# Jongno 3-ga bakery for cheese bagel toast at home: Munhwa Bakery - By Daseul (https://superchart.com/en/@coffee-in-sentences/) - Written Sep 13, 2026 - Updated Sep 15, 2026 - Local places › Cafés › Jongno, Seoul - Sponsored: This content was produced with support for a store visit. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@coffee-in-sentences/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@coffee-in-sentences/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast/index.md) · [日本語](https://superchart.com/ja/@coffee-in-sentences/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast/index.md) · [简体中文](https://superchart.com/zh-cn/@coffee-in-sentences/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast/index.md) · [繁體中文](https://superchart.com/zh-tw/@coffee-in-sentences/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast/index.md) · [Tiếng Việt](https://superchart.com/vi/@coffee-in-sentences/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast/index.md) · [ไทย](https://superchart.com/th/@coffee-in-sentences/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast/index.md) · [Bahasa Indonesia](https://superchart.com/id/@coffee-in-sentences/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast/index.md) · [Bahasa Melayu](https://superchart.com/ms/@coffee-in-sentences/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast/index.md) · [Español](https://superchart.com/es/@coffee-in-sentences/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast/index.md) ## In short Munhwa Bakery is a takeout-only bakery in Jongno 3-ga, Seoul, with a hanok exterior that fits the old alleys around it. On a date walk through Ikseon-dong, the writer packed up garlic bread and a cheese bagel at Munhwa Bakery, then toasted the bagel at home the next morning. The thick garlic cream and the cheese packed all the way through the bagel were the parts worth going back for. ## Good to know - **Hours**: Daily 11:00–20:00 - **Closed**: Chuseok and Lunar New Year's Day - **Prices**: Sweet potato bread, white bean paste bread and walnut bread in the 3,000-won range - **Service**: Takeout only - **Price reference**: ₩3,000 ≈ $2.2 (2026-09-15) *as written by the visitor on Sep 13, 2026* This is a bakery I stopped by while on a date with a friend in Ikseon-dong — even the name has that traditional feel that matches the mood of Jongno 3-ga. The exterior looked like a hanok too, which made it really pretty :) It's a hanok bakery set in a neighborhood that leans into the Korean aesthetic. ![Hanok-style exterior of Munhwa Bakery](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast-01-1gbcj-900.webp) ## Munhwa Bakery's hanok storefront and takeout-only counter > Munhwa Bakery Munhwa Bakery runs on a same-day-baked, same-day-sold principle, so everything is fresh. Any bread that doesn't sell that day gets donated — to elderly people living alone, free meal centers for people with disabilities, homeless shelters, and other welfare facilities. A bakery that does good! It's already become a well-known Jongno 3-ga bakery, loved by a lot of people :) Since it's a takeout-only shop, the interior is kept simple — just a bread display case and a checkout counter. It's clean and minimal, with wood tones and warm lighting throughout, which gave it a nice, cozy atmosphere. ![Interior of Munhwa Bakery with wood-tone lighting](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast-02-2528z-900.webp) ## What breads Munhwa Bakery has on the shelves One of Munhwa Bakery's signatures — the garlic bread!! It's slathered with garlic cream, and you could smell the garlic wafting off it. ![Signature garlic bread topped with garlic cream](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast-03-ax80v-m-900.webp) Sweet potato bread, white bean paste bread, walnut bread — a lot of these were priced in the ₩3,000s, so wallet-friendly :) If a Seoul café sold bread like this, the price would probably be double, so Munhwa Bakery is definitely one of those places with great value — good prices and good quality both. ![Sweet potato bread, white bean paste bread and walnut bread on display](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast-04-1so2f-900.webp) The onion bagel comes with cream cheese spread on it!! ![Onion bagel spread with cream cheese](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast-05-ndd8j-900.webp) Cheese bread, squid ink condensed-milk bread. ![Cheese bread and squid ink condensed-milk bread on display](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast-06-uw6ns-900.webp) There were also injeolmi (rice cake) bread, peanut bread, and mugwort rice cake bread — good gift options for older relatives. I visited around 2:30pm and some of the popular items were already sold out!! You could really feel how popular this Jongno 3-ga bakery is, haha. ![Injeolmi bread, peanut bread and mugwort rice cake bread menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast-07-1pf2m-900.webp) ## Packing garlic bread and a cheese bagel to go What I ended up ordering was the signature garlic bread and a cheese bagel. I couldn't resist that sweet-salty garlic smell, haha. ![The garlic bread and cheese bagel that were ordered](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast-08-saklv-900.webp) The garlic bread is loaded with garlic cream, so the garlic flavor really comes through strong. ![Garlic bread generously coated in garlic cream](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast-09-ax9h1-900.webp) They individually wrap each piece and put everything in a paper bag, so it's easy to take out comfortably. ![Individually wrapped bread packed in a paper bag](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast-10-mtzf4-900.webp) Heading home with delicious bread in hand! ![Heading home with the takeout bread](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast-11-1dcjf-900.webp) ![Bag of takeout bread from Munhwa Bakery](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast-12-bqv66-900.webp) ## How the garlic bread tasted at home The two breads I picked. ![The two breads chosen: garlic bread and cheese bagel](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast-13-1xj8g-900.webp) Starting with the garlic bread, haha. ![Garlic bread ready to taste](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast-14-1xjd6-900.webp) ![Garlic bread coated with garlic cream](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast-15-1y0e7-1200.webp) It's slathered generously with garlic cream. ![Garlic bread piled high with garlic cream](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast-16-o8mv1-900.webp) That sweet-salty combo is so appealing! It was great for getting a full hit of rich garlic flavor. ![Garlic bread with soft, generous cream](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast-17-1woxs-900.webp) The cream was piled on so thick it was almost too soft — you could tell they don't skimp on ingredients. Then, the cheese bagel!! The way the cheese had melted on the outside really stood out. ![Cheese bagel with melted cheese on the outside](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast-18-1t74a-900.webp) ## Turning the cheese bagel into toast I decided to turn the cheese bagel into toast!! I cut the bread in half to make toast, and— ![Cheese bagel cut in half](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast-19-1hxk7-900.webp) Once I cut it open, wow, the cheese was really packed in tight. Cheese on the outside, and plenty of savory cheese on the inside too — a cheese bagel that really lets you taste that savory cheese flavor. I'd definitely recommend this cheese bagel to anyone who loves cheese. ![Egg toast made with the cheese bagel](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast-20-1732y-900.webp) I had it with a vegetable-fried egg and ketchup, and it was genuinely delicious, haha. The bread itself had a nice soft texture!! Everything Munhwa Bakery sells is made with good ingredients, so quality-wise you really can't go wrong with any item. And knowing the owner also does good deeds makes it an even better place to visit. I'll definitely stop by again next time I'm in Jongno :) ## Where it is - Munhwa Bakery (문화제빵) - 65 Donhwamun-ro, 1st floor, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 종로구 돈화문로 65 1층 - 37.5742708, 126.9908703 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%AC%B8%ED%99%94%EC%A0%9C%EB%B9%B5/@37.5742708,126.9908703,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@coffee-in-sentences/jongno-cheese-bagel-toast/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt