Mangwon salt bread bakery café with raspberry croissant: The Bakerst
In short
The Bakerst is a bakery café right next to Mangwon Market in Mapo, Seoul, near Mangwon Station, using all three floors of its building. Visiting around 4 p.m. on a weekday, the writer browsed a counter of salt bread, salt coffee and egg tarts, then chose The Bakerst's signature stone croissant, a crisp croissant filled with rich milk cream and raspberry jam that tasted far better than expected. The Bakerst is a good café for dessert and Christmas tree photos after exploring Mangwon Market.
Good to know
- Getting there
- Mangwon Station Exit 2 · 7-min walk (store listing, Nov 14, 2026)
- Location
- 20 Poeun-ro 8-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul; right next to Mangwon Market, near Mangwon Station
- Hours
- 11:00–20:00 (last order 19:45)
- Space
- Occupies the whole building (1st to 3rd floor); window seats available
- Restroom
- Women's restroom on the 2nd floor
- What I ordered
- Signature stone croissant (milk cream and raspberry jam)
- Also on the menu
- Salt bread, sandwich cookies, signature salt coffee, egg tarts, Chodang sweet corn cake and more
- When I visited
- Around 4 p.m. on a weekday; some breads were sold out
as written by the visitor on Nov 12, 2026 · not checked with the business
Where is The Bakerst?
The Bakerst (베이커스트) is a newly opened bakery café right next to Mangwon Market. It's near Mangwon Station, so it was easy to get to without a car, and I went on a weekday~ You can browse the market and the café is just beside it, so I loved the location!
The Bakerst opening hours
The Bakerst is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., with last order at 19:45. Even the sign has such a great vibe, right?!!! After wandering Mangwon Market, when your legs hurt, it's the perfect place to dash in, take photos of a pretty Christmas tree, and recharge with sweet desserts and caffeine~
Why I call it a Mangwon salt bread favorite
The salt bread (soegeumppang, a buttery salted roll) at The Bakerst was so glossy~~~ it looked delicious from the first glance. There are lots of bakery cafés selling salt bread, but finding a really good one is hard.. I think this one is truly a Mangwon salt bread spot!
What else is on the menu besides salt bread?
Besides salt bread, there were so many things I wanted to eat, from sand cookies to the signature drink, salt coffee!
I visited around 4 p.m. on a weekday, so a few kinds of bread were already sold out.
Maybe because it was Pepero Day?! They were selling Pepero (chocolate-dipped biscuit sticks) too!!!!!! They also had egg tarts, which I love.
The desserts in the refrigerated case look dazzling!!! They all looked so good that I had a serious case of indecision haha
Why I picked the signature stone croissant
The Chodang corn cake (made with sweet Chodang corn) looked thick, dense and delicious too, but I heard The Bakerst is famous for its croissants, so my final pick was the stone croissant. With Christmas coming up, I chose the one that reminded me of Christmas decorations!
Signature menu, Stone Croissant: A signature bakery item whose charm is the texture that crumbles crisply along its layers. They say it captures the fun of enjoying a croissant, from the layers revealed when you pull it apart by hand to the crackling sound.
(heart pounding, so excited)
What are the seating and space like at The Bakerst?
The Bakerst is a bakery café that uses every floor of the building, from the 1st to the 3rd! There are so many seats!!!!!! I figured you wouldn't have to worry about finding a seat even on weekends~ or maybe not?! On weekends I bet it fills up ㅠㅠㅠㅠ I've put it on my list of cafés I want to keep to myself, and I hope it doesn't get too famous haha (so greedy)
The women's restroom is on the 2nd floor, and wow, from the waiting chairs out front to the pretty mirror, it's spacious and the classic, antique mood is amazing! A style that grown-up women will love~~~
Spacious, pleasant, lots of seats, and even window seats, just perfect!!! They even painted the stairs all white, which looks so pretty and moody~ You can really feel how much care went into every detail.
Which floor is the Christmas tree on at The Bakerst?
The main Christmas tree at The Bakerst is on the 3rd floor🌲 You all thought the tree was on the 1st floor, right?!!! I did haha. But I went up to the 2nd floor and still didn't see it, and then ta-da!!!!!! Ba-ba-ba-bam, the main one was on the 3rd floor. It was the prettiest Christmas tree decoration I've seen this year!!!!
And at night it turns into this kind of mood!
Don't let your guard down!!! If you open the door and step outside on the 1st floor, there's also a gorgeous Christmas tree with a huge ribbon~ I think it would look even prettier photographed at night🤗 The owner must have golden hands, the taste is so good ><
How does the stone croissant at The Bakerst taste?
The Bakerst's stone croissant is a crispy croissant with rich milk cream and raspberry jam in the middle, and it was moderately sweet. This is the stone croissant I chose after much deliberation! I thought it would only look pretty and be too sweet~ but wow, it's sooooo good!! The saying "food that looks good tastes good too" came to mind.
The croissant is flaky and crisp, and the thick milk cream tones down the sweetness so it's just right!! Then the fresh raspberry jam in the middle kicks in, and it was a dreamy taste!!!!!!! >< It was honestly ten thousand times better than I expected. I'd happily eat it again. I ate the whole thing by myself😋
Where it is
20 Poeun-ro 8-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea서울특별시 마포구 포은로8길 20 전층
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