Bakery:
Patisserie Graz
Address:
181, Euljiro 2(i)-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul
Website:
n/a
Style:
Korean
Price:
$$
Located in an underground passageway on the way to Euljiro 1-ga metro station, Graz was a hard one to find afterwards. I was surprised it had almost no online presence besides one Korean website reviewing it since it's in a pretty high traffic area and seems to get a constant flow of customers.
Maybe it's not the coolest bakery in town owing to its somewhat dated feel, but they have a fairly wide selection of baked goods (Korean only signage), European-style tarts and cakes and chocolates, though to tell the truth, it appears most people are here for their sandwiches. Despite this high traffic and homey decor, I also found it a bit on the expensive side with some simple buns costing ~2000 won more than I'd seen them elsewhere, which I thought excessive.
If I was going to pay more, I thought I might as well go all out... okay, not exactly all out, but beyond the bun. The name for this treat was "chocopie" (4000 won). No, not
that Chocopie. It wasn't coated in chocolate and stuffed with a fake marshmallow filling, but it was a slice of pie. Chocolate pie. I'll admit, it was a pretty novel concept. Biting into it was even more novel. The darker, saucier swirl which I took to be chocolate syrup at first was actually blueberries interlaced in the chocolate dough. This dough wasn't as chocolatey as it seemed; in truth, it tasted like a blueberry chocolate chip muffin inside a pie shell with slivered almonds on top. This muffin-like taste and consistency also made this not as it overwhelmingly sugary as it appeared. It was nice - and quite good. Still not really worth the price, to be quite honest, but a tasty, wholly unique treat nonetheless.
Rating: ***
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