Ttukseom Han River Park café: blueberry ricotta croissant at Stack

Today I visited Stack Bakery, a bakery café near Konkuk Univ. and Jayang-dong where you can enjoy great croissants and coffee.

What kind of place is Stack Bakery?

Stack Bakery is a French-style pastry bakery café that makes everything in-store, from mixing the dough to baking. It's close to Ttukseom Han River Park, so it's a great stop before or after a walk.

I found it while searching for a good café around Konkuk Univ., and I was extra excited because I could have good bread and coffee together.

🥐 A croissant bakery that bakes fresh every day

Stack Bakery mixes and bakes from the early morning every day to put out a variety of pastries.

There's everything from the basic plain croissant to a kaya croissant, kouign-amann (a caramelized buttery pastry) and pain au chocolat, all of it looking delicious. The shop focuses on pastries that bring out the flavor of butter, so if you love bread, it's hard to just walk past.

Outdoor tables on the 1st floor and a window-walled 2nd floor

I liked the space too. Stack Bakery has outdoor tables on the 1st floor, and the 2nd floor has floor-to-ceiling windows, so it feels open rather than stuffy. It works for coming alone and relaxing with a coffee, and it's also nice for a dessert date with friends or a partner.

🫐 How does the blueberry ricotta croissant taste?

The blueberry ricotta croissant was one of the things I was most looking forward to at Stack Bakery. The layers were beautifully defined, and you could feel the crunch just by looking at it.

When I took a bite, the outside shattered crisply while the inside pulled apart softly along the layers, which I loved. Add the combination of soft ricotta cheese and blueberries, and the balance of flavors was really good.

The ricotta had its mild, subtly nutty richness, which went well with the buttery flavor of the croissant. The blueberries added a fresh, natural sweetness that finished off a pastry that could otherwise feel heavy.

I was impressed by the harmony of crisp bread, moist soft cheese and bursting blueberries. I'd recommend it to anyone who likes sweet desserts but finds very sugary bread too much.

🥪 Can the ham, cheese and vegetable sandwich croissant work as a full meal?

Next I ordered the sandwich croissant with ham, cheese and fresh vegetables. Maybe because it uses a croissant instead of ordinary sandwich bread, it looked different from the very first glance.

Between the crisp-outside, soft-inside croissant halves were salty ham, rich cheese and crunchy vegetables, which was plenty for a meal. You first get the savory umami of the ham and the deep richness of the cheese, and every so often the fresh vegetables crunch and cleanse your palate.

The croissant's signature butter aroma blended with the fillings, giving a flavor different from an ordinary sandwich. Ordering it alongside the sweet blueberry ricotta croissant let me alternate between sweet and salty, which was a great combination.

☕ Does the Stack Bakery americano go with croissants?

Coffee is a must when you're eating bread, right? The americano I ordered with it paired nicely with the croissants. Stack Bakery reportedly uses beans blended by a roaster with 15 years of experience.

They say they aim for a rich, deep coffee flavor that suits bakery items. Take a sip of coffee, then a bite of crisp croissant, and the butter flavor seems to come through even more.

It went well with the sweet, fresh blueberry ricotta croissant, and it neatly rounded off the saltiness of the ham and cheese sandwich croissant.

🌿 Recommended for an outing to Ttukseom Han River Park!

Stack Bakery is a bakery café where you can enjoy freshly baked croissants and coffee together.

With outdoor tables on the 1st floor and window seats on the 2nd, it looks like a lovely place to spend a relaxed time on a nice day. If you're planning a walk in Ttukseom Han River Park, try stopping by before or after for good bread and coffee.

If you're looking for a café with great bread around Konkuk Univ., Jayang-dong and Ttukseom Resort area, I recommend Stack Bakery. Crisp croissant flavor, sweet dessert and a hearty sandwich, all in one place!

Next time I'd like to try other pastries like the kaya croissant and kouign-amann. On a day when you're craving good bread and coffee, spend a relaxed time at Stack Bakery 😋