Gangneung gelato café with a large soft tofu-corn cup: Hi Gelato

For my birthday this year, my boyfriend and I took a trip to Gangneung~

Since we were in Gangneung, we also checked out Gangneung Central Market. After wandering around eating this and that, by the end we were really craving something sweet haha. There are tons of famous foods to look up for Gangneung Central Market, but after eating so much at the market, we actually wanted something light like a dessert~

So while looking up desserts near Gangneung Central Market, I got a craving for gelato and headed to Hi Gelato. I usually like gelato anyway, so I was curious whether they'd have flavors you could only find in Gangneung, and there turned out to be so many fun menu options.

How long is the walk from Gangneung Central Market to Hi Gelato?

Found while searching for food near Gangneung Central Market

It took about 10 minutes to walk from Gangneung Central Market to Hi Gelato! Hi Gelato is on the 1st floor at 158 Toseong-ro, Gangneung, so it was perfect to walk over right after finishing up at the market.

We ordered the Hi Gelato and a large size gelato~

For the large size, you can pick two flavors, so while deciding what to get, since we'd come all the way to Gangneung, we wanted to pick something special that you can only get here.

So we ordered sundubu (soft tofu) and corn gelato!

And we also got a small taste of the ssukjeolmi flavor~

What do Hi Gelato's soft tofu and corn gelato taste like?

Sundubu and corn gelato, dessert at Gangneung Central Market

Honestly, sundubu gelato was my first time trying it, so I was most curious about the taste. At first I wondered if sundubu would even go well with gelato, but once I tried it, it worked way better than expected~~

It genuinely tasted like sweet tofu, like eating freshly made Chodang sundubu as ice cream! The nutty, mild flavor unique to sundubu came through subtly, and it really felt like a taste of the local Gangneung area. Since it was my first time trying this kind of flavor, I was glad I chose it.

The corn flavor tasted sweet and nutty, like Chodang corn~ Corn desserts are pretty common elsewhere so the flavor felt familiar, but the corn flavor here was rich and delicious.

If you're visiting Gangneung, I think the sundubu + corn combo is a good pick~ Both sundubu and corn are ingredients you'd associate with Gangneung, so it really gave off that traveling-in-Gangneung feeling haha.

What is in the signature Hi Gelato cup?

So what does Gangneung's Hi Gelato taste like?

We also ordered the signature menu item, Hi Gelato~ It's a mix of ricotta blueberry and lemon sorbet, and the blueberry smoothie part had a slightly more luxurious feel.

The tangy-sweet blueberry combined with the thick, creamy texture unique to ricotta made for a rich flavor. Bits of lemon sorbet were mixed in throughout, which added a nice refreshing touch~

If it had been all thick and creamy the whole way through, it might have felt a bit heavy, but thanks to the lemon sorbet, the finish stayed clean.

The sundubu and corn gelato were both delicious, and the Hi Gelato was great too with its tangy-sweet flavor.

Why Hi Gelato works as a palate cleanser after Gangneung Central Market

Hi Gelato, a dessert spot near Gangneung Central Market

There's so much food to eat at Gangneung Central Market, but if you find yourself craving something sweet after a meal or snack there, gelato seems like a great choice.

Hi Gelato has all kinds of flavors, but the ones made with ingredients you'd associate with Gangneung, like sundubu or corn, felt especially fitting to eat while traveling~

If you're wandering Gangneung Central Market eating this and that like we did, finishing off with a dessert seems like a good idea too~ Even my boyfriend, who doesn't usually eat dessert, said the sundubu gelato was really good haha.

For me, the sundubu gelato I tried for the first time worked better than I expected and was delicious, and the corn flavor was great because the corn flavor really came through strong. If you want to try something different for dessert at Gangneung Central Market, I think trying the sundubu and corn gelato at Hi Gelato in Gangneung is a great idea!