, open daily
• Parking | Available (see below)

It's also easy to reach by public transit, so it's great for Yangsan locals without a car!

Choi Main Branch exterior and parking

Parking at Choi Main Branch in Yangsan was really convenient — there's a dedicated lot right next to the building, plus you can park in front of the café or along the street.

As a Blue Ribbon-listed café in Yangsan, I expected the building itself to be impressive but nothing more — turns out the bakery and coffee are both delicious, the view is great, and the variety is wide, so I already want to go back.

This Yangsan bakery has an impressive résumé — winner of the 2024 Croissant Championship, a Prime Minister's Award at K-bakery, and a judge spot at the 2025 Baguette Croissant Championship.

How are the three floors laid out at Choi Main Branch?

• 1F ordering / bakery
• 2F café
• 3F rooftop (no-kids zone)

1F: ordering and the bakery counter

Even on a weekday, the place was packed. I was surprised at the scale of this Yangsan bakery, surprised by the crowd, and surprised again by how clean and grand the interior was!

You order on the first floor, then take your coffee up to the second floor. Just note that drinks are limited to one order per person.

2F: café seating and the view

There's an elevator, so getting up to the second floor is easy — great if you're bringing along older family members. The second floor has a spacious layout with comfortable sofa seating and an open view, making it a nice Yangsan café for the scenery too!

Coffee is made right in the second-floor hall, which makes the flow really smooth!

3F: the rooftop at Choi Main Branch

Choi Main Branch has such a good view that I'd recommend it as a Yangsan date spot. With the weather cooling down lately, I think anyone looking for a Yangsan rooftop café would love it here, haha.

Best breads at Choi Main Branch: blueberry cream cheese croissant and pain au chocolat

Choi Main Branch, a favorite Yangsan dessert spot, offers everything from its best-selling croissants to the trendy salt breads, plus classics older customers love like red bean bread and croquettes. The bakery lineup is genuinely huge, and I could see staff constantly baking more in the back.

It's also a great Yangsan cake spot, with a wide variety — handy if you need a birthday cake in Yangsan.

Beyond the plain croissant, there are fruit-filled croissants too, which kids would probably love!

If the huge lineup at this Yangsan bakery has you overwhelmed, sticking to the best-seller menu might help!

• No. 1 croissant
• Choi bread / Moon Wrapped in the Sun
• 72-hour panettone / Mont Blanc
• Hanwoo bulgogi croquette / red bean bread
• Green onion salt bread / six-clove black garlic bread

There are even salads and sandwiches if you want a real meal.

There's a self-service packing station for any leftover bread, which was nice and convenient.

Leave a receipt review and you get a free Yangsan salt bread, so definitely don't skip that, haha.

Coffee menu and prices at Choi Main Branch

Drink prices at Choi Main Branch in Yangsan run from ₩5,000 to ₩7,500, with generous pours and a wide variety — coffee, cold brew, smoothies, ades, juices, other drinks, lattes, and teas.

How much are 4 breads and 2 coffees?

Four breads plus two coffees came out to under ₩32,000 — affordable and a generous amount of food!

The coffee portions were generous too — good stuff! And the coffee itself was delicious, haha.

Verdict: which breads to order at Choi Main Branch

Highly recommend the blueberry cream cheese croissant! The pain au chocolat too! There's clearly a reason this place has a croissant champion behind it.

You could tell the difference from the moment I cut into the bread. Sometimes bread is tough and hard to slice, but this wasn't chewy or dense at all — crisp outside, soft inside!!! Everything I tried was delicious, the staff were kind, and the breads were generously sized, making them good for a real meal too!