Balsan Station bakery café: sweet-and-salty financier combo, Byway

Looking for tasty financiers near Balsan Station?

Why does a sweet dessert always sound so good after a meal? Haha. Especially a financier (small French butter cake), crisp outside and chewy inside, with an iced americano... I can't resist that combo, can you? T_T Today's place is the dessert café Byway Bakers Balsan Station.

Byway Bakers has lots of financier flavors, plus everything from salt bread to egg tarts and butter tteok (chewy rice cake), so bread lovers will go wide-eyed here.

Where is Byway Bakers Balsan Station?

Byway Bakers Balsan Station is about a 6-minute walk from Balsan Station Exit 3, so it's easy to reach. It sits in an alley a little off the main road, which makes it a nice spot when you want to enjoy dessert at a relaxed pace rather than in a busy café.

It looks like Byway Bakers also runs a set menu discount event every month! Worth keeping in mind!

What breads and financiers does Byway Bakers sell?

This many kinds of bread?! Haha

The biggest charm of Byway Bakers is, of course, the wide range of bakery items! The trendy wakku salt bread..! When I visited, they had a Shine Muscat wakku salt bread! It looked absolutely delicious~

It's not just financiers: there's salt bread, egg tarts, croissants, baguettes and butter tteok too. The financier lineup especially stands out.

• Salty
• Fig
• Pecan pie
• Golden cheese (hwangchijeu)
• Choco almond
• Oreo
• Pistachio

You can pick whichever suits your taste. But honestly, with this many financier flavors it's even harder to choose, haha.

What is the seating like at Byway Bakers Balsan Station?

Byway Bakers Balsan Station has seats for drinking coffee alone as well as tables for several people, so it works for a light brunch or dessert time. On nice days you can use the outdoor terrace too.

Taking bread home is great, but if you want freshly baked goods with a cup of coffee, eating in the shop seems like a good idea too.

Sweet-and-salty combo: two financiers, corn cheese salt bread and an americano

This day's order was two kinds of financier, one salt bread and a coffee! Choosing both sweet and salty items made for a nicely balanced combination. Financiers are Byway Bakers' signature dessert, so if it's your first visit I'd recommend starting with them.

Wow... and the americano at Byway Bakers is really good too!!

Does Byway Bakers warm up the corn cheese salt bread?

They warm the corn cheese salt bread slightly, and wow, the stretchy corn cheese with the salty ham is the best combination!!

What is the salty financier's texture like?

Among financier fans, some of you like a crisp outside, right? The salty financier at Byway Bakers should suit that taste. The outside is baked crisp and the inside is chewy. There's a reason Byway Bakers is a financier hotspot~

What does the fig financier taste like?

The fig financier's highlight is its chewiness!

Verdict: a financier and salt bread spot worth remembering at Balsan Station

If you're looking for a great financier or salt bread place near Balsan Station, remember Byway Bakers Balsan Station! The many financier flavors make picking fun, and it's a bakery café where you can also browse everything from salt bread to egg tarts and butter tteok.

• Like classic buttery flavor and a crisp-outside, chewy-inside bite? Go for the salty financier!
• Love sweet, chewy figs? Go for the fig financier!
• Craving a sweet-and-salty bakery treat? Go for the corn cheese salt bread!

Add a cold iced americano and it's the perfect dessert time. If you're a bread lover hunting for a bakery tour stop near Balsan Station, do drop by :)