# Gangneung gelato café with a milk choco chip-tofu cup: Hi Gelato - By Haesol (https://superchart.com/en/@laminated-menu-stories/) - Written Sep 19, 2026 - Local places › Cafés › Gangneung, Gangwon - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@laminated-menu-stories/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@laminated-menu-stories/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup/index.md) ## In short Hi Gelato is a soft tofu and corn gelato café on Toseong-ro in Gangneung, Gangwon. A married couple visited together and ordered a large cup (6,500 won) with soft tofu and milk choco chip gelato plus a taste scoop of corn supernova, while the husband picked the summer signature Hi Gelato. The chewy texture and the naturally sweet, nutty corn flavor make Hi Gelato a dessert stop worth planning into a Gangneung trip. ## Good to know - **Location**: 158 Toseong-ro, 1st floor, Gangneung, Gangwon, South Korea - **Hours**: 11:30–20:00 - **Small cup**: ₩5,000 / 1–2 flavors - **Large cup**: ₩6,500 / 2–3 flavors - **Taste topping**: An extra scoop of another flavor added on request - **TO GO boxes**: Small ₩16,000 (2 flavors) / Medium ₩22,000 (3 flavors) / Large ₩32,000 (4 flavors) - **Events**: Naver receipt review upgrades small cup to large; Instagram follow gets 10% off - **Price reference**: ₩5,000 ≈ $3.6 · ₩6,500 ≈ $4.7 · ₩16,000 ≈ $11.5 (2026-09-20) *as written by the visitor on Sep 19, 2026* ![Gelato cup from Hi Gelato in Gangneung](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup-01-1pwo4-900.webp) What I look forward to most on a Gangneung trip is definitely the food. (Just me, haha?) You have to eat hoe (raw fish), jangkalguksu (soy-based knife-cut noodle soup), corn, potatoes, soft tofu... Gangneung has an unusually strong lineup of regional food. This time I looked around and found a place making gelato out of ingredients Gangneung is known for, like corn and soft tofu, so I went to check it out. ![Exterior of Hi Gelato on Toseong-ro, Gangneung](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup-02-19z6t-850.webp) ![Vertical shot of the Hi Gelato entrance](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup-03-1vinx-870.webp) ## Where is Hi Gelato in Gangneung, and what are its hours? Hi Gelato is at 158 Toseong-ro, 1st floor, Gangneung, Gangwon, South Korea, open 11:30–20:00. It's on Toseong-ro, not far from Gangneung Jungang Market, Wolhwa Street, and Seobu Market, so it's a good stop while wandering the markets — lots of good restaurants nearby too. ![Hi Gelato entrance door with a bear illustration](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup-04-10xra-876.webp) Time to go in for soft tofu gelato! Hi Gelato's exterior is super refreshing. I didn't expect to find a place with this kind of colorful vibe in Gangneung — colorful and slightly exotic-feeling. Holding a gelato in front of this place, you'd get a great travel photo. On the door, a bear is doing a "HI." Maybe that's where the name Hi Gelato comes from, haha. So cute. ## Hi Gelato menu and prices, plus the extra taste scoop ![Hi Gelato menu board](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup-05-1usm2-869.webp) ![Soft tofu and milk choco chip large cup with a corn taste-topping at Hi Gelato](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup-06-aemr9-900.webp) ![Hi Gelato TO GO box menu sign](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup-07-49fwy-900.webp) A small cup is ₩5,000 and lets you choose 1–2 flavors; a large cup is ₩6,500 for 2–3 flavors. Once you choose the flavor you want to try, they add a separate taste-topping scoop on top. Calling it "one scoop" undersells it — it's a decent-sized helping, so you get to properly enjoy the flavor you were curious about. There's also a TO GO menu for taking gelato with you. - Small box ₩16,000 / 2 flavors - Medium box ₩22,000 / 3 flavors - Large box ₩32,000 / 4 flavors If you're traveling with a group or want to bring some back to your accommodation, getting a box seems like a good option. There's also a signature menu called Hi Gelato. The lineup changes with the season, and when we visited it was the summer version — blueberry compote, lemon sorbet, and vanilla gelato together for a tangy + sweet combo! This signature also came with a taste-topping scoop of whatever flavor we wanted. My husband picked the signature; I went with the large cup! ![Hi Gelato signature menu sign](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup-08-1mke3-900.webp) ![Hi Gelato event notice](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup-09-147bl-854.webp) They're also running a Naver receipt review event that upgrades a small cup to a large cup, plus a 10% discount for following on Instagram. Pretty good perks. ## What Hi Gelato looks like inside ![Colorful interior of Hi Gelato](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup-10-178nn-900.webp) ![Seating inside Hi Gelato](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup-11-v1w9c-900.webp) ![Cozy interior space of Hi Gelato](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup-12-1emnk-811.webp) The interior kept the same vibe as outside — colorful all over. Lots of color used, bright and cute like a proper gelato shop should be. The space is small but plenty for sitting down and enjoying a gelato. ## Our order: a large cup of soft tofu and milk choco chip with a corn supernova taste ![Gelato showcase at Hi Gelato](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup-13-1iszy-833.webp) ![Various gelato flavors displayed in the showcase](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup-14-1tvbc-882.webp) The hard part was picking a flavor! There was so much I wanted to try. The showcase alone makes you stand there thinking for a while. Since we were in Gangneung, I felt like we had to try soft tofu and corn at least once, so I went with soft tofu and milk choco chip, plus a corn supernova as the taste-topping. My husband picked mango and strawberry "in love" as his taste-topping for the signature. ![Gelato being scooped into a cup](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup-15-b1rdh-900.webp) When you order, they scoop the gelato right in front of you, and just watching them scoop it you could feel the chewy texture. ## How did the soft tofu and corn gelato taste? ![Hi Gelato signature and large cup gelato side by side](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup-16-1qb9p-1200.webp) Perfectly colorful for a photo. The signature especially was clearly more vivid than the cup gelato. This is exactly the kind of thing that tastes better because you're traveling! ![Signature Hi Gelato topped with lemon sorbet and blueberry compote](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup-17-1pj54-900.webp) The signature Hi Gelato was completely refreshing. The tart, cool lemon sorbet plus the blueberry compote made for a tangy + tangy combo. ![Large cup of soft tofu and milk choco chip gelato](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup-18-13o4n-900.webp) ![Gelato cup topped with a corn supernova taste-topping](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup-19-1vk9k-900.webp) The gelato had that distinctive chewy texture, melting slowly but densely. The corn flavor I picked for the taste-topping wasn't just a hint of corn aroma — it had the real, deep sweet and nutty flavor of actual corn, and it was so good. The Gangneung soft tofu gelato was also nutty and appealing! I wanted to try every flavor they sell... Recommended as a Gangneung dessert. ## Where it is - Hi Gelato (하이젤라또) - 158 Toseong-ro, 1st floor, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do, South Korea - 강원특별자치도 강릉시 토성로 158 1층 - 37.7554497, 128.8938564 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%ED%95%98%EC%9D%B4%EC%A0%A4%EB%9D%BC%EB%98%90/@37.7554497,128.8938564,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@laminated-menu-stories/gangneung-hi-gelato-sundubu-corn-cup/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt