# Jongno café with watermelon smoothie: The Baum Gyeongbokgung - By Hyeju (https://superchart.com/en/@filter-paper-hours/) - Written Sep 7, 2026 - Local places › Cafés › Jongno, Seoul - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@filter-paper-hours/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@filter-paper-hours/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum/index.md) ## In short The Baum Gyeongbokgung Branch is a German baumkuchen café in Jongno, Seoul, four minutes from Gyeongbokgung Station. I picked a watermelon smoothie plus chocolate, green tea, and melon baumkuchen, then checked out the second-floor reserved and window seats. Verdict: a lovely choice for gifts and a varied baumkuchen dessert spread. ## Good to know - **Location**: 1F, 2F, 13-2 Jahamun-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea - **Hours**: Daily 10:00–22:00 - **Seating**: Second-floor reserved seating and window seats - **Distance**: 4 minutes from Gyeongbokgung Station - **Gifts**: Bojagi-wrapped Chuseok gift sets available for reservation *as written by the visitor on Sep 7, 2026* ## A German baumkuchen café close to Gyeongbokgung Station The Baum Gyeongbokgung Branch (더바움 경복궁점) is a Gyeongbokgung Station café where you can try authentic German desserts 💛 ![Introduction to The Baum café near Gyeongbokgung Station](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum-01-vqjja-966.webp) It is a two-story café just four minutes from the station, so it is easy to spot 👀 ![The Baum two-story café near Gyeongbokgung Station](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum-02-1ei0z-966.webp) The Baum's signature baumkuchen is a German dessert that is crisp outside and soft and moist within, haha. ![The Baum signature baumkuchen](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum-03-1r66n-966.webp) There is Mini Baum Plain and Mini Baum Layered Lemon 🍋 There is even a cute watermelon baumkuchen 🍉, plus yanggaeng (sweet bean jelly) baumkuchen and yanggaeng cream-puff baumkuchen! ![Mini Baum and watermelon baumkuchen](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum-04-o6a9e-966.webp) There is also the hard-style Eiffel Baum in chocolate, baked in layers for its distinctive texture 😉 ![Eiffel chocolate hard baumkuchen](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum-05-1w8tp-966.webp) Enjoy authentic German cakes through a wide range of products, including Torte Chocolate Baum and Plain Hard Baumkuchen 🧡 ![Torte Chocolate and Plain Hard Baum](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum-06-13syl-966.webp) For a plentiful Chuseok, boiagi-wrapped Chuseok gift sets are also available for reservation! ![Bojagi-wrapped Chuseok baumkuchen gift set](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum-07-1o4nr-966.webp) ## Watermelon smoothie and drink menu It was still hot walking around in the daytime, so I picked a refreshing watermelon smoothie, haha. ![Refreshing watermelon smoothie](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum-08-dsgy5-966.webp) The drinks include Baum Ice Cream, Einspänner Classic, Einspänner Signature, caramel latte, vanilla latte, café mocha, oat latte, café latte, cappuccino, Americano, espresso, café caramel frappe, café vanilla frappe, café mocha frappe, green tea frappe, strawberry frappe, mango frappe, chocolate frappe, vanilla frappe, cold brew oat latte, cold brew dolce, cold brew latte, cold brew, chocolate latte, green tea latte, milk, ice cream latte, matcha ice cream latte, English black milk tea, Earl Grey milk tea, Assam milk tea, chamomile, peppermint, rooibos supreme, hibiscus blend, English breakfast, Earl Grey reserve, Assam, lemon sweet Earl Grey tea, grapefruit sweet black tea, green tangerine tea, lemon tea, green tangerine ade, grapefruit ade, and lemon ade 🤗🤗 ![The Baum drink menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum-09-1pfzy-966.webp) ## Baumkuchen dessert lineup The dessert lineup includes Brûlée Apple Baumkuchen, Brûlée Dark Chocolate Baumkuchen, Brûlée Matcha Baum, English Black Milk Tea, Fondant Chocolate Baumkuchen, Fondant Cheese Baumkuchen, and Fresh Milk Baumkuchen 🤍 ![Brûlée baumkuchen dessert lineup](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum-10-yt21m-966.webp) There is Brûlée Passion Fruit Baum, Brûlée Lemon Cream Baum, Brûlée Hard Baumkuchen, Basque cheesecake, Horian, Mini Watermelon Baumkuchen, and more, haha. ![Passion fruit and lemon cream Baum](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum-11-o8yc5-966.webp) There are Green Tea Baum, Strawberry Baum, Chocolate Baum, Cheese Baum, White Chocolate Cute Spitzen, and Chocolate Cute Spitzen 🍫 Mini Baum Plain, Custard Baum, and Yanggaeng Cream-Puff Baum are available too! ![Green tea and chocolate baumkuchen varieties](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum-12-62lze-966.webp) The Baum pursues premium, authentic German baumkuchen, creating a variety of baumkuchen with high-quality ingredients and excellent technique ✨️✨️ ![Premium authentic German baumkuchen](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum-13-4i6cs-966.webp) There is also soft-serve Baum Affogato and Baum Ice Cream with chocolate shell, mango shell, or berry shell, which are perfect for a sweet treat 🍦 Baumkuchen symbolizes success, prosperity, celebration, health, and longevity! It carries such lovely meanings, so I recommend it as a thoughtful gift 🎁 ![Baum Affogato and Baum Ice Cream](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum-14-1rc2g-966.webp) ## Three flavors chosen at a second-floor window seat The atmosphere, full of hanok (traditional Korean house) charm, feels so peaceful 😊😊 The Baum is a premium baumkuchen specialist that bakes every layer with care! ![The Baum café with a hanok-inspired atmosphere](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum-15-1ywqz-966.webp) Try deeply flavorful baumkuchen made with good ingredients alongside carefully selected specialty coffee 💚 ![Baumkuchen and specialty coffee](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum-16-obz5y-966.webp) > THE BAUM Up on the second floor, there are reserved seats and window seats too, haha. ![Reserved seating and window seats on The Baum's second floor](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum-17-cnpcu-966.webp) The owner is lovely and kind, and this is a café near Gyeongbokgung Station with a great view 🩵 ![The Baum café space near Gyeongbokgung Station](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum-18-41txq-966.webp) There were so many kinds of baumkuchen that I picked three desserts! All different flavors: chocolate, green tea, and melon, haha. ![Three baumkuchen flavors: chocolate, green tea, and melon](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum-19-s99f6-966.webp) These are the signature soft baumkuchen, wonderfully soft and moist from being baked with care, haha. For the crisp-baked signature Baum, available in strawberry, chocolate, cheese, and green tea, I chose the green tea baumkuchen 🍃 ![Green tea baked baumkuchen](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum-20-mdsto-966.webp) The cylinder-shaped one is Brûlée Dark Chocolate Baumkuchen—and chocolate lovers simply cannot leave out chocolate! ![Brûlée Dark Chocolate Baumkuchen](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum-21-zd7l6-966.webp) Mini Baum Layered Melon 🍈 I was more curious about the melon than the original, so that is what I chose, haha. ![Mini Baum Layered Melon](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum-22-idfrd-1200.webp) ![Melon baumkuchen and a chocolate cream cross-section](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum-23-bm9zm-966.webp) Can you see the chocolate cream in the cross-section? Haha, a sugar boost is not optional—it is essential 🌟🌟 ![Chocolate cream baumkuchen cross-section](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum-24-1ifbq-966.webp) I recommend The Baum, a Gyeongbokgung Station café where you can enjoy German desserts 💜 ## The Baum Gyeongbokgung Branch hours Daily 10:00–22:00 1F, 2F, 13-2 Jahamun-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul (44 Chebu-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul) ## Where it is - The Baum Gyeongbokgung Branch (더바움 경복궁점) (더바움 경복궁점) - 1F, 2F, 13-2 Jahamun-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 종로구 자하문로 13-2 1층, 2층 - 37.5773782, 126.9719531 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%8D%94%EB%B0%94%EC%9B%80%20%EA%B2%BD%EB%B3%B5%EA%B6%81%EC%A0%90/@37.5773782,126.9719531,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@filter-paper-hours/gyeongbokgung-watermelon-smoothie-thebaum/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt