Café on Chaekhyanggisup-gil, Paju for fresh lemonade: Paun Coffee

Paun Coffee Gyoha: an Unjeong salt bread café for a weekend morning coffee

Paun Coffee Gyoha branch (파운커피 교하점) is a café on Chaekhyanggisup-gil in Gyoha, Paju. People come for morning coffee, and it's also popular as an Unjeong salt bread favorite. I stopped in on a weekend morning last week while on my way to buy kongguk (cold soy milk noodle soup).

Paun Coffee Gyoha hours and parking

• Daily 09:00–19:00, last order 18:30
• Roadside parking available on weekends and public holidays

I'd been to the first Paun Coffee branch in Unjeong, and it turns out there's a Gyoha branch too!!

Maybe it was the sunny weather, but this visit felt extra good. It was early in the morning, so not all the bread was out yet, but I came for a morning coffee anyway.

Paun Coffee Gyoha sits on Chaekhyanggisup-gil. It's a neighborhood of book cafés and publishing houses, so it feels quieter and more secluded.

What time does the salt bread come out at Paun Coffee Gyoha?

Salt bread at Paun Coffee Gyoha comes out in batches starting at 10:30 a.m. The Unjeong branch is famous for its salt bread too, so I'd planned to try it here, but I came so early that there wasn't much bread 🥹 I asked, and that's what they told me.

Paun Coffee Gyoha atmosphere: big windows and a view of trees

Paun Coffee Gyoha has a simple look, but the bright floor-to-ceiling windows give it a lovely open feel, and with trees right outside it feels so fresh and green.

Look at those windows!! So clear, right? I bet it's atmospheric when it snows, too.

My early-morning bread pick: mocha bun salt bread

Early in the morning at Paun Coffee Gyoha, I only looked at what had already come out, and luckily the mocha bun salt bread was there! I picked that one quickly.

Paun Coffee Gyoha also sells gift packaging boxes, and I thought they'd be good to bring to a meeting with a publisher..🥸 Then again, the publishers nearby probably have lunch and grab a coffee here all the time, so they might be used to it already? haha

Paun Coffee Gyoha drink prices and what I ordered

An Americano at Paun Coffee Gyoha is a friendly ₩4,500. But it was morning, so I was craving something latte-like and ordered a flat white and a lemonade, then waited. The space has a special, comfortable feel to it.

Fresh lemonade: I didn't expect much, but wow

Oh.. Paun Coffee Gyoha is a lemonade place. I had no expectations, so why is this lemonade so good? It was a fresh lemonade with no artificial sweetness, just nicely sweet.

The flat white has a balanced acidity

The flat white at Paun Coffee Gyoha has just the right amount of acidity, so I think it would suit coffee lovers who like acidic coffee. I like a flat white made with slightly acidic beans, and this was a textbook flat white.

The streusel salt bread is a treat too

And the streusel (sobolu) salt bread! I was so sad I couldn't get the pollock roe (myeongran) salt bread, but this one is a treat too. If this is so good, the other flavors must be amazing.. Next time I'll definitely try the pollock roe salt bread 🥹🧡

Paun Coffee Gyoha, a publishing-district café for a sunny day

Paun Coffee Gyoha, a Paju publishing-district café that was perfect to drop into on a warm, sunny day, goes onto my list of great Unjeong-area cafés too 🤎

The story of the second branch, as told by Paun Coffee

Starting with the opening of our Unjeong branch in 2018, Paun Coffee has grown steadily with good ingredients, honest flavor, and an unchanging heart. Continuing in that spirit, we have newly opened our second branch to offer a comfortable experience to more people. Paun Coffee's second branch is a space offering salt bread made with care from good ingredients and coffee of consistent quality every day. So that you can pause and feel at ease even in a busy day, we put time and our best into every single item. Welcoming everyone who visits warmly, kindly and with bright energy is also what Paun Coffee values most. We also offer gift packaging boxes, so our bakery is a nice way to share a small gesture of affection. We hope you spend precious time at Paun Coffee with your beloved family, friends and children.