Maetan-dong, Suwon bakery café: chili cheese salt bread, Cork Bake Bar

Cork Bake Bar location, hours and parking

Cork Bake Bar (코르크베이크바) is a bakery café at 511 Dongsuwon-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea (1st floor, Maetan-dong 101-8). It is open Monday to Sunday, 08:00–22:00, with no closing days.

• Location: Maetan-dong 101-8, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon
• Hours: Mon–Sun 08:00–22:00
• Closed: none
• Parking: available
• Facilities: groups, takeout, delivery, reservations, Wi-Fi, waiting area, parking

I was looking for a bakery café in Suwon and ended up at Cork Bake Bar, where both the vibe and the bread won me over. It's a bakery café in Yeongtong, Suwon, famous for its salt bread and all kinds of baked sweets. I go to bakery cafés a lot, and I was curious what Suwon had to offer, so here I am.

Where do you park at Cork Bake Bar?

There is parking, but you have to use the back-alley parking lot. I didn't know and parked on the side of the building, but the back-alley lot is the one you're supposed to use.

Cork Bake Bar interior and seating

The inside of Cork Bake Bar blends cream tones and wood tones nicely. Red accents bring the space to life, and the little props dotted around are so cute that it's a great spot for photos.

Personally, seating matters as much as the bread in a café, and here the tables are spaced well and nothing feels cramped. It felt fine to come alone on a bread tour of Suwon, too.

What bread does Cork Bake Bar have?

The display at Cork Bake Bar had a wide range of bakery items. They were all under covers, which I liked for hygiene.

You grab a tray and tongs from one side and pick your bread.

Salt bread, various baked sweets and baguettes are the popular items at Cork Bake Bar.

Cork Bake Bar baguette prices

The basic baguette at Cork Bake Bar is ₩3,500, which is cheap for how big it is. There were lots of baguette types too, like black sesame baguette and rice baguette.

There are also cookie sets and sandwiches.

They had the trendy wakppu salt bread, and they were selling mango sando and orange sando (fruit sandwiches) too!

Cork Bake Bar cupcakes and whole cakes

At the front of the shop there are tiramisu, mango, kiwi and grapefruit cupcakes, and you can also buy whole-size fresh cream cakes.

I picked the chocolate terrine baguette and the chili cheese salt bread.

Is there a wait at Cork Bake Bar?

When I visited Cork Bake Bar on a weekday afternoon, there was no wait. Seats were available and I could sit right after ordering. Weekends and lunchtime may be busier, so keep that in mind.

Cork Bake Bar americano and bread taste

I also ordered an iced americano at Cork Bake Bar, and it came out quickly. It had no sourness and was nutty, so it went well with the bread.

It even came with a cute heart straw~ Everything was set out so prettily.

Chili cheese salt bread (₩5,500)

Matcha terrine chocolate baguette (₩5,800)

Is Cork Bake Bar worth a visit?

If you're looking for a bakery café in Suwon, Cork Bake Bar is worth a visit at least once. If you love salt bread, I really hope you'll try the chili cheese salt bread. The stylish interior, the wide range of baked goods and the comfortable seating made it a satisfying visit.