How to eat the hojicha Wunder Gato set: Songdo outlet café, Incheon

I stopped by the Hyundai outlet and dropped into Wunder Coffee Bar in the food court. I usually like to enjoy coffee and dessert together, so after some deliberation I ordered the café's signature Wunder Gato and Wunder Coffee.

What I liked most about the Wunder Gato was that you can choose your own ice cream flavor. Among the options, I picked hojicha (roasted green tea), which I'd been curious about for a while.

It's a menu where you get to enjoy coffee and ice cream together, so it worked well as a post-meal dessert too. What made the visit memorable, though, was how the flavor changes depending on how you eat it — here's my review of Wunder Coffee Bar.

Where is Wunder Coffee Bar? Basement 1 food court of the Songdo outlet

Wunder Coffee Bar is an easy stop in the Hyundai outlet food court for coffee and dessert. When you're shopping at an outlet, sometimes you just want to sit and have a cup of coffee, and Wunder Coffee Bar's accessibility made it an easy, no-pressure visit.

What caught my eye most was that beyond regular coffee menu items, you can also try the café's own signature dishes. This time, without much hesitation, I ordered the flagship 'Wunder Gato and Wunder Coffee SET.'

What is the Wunder Gato at Wunder Coffee Bar?

The menu I was most looking forward to was Wunder Gato. It's similar to an affogato, pairing ice cream with coffee, but the appeal of Wunder Gato is that you get to choose the ice cream flavor yourself.

When you think 'affogato,' vanilla ice cream usually comes to mind, but at Wunder Coffee Bar you can pick a different flavor to suit your taste, which I found fun. That day I chose the hojicha-flavored ice cream. I was curious how coffee and hojicha ice cream would taste together, and to my satisfaction, they went together better than I expected.

How the hojicha Wunder Gato tastes: a gentle roasted tea aroma

The hojicha ice cream I chose this time had a charm a little different from typical sweet ice cream. Hojicha is a Japanese-style tea made by roasting green tea leaves, and the roasting process gives it a nutty, toasty aroma.

So rather than the slightly bitter taste typical of green tea, it suits people who like a toasty, mellow flavor. I chose hojicha because I wanted something a bit different from the ice cream I usually eat.

On the first bite, I could gently taste hojicha's signature nutty tea aroma, and once the coffee was added, it created an entirely different flavor. I think choosing hojicha for my Wunder Gato was, personally, a good call.

The order to eat the Wunder Gato in: ice cream first, then coffee

Rather than mixing the ice cream and coffee together right away, I'd recommend tasting the ice cream first. Following the suggested method, I first tried a spoonful of the ice cream on its own.

After first tasting the nutty, gentle tea flavor of the hojicha ice cream by itself, I used a straw to thoroughly mix it with the coffee. Once mixed and sipped, it tastes completely different from when you eat the ice cream alone.

The order I followed

• Taste the ice cream first
• Mix the coffee and ice cream with a straw
• Stir thoroughly, then sip slowly

You get the ice cream's flavor first, then a whole different experience once mixed with coffee — a real change of flavor within a single menu item. In particular, the nutty richness of the hojicha ice cream blending with the coffee's bitterness gave the feeling of both having a dessert and drinking a cup of coffee at once, which I loved.

The Wunder Gato and Wunder Coffee SET, and what comes with it

For this visit I chose the set menu that pairs the Wunder Gato with the Wunder Coffee. Ordering them together as a set was a better value than ordering each separately.

If you want both a coffee and a dessert, going for the set menu rather than choosing just one seems like a good idea. I slowly tasted the Wunder Gato first, then drank the Wunder Coffee alongside it.

Enjoying a sweet dessert together with coffee made for a nice little break in the middle of shopping. Since you can choose your own ice cream flavor for the Wunder Gato, it also seems like it'd be fun to visit with someone else and each pick a different flavor to compare.

Wunder Coffee Bar Songdo: the verdict after trying it

The most memorable part of this Wunder Coffee Bar visit was, without a doubt, the Wunder Gato. At first I thought it was simply a menu combining ice cream and coffee, but I liked that you can choose the ice cream flavor yourself and tailor it to your taste.

I chose the hojicha ice cream — the first taste had that signature toasty, nutty richness, and once mixed with the coffee, the coffee's bitterness blended with the smooth ice cream.

What I especially liked was the method of tasting the ice cream first, then mixing it well with a straw. Rather than mixing everything at once, you get to first taste the pure flavor of the ice cream, then enjoy a new flavor once mixed with coffee.

If you're shopping at the Hyundai outlet and looking for good coffee and a slightly different dessert, I'd recommend trying Wunder Coffee Bar's Wunder Gato and Wunder Coffee SET. Next time I visit, I'd like to pick a different flavor from the hojicha I had this time and try another combination.

Wunder Coffee Bar in three lines

• Wunder Coffee Bar is an easy stop to enjoy inside the Hyundai outlet food court.
• The signature Wunder Gato is appealing because you can choose the ice cream flavor yourself.
• Tasting the hojicha ice cream first, then mixing with coffee, makes for a more fun layered flavor.

If you're shopping at the Hyundai outlet and craving a cup of coffee and dessert, stop by Wunder Coffee Bar. If you like something a bit different, like me, I'd recommend the hojicha ice cream for the Wunder Gato.

Enjoying the ice cream's nutty flavor first, then mixing it with coffee, let me experience two flavors in one menu item, which made it more fun. In particular, the Wunder Gato + Wunder Coffee SET, which lets you enjoy coffee and dessert together, is a great combination for anyone who wants both.