# Gaepo-dong dessert café with bacon jalapeño financiers: Minimale - By Yerin Gong (https://superchart.com/en/@namcheon-back-noodle/) - Written Sep 20, 2026 - Local places › Cafés › Gangnam, Seoul - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@namcheon-back-noodle/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@namcheon-back-noodle/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier/index.md) ## In short Minimale Bakery & Coffee Bar Gaepo Branch is a bakery and coffee bar café in Gaepo-dong, Gangnam, Seoul. On a visit around 4pm, Minimale served the last egg mayo salt bread sandwich (5,300 won), a bacon jalapeño financier (3,800 won), a caramel pecan financier (3,300 won), a peanut butter jam levain cookie (4,300 won) and a Helsinki latte made with Dunkel beans. The salt bread base was crisp enough to crackle under a fingernail, and the sweet-spicy bacon jalapeño financier was the best bite of the day. ## Good to know - **Hours**: Mon-Fri 07:30-18:00 / Sat-Sun 08:00-18:00 - **Last order**: 17:40 - **Coffee beans**: 3 blends: Balance, Dunkel, Decaf - **Egg mayo salt bread sandwich**: 5,300 won - **Bacon jalapeño financier**: 3,800 won - **Caramel pecan financier**: 3,300 won - **Levain cookie (peanut butter, jam)**: 4,300 won - **Seating**: 4 two-seat tables, 1 four-seat table (mostly along the window) - **Items for sale**: Coffee beans, drip bags, goods, gift cards, financier and cookie gift sets *as written by the visitor on Sep 20, 2026* ## What kind of café is Minimale Bakery & Coffee Bar Gaepo Branch? Minimale Bakery & Coffee Bar Gaepo Branch is a bakery and coffee bar in Gaepo-dong, Gangnam, Seoul. Honestly, a place like this in Gaepo-dong? I had to run over right away! Gaepo-dong feels like a quiet neighborhood to me, and this café fits that vibe perfectly — the kind of place where you wouldn't feel awkward going alone!! - Mon-Fri 07:30 ~ 18:00 - Sat-Sun 08:00 ~ 18:00 - Last order 17:40 ![Exterior of Minimale Bakery & Coffee Bar in Gaepo-dong](https://img.superchart.com/images/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier-01-ksqnm-900.webp) I could smell the Instagram-hotspot energy coming off it as I walked in~~ ![Interior of Minimale Gaepo Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier-02-p7eqa-900.webp) ## Three coffee blends and the signature Helsinki latte Minimale Gaepo has tons of coffee menu items! And a lot of non-coffee options too haha. There are 3 bean types — Balance, Dunkel, and Decaf! I ordered the signature Helsinki latte with Dunkel (a nutty bean)!! Next time I want to try the Belgian dark chocolate haha. ![Minimale menu board showing coffee and non-coffee items](https://img.superchart.com/images/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier-03-7asq8-900.webp) Minimale also has gift cards you can use in-store! While I was sitting there, quite a few people came in to buy them! ![Gift cards sold at Minimale](https://img.superchart.com/images/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier-04-ipad8-900.webp) ## Babka, plus financier and cookie gift sets to take home First time seeing babka! It felt like Minimale's signature bread haha. Made with a brioche dough! ![Babka made with brioche dough on display](https://img.superchart.com/images/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier-05-1y34j-900.webp) ![Minimale's signature babka bread](https://img.superchart.com/images/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier-06-eqepb-900.webp) The financiers can be packaged like this too, and the cookies come as gift sets~~~ ![Financier and cookie gift sets available for takeaway](https://img.superchart.com/images/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier-07-i0dzt-900.webp) ![Bakery showcase display at Minimale](https://img.superchart.com/images/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier-08-1smbq-900.webp) ## A 4pm visit: the last egg mayo salt bread sandwich at Minimale I agonized over which bread to get! By around 4pm a lot of the bread was already sold out ㅜ But the egg mayo salt bread sandwich I really wanted to try was — just one left! Total lucky-vicky lucky day~🍀 - Egg mayo salt bread sandwich ₩5,300 - Bacon jalapeño financier ₩3,800 - Caramel pecan financier ₩3,300 - Levain cookie: peanut butter/jam ₩4,300 I ordered it all! A full dessert party haha. This place... is famous for how good the bread is. I couldn't resist the desserts!! ![Bread display at Minimale Gaepo Branch around 4pm](https://img.superchart.com/images/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier-09-1uu37-900.webp) ![Table at Minimale with the ordered desserts](https://img.superchart.com/images/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier-10-sarm0-900.webp) ## How many seats does Minimale Gaepo have? Sunlit window seats Minimale Gaepo has 4 two-seat tables and 1 four-seat table. Most seats face the window, so the sunlight pouring in was really nice! ![Window seating at Minimale Gaepo Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier-11-1ydw0-900.webp) Minimale also sells coffee beans and merch~~ Personally I liked the drip bag gift option more than other gifts! They sell drip bags too, so that's a plus~~ ![Coffee beans and drip bag goods sold at Minimale](https://img.superchart.com/images/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier-12-wedl9-900.webp) ## Everything ordered at Minimale that day ![Full spread of desserts ordered at Minimale Gaepo Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier-13-2xq4c-1200.webp) *Today's dessert.jpg* Warning: the visuals are unreal. Doesn't it look super tasty?? The bread was originally packaged, but I think they warmed up the sandwich when the coffee came out! ![Warmed egg mayo salt bread sandwich served](https://img.superchart.com/images/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier-14-7es3z-900.webp) The egg mayo salt bread sandwich was insane!!! See the melted cheese? A warm, toasty sandwich. ![Warm egg mayo sandwich with melted cheese](https://img.superchart.com/images/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier-15-19lxy-900.webp) The two financier flavors and the handmade levain cookie — speechless! ![Two types of financier and a handmade levain cookie](https://img.superchart.com/images/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier-16-e28l2-900.webp) Ohh... ![Cross-section of the levain cookie at Minimale](https://img.superchart.com/images/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier-17-wl056-900.webp) ![Close-up of Minimale desserts](https://img.superchart.com/images/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier-18-1iu1b-900.webp) The dessert visuals look way too good for a neighborhood café!! While I was eating, other customers kept coming in living up to the café's name — buying bread and coffee to go! Truly a bakery and coffee bar... ![Helsinki latte made with Dunkel beans](https://img.superchart.com/images/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier-19-hk50f-900.webp) ## How does the Helsinki latte taste, and why the to-go line keeps moving This is the Helsinki latte I ordered! Tasting it, it seems to have Minimale's own signature latte base. I've always loved a heavier, richer latte, and after trying it... I 100%, 200% understood why people come for coffee to go!! In the 30 minutes I sat there, it was practically a nonstop stream of takeout orders — basically a takeout specialty shop!! ![Minimale's rich, full-bodied Helsinki latte](https://img.superchart.com/images/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier-20-1f7y9-900.webp) ## Egg mayo sandwich on truly crisp salt bread The egg mayo sandwich... turns out this place is a salt bread specialist? The egg mayo isn't skimpy either — when I cut it with a knife, it spilled out the sides. ![Cross-section of the egg mayo-filled salt bread sandwich](https://img.superchart.com/images/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier-21-aurmi-900.webp) ![Crispy bottom of the salt bread sandwich](https://img.superchart.com/images/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier-22-10o3n-900.webp) Crispy outside, soft inside — the definition of it. Wondering why I photographed the bottom? I wanted to show you how insanely crispy it was!! The kind of bottom you could tap with your nail like ASMR! I took a photo thinking 'that looks crispy,' took a bite thinking 'this is insane,' and photographed it again... I love a salt bread bottom that's properly crisp, and this one nailed it! And on top of that, egg mayo meets melted cheese... ![Bacon jalapeño financier](https://img.superchart.com/images/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier-23-1q6e4-900.webp) ![Cross-section of the sweet and spicy bacon jalapeño financier](https://img.superchart.com/images/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier-24-guiez-900.webp) ## Sweet and spicy: Minimale's bacon jalapeño financier While looking for something that could double as a meal, I tried the bacon jalapeño financier! Pure sweet-and-spicy! It's sweet, but the jalapeño's kick cuts right through the financier's buttery richness — genuinely delicious! So jealous of the people who live in Gaepo-dong,,, when is Minimale opening in Busan?.. You should all go check out Minimale Bakery & Coffee Bar, the dessert café in Gaepo-dong, right away!! ## Where it is - Minimale Bakery & Coffee Bar Gaepo Branch (미니말레 베이커리&커피바 개포점) - 43 Gaepo-ro 22-gil, 1st floor, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 강남구 개포로22길 43 1층 - 37.4764415, 127.0498587 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%AF%B8%EB%8B%88%EB%A7%90%EB%A0%88%20%EB%B2%A0%EC%9D%B4%EC%BB%A4%EB%A6%AC%26%EC%BB%A4%ED%94%BC%EB%B0%94%20%EA%B0%9C%ED%8F%AC%EC%A0%90/@37.4764415,127.0498587,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@namcheon-back-noodle/minimale-gaepo-egg-mayo-salt-bread-financier/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt