Corn milk bread among 6 takeout picks at Tomoru Bakery, Songdo

I was on the hunt for a good bakery in Songdo when I found Tomoru Bakery. It's near Songdo Central Park, so it's easy to stop by for bread, and it's also a good pairing with a walk in the park. Once I actually got there, the bread selection was way bigger than I expected, so I ended up browsing for a while. There were so many good-looking breads that picking was actually hard.

Where is Tomoru Bakery, and is there parking?

Tomoru Bakery is close to Songdo Central Park, and there are outdoor terrace seats out front, so on a nice day you could probably enjoy your bread outside. Even if you drive, there's underground parking with up to 4 hours free, so parking wasn't a worry at all.

How wide is the bread selection at Tomoru Bakery?

Walking into Tomoru Bakery, the first thing that caught my eye was, of course, the sheer variety of bread.

From white bread to baguettes, campagne, croissants and soboru (streusel-topped bun) to sandwiches, the range was really wide. As I browsed, I kept thinking "oh that looks good too, and I want to try that one too," so picking took quite a while.

I took a bunch of photos of the different breads, so take a look at what Tomoru Bakery has. If you love bread, browsing here is genuinely fun.

Gift boxes and fruit cakes around 40,000 won

If you want your bread packaged, Tomoru Bakery can wrap it nicely in a gift box. It looks much neater than just tossing bread in a bag, so it seems like a nice option for gifting bread to family or friends. Especially if you pick a few different breads for a gift box, it turns into a pretty impressive bread gift.

There were also cakes, priced around ₩40,000 and loaded with fruit, which seemed like solid value. With that much fruit piled on, they'd also work well for a birthday or anniversary.

The sandwiches also came in a lot of varieties, and they all looked so good that I want to try one next time.

The 6 breads chosen at Tomoru Bakery

After a lot of deliberation, I ended up picking 6 breads in total.

• Cucumber baguette
• Basil tomato
• Sausage croissant
• Corn bread
• Corn campagne
• Soboru bread

As you can see, I picked a range — from plain breads to sweet ones to breads that work as a meal replacement.

Cucumber baguette

The cucumber baguette caught my eye first just for its unusual name. A lot of other bakeries have been putting out cucumber baguettes lately too. There are plenty of cucumber haters out there, but I'm a cucumber lover, so I picked it up.

The baguette's mild, savory flavor combined with the cucumber's fresh, crunchy texture gave it a different kind of appeal from your usual sweet bread. The salted cucumber and cream cheese were really well matched.

Basil tomato bread

Basil tomato is a delicious combo just from the name. The tomato's freshness and the fragrant basil kept it from feeling heavy, and it tasted clean. There was cheese in there too, which was nice. With tomato added to the bread, it worked well as a light meal, and it also paired nicely with coffee.

Sausage croissant

The outside had that flaky, savory croissant texture, and the sausage inside gave it a salty, savory appeal. It would work well as a kid's snack, and also as a simple breakfast.

Corn campagne

The corn campagne felt like a plain campagne with a mild sweetness from corn added in. It should suit people who like plain bread but find it a bit too bland on its own.

Soboru bread (sweet crumble bun)

I couldn't skip the soboru bread — you can't leave a bakery without one. The savory-sweet streusel topping matched well with the soft bread underneath, making it a solid basic to have with coffee.

Why the corn milk bread was the best of the six

Out of everything I tried, the clear winner was Tomoru Bakery's corn bread. Honestly, when the plain white bread at a bakery is good, you start expecting good things from everything else, and Tomoru Bakery's corn bread really delivered.

There was a subtle, sweet, savory corn aroma, and the bread itself was so soft that it was great just torn off and eaten plain. The fluffy, moist texture typical of white bread was especially good. I thought it would be perfect with a cup of coffee in the morning. Personally, I'd recommend the corn bread most as a weekend breakfast bread.

Is Tomoru Bakery worth a stop in Songdo?

Tomoru Bakery had such a wide bread selection that picking was genuinely fun — a solid Songdo bakery. Every single bread I picked was delicious. Since it's close to Central Park, it's a great stop for a snack before heading out for a walk around Songdo Central Park. If you want to grab good bread on a weekend morning and enjoy it at home with coffee, give Tomoru Bakery near Songdo Central Park a try.