Goyang bakery after 5pm: raspberry matcha cornet pie, Boulangerie Tan

What kind of bakery is Boulangerie Tan at KINTEX?

Boulangerie Tan (블랑제리 탄) is a baguette specialist that reportedly made it to the finals of the Le Pain baguette championship 🥖 Chocolate baguettes are everywhere right now and I wanted to try one, so I went looking for a good place and ended up at Boulangerie Tan ♡

📍 The KINTEX branch is on B1 of Hyundai Department Store KINTEX. Boulangerie Tan is famous as a great bakery in Chorongkkot Village in Unjeong, Paju, and it has recently opened a branch at Hyundai Department Store KINTEX in Ilsan 👏🏻

When you come to Boulangerie Tan, you have to have the baguettes and the cornet pies 🤎

What breads does Boulangerie Tan have?

🥪 These were the baguette sandwiches on offer.

• Fig cream cheese baguette
• Jambon fromage (ham and cheese)
• Sun-dried tomato sandwich
• Carrot rapé chicken sandwich
• Jambon-beurre (ham and butter)

There was plenty more besides: French baguette, mentaiko (spicy pollock roe) potato salt bread, Camembert cheese red bean bread, chocolate baguette, sweet pumpkin cream cheese campagne, Gongju chestnut red bean campagne, salt ciabatta and more. All healthy, tasty breads made with natural levain 🤎

Will there be any bread left after 5pm on a weekday?

I got to Boulangerie Tan KINTEX after 5pm on a weekday and a lot of the bread was already sold out. There are many kinds of cornet pie, but only the raspberry matcha one was left, so I picked it right away with zero agonizing, haha.

The cornet pies also come as a gift set of 5, which I think makes a great present 🎁 It's an uncommon dessert, and Boulangerie Tan's cornet pies are really, really good, so if you're looking for a dessert gift in Ilsan, it's well worth it ✨

What ingredients does Boulangerie Tan use?

Same-day baking and same-day selling are the basics here. They say they use self-cultured natural levain, organic wheat, French wheat, and only natural butter and dairy fresh cream. So it's bread you can feed your kids without worrying 🪽

There were tasting samples out too, and once you try one you can't not buy it..🤤

Can you have coffee and sit down at Boulangerie Tan KINTEX?

The shop also has coffee made with Fritz Old Dog beans ☕️ There are no seats of its own, but you can freely use the department store food court seating.

Heading home with an armful of bread 🧚‍♀️

Here are the raspberry matcha cornet pie and the Gongju chestnut red bean campagne I brought home. Both are packed full and hefty 💚🤎

How does the Gongju chestnut red bean campagne taste?

When I split the Gongju chestnut red bean campagne in half, it was truly loaded with red bean, chestnut and walnut.

Every bite fills your mouth with filling, which makes it even better, and the more you chew, the more you taste the nutty richness of the campagne 🤤 I think it would be great as a breakfast replacement too.

How does the raspberry matcha cornet pie taste?

A cornet pie is a pastry made by rolling croissant dough into a long cone, baking it, and filling it with cream or filling 🥐

The texture of Boulangerie Tan's raspberry matcha cornet pie is totally crunchy, and the matcha tastes deep like chocolate. I screamed inside after the first bite… it was so good 😭 These days I prefer plain breads and wasn't going to buy it, but I would have really regretted skipping it ㅠ It's a dessert that maximizes the crispiness and nuttiness of layered pastry, and the flavor lingers.

Think of it as a very intense matcha croissant, with raspberry jam sneaking up on you just when you forget about it 🍓 The pastry itself is nutty and crisp, so good. If you like matcha, have this. (Firm opinion.)

Is Boulangerie Tan's chocolate baguette hard?

The chocolate baguette is hot right now 🍫🥖 Every shop does its own style, which made me even more curious.

Boulangerie Tan's chocolate baguette isn't the hard style; it's a soft baguette, soft outside and in. It's dense yet chewy and fluffy, so it's easy to eat.

The subtle, not-too-sweet chocolate comes with a faint saltiness, so the sweet-salty combo makes it even better. It's moist overall, with nutty nuts adding to a really good texture ✨ Somewhere between a meal bread and a dessert,,🤎

Boulangerie Tan is an Ilsan bakery worth making a trip for, with solid basics and plenty of uncommon, trendy breads 🌼 Recommended ◡̈