Pangyo brunch café before the baby: avocado open sandwich, Meolmeol

What kind of brunch café is Meolmeol Pangyo?

Meolmeol (murmur) Pangyo is a Nordic-style brunch café on Pangyoyeok-ro 2beon-gil in Bundang. It has a distinctive menu, and dogs are welcome too.

• Location: 6 Pangyoyeok-ro 2beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi, 1st floor (941 m from Exit 1 of Sunae Station)
• Hours: Mon–Thu 10:00–19:00 / Fri–Sun 10:00–21:00
• Reservations and corkage (paid) available, dogs allowed
• 1 hour of free parking if you register at the Baekhyeon-dong public parking lot

Pangyo brunch in the final month of pregnancy, with my husband

We're a couple in the final month before our baby arrives, and we booked Meolmeol Pangyo ahead on Naver to spend some time just the two of us. Now that the due date is close, time without a child feels so precious! So we thought we'd make brunch a weekly thing. Everyone says Meolmeol in Pangyo is hot right now, right? So we reserved on Naver in advance.

What are Meolmeol Pangyo's interior and atmosphere like?

Meolmeol Pangyo feels trendy and hot from the entrance. Isn't the font itself so pretty? The accent color stood out too, and my eyes kept going back to it.

There are all kinds of objects around the café, so just looking around is a lot of fun. It's calm but with playful touches here and there, a Nordic feel that was comfortable and stylish at the same time.

Meolmeol Pangyo menu and prices

Brunch dishes at Meolmeol Pangyo run about ₩18,000–25,000, and drinks and desserts about ₩6,000–10,000. The menu at the time of writing was as follows.

• Seasonal ricotta pancake ₩22,000
• Roasted napa cabbage bacon salad ₩21,000
• Grandma's lasagna ₩23,000
• Buljok (spicy) rosé risotto ₩25,000
• White truffle pasta ₩22,000
• Spicy lemon anchovy pasta ₩23,000
• Avocado chili egg open sandwich ₩18,000
• Beet hummus & kumquat salad ₩18,000
• Seasonal jambon ricotta salad ₩23,000
• Aperol Spritz ₩10,000
• Grandpa's tiramisu ₩9,000
• Truffle baby potato fries ₩9,000
• Strawberry matcha latte ₩7,800
• Ube matcha latte ₩7,500
• Lemon vanilla soda shot ₩6,500
• Dubai chewy cookie ₩6,000

The menu has plenty of variety so you can pick to your taste, and Meolmeol's own special recipes felt really fresh.

You order by scanning the QR code on the table!

First, we sipped our iced Americano. I don't really like acidic coffee, but the beans were nutty, so I liked it :)

Are the truffle baby potato fries a must-order?

Meolmeol Pangyo's truffle baby potato fries (₩9,000) are a must-order. Ta-da! They came out first, ordered by my husband, and honestly I didn't expect much, since I figured I could already guess how fried baby potatoes taste (?).

But… seriously, if you come to Meolmeol, you have to order these. The crisply crushed and fried baby potatoes go so well with Meolmeol's special truffle cream sauce, and I swear the sauce was so good I wish they'd sell it..? Highly recommended!

What does the avocado chili egg open sandwich taste like?

Meolmeol Pangyo's avocado chili egg open sandwich (₩18,000) is an open sandwich made with guacamole, a sunny-side-up egg, chili oil, arugula and sourdough 🌿 Meolmeol's hidden real star! If you want some tang, I suggest squeezing lemon over it 🍋

Ah, this one was also so delicious, and even just one was filling enough. My husband said it's the best sandwich he's had lately 👍🏻

The signature Grandma's lasagna

Meolmeol Pangyo's signature Grandma's lasagna (₩23,000) layers pasta sheets with rich ragù and soft cheese in generous amounts. Drumroll - it was the last dish to arrive.

The nutty flavor of oven-browned cheese and the deep savoriness work together, making it a hearty meal, and you can taste the care of a sauce said to be simmered for over 4 hours ✨

It's even better eaten with the baguette like this. It's such a shame they only give four slices of bread.

Free yuja bingsu and friendly staff

To finish, Meolmeol Pangyo gave us a refreshing yuja (citron) bingsu (shaved ice dessert) as a free treat 🍋✨ The staff were so, so kind and thoughtful, and we left happy with the food, the mood and the service 🤍

With the due date coming up soon, we plan to enjoy brunch together every weekend, haha. Meolmeol is a place we want to visit again after the baby is born 💛 If you want Italian brunch in Pangyo, definitely give it a try!