Jayang-dong pastry café in Seoul for olive cheese pastry: Stack Bakery

One-line summary: a place that takes baking seriously. The bread is delicious.

So many people are heading out to the Han River these days! After stopping by Ttukseom Hangang Park, I heard about a Konkuk Univ. bakery café famous for its bread, so I visited Stack Bakery (스택베이커리). It's a Jayang-dong bakery specializing in French-style pastries, and the bread was even better than I expected, so I wanted to share it with you.

Getting to Stack Bakery: a walk from Jayang Station or Konkuk Univ. Station

Stack Bakery is in a Jayang-dong side street (5 Ttukseom-ro 31-gil, Gwangjin-gu), not far from Ttukseom Hangang Park. It's a nice spot to stroll to from Jayang Station or Konkuk Univ. Station by public transport.

Stack Bakery hours and parking

Stack Bakery is open daily from 08:00 to 21:00 and closed every Wednesday. There's no private parking, so if you're driving you'll need to use a nearby public lot.

We used the Jayang 4-dong Traditional Market public parking lot, a 10-minute walk away. It costs ₩1,200 per 30 minutes, so it was easy on the wallet.

Box packaging and the review event

If you buy 4 or more breads at Stack Bakery, they give you pretty box packaging for free. If you want a box for individual items, it's just ₩2,000 extra, which makes a lovely gift. There's also an event where you get a free salty chocolate financier for writing a Naver receipt review, so give it a try.

Inside Stack Bakery: atmosphere and seating

Stack Bakery has two floors. The 1st floor has open-air tables and the counter. Table seating is mostly on the 2nd floor, so you order and then head upstairs.

The 2nd floor is flooded with sunlight through big picture windows, which makes it cozy and warm.

The seats are nicely spaced, so it's good for working on a laptop alone or taking your time, and it's also perfect for a date. Both floors have a tidy self-service bar, which was handy.

Stack Bakery menu: croissants, pastries and drinks

Stack Bakery says it brews coffee with beans blended by a roaster with 15 years of experience. The drink lineup is rich and clean, made to go with pastries.

Signature bakes

• Plain croissant / plain kouign-amann (caramelized layered pastry)
• Flat croissant / pain au chocolat
• Egg flan / olive cheese pastry
• Croissant sandwich (takes 10–15 minutes after ordering)

Drinks

• Espresso / americano / lattes
• Non-coffee lattes and ades / teas

Everything from mixing the dough to baking happens in the store every morning at Stack Bakery, and the quality of the bread really stood out.

It's also known as a filming location for Super Junior's 19th anniversary live broadcast, so there are lots of celebrity autographs on the walls.

How the bread and drinks at Stack Bakery tasted

For drinks we chose an iced americano and a zero peach ade, and we loaded up on whatever breads we felt like eating.

The iced americano at Stack Bakery was nutty with a clean finish, a great balance with sweet desserts. The zero peach ade came with sliced lemon for a zing of freshness, and it was cold and sweet enough to wipe out the heat.

Egg flan and hazelnut kouign-amann

The first thing we tried was the egg flan, with a really rich, pudding-like cream filling the middle of the pie. The soft texture and sweetness spread through my whole mouth.

With the hazelnut kouign-amann, you could feel the crunch of the syrup coating on the outside along with the flaky layers of the bread. The nutty flavor and sweetness went together really well.

Pain au chocolat and the must-try olive cheese pastry

The pain au chocolat had a deep, luxurious butter aroma. It's packed with sweet chocolate sticks inside, so it's a flavor pretty much anyone will like.

Last was the olive cheese pastry, which I enjoyed the most. The sweet-and-salty combination of tangy, salty olives, savory cheese and a sweet sauce was addictive, and I kept reaching for more. (It was the best one. Highly recommended!)

Who we'd recommend Stack Bakery to

• Anyone who wants to try crisp croissants and pastries
• Anyone who wants a date in a sunny atmosphere
• Anyone looking for a great dessert spot near Ttukseom Hangang Park

Stack Bakery is a bakery café where you can enjoy high-quality French-style pastries together with fragrant coffee. I was happy with the texture of the freshly baked bread and the sunny atmosphere coming through the big windows. It's an ideal place to drop by before or after a Han River outing, for brunch or to take away some tasty desserts.