Mangwon bakery café for bread gifts: Pepero Day pastries, The Bakerst

What is The Bakerst like?

The Bakerst (베이커스트) is a newly opened bakery café near Mangwon Market in Mangwon-dong. Every floor, from the 1st to the 3rd, is a café space, so the sheer size caught my eye right away,

The bakery selection was really varied, and the interior was so stylish that it was great for taking photos too, haha. I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a bakery café near Mangwon Market.

The Bakerst's three floors and Christmas interior

The first thing I felt as soon as I walked into The Bakerst was how warm and cozy it was.

It's already decorated with a strong year-end Christmas mood, so it's a nice place to get into the holiday spirit early.

There were pretty decorations everywhere, which made it a lovely spot for photos. I especially liked that the seating differs from floor to floor.

There were comfortable table seats, tables where you could work or read at your leisure, and floors split up almost like separate rooms, so it looked good for chatting with friends or going on a date at the weekend. It's fun to explore each floor.

The light comes in nicely too, so it feels so warm, haha.

What breads and cakes does The Bakerst have?

The Bakerst has everything from basic salt bread (soegeumppang) to pollock roe, melon, egg tarts, conch cream pastry, pain suisse, stone croissants, pavlova and cakes. As you'd expect from a brand-new café in Mangwon-dong, there were sooo many pretty, delicious-looking breads.

From basic salt bread to pollock roe, melon, egg tarts, conch cream pastry, pain suisse, and ones piled high with fruit and cream toppings!!!!

The stone croissant looked so unusual that I stared at it for a while, hahaha. What does it taste like?!

There were plenty of choices for every taste, and on top of that the pavlova and cakes were so pretty. They looked tasty too, so I agonized over what to pick, haha (T_T).

The ones that looked especially good were the three pastries aimed at Pepero Day (the Nov. 11 holiday for giving Pepero biscuit sticks). They're only ₩1,500 each. They look pretty, and since they're pastries rather than ordinary snacks, I wished I'd known earlier and bought them here, haha.

How does The Bakerst package bread gifts?

If you take your order out, The Bakerst packs the bread in a box. Getting it in a box like this makes it feel like a gift, haha.

Isn't it a great stop when you're buying bread as a gift in Mangwon-dong? It had a Christmassy year-end box feel. The box quality is so luxurious too!!!!! They give you a shape that's just right for takeout gifts :)

How was the bread at The Bakerst?

Salt bread

True to a salt bread specialist, The Bakerst's salt bread has the round, plump shape I absolutely love. Every single one came out so pretty...!!!

The hollow in the middle is huge!!! It has a rich butter aroma, and the dough inside is so springy that it's super chewy. It's a soft, nutty, classic salt bread, and I wished I'd bought more, haha.

Egg tart

The Bakerst's egg tart is also packed with filling, and the outside has a pastry texture, so it's buttery yet moist... so delicious (T_T). It's silky like pudding, and the nutty, sweet flavor fills your mouth.. It went really well with coffee too.

Three Pepero Day pastries

These three pastries were the best, hahaha. Chocolate, white chocolate pistachio and coconut. Since they're bread, not biscuits, I could easily sit down and eat three or four, haha.

On a flaky, soft texture you get a rich sweetness of chocolate, and the chocolate is high-quality, so it doesn't get cloying.

The deep, soft sweetness of the milk chocolate on this Pepero was so classy.. I decided I'm buying from here next Pepero Day.. haha.

Verdict: The Bakerst, a bakery café near Mangwon Market

If you're looking for a bakery café near Mangwon Market, stop by the newly opened The Bakerst.

It's a new café in Mangwon-dong worth a visit, with a wide range of breads and desserts and a cozy space spread over three floors. Let's enjoy a sweet bread break together in a place full of Christmas mood!