Gwanghwamun bakery café menu and prices after Mijin soba: Lemangdoré

What kind of café is Lemangdoré Gwanghwamun?

Lemangdoré Gwanghwamun (레망도레 광화문점) is a dessert bakery café between Cheonggyecheon and City Hall, and the second branch of Lemangdoré, long loved in Seorae Village. I did the open-run at Gwanghwamun Mijin and ate what is probably my last naengsoba (cold soba noodles) of the year, then came here for dessert and a caffeine refill!

It opened near my home in Gwanghwamun and I kept saying I'd visit, and only now did I make it ;; haha. I'd walked past it plenty of times, but the inside is way prettier than I expected! So much mood!!

Lemangdoré Gwanghwamun hours and location

Lemangdoré Gwanghwamun uses floors 1, 2 and 3 of the building at 17 Mugyo-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, and is open every day from 08:00 to 21:00. The last coffee order is at 20:30.

Which coffee beans can you choose at Lemangdoré Gwanghwamun?

Besides the default Noir bean, you can pick Blanc or Decaf for +₩1,000. All prices on the menu are written in units of 1,000 won (5.5 means ₩5,500).

• NOIR: dark chocolate, roasted almond, ripe cherry, Forêt Noire
• BLANC +1.0: green apple, berry sweetness, clean finish, summer light
• DECAF +1.0: roasted sweet potato, soft sweetness, gentle acidity

Coffee menu prices

• Espresso (hot only) 5.5
• Americano 5.5
• Latte 6.3
• Oat milk latte 7.0
• Flat white 6.3
• Cappuccino (hot only) 6.3
• Vanilla latte 6.7
• Hand drip from 7.0
• Cold brew 6.0
• Oat milk swap +1.0 / extra shot +1.0

Non-coffee menu prices

• Crème de Marron 7.0 (seasonal): fragrant Earl Grey cream with a cozy chestnut latte
• Norwegian Wood (iced only) 8.5 (signature): matcha strawberry latte inspired by Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood
• Jeju matcha oat 8.0: Jeju matcha flavor with nutty oat milk
• Milk tea (iced only) 7.5: elegantly sweet milk tea brewed with A.C. Perch's rooibos vanilla leaf tea
• Valrhona chocolate latte 7.5: made with only Valrhona couverture, a premium chocolate brand, and milk
• Vanilla lemonade (iced only) 6.5: a different kind of lemonade with fresh lemon and vanilla bean
• Vanilla lemon tea (hot only) 6.5: lemon and vanilla bean flavor served warm

Tea menu prices

• White Temple 6.5: white tea, jasmine tea, pineapple, mango, orange peel, papaya, strawberry, apricot, passion fruit, red currant, morello cherry
• Rooibos Vanilla (caffeine-free) 6.5: natural cream and natural vanilla aroma
• Cool Herbal (caffeine-free) 6.5: licorice root, apple, lemongrass, peppermint, lemon and grapefruit flavor
• Hadong pumpkin tea (caffeine-free) 6.5: the mild natural sweetness of pumpkin grown in Hadong's sun and wind
• Early spring mugwort tea (caffeine-free) 6.5: the nutty sweetness of tender mugwort leaves picked in Hadong and Boseong

I love drip coffee, so at cafés with a coffee of the day I usually go for that, and Lemangdoré Gwanghwamun does have a coffee of the day!

How much are the bread and desserts at Lemangdoré Gwanghwamun?

The bread ranges from meal breads to pastries and baked sweets, like the choco baguette ₩6,800, pistachio croissant ₩8,800 and Dubai croissant ₩15,000.

• Choco baguette 6.8: a chocolate-bomb baguette stuffed with chocolate
• Kabocha cream cheese country bread 6.3: a fluffy campagne packed with kabocha squash and cream cheese

• Pistachio croissant 8.8: a best-selling croissant filled with rich pistachio cream
• Dubai croissant 15.0: 100g of pistachio and kadayif filling packed into a single croissant

Financiers and madeleines

• Plain financier 3.2
• Nutmeg financier 4.0
• Maldon salt chocolate financier 4.2
• Red berry madeleine 4.5
• Yuzu lemon madeleine 3.9
• Double vanilla madeleine 3.9

Pastries

• Pain au chocolat 6.2: hazelnut praline and two chocolate sticks inside, covered in layered pastry dough for a crisp bite
• French croissant 5.0: made with Échiré and Bridel butter, crisp with great butter flavor

• Chausson aux pommes 6.3: the mild natural sweetness of apple and deep caramel aroma packed into crisp viennoiserie
• Cardamom bun 5.4: a signature Nordic bread with spice cardamom for a distinctive floral flavor

Tarts, scones and gift boxes

• Salted chocolate egg tart 4.5: crisp pastry with the mild saltiness of Maldon salt and a soft chocolate filling
• Classic egg tart 3.7: full of creamy egg filling speckled with vanilla beans
• Caramel pecan scone 4.5: house-caramelized pecans give the scone a deep nutty, sweet flavor
• Original butter scone 4.2: nutty butter aroma throughout
• Madeleine gift box 30
• Financier gift box 30

Sandwiches and cake

• Ham cheese avocado sandwich 11.0: Lemangdoré's croissant with sauce, cheese, ham and avocado
• Jambon-beurre baguette 12.0: generous ham and butter meeting a crisp baguette
• Vanilla Basque cheesecake 9.0 / whole cake 55

What can you buy as a gift at Lemangdoré Gwanghwamun?

Lemangdoré Gwanghwamun also sells coffee beans, drip bags, cold brew concentrate and even socks. The madeleine and financier sets are famous as gifts, but I think pairing them with this kind of merchandise would make a great present too!

Lemangdoré is French for LES MAINS DORÉES, meaning "golden hands". Apparently it means the craftspeople who make the bread and coffee with precious hands want to share an experience of equal value with everyone who visits!

What are the seating and floor-by-floor vibes at Lemangdoré Gwanghwamun?

Lemangdoré Gwanghwamun spans three floors, with outlet seats for laptop work and large tables for groups. Sitting between City Hall and Cheonggyecheon, it's a place office workers, friends, families, couples and tourists all drop by comfortably, and each floor had a different mood!

The 3rd floor is the Fritz Hansen Lounge, run together with the world-famous Danish furniture brand Fritz Hansen, and it can be used for meetings, community gatherings and even group rentals. They apparently hold cultural events there every month~ It was a lovely atmosphere for lazily listening to music or reading during the day!

Can you buy Lemangdoré baked-goods gift boxes online?

Yes, the Lemangdoré baked-goods gift boxes can also be ordered on the website (lesmainsdorees.kr). They're said to be steadily popular as thank-you gifts for art museums, global brands, big corporate events, weddings and other celebrations!

It brought back memories of the first time I tried them, when my niece gave me a box, haha. Coming today, I found that it's not just the baked sweets: the meal breads and dessert pastries are of quite high quality too!

What are the popular breads at Lemangdoré Gwanghwamun?

I heard Lemangdoré's longest-running, most consistent bestseller is the pistachio croissant, but when I looked at the shelves the original croissant was sold out! Pastries must be especially popular~ See the vanilla beans visible in the cross-section of the tart? It's a total killer with coffee haha.

Is the coffee at Lemangdoré Gwanghwamun worth trying?

At Lemangdoré Gwanghwamun you can experience single-origin specialty coffee in many forms, and there's even coffee tasting at the entrance! Besides hand drip, espresso and various coffee variations, many people can't drink coffee these days, so I was really impressed that the decaf coffee and non-coffee drinks are also curated in a varied, high-quality way ;)

The atmosphere, coffee and bakery menu all hit my taste exactly, so I think I'll be coming often! Highly recommended for people having coffee alone in the daytime!