Songdo salt bread café: 5 plain buns, only 1 made it home, Cozy Bear

Why I went back to Cozy Bear in Songdo: the plain salt bread

I went back to Cozy Bear in Songdo and took away 5 plain salt breads (salt bread: a buttery, salted roll). I'd tried it once before, loved it, and kept thinking about it. Last time I bought the plain salt bread and the potato salt bread together, and the one I remembered longest was, of course, the plain. So this time I didn't even hesitate: 5 plain salt breads to go, haha. I browsed the other items for a moment, but my hand went to the plain again. And I meant to get them home safely... I failed. I ate two alone in the car, hahaha

This is my favorite salt bread spot in Songdo~~~~ Let me introduce it to you~~

Where is Cozy Bear in Songdo?

Cozy Bear is a salt bread spot in the Songdo Block 1 cram-school district~ If I were a student I'd have gone every day and blown all my money..T_T Parents waiting for your kids at the cram schools~~ it's Cozy Bear! Cozy Bear!

Salt bread varieties and the shop atmosphere

As a proper salt bread spot, Cozy Bear has a huge variety~~ I'm a regular, so I think I've tried almost all of them, haha

There are seats where you can eat inside, and you can see everything through the open kitchen! It's really clean and tidy

What does Cozy Bear's plain salt bread taste like?

Cozy Bear's plain salt bread is rich in butter flavor and moist. Yes, this is the taste! Cozy Bear's salt bread is so clearly my kind of style. There are so many kinds of salt bread these days, right? Some places stress a crisp outside and moist inside, others go for a plainer, lighter style, but Cozy Bear is definitely on the butter side. One bite and the butter aroma soaked into the bread rushes up, and the saltiness at the end supports it perfectly.

Real butter + salt, I love this combo so much T_T The outside has a nice spring and the inside is moist and still a bit chewy, so the more you chew, the richer the nutty flavor gets.

I think it suits people like me who love buttery, salty salt bread much more than people who prefer a plain, mild one, haha

5 plain salt breads packed!! So proud, and my steps home felt light, haha

I meant to eat just one in the car, but ate two

After I picked up the salt bread and got in the car, the smell of bread kept rising out of the bag. How could I resist, haha. At first I said, "Just one, then home." I really meant to eat only one.

But after finishing the first one, my hand went again... In the end I ate two alone in the car, hahaha. A single salt bread isn't intensely flavored, but the combo of butter aroma and saltiness keeps you eating.

Can you see this butteriness?

Can you see this moistness? Especially when it's still a little warm, the butter aroma is much stronger, so it's really dangerous. I worry about the crumbs falling, but eating comes first anyway ^^

My daughter ate two too, like father like daughter

I gave Cozy Bear's plain salt bread to my daughter when she got out of her after-school class, and of course... like father, like daughter, she ate it so well, haha. She finished one and asked for another, so she also ate two. I bought 5, dad 2, daughter 2... 1 left, hahahaha. I definitely bought five to be generous, but it was almost over the moment we got home. Last time our family of four sat down and finished them in no time, and this time the result is the same, haha

A Songdo salt bread worth stocking up on at home

Cozy Bear isn't a huge shop, but that actually makes it convenient for takeout, and there are seats where you can sit briefly with bread and coffee, so it's easy to drop in while passing. It's in the Songdo Block 1 cram-school district, so it's also fine for grabbing a snack after dropping the kids at class or taking some home on your way back.

From now on I won't think about buying just two or three at Cozy Bear. I bought 5 this time and it was all over after my two and my daughter's two, haha. Next time, really... I'm going with at least 8.

If you're looking for a rich, buttery, salty salt bread spot in Songdo, Cozy Bear's plain salt bread is already a verified repeat buy by our household's standards. It was still delicious on a return visit, and above all, seeing my daughter eat two just like me, I think we'll keep buying Cozy Bear salt bread often, haha. I really enjoyed it again this time 🥐