Salt bread café in Yeongjong Sky City: my kid ate a whole one, 5PM

5PM sunset hour is a salt bread spot in Yeongjongdo, and this is a café in Yeongjong Sky City where I stopped by with my kid.

This is a story from a weekend afternoon in November 2026, when my child, who normally doesn't eat salt bread, took one bite at 5PM sunset hour and ended up eating the whole thing alone. We came because it's known as a salt bread hotspot in Yeongjongdo, planning to eat it with my husband, but the hardest eater that day was our kid. They even told Dad not to eat any :)

5PM sunset hour opening hours and parking

5PM sunset hour is open 07:00–19:00, and you can use the arcade parking lot. The shop is on the ground floor of the apartment arcade in Yeongjong Sky City, so if you drive, just pull in toward the back and park in the arcade lot.

It also looked like a nice place to stop for bread and coffee during a day out in Yeongjongdo.

Check bread release times before visiting 5PM sunset hour

At 5PM sunset hour, the bread comes out at set times. We arrived a bit late, so there weren't many kinds of bread left. You come all this way for the famous salt bread and then can't get what you want, which would be a shame, right? If you have a specific item in mind, I'd suggest asking ahead about when it comes out and how many are left.

From what was left, we ordered the salt bread and the ice cream salt bread, plus an iced Americano and an iced chocolate latte.

How were the iced Americano and iced chocolate latte?

The iced Americano at 5PM sunset hour smelled great and went well with the buttery salt bread, and the iced chocolate latte suited our kid's taste. With everything we ordered on the table, we were all set!

I liked the cups the drinks came in too. Set next to the bread, they made for a nice photo.

The iced Americano smelled great and went well with the buttery salt bread.

We parents had coffee, and our kid tried the iced chocolate latte. One sip and they were nodding away! It seems to have suited a kid's taste too, haha

Warm, crisp salt bread and ice cream salt bread

And finally, the salt bread we'd been waiting for. It came out warm, and one bite gave me a crisp texture and a burst of buttery aroma.

A sip of coffee, a bite of salt bread, repeat. I could see why people call it a Yeongjongdo salt bread hotspot :) We also ordered the ice cream salt bread, so we could have the bread together with ice cream.

But as expected, our kid started out by eating only the ice cream, haha

My kid, who rarely eats salt bread, finished a whole one

Our kid normally doesn't eat salt bread much, so I figured my husband and I would be the ones eating the bread that day.

But after one taste, the mood changed. I thought they'd eat a little and stop, yet they kept reaching for more, haha

Later they even told Dad not to eat any salt bread, and in the end our kid ate all of it alone.

We ordered the bread for us parents, but it turned out to be the day we discovered what our kid likes! It seems like they'd just met the salt bread of their life :)

How do you buy a sandwich loaf at 5PM sunset hour?

If you plan to buy a loaf of sandwich bread (sikppang), I was told a phone call the same morning is enough. While we ate, we saw several customers asking for the loaves.

Some people left empty-handed, which made me curious about what kind of loaf it is. We didn't get to try it that day, but with so many people asking for it, it caught my eye.

Overall verdict on 5PM sunset hour

5PM sunset hour was a lovely place for warm, crisp salt bread with fragrant coffee. You can use the arcade parking lot, which made it easy to drop in by car with a kid. If you're looking for a Yeongjongdo salt bread hotspot, check when the bread you want comes out first.

It was a good place to take a short break with warm salt bread and coffee. It's even more memorable because our kid, who doesn't usually eat salt bread, enjoyed it so much ^^