Café near Gyeryongsan National Park, Daejeon: Luonto chimney bread
In short
Luonto Sutonggol Branch is a three-floor café in Yuseong, Daejeon, a one-minute drive from Gyeryongsan National Park. Arriving on a Saturday at 1:30 p.m., I parked in the gravel lot beside Luonto and ordered plain chimney bread for 8,500 won and cinnamon chimney bread for 9,500 won, both served fresh from the oven. The chimney bread is as tall as a drink cup, and the plain tastes best straight out of the oven while the cinnamon is better once it cools.
Good to know
- Address
- 37 Sutonggol-ro 71beon-gil, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon (Café Secret Garden)
- Closed
- Every Monday and Tuesday
- Hours
- Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun 11:00–21:00
- Last order
- 20:00
- Parking
- Lot beside the café plus a nearby gravel lot
- High chairs
- Available
- Plain chimney bread
- 8,500 won
- Cinnamon chimney bread
- 9,500 won
- Americano
- 5,800 won (choice of nutty, bright or decaf beans)
- Green citron ade
- 6,800 won
- Group bookings
- From 2 up to 100 people
- Price reference
- ₩8,500 ≈ $6.3 · ₩9,500 ≈ $7 · ₩5,800 ≈ $4.3 (2026-09-15)
as written by the visitor on Sep 14, 2026
Hi, this is Dooduji.
I was looking for a large café near Gyeryongsan National Park and found this place — it's famous for its signature chimney bread. Every single table had one haha. Honest review, let's go.
Where Luonto Sutonggol Branch is and when it opens
Luonto Sutonggol Branch is a 3-floor large café at 37 Sutonggol-ro 71beon-gil, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, just a 1-minute drive from Gyeryongsan National Park. It's also very close on foot. Closed every Monday and Tuesday, open Wed–Sun 11:00–21:00, last order at 20:00. They have baby chairs and parking too.
Apparently it used to be called Secret Garden. Seems like the name changed to Café Luonto.
Saturday afternoon parking at Luonto, gravel lot included
There's a parking lot right next to Luonto Sutonggol Branch, but when I visited at 1:30pm on a Saturday it was full, so I parked in the gravel lot next door instead.
There's a gravel-lot parking area right nearby. You can see it if you just turn your head from the café.
Luonto menu and prices as of September 2026
Chimney bread at Luonto Sutonggol Branch is ₩8,500 plain, ₩9,500 cinnamon, and the Americano is ₩5,800. Below is the menu board as of September 2026, exactly as posted.
- Desserts: Plain chimney bread 8,500 / Cinnamon chimney bread 9,500
- Coffee: Americano 5,800 (choice of beans - nutty/acidic/decaf), Espresso 5,800, Café Latte 6,300, Cappuccino 6,300, Vanilla Latte 6,800, Einspänner 7,200, Affogato 7,200
- Lattes: Choco Latte 6,800, Jeju Matcha Latte 6,800, Real Strawberry Latte 6,800, Lemon Ade 6,800, Green Citron Ade 6,800, Peach Iced Tea 6,800
- TEA: Homemade Lemon Tea 6,500, Jeju Yuja Tea 6,500, Ssanghwa Tea 7,500, Organic Herb Tea 6,500
- Ice cream: Sangha Farm Ice Cream 6,500
Is there a kids' menu at Luonto?
They even have a Pororo drink on the kids' menu! Since the chimney bread is baked fresh to order, the display case shows dough lined up instead of finished loaves.
Ordering at the kiosk and what was sold out
Luonto Sutonggol Branch uses kiosk ordering. There's one kiosk on the 1st floor and one on the 2nd floor. When I visited, bingsu (shaved ice) and cookies were sold out. It was Saturday afternoon so there were a lot of people.
Ordering chimney bread, Luonto's signature dessert
If you've come to Luonto, the chimney bread landmark of Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, you've got to try the chimney bread, right? I ordered both plain and cinnamon.
Inside the first and second floors of Luonto
The 1st floor of Luonto Sutonggol Branch was crowded, as you'd expect on a weekend. The 2nd floor had a lot of families too!
Extra facilities include the kiosk, water, cups, baby chairs, and restrooms.
The third floor of Luonto can be rented for events
Let's head up from the 2nd floor to the 3rd.
The 3rd floor of Luonto Sutonggol Branch can also be rented as a venue. Overall it has a clean, studio-like feel.
The third-floor terrace at Luonto
The 3rd floor terrace seating was gorgeous too. I didn't go out, but the space beyond the window looked spacious.
Back down to the 2nd floor we go~
The second-floor terrace, big enough for an outdoor wedding
There's a space on the 2nd floor leading out to the terrace. Wow, it's clean and pretty enough to hold an outdoor wedding here.
In autumn weather like this, having a coffee outside is nice too. There's a shade canopy so you don't need to worry about the sun.
There's a cute mini fountain on the floor haha.
Here's the view of the 2nd floor terrace from the 3rd floor. Since it's a large café with a wide terrace, group use is possible — reservations run from a minimum of 2 people up to a maximum of 100, in case that's useful to know!
What 5,800-won americano and 8,500-won chimney bread look like
Here comes the freshly baked, warm chimney bread. Luonto's signature dessert! Seeing it in person, it was huge haha.
True to its name, chimney bread is hollow in the middle. One whipped cream is included per chimney bread.
Compare the size of the chimney bread to the drink cup.
Why Luonto hands out crab-shaped plastic gloves
They give you a plastic glove for tearing the chimney bread apart, and the glove is really strange. It came in a crab shape and I thought it was defective, but when I tore it along the dotted line in the middle, it turned into a three-finger glove. Interesting!
Gently tearing along the coiled grain of the chimney bread.
Plain vs cinnamon chimney bread: which tastes better?
Crispy outside, moist and soft inside. Fresh out of the oven, it was nutty and so delicious.
- Plain chimney bread: Tastiest right when freshly baked. Recommended as the go-to choice when visiting with family! Paired better with the whipped cream than the cinnamon.
- Cinnamon chimney bread: Recommended for anyone who loves sweets! When taken home and eaten later, the cinnamon was far tastier than the plain. Once cooled, cinnamon is the better one.
Plain paired well with the whipped cream, while cinnamon was better eaten on its own.
The inside is moist and fluffy.
There's also fun in tearing it apart haha. But if you wear the glove on both hands it's awkward to drink your beverage, so you end up wearing it on just one hand. Then someone has to hold the other end of the bread for you... so I guess that's why it's popular with couples. All around me I could hear giggling and snickering as they held pieces for each other haha.
It really goes perfectly with the whipped cream. Dip the crispy-yet-moist bread into the soft cream and it's heaven right there.
The biggest difference between Luonto and a regular bakery café is that they serve freshly baked bread on the spot. So customers get to taste warm, crispy-yet-moist bread right away.
It's a bit pricey, but given the size and the fact that it's served fresh out of the oven, I think it's worth visiting at least once. The drinks were solidly good too.
Sunlight was streaming into the 2nd floor just then, blending nicely with the greenery of the plants.
A peaceful afternoon near Gyeryongsan National Park
That spot got the most sunlight so people tended to avoid it, which left it quieter and more beautifully undisturbed. Just looking at it made me feel at ease.
Final verdict on Luonto Sutonggol Branch
Apparently in winter, Luonto puts up a giant Christmas tree. I'd love to come back during the holiday season. If you're looking for a large café near Gyeryongsan National Park in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, I recommend Luonto Sutonggol Branch for trying the unique dessert, chimney bread. Looking around, both kids and adults seemed to be having a great time tearing bread apart together haha.
- If you're looking for a large café in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, I recommend Luonto Sutonggol Branch, famous for its unique 'chimney bread' dessert
- The outdoor terrace atmosphere is great
- Recommended as a large café near Gyeryongsan National Park!
Where it is
37 Sutonggol-ro 71beon-gil, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, South Korea (Café Secret Garden)대전광역시 유성구 수통골로71번길 37 카페 시크릿가든
