Mapo dessert café: 6 baked treats and the drink menu, Fluffy Bake Shop

I got pulled in by the smell of sweet baked goods near Gongdeok Station and ended up at Fluffy Bake Shop. If you're into madeleines, financiers, canelés — anything in the gooum-gwaja (baked pastry) family — this place will make your eyes light up the second you walk in.

Which six pastries we tried at Fluffy Bake Shop

🧈 Vanilla financier

Chewy on the outside, moist and soft inside — the texture is spot on. The subtle sweet vanilla scent blends with a rich buttery flavor for real depth.

🍂 Earl Grey madeleine

A gentle waft of black tea fragrance makes for a fancy little dessert moment. The fluffy madeleine texture carries the deep Earl Grey flavor naturally through.

🍵 Matcha madeleine

A deep green glaze coats it beautifully, so it's a looker from the start. The bittersweet, nutty matcha flavor spreads pleasantly across your whole mouth.

🍫 Chocolate madeleine

A thick chocolate coating and topping give it a heavy, satisfying sweetness. Great for when you need a deep, rich chocolate hit.

🌼 Vanilla madeleine

From cute smiley faces to other adorable shapes, these make you smile just looking at them. The sweet, gentle vanilla bean flavor lingers moist in your mouth.

🍈 Melon financier

The lattice pattern styled after a melon rind is a unique, cute visual that catches your eye right away. A sweet melon aroma delivers a different, fun kind of sweetness.

The full madeleine, financier and canelé lineup

Egg tart, hwangchiju cheese madeleine, carrot madeleine, chestnut madeleine, raspberry madeleine, plain madeleine,

From madeleines to financiers to canelés, there's a huge variety and each one has such a cute design. There are a lot of bite-sized pastries perfect for picking a few of each and trying them one by one. I love buying one big cake sometimes, but I also love grabbing a bunch of small desserts like this.

Vanilla canelé, lemon madeleine, blue cheese madeleine, hallabong madeleine, Nutella madeleine, espresso pecan madeleine, chocolate financier,

fig financier, walnut caramel financier, gamtae (sea tangle) financier, nunettine financier, apple churro financier, almond financier.

A display case packed neatly with all these colorful baked goods just makes you happy to look at.

What's on the drink menu at Fluffy Bake Shop?

The drink lineup is Americano, café latte, vanilla bean latte, Fluffy cream latte, peanut latte, chamomile, Earl Grey, yuzu tea, omija tea, milk tea, vanilla milk, peanut milk, strawberry latte, strawberry ade, omija ade, and yuzu ade.

Are these pastries a good gift?

This is the thought I kept having as I browsed Fluffy Bake Shop — this would be a really good place to come for a gift. The desserts themselves are pretty and varied, so it's easy to pick and choose to someone's taste, and above all, even the packaging boxes are so cute. Since madeleines and financiers are the kind of dessert you can just pick up and eat, they'd be great to bring to the office or to a gathering too. Perfect as a light dessert gift when visiting a friend's place!

AOP butter and the café's atmosphere

There's a sign noting the use of premium Lescure Charentes-Poitou AOP butter, which raises your trust in the desserts, and every pastry does have a deep, rich flavor.

Step inside and the warm, calm wood-tone interior completes a cozy atmosphere. There's a clean table space set up where you can sit comfortably and enjoy your pastries with a drink.

With so many madeleine and financier varieties, there's plenty of fun in picking and choosing. There's a takeout discount too, so it's an easy, reasonable way to enjoy dessert with a drink.

If you're looking for a special, delicious pastry café near Gongdeok Station, I really recommend giving this one a visit.