Suwon cake café: takeout strawberry vs Basque cheesecake, Jo Hui-tak

A top dessert spot near Ajou University: falling for the cakes at Jo Hui-tak Coffee

Jo Hui-tak Coffee cakes: are both the strawberry and the Basque cheesecake a hit?

I picked a strawberry fresh cream cake and a Basque cheesecake at Jo Hui-tak Coffee (조희탁커피) near Ajou University in Suwon, and the verdict, up front: both were a success! 🍰 I stop by whenever I'm craving dessert near Ajou University. The coffee is famous too, but this day I wanted cake so badly that I went for that.

I love sweet desserts, so I always order a cake whenever I go to a café, and this day I got greedy and picked two kinds.

What kind of café is Jo Hui-tak Coffee near Ajou University?

Jo Hui-tak Coffee is a pretty well-known café near Ajou University! It's famous for tasty coffee, but it also has so many kinds of cake that lots of dessert lovers come here. The atmosphere is comfortable too, good for chatting with a friend, and it feels fine for relaxing alone with a coffee.

The mood was so nice that I wanted to eat there and cool off 😭 but I had to hurry off, so I put dining in for another time and rushed in for takeout today.

What desserts are in the Jo Hui-tak Coffee showcase?

The showcase you see as soon as you walk into Jo Hui-tak Coffee has mango, kiwi and yogurt cakes and more. The cakes looked so tempting that I just couldn't walk past 😂

Mango, kiwi, yogurt and more. They look really good, right~?

Salt bread, cookies, even financiers: there's everything. And the taste is top!

I agonized for a long time over grabbing a butter rice cake (buttertteok) too 🥹 There were so many desserts that choosing was hard, but I took out the strawberry cake and the Basque cheesecake :)

The Jo Hui-tak Coffee cake box is so adorable, haha. Sooo cute!

How does the Jo Hui-tak Coffee strawberry fresh cream cake taste?

The strawberry fresh cream cake at Jo Hui-tak Coffee had a moist sponge and cream that wasn't greasy, so it was nicely, moderately sweet. It was the item I was most looking forward to, and it passed on looks alone 🍓

There's a big fresh strawberry on top, and the cross-section is generously packed with strawberries too, so it makes you happy just looking at it. The sponge was moist and soft, and the cream was clean, not greasy. Above all, the strawberries were fresh, which seemed to lift the whole cake!

Fresh cream cakes can go too sweet or too greasy if you get a bad one, but the strawberry cake at Jo Hui-tak Coffee was just sweet enough to eat without feeling heavy. I think strawberry lovers will be happy with it 😊

Is the Jo Hui-tak Coffee Basque cheesecake dense and rich?

The Basque cheesecake at Jo Hui-tak Coffee was deeply baked and nutty on the outside, and dense yet soft inside. I'm actually quite a fan of Basque cheesecake.

The outside is baked dark, so a toasty aroma hits you, and the inside is dense but soft, which is the charm of it. The rich cheese flavor comes through right from the first bite, yet it isn't too heavy, so I kept reaching for more. With coffee the combo was really good ☕

If you like cheesecake, you'll be plenty satisfied! Personally I love a strong cheese flavor, so I enjoyed it a lot.

Strawberry fresh cream cake vs Basque cheesecake: which to pick?

The strawberry fresh cream cake at Jo Hui-tak Coffee is a fresh, light style, while the Basque cheesecake has a rich, dense charm. So if you visit with a friend, I'd recommend ordering one of each and sharing!

I tried both, and they're such different characters that I never got tired of them and enjoyed every bite.

• Fresh cream cake packed with strawberries
• Dense, rich Basque cheesecake
• Desserts that go well with coffee
• Recommended if you're looking for a dessert café near Ajou University

If you want a good cake near Ajou University, give Jo Hui-tak Coffee a visit! The strawberry fresh cream cake especially was far better than I expected, so I'm planning to reorder it next time 🍓 On a day when I wanted to heal with sweet dessert and a cup of coffee, I came away satisfied ☕🍰💕