Latte café in Songdo, Incheon, with Mom: garlic salt bread, Cozy Bear

Today's story is about a Songdo café I visited with my mom. She recently said she wanted to try a real coffee hotspot, so I did a lot of searching, haha.

Songdo has so many cafés, but it's surprisingly hard to find one where both the bread and the coffee are good, right? The place I found is Cozy Bear, a Songdo bakery café in Incheon famous for its salt bread.

The moment we walked in, the smell of freshly baked bread was so amazing that we both gasped, haha. The lattes were good and the atmosphere was bright, so let me start the story of Cozy Bear!

What do Cozy Bear's exterior and terrace in Songdo look like?

Cozy Bear is a salt bread bakery café on Haedoji-ro in Songdo. The COZY BEAR lettering on the white sign is cute, isn't it? Even among Songdo bakery cafés in Incheon, it looked clean and stylish from the outside.

The big glass windows make it look bright even from outside. There are also terrace seats in front of the shop. The COZY BEAR logo runs vertically in large letters beside the entrance, so it was easy to find.

On a nice day, it looked like the perfect spot to sit on the terrace with a coffee, haha.

Cozy Bear's bright, cozy interior, ideal for a café visit with Mom

Inside Cozy Bear it's all white and wood tones, clean, with bright lighting that lifted my mood. It felt relaxed and easy to bring Mom to, perfect for chatting and taking a break.

In front of the counter, there was a whole spread of freshly baked salt bread! With that look plus the smell, it's hard to resist. Seeing trays piled with salt bread started a happy dilemma over what to eat.

Rows of salt bread glistening with butter looked so appetizing.

Further inside is THE BEAR'S KITCHEN, and you can see the bakery kitchen through the window.

I read the Cozy Bear notes placed around the tables one by one, and they had real charm. They say each tray is baked with care, with good butter, salt and time spent waiting. I also liked the line about wanting to make bread that gives you a little rest in a busy day.

The illustration of a little bear hugging a salt bread was so cute that I stared at it for ages, haha.

What does coffee cost at Cozy Bear in Songdo?

Coffee at Cozy Bear starts with an Americano at ₩3,800 and a café latte from ₩4,500. The handmade vanilla latte, caramel latte and Cozy Latte are ₩5,000 each, and the vanilla bean cream latte is ₩6,000! The signature drinks are the vanilla bean cream latte, Valrhona chocolate milk and Cozy Latte.

• Coffee: Americano ₩3,800; café latte from ₩4,500
• Handmade vanilla latte, caramel latte, Cozy Latte: ₩5,000 each
• Vanilla bean cream latte: ₩6,000
• Non-coffee: premium strawberry milk ₩5,500, Valrhona chocolate milk ₩6,000
• Ade from ₩5,000; teas ₩4,500
• Beans: choose the nutty, full-bodied Cozy Deep Black or the Cozy Decaf with chocolate and pecan notes
• Switching to decaf or oat milk: +₩500 each

There was a note at the counter that said:

We're as serious about coffee as we are about salt bread.

They say they brew coffee every day with beans roasted by a national-team barista, so that gets you excited, right?

Cozy Bear salt bread varieties and prices

True to a salt bread hotspot among Songdo bakeries in Incheon, Cozy Bear had a really wide variety of salt bread. There's a reason it keeps popping up when you search for Songdo bakery cafés in Incheon.

Golden brown outside, with coarse salt sprinkled on top! Up close, the butter smell was even stronger.

The most basic of basics, the plain salt bread, is ₩3,500. It's an easy price, so it's great for grabbing several.

The handmade red bean ang-butter (red bean and butter) salt bread is ₩5,800. It's packed with red bean and looked hefty.

I trusted it even more when I read that they pick only domestic red beans and boil them in the shop themselves.

There's also a potato salt bread at ₩4,500 and a castella (sponge cake) salt bread at ₩5,500, so choosing is a lot of fun.

And then there's the garlic salt bread with the Best mark! We picked it without a second thought, haha. The menu and prices are handwritten on the glass of the display case, which made choosing easy.

How were Cozy Bear's lattes and garlic salt bread?

At Cozy Bear we ordered one hot latte, one iced latte and one garlic salt bread.

The hot latte had pretty latte art on top, and the iced latte looked smooth just from looking at it.

One sip and I immediately understood why they say they're serious about coffee. The latte is really good! The nutty coffee blended softly with the milk and went down clean with no bitterness. Finding the coffee hotspot Mom wanted and bringing her here felt worth it, haha.

The garlic salt bread was piled with garlic topping, and its nutty garlic aroma went well with the latte too. We were drawn in by the smell of bread, but the coffee was good too, so Mom and I were both satisfied with this café.

Take another look at the atmosphere of Cozy Bear, full of freshly baked salt bread, in the video~

Cozy Bear's Naver review event and drink options

Oh, and Cozy Bear runs an event where you write a Naver review, show it to the staff, and get 1 free salt bread. Don't miss it when you visit! You can also pick your beans and switch to decaf or oat milk, so you can order the drink just how you like it, which is another plus.

Verdict: who should visit Cozy Bear in Songdo?

Cozy Bear, a Songdo bakery café in Incheon, smells amazing the second you walk in. The latte was nutty and smooth, and the bright interior made the whole stay pleasant.

If you're looking for a Songdo café in Incheon to relax at with Mom or a friend, definitely stop by Cozy Bear~ haha. I'd confidently recommend it to anyone looking for salt bread in Songdo too. Next time I want to take out the ang-butter and plain salt bread and enjoy them at home with a latte, haha.

Cozy Bear (COZY BEAR): 160-19 Haedoji-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, 1st floor, Units 101 and 102