Seongsu bakery café to go: cream salt bread again, vegan cookie, LOOOP

What is LOOOP Bakery in Seongsu?

LOOOP Bakery is a large bakery café on Yeonmujang 5-gil in Seongsu (9-13 Yeonmujang 5-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, 1st floor). Coffee, drinks and wine are served 09:30–02:00, and the bakery runs 12:00–02:00. There's no parking, but takeout and reservations are possible and there's Wi-Fi. Restrooms are outdoors on the 1st floor and inside on the 2nd and 3rd floors, separated by gender.

• Right in the middle of Seongsu, so it's easy to find, and the all-white building looks clean from the outside
• Seating is spaced widely from the 1st floor up to the 4th-floor rooftop, which is great for group gatherings or a long chat
• The bread is good quality, from salt bread to vegan cookies

How to get to LOOOP Bakery from Seongsu Station

LOOOP Bakery is a short walk from Seongsu Station Exit 3.

It's right next to the Dior Seongsu and Tirtir stores, two Seongsu landmarks, so even first-timers can find it easily. The café uses the entire building from the 1st floor to the 4th-floor rooftop, right in the heart of Seongsu, so it really feels like a big café.

LOOOP Bakery drink menu and prices

At LOOOP, an Americano is ₩6,000 and the signature Loop Spänner is ₩8,500. Switching espresso- or cold brew-based coffee to decaf costs ₩500 extra. Filter coffee runs from ₩9,500 up to ₩19,000 for Panama Jensen Geisha.

Espresso-based coffee (decaf +₩500)

• Espresso ₩5,500
• Americano ₩6,000
• Latte ₩7,000
• Vanilla latte ₩7,400
• Caramel macchiato ₩7,600
• Sweet dark latte ₩8,000
• Loop Spänner (signature) ₩8,500
• Loop Dubai Spänner (special) ₩9,000
• Lemonicano (new) ₩7,000

Other drinks

• Classic dark chocolate ₩7,900
• Classic grapefruit tea ₩7,900
• Classic lemon tea ₩7,900
• Orange sunrise ₩7,900
• Natural ade (lemon, grapefruit, orange) ₩7,900
• Natural juice (grapefruit, orange, strawberry) ₩9,000
• Real fruit latte (strawberry, mango, blueberry) ₩9,000
• Milk tea cup ₩8,800 / bottle ₩9,500
• Matcha latte ₩8,800
• Real fruit cold tea (peach, berry, mango) ₩7,900
• Honey fruit smoothie (strawberry, mango, blueberry) ₩9,500

Filter coffee

• Panama Jensen Geisha ₩19,000
• Jamaica Blue Mountain ₩17,000
• Hawaiian Extra Fancy Kona ₩15,000
• Colombia Reserva Rum Barrel ₩12,000
• Colombia El Vergel Coconut Island ₩12,000
• Colombia El Vergel Tropical Decaf ₩12,000
• Iolite Mykonos (blend) ₩9,500
• Scarlet Zakynthos (blend) ₩9,500

Cold brew coffee (decaf +₩500, extra cream +₩500)

• Loop Latte (signature) ₩8,000
• Cold brew ₩7,000
• Cold brew latte ₩8,000
• Draft latte ₩8,300

Tea

• Earl Grey ₩12,000
• Raspberry Nectar ₩12,000
• English Breakfast ₩12,000
• White Ginger Pear ₩12,000
• Jasmine Green ₩12,000
• African Solstice ₩12,000
• Chamomile Citron ₩12,000

1st floor: bakery display, merchandise and outdoor tables

The 1st floor of LOOOP has the bread shelves, a merchandise corner and outdoor tables near the entrance. You pick your bread yourself and put it on a tray.

One corner also displays café merchandise like T-shirts and other clothing, which is fun to browse.

The moment I walked in, I started picking out bread.

After a lot of agonizing, the breads on my tray were a sausage salt bread, a cream salt bread, a palmier carré, and 2 chocolate vegan cookies.

I'd eaten the cream salt bread in the store last time and I still remember how good it was, so I put it on the tray as a repeat buy without a second thought.

Outside near the entrance there are also outdoor tables where you can drink coffee in the fresh air.

2nd floor: well-spaced tables for two and four

On the 2nd floor of LOOOP, small tables for 2 and 4 line the walls with lots of space between them, so it never feels cramped and is really comfortable. The stairs are a bit steep, so watch your step.

The 2nd floor has only two women's restrooms, and they were clean and well equipped, so they're convenient to use.

3rd floor: self-service photo studio and outdoor terrace

The 3rd floor of LOOOP has an unmanned self-studio photo zone and outdoor terrace seating. The photo spot is closed after sunset and in bad weather, and ages 13 and under aren't allowed in.

While my tray of bread was being packed up, I looked around every corner of the store.

<Photo spot notice> No entry after sunset or in bad weather (no entry for ages 13 and under)

Upstairs on the 3rd floor there's a separate, hip-feeling unmanned self-studio. You don't need to go somewhere else for life-four-cut photo booth shots (Korean-style photo strips); it's a great photo zone for having fun taking pictures right inside the café.

Next to the 3rd-floor studio is an outdoor terrace seating area where you can relax in the breeze. When I visited, the door out to the rooftop was locked, maybe for safety reasons, so I couldn't see the rooftop.

How well is LOOOP Bakery's takeout bread wrapped?

LOOOP Bakery's breads are wrapped individually in plastic, so they kept their shape on the way home. I couldn't forget the cream salt bread I'd enjoyed in the store, so I took it home along with other tempting bakery items to enjoy comfortably.

Each one was wrapped individually in plastic and kept its shape all the way home, which made me very happy.

How the LOOOP Bakery takeout items tasted

Sausage salt bread, ₩5,500

LOOOP's sausage salt bread is ₩5,500.

It looks exactly like a hot dog, so I just grabbed it.

Palmier carré, ₩6,800

LOOOP's palmier carré is ₩6,800.

Honestly it's a little pricey, but it's crispy and the chocolate flavor is intense, so it's perfect with an Americano.

Cream salt bread, ₩4,800

LOOOP's cream salt bread is ₩4,800, and I bought it again because it was so good last time.

It's packed with milk cream that pairs well with the saltiness, so it isn't greasy and you just keep eating.

Vegan chocolate cookie, ₩4,500

LOOOP's chocolate vegan cookie is ₩4,500. I was curious because it's vegan, so I bought it.

I expected it to be dry, but it was crispy, the chocolate flavor was surprisingly rich, and the bite-size pieces were easy to keep snacking on.

Is LOOOP Bakery in Seongsu worth another visit?

LOOOP Bakery has roomy spaces and a wide variety of bread, so it's an easy café to drop into when you're in Seongsu. Taking MacBook photos was fun too, and all the bakery items I took home were a success, so I'd go back. If you're looking for a big café or a great bakery in Seongsu, I recommend trying LOOOP.