# Gangneung gelato shop near Seobu Market with five flavors: Hi Gelato

- By Jimin Yeo (https://superchart.com/en/@gangwon-slow-porch/)
- Written Sep 20, 2026
- Local places › Cafés › Gangneung, Gangwon
- Sponsored: This is a review after visiting with products provided by the business.
- English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@gangwon-slow-porch/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest/
- Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@gangwon-slow-porch/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest/index.md)

## In short

Hi Gelato is a handmade gelato shop run by a gelato master on Toseong-ro in Gangneung, between Jungang Market and Seobu Market. Stopping in mid prop-shop tour, we ordered corn supernova and riso in a large cup and gourmet butter brown cheese in a small cup, and tasted five flavors in all. Hi Gelato is small, but it has seats, making it a good place to rest tired legs.

## Good to know

- **Hours**: 11:30–20:00, open daily
- **Small cup**: 5,000 won (one flavor)
- **Large cup**: 6,500 won (two flavors)
- **Flavors on the day of the visit**: 9 kinds (marble strawberry, corn supernova, soft tofu, mango-and-strawberry in love, riso, Lotus biscuit, oops matcha, gourmet butter brown cheese, Valrhona dark chocolate)
- **Location**: 158 Toseong-ro, 1st floor, Gangneung, Gangwon — between Jungang Market and Seobu Market
- **Other**: Wi-Fi available, delivery offered, takeout boxes in several sizes
- **Promotions**: 10% off for following on Instagram, size upgrade for a photo review with receipt, 10 stamps for a large cup and 20 stamps for a small takeout box
- **Price reference**: ₩5,000 ≈ $3.6 · ₩6,500 ≈ $4.7 (2026-09-21)

*as written by the visitor on Sep 20, 2026*

## Where is Hi Gelato in Gangneung?

Hi Gelato is a gelato master's shop in Gangneung, located at 158 Toseong-ro, 1st floor, between Jungang Market and Seobu Market. It's open from 11:30 to 20:00, every day, no closed days, and there's Wi-Fi too.

Gangneung surprisingly has a lot of gelato shops👀?! Among them, let me introduce the gelato master's shop between Jungang Market and Seobu Market — Hi Gelato🤗

![Exterior of Hi Gelato shop on Toseong-ro, Gangneung](https://img.superchart.com/images/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest-01-1v8of-900.webp)

Here's the exterior of Hi Gelato! There are a lot of prop shops around it too, so if you're touring prop shops and looking for a Gangneung dessert, it's a great place to stop by in the middle✨️

![Street around Hi Gelato lined with prop shops](https://img.superchart.com/images/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest-02-1uolt-900.webp)

## Hi Gelato flavors change from day to day

At Hi Gelato, the gelato master hand-produces different flavors in small batches every day, so the lineup can change day to day! On the day Bonnie visited, there were 9 flavors🍨

- Marble strawberry
- Corn supernova
- Soft tofu
- Mango-in-love-with-strawberry
- Riso
- Lotus biscuit
- Oops matcha
- Gourmet butter brown cheese
- Valrhona dark chocolate

![Hi Gelato showcase with nine flavors on display](https://img.superchart.com/images/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest-03-1p6ar-900.webp)

### Cup sizes, takeout boxes and delivery at Hi Gelato

There are two sizes! Small cup comes with one flavor, large cup with two😊 And by the way, the signature menu 'Hi Gelato' isn't in the showcase — it's a summer-season combo, bright and sweet🍋🫐

They also have box sizes for takeout😲 Hi Gelato runs delivery too, so you can get takeout delivered🛵 If you're staying near Gangneung Station, it'd be nice to order some as a delivered snack, right?

![Hi Gelato cup sizes and takeout box guide](https://img.superchart.com/images/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest-04-fc1oo-900.webp)

![Hi Gelato menu board and signature menu guide](https://img.superchart.com/images/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest-05-1ojfk-900.webp)

### Discounts and the stamp card at Hi Gelato

The follow event gives you 10% off if you follow Hi Gelato's Instagram, so if you have an account, definitely join in😉 There's also a receipt review event that doesn't need Instagram! Write a photo review and get bumped up to the large size🥳

They're also running a stamp coupon, so if you come to Gangneung often or live nearby, try collecting stamps👀 10 stamps gets you a large cup! 20 gets you a small takeout box✨️

![Gelato master's certificate on the shop wall](https://img.superchart.com/images/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest-06-121gx-900.webp)

## Ordering a 5,000-won small cup and a 6,500-won large cup

What we ordered at Hi Gelato was a small cup for ₩5,000 and a large cup for ₩6,500. There's a gelato master's certificate on the wall too, which raised my expectations for the flavor💘

![Small and large gelato cups served on a tray](https://img.superchart.com/images/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest-07-mtnoq-900.webp)

The two cups we ordered came out🍨 They gave it to us on a tray, and you can take the whole tray or just carry the cups yourself, either is fine

![Two gelato cups topped with five flavors total including tastes](https://img.superchart.com/images/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest-08-qo3cf-1200.webp)

On top of what we ordered, they added an extra spoonful of a taste each, so we ended up trying five flavors total😘

![Gelato cup with an extra taste spoonful on top](https://img.superchart.com/images/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest-09-e5mcy-900.webp)

### Small cup: gourmet butter brown cheese with a soft tofu taste

First, the small cup mom ordered! Gourmet butter brown cheese with a soft tofu taste on top✨️ Only mom ate the soft tofu taste sample so Bonnie doesn't know the flavor well, but she gave the honest description of 'tastes like soft tofu' haha🤣

The gourmet butter brown cheese, drizzled with caramel, had bits of brown cheese studded throughout — sweet! I was hot and tired, and it really recharged my sugar levels😲 Of the five flavors I tried, this was the sweetest

![Small cup of gourmet butter brown cheese gelato with caramel drizzle](https://img.superchart.com/images/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest-10-15n5o-900.webp)

### Large cup: corn supernova and riso with a Valrhona chocolate taste

The large cup Bonnie chose! Corn supernova and riso. For the taste sample I picked Valrhona chocolate, and out of the three flavors, Valrhona chocolate suited my taste best🫶 Chocolate really never fails! Invincible chocolate🍫

![Large gelato cup with corn supernova and riso](https://img.superchart.com/images/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest-11-36ul9-900.webp)

![Large gelato cup topped with a Valrhona chocolate taste](https://img.superchart.com/images/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest-12-cp3dn-900.webp)

![Spoon scooping into the large Hi Gelato cup](https://img.superchart.com/images/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest-13-75h4s-900.webp)

![Spoonful of riso gelato with visible rice grains](https://img.superchart.com/images/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest-14-51otf-900.webp)

Personally I think riso is the fundamental gelato flavor! The riso, with bits of rice grain you could bite into, was a bit sweeter than I expected🤔 The texture was closer to a gelato you'd generally know. Corn supernova had a texture that spread more smoothly and softly than riso, with a sweet corn flavor🌽

![Corn supernova gelato spreading smoothly on a spoon](https://img.superchart.com/images/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest-15-j8ngi-900.webp)

![Seating area inside Hi Gelato shop](https://img.superchart.com/images/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest-16-1nr5w-900.webp)

## Does Hi Gelato have seats to sit and rest?

Hi Gelato's shop is small, but since there's space to sit and eat, it was a better rest spot than the gelato shops inside Jungang Market🤗

![Trash can near the exit for returning gelato cups](https://img.superchart.com/images/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest/hi-gelato-gangneung-seobu-market-rest-17-1dc0p-900.webp)

On your way out, you can toss your finished gelato cup and spoon right into this trash can

## What I thought of Hi Gelato overall

It seems cleaner, hygiene-wise, than the gelato shops inside the market too! Since the gelato master makes handmade Italian-style gelato fresh every day, it tastes even better, and having seats to sit and eat made it a good place to rest our tired bodies🥰

### Who should visit Hi Gelato in Gangneung?

- Those staying near Gangneung Station — suddenly craving ice cream before bed?! Then instead of the '31' you can get anywhere, try handmade gelato made by a gelato master!!
- Those tired out from exploring Gangneung's Jungang Market/Seobu Market — it's right in between the two👣
- When your legs hurt from touring prop shops
- A good shop to sit and rest for a bit when you've already had coffee or a drink and don't feel like more

A sweet rest at Hi Gelato🤗

## Where it is

- Hi Gelato (하이젤라또)
- 158 Toseong-ro, 1st floor, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do, South Korea
- 강원특별자치도 강릉시 토성로 158 1층
- 37.7554497, 128.8938564
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%ED%95%98%EC%9D%B4%EC%A0%A4%EB%9D%BC%EB%98%90/@37.7554497,128.8938564,17z

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