15-minute weekend wait at Chef Cho, a Shinsegae Gangnam cake shop
Chef Cho is a fruit fresh cream cake shop in the middle of Sweet Park, the basement food hall at Shinsegae Department Store Gangnam in Seocho, Seoul. A weekend afternoon visit meant about 15 minutes in line for a Real Mango Rose No.1 cake (56,000 won), boxed with an ice pack, a cutting knife and a birthday candle so it travelled easily. With mango piled on generously over rich dairy cream, Chef Cho is a solid choice for a birthday or anniversary cake.