Two ciabattas and chocolate baguette at Goyang bakery Boulangerie Tan

Boulangerie Tan, Hyundai Department Store KINTEX uses only organic flour and French flour, no artificial additives like measuring agents, emulsifiers, preservatives or coloring, and follows a traditional natural fermentation method with a self-cultivated natural sourdough starter, low-temperature aged for over 14 hours — which makes it all the more delicious for a Goyang bakery.

This Goyang bakery uses premium AOP-certified Lescure butter from the Charentes-Poitou region of France, so you get bread with a heavier, richer flavor.

Boulangerie Tan, Hyundai Department Store KINTEX bakes and sells same day, discards same day, and sticks to the principle of using only self-cultivated natural levain, organic wheat, natural butter and dairy cream — so you can trust what you're eating.

Boulangerie Tan KINTEX: 9,900-won brunch set and salt bread 3+1

Visit during brunch hours from 10:30 to 14:00 and you can enjoy the signature carrot rapée chicken sandwich plus one americano for ₩9,900 — and there's currently a 3+1 event where buying 3 salt breads gets you a free gourmet butter salt bread, so definitely worth checking out.

Coffee menu prices at Boulangerie Tan

The coffee lineup at Boulangerie Tan, Hyundai Department Store KINTEX, a well-loved Goyang bakery.

• Americano ₩4,500
• Decaf americano ₩5,000
• Café latte ₩5,000
• Vanilla latte ₩5,500

Signature sandwiches and the chocolate baguette

The first signature at Boulangerie Tan is the carrot rapée chicken sandwich, blending the natural sweetness of carrot with the tang of white balsamic and creamy chicken topping. There's also the jambon fromage, a jambon-beurre style sandwich loaded with arugula, emmental cheese and wholegrain mayo sauce for a fuller flavor. And the sun-dried tomato sandwich brings umami with richly concentrated pickled tomato, sliced mozzarella and salami. Various salt breads and ciabatta baguettes are also on hand.

The second signature is the chocolate baguette, made with sweet-bitter cacao dough packed with savory coconut slices and roasted walnuts. Choco baguettes are pretty hot right now, so I brought one home to try — and I was completely satisfied.

A Goyang bakery you can trust for using good ingredients: Boulangerie Tan, KINTEX.

A Goyang bakery worth visiting for the power of good ingredients and the slow aesthetics of fermentation: Boulangerie Tan, KINTEX.

How do you store Boulangerie Tan bread?

Since no artificial additives — measuring agents, emulsifiers, preservatives, coloring — are used and a self-cultivated natural sourdough starter is used instead, same-day consumption is recommended whenever possible. If there's leftover, freeze it and follow the instructions to eat later.

The 5 breads a ciabatta lover picked

Two ciabattas, a chocolate baguette, and two salt breads, all picked by a self-proclaimed ciabatta killer.

Plain ciabatta

A no-frills, chewy plain ciabatta made with organic flour and French flour, staying true to the basics. Great on its own, or split in half and stuffed with arugula, ham and cheese to make a delicious sandwich.

Olive-cheese ciabatta

A savory, salty ciabatta made with three types of cheese plus green and black olives.

The three cheeses and olives are packed generously throughout the ciabatta, so their presence really comes through — I liked that.

Chocolate baguette, the loaf my parents liked most

The signature chocolate baguette, sliced nicely by a friendly staff member. It wasn't as overly sweet as expected and had a strong nutty flavor, which made it my parents' favorite.

The sweet-bitter cacao dough is generously loaded with savory coconut slices and roasted walnuts, giving it a great texture, and it paired perfectly with plain white milk.

Mentaiko potato salt bread

A salty, savory salt bread generously filled with house-made mentaiko (pollock roe) mashed potato. You could really feel the fluffy potato texture, making it a filling, delicious salt bread.

Gourmet butter salt bread

A crispy-outside, soft-inside salt bread with an appealing salty flavor. Simple at its core, but made special with good butter and good flour — a standout salt bread from Boulangerie Tan.

A Goyang bakery worth knowing, located on basement level 1 of Hyundai Department Store KINTEX: Boulangerie Tan.