Cucumber baguette secret sauce at a Songdo bakery: Tomoru Bakery

Tomoru Bakery, a must-visit near Triple Street in Songdo, from the cucumber baguette to all kinds of bread.

After shopping or a date in Songdo, Triple Street is one of those places you naturally end up stopping by. This time I went to Triple Street in Songdo and got pulled in by the smell of bread — I ended up at Tomoru Bakery in Songdo.

I love bread in general, so it's hard for me to just walk past a bakery. The moment I stepped into Tomoru Bakery, there were way more kinds of bread and cookies on display than I expected, so it was fun just browsing. From savory meal breads to sweet desserts to good snack-sized breads, there was so much variety it was hard to pick just one.

There was one menu item I'd been especially curious about — the famous cucumber baguette. Just hearing the name, cucumber and baguette felt like an odd combination, but since it's such a well-known item here, I decided this was the time to finally try it.

How wide is the bread selection at Tomoru Bakery?

Walking into Tomoru Bakery in Songdo, the breads were laid out by type. I'd only planned to buy the cucumber baguette, but browsing piece by piece, before I knew it I was picking up several other kinds too. It really is hard to stick to a plan at a bakery.

There were savory meal breads, sweet breads, and dessert-type items that go well with coffee, all lined up so you could pick according to your taste.

So many items caught my eye while browsing.

• Shanghai butter tteok
• Basil tomato bread
• Fresh vegetable croquette
• Kkamang-i
• White castella
• 100% milk bread
• Salt bread
• Rye fig bread
• Egg tart
• Alligator bread
• Red bean bread
• Pecan pie slice
• Croissant
• Myeongran green onion baguette
• Cream mammoth bread

Bread lovers will probably want to try one of each. Some bakeries lean heavily toward savory meal breads, others toward desserts, but Tomoru Bakery has a good balance of both, so it seemed like a great spot to visit with family since everyone could pick what they want.

Tomoru Bakery's most famous bread: the cucumber baguette

And now for today's most important item — the cucumber baguette! I'd really wanted to try it since it's known to be Tomoru Bakery's famous menu item. Cucumber and baguette — I couldn't quite picture what it would taste like at first, but true to its description, it's a healthy multigrain baguette packed full of cool, crisp cucumber.

Why bread lovers enjoy picking and choosing at Tomoru Bakery

Visiting Tomoru Bakery in Songdo this time, what struck me most was just how wide the range of choice was. From people who like plain savory bread to those who prefer sweet desserts, everyone could find something to suit their taste. Above all, the cucumber baguette was the most memorable thing from this visit.

Tomoru Bakery Songdo review event: free americano or iced tea

Review event

If you visit, don't miss the review event at Tomoru Songdo :) After enjoying the bread in-store, leave a photo review with 20+ characters of text and you'll get a free americano or iced tea. Since you can enjoy bread and a drink together, it's worth keeping in mind if you're the type to leave reviews.

If you're like me and want tasty bread plus a drink, be sure to check the review event after your visit! Photo review + 20+ character review → free americano OR iced tea. It's a good idea to double-check the exact terms and conditions in-store when you visit.

Rice bread stamp tour event running at Tomoru Bakery

Rice bread stamp tour 2026.07.01 – 2026.10.31

Tomoru Songdo is also running a rice bread stamp tour event for bread lovers to join. You get to eat bread, collect stamps, and even enter a draw for a prize — worth keeping an eye on if you're a fan of bread :)

Event 2: rice bread stamp tour and the Balmuda toaster draw

Buy rice bread, collect stickers in a stamp book, and you're entered into a monthly draw for 2 winners of a Balmuda toaster. The event runs from 2026.07.01 to 2026.10.31, with one sticker given per purchase per day, and prizes shipped out the month after each monthly draw closes.

Collecting stickers while buying bread is fun in itself, and with a chance at a Balmuda toaster too, it's worth joining if you're buying rice bread anyway. *Winners are responsible for the 22% withholding tax.

Event 3: rice bread stamp tour review event

There's another fun event too. Post a review of your rice bread stamp tour on social media and submit it through the official account, and you're entered into a draw for various prizes. The rounds run as follows.

• Round 1: 2026.07.01 – 08.31
• Round 2: 2026.09.01 – 10.31

Prizes are shipped the month after each round closes, and there's quite a variety.

• 🥇 1st place: Balmuda toaster
• 🥈 2nd place: Ninja Blast wireless portable blender
• 🥉 3rd place: Sodaeri flip straw tumbler
• 🎁 Naver Pay gift certificate worth ₩10,000

You can join just by buying rice bread, enjoying it, and posting a review on social media — worth adding to your plans if you're touring bakeries. Try eating good bread, collecting stamps, and joining the social media review event all at once :)

*For details on event periods, prizes, and how to participate, please check the official account. *Winners are responsible for the 22% withholding tax.

What the cucumber-packed baguette actually tastes like

Cucumber baguette

Biting into the cucumber baguette, you first get the plain, nutty flavor typical of a baguette, followed by the cool, crunchy texture of cucumber. There's more cucumber packed in than I expected, so that crisp crunch really comes through with every bite.

The bread-and-cucumber pairing felt a bit unexpected at first, but once I tried it together, it worked better than I thought. What I liked most was that the cucumber kept the bread from feeling heavy. The plain multigrain baguette paired with cool cucumber made for a flavor clearly different from other breads.

And you can't leave out the secret sauce in this item. The recipe is apparently kept secret, but it's surprisingly addictive. It's like the sauce ties everything together between the coolness of the cucumber and the plainness of the baguette. Rather than the sauce standing out too strongly on its own, it added to the overall flavor when eaten together with the cucumber and baguette. So at first I was thinking, 'what would a cucumber baguette even taste like?' but after one bite, I kept reaching for more.

Fresh vegetable croquette at Tomoru Bakery

It's hard to walk past croquettes at a bakery, so I picked up Tomoru Bakery's fresh vegetable croquette too. The outside was fried to a nice, savory crisp, and the vegetables inside made it a filling snack. The crunchy croquette shell paired with the soft vegetable filling inside made it feel satisfying too. If you're not just a sweet-bread person, this kind of savory meal bread is worth picking up as well.

From croissants to the myeongnan green onion baguette

Tomoru Bakery also had a classic croissant along with the unique myeongran green onion baguette (pollack roe and scallion baguette). The croissant is a familiar item for anyone who loves the nutty flavor of layered, flaky pastry. The myeongran green onion baguette, as the name suggests, sounds like it would be salty and savory — the plain flavor of the baguette combined with salty myeongran (seasoned pollack roe) and the aroma of green onion, which seemed like it would work well as a meal bread too.