Daejeon bakery café with a mini Balmuda oven: Frank Coffee Bar Dunsan

Where is Frank Coffee Bar Dunsan, and what are its hours?

Frank Coffee Bar Daejeon Dunsan Branch is at 69 Dunsan-ro 31beon-gil, 1st floor, Seo-gu, Daejeon, and it's open every day from 10:00 to 22:00 with no closed days. Last order is at 21:30.

• 📍Address: 69 Dunsan-ro 31beon-gil, 1st floor, Seo-gu, Daejeon, South Korea
• 🕐Hours: Daily 10:00–22:00 / last order 21:30 (open every day)
• 🚘Parking: Public lot and dedicated parking spaces (nearby parking buildings, downtown lots, or street parking when full)

I finally made it to Frank Coffee Bar, famous for salt bread and financiers. This is one of those places I kept saying 'I'll go, I'll go' every time I passed by, and I happened to be craving it just at the right time — I was so satisfied ⭐️

Frank Coffee Bar Dunsan menu and choosing your coffee beans

Besides coffee, Frank Coffee Bar Dunsan has a wide range of lattes, ades, non-coffee drinks, and smoothies, and you can also choose your coffee beans to suit your taste.

The coffee here is really good, so a lot of nearby office workers stop by even during lunch hour. Beyond coffee, there's also a good variety of lattes, ades, non-coffee drinks, and smoothies.

I also liked that you can pick your coffee beans according to your preference.

The salt bread and financier display case, and how to order

On one side of the store is a bakery display case with salt bread, financiers, egg tarts, and more; you pick up a tray, load the bread you want yourself, and take it to the counter to order and pay along with your drink.

There's a bakery section on one side of the store. It felt like all the breads I love were gathered in one place 💗 Salt bread, financiers, egg tarts, and so many other kinds!

I wanted salt bread, but there were so many kinds of salt bread that it took me a while to decide ⭐️ The system is: grab a tray next to the display, load whatever bread you want yourself, then bring it to the counter to order and pay along with a drink.

The mini Balmuda oven customers can use freely

There's also a mini Balmuda oven you can use freely. If you like your bread warmed up, you can pop it in to taste it fresh-baked — I really liked that touch ⭐️

Inside Frank Coffee Bar Dunsan: atmosphere and seating

Inside, Frank Coffee Bar Daejeon Dunsan Branch has dim lighting and a vintage wood-tone interior; the space is spacious with generous gaps between tables. There's also a separate group table.

The overall interior has dim lighting with a vintage wood-tone look, which gave off a slightly European feel haha

The store is spacious overall, and the tables have plenty of space between them, making it a comfortable spot to chat.

There's also a group table that seems great for coming with a crowd :) On a cool day like this, they had the floor-to-ceiling window doors wide open, and with the breeze drifting in, it felt like sitting on a lovely outdoor terrace.

Why popular salt breads are worth pre-ordering on Naver

Frank Coffee Bar also lets you pre-order popular items like baked goods and salt bread through Naver Reservations before you visit. If you go later in the day, your favorite bread might be sold out, so reserving ahead seems really convenient :)

How the pollock roe salt bread, salty caramel financier and raspberry lychee-ade tasted

After a lot of deliberation, I ordered pollock roe salt bread, salty caramel financier, and raspberry lychee-ade :)

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First, the raspberry lychee-ade: the tart raspberry and lychee paired well, so it was a win on looks alone. I was thirsty, and the fizz was so refreshing, and it went even better alongside the desserts I had :)

The pollock roe salt bread had a rich, salty pollock roe sauce inside, which is the ultimate sweet-and-salty combo! The outside was crispy and the inside was soft, so the texture was great too, and the hint of nutty butter aroma made it even more satisfying :)

Look at that pollock roe sauce inside, isn't it amazing? 💗

Among financiers, the salty caramel financier is my absolute favorite… 💗 The caramel coating on top made it delicious, and the added salt kept it from being too sweet without going overboard. As good as any dedicated baked-goods shop! Extremely satisfied 🫶🏻