Bingsu café near Coex, Seoul: DIY topping set with matcha at The Snow

How is Korean bingsu different from shaved ice in other countries?

K-bingsu is a Korean iced dessert: finely shaved ice topped with red bean, rice cake, fruit, condensed milk, ice cream and more. Before visiting The Snow Daechi Main Branch, the writer summed up how shaved ice differs from country to country.

Shaved ice differs by country and region in ice texture, ingredients and method. Japan's kakigori is finely shaved ice with syrup, Taiwan's shaving ice uses mango and condensed milk, and Southeast Asian versions pile on fruit and jelly. K-bingsu is finely shaved ice topped with red bean, rice cake, fruit, condensed milk and ice cream. Traditionally patbingsu (red bean bingsu) is the classic, and recently it has grown into flavors like mango, injeolmi and matcha.

Which café near Seolleung Station for bingsu on a Coex day?

When the writer craved K-bingsu near Seolleung Station, the pick was The Snow Daechi Main Branch. Seolleung Station café bingsu problem solved!

Heading to an exhibition at Coex and craving icy K-bingsu? Let's go for Seolleung Station café bingsu!! Enjoying K-bingsu in a clean, calm black-and-white café? Can't resist!!

The Snow Daechi Main Branch menu and prices

The signature menu at The Snow Daechi Main Branch, The Snow Hansang, costs ₩29,000. What to eat? No more agonizing!

The Snow Hansang: ₩29,000

Do you like K-bingsu? I really love lactose-free bingsu too. Let me give it a try.

What kind of bingsu shop is The Snow?

The Snow is said to be already a well-known bingsu spot around Seolleung Station, and has recently expanded to Hanoi, Vietnam. The writer also mentioned MBC's Live Tonight (생방송 오늘저녁).

The Snow is already a famous bingsu spot at Seolleung Station. And it recently went all the way to Hanoi, Vietnam, can you believe it?

Water at The Snow Daechi Main Branch is self-service. Wa-ter is self~

What does The Snow Hansang look like when it arrives?

The signature at The Snow Daechi Main Branch is The Snow Hansang: tomato syrup on top of lactose-free bingsu made without a single drop of water. There are many kinds of bingsu, but The Snow's signature is, of course, The Snow Hansang!

Tomato syrup, boom, on lactose-free bingsu without a drop of water! Underline lactose-free bingsu and handmade purée, twice!

A DIY spread, starting with matcha

Unlike bingsu that arrives with toppings already piled on, The Snow Hansang gives you the bingsu and toppings separately so you can combine them as you eat. The writer started with the bitter matcha.

Unlike bingsu that comes with toppings already on, the signature here is a spread you combine yourself as you eat. Shall we start with the bitter matcha? Sprinkle matcha over the snow-white milk bingsu, give it a good shake-shake, and take a bite...

Handmade grapefruit, mango and tomato purées

The handmade purées in The Snow Hansang each taste different: zesty grapefruit, sweet mango and tangy tomato. Alternating purées on the bingsu is the writer's highlight.

Handmade purée with bingsu, need I say more? Zesty grapefruit, sweet mango, tangy tomato... Seolleung Station café bingsu, approved? Uh, approved!

Roasted soybean powder, injeolmi and handmade red bean for traditionalists

If you want a traditional red bean bingsu taste, top it with The Snow Hansang's nutty roasted soybean powder (konggaru) and injeolmi (soybean-coated rice cake), handmade red bean and chewy rice cake.

For bingsu purists, nutty soybean powder and injeolmi with handmade red bean and chewy rice cake is the golden rule... you won't want to miss it down to the last bite!

After eating: the empty bowl proof

In the end, The Snow Hansang was wiped clean until the bowl was empty.

Cleeeeaaaan!

I have learned that a tasty-place certificate is an empty bowl!!

Can you eat The Snow in Hanoi, Vietnam too?

According to the writer, Hanoi, Vietnam has THE SNOW My Dinh (The Snow My Dinh Hanoi branch). Want to taste The Snow in Hanoi too? Bookmarking is a must...