Bucheon bakery, mascarpone cream tasting and keycaps: Chamsae Bori

Neighbors! Have you ever had a life-changing loaf that is chewy and moist, doesn't sit heavy in your stomach at all, and wraps you in nutty barley flavor the more you chew?! Yesterday I visited a famous Bucheon bakery near the Simgok overpass intersection by Bucheon Station, known as a gentle, healthy loaf spot on the Bucheon bread pilgrimage 🍞💕

They say it won the Grand Prize on SBS's Master of Living and was picked as the No. 1 loaf in Korea. True to that name, the 70-hour cold fermentation made it easy on the stomach, and the chewy moistness was art. Here's my full visit report on Chamsae Bori Sikppang, Bucheon main branch (참새보리식빵 부천본점) ✨️

Chamsae Bori Sikppang Bucheon main branch: location and hours

Chamsae Bori Sikppang, Bucheon main branch is at 183-1 Gyeongin-ro, Sosa-gu, Bucheon, and it is open from 10am to 8pm. It is closed every Monday and Thursday, and there's no parking, so keep that in mind ❌️

• Location: 183-1 Gyeongin-ro, Sosa-gu, Bucheon
• Hours: 10:00–20:00 (closed every Monday and Thursday)
• Parking: not available

What time should you go to Chamsae Bori before it sells out?

I recommend going at the 10am opening, when the shelves are full. There's no delivery, only in-store purchase, and it's so popular that it can sell out if you go late 👏

Any bread-loving neighbor living in Bucheon knows this place, it's the classic Bucheon bakery with buzz everywhere! It's a 5-minute walk from Bucheon Station Exit 2, so access is the best 👍👍 You can easily check sold-out news and notices in the Kakao open chat 'Chamsae Bori Sikppang' 😉

The moment I walked in, the nutty smell of bread drifted right up my nose 🍞 Locals kept streaming in to grab takeout. I'd heard it sells out if you come late, so I did the opening run, and the bread disappears insanely fast;;

Chamsae Bori menu: 3 sticky barley loaves and 70-hour cold fermentation

Chamsae Bori Sikppang, Bucheon main branch has just 3 kinds of bread: Grand Prize sticky barley, grain sticky barley and rye sticky barley 🍞 What makes it special is that it goes through a full 70 hours of cold fermentation!

They say the cold fermentation produces gluten-breaking enzymes, so even people who usually feel bloated or can't digest bread can enjoy it comfortably. It turned out to be a meal-replacement, diet-friendly Bucheon bakery 😋

On top of that, they use only eco-friendly barley, New Zealand grass-fed butter, high-calcium milk, fresh eggs and natural sourdough starter fermented in the shop, with not even 1g of chemical additives, preservatives or margarine... I could really feel they make it with care, as if feeding their own family 🥹💕

The mascarpone milk cream sample: why didn't I buy it?

Chamsae Bori Sikppang, Bucheon main branch has sample bread out, and on top was their homemade mascarpone milk cream 🥹 This was totally, insanely delicious.... 🙊🙊🙊

I wanted to buy this mascarpone milk cream so badly, but it has to be refrigerated ㅠㅠㅠ I had plans afterward and would have had to carry it around, and midday is still hot, so sadly I passed ㅠㅠㅠㅠ If you live nearby, I highly recommend getting it 🥹 It's not that greasy, cloying cheap cream, it's seriously delicious 💕

Chamsae Bori goods too

They sell cute Chamsae Bori goods too. And here's me, the old-timer who fell late into keycaps... 😜

Inside the shop they were baking bread nonstop. Maybe because skilled bakers knead, shape and bake everything by hand from early every morning, serving only warm, fresh bread, the smell of bread was incredible...

Bread lovers suddenly feel rich when they stock up on a ton of loaves, right? haha 😜

Storage tip for a freshly baked whole loaf: leave the bag open for 30 minutes

The whole loaf fresh from the oven at Chamsae Bori is piping hot, so they told me to leave the bag open for about 30 minutes. (For this, I'm surprisingly good at listening.)

Grain and Grand Prize sticky barley loaves, tasted at home

The grain sticky barley loaf at Chamsae Bori is studded with all kinds of grains, so it was super nutty 🥹🥹 I ate it plain without jam, and the more I chewed, the nuttier it got... 👍 They say it's good for blood sugar control, and the barley is also said to be excellent for immunity, diabetes prevention, gut health and heart health, so this Bucheon bakery is perfect for gifts to people you care about 👏

I tore the whole Grand Prize sticky barley loaf I brought home by hand, and the chewiness was something else ❤️ From the first bite, the chewy, moist texture filled my mouth and the savory, mild flavor typical of barley spread out. I honestly gasped 👍👍 I zoned out in front of the TV, kept tearing off pieces, and the whole loaf vanished in no time... haha

Chamsae Bori Bucheon main branch events and overall verdict

Chamsae Bori Sikppang, Bucheon main branch is reportedly running a coupon event giving 1 coupon per loaf, plus a Naver review event and a blog event, so be sure to grab them when you visit ❤️

If you want to taste a truly premium loaf that won the Grand Prize on SBS's Master of Living near Bucheon, or a healthy barley loaf that's gentle on the stomach, chewy and nutty thanks to 70-hour cold fermentation, run over to Chamsae Bori Sikppang, Bucheon main branch ⭐️ A must-stop on the Bucheon bread pilgrimage, highly recommended 💖