Spring Bakery [Mimi's World Tour]

Bakery: Spring Bakery
Address: 227-15 (198 Seongsansan-ro) Dongjin Market 1F, Yeonnam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul
Website: instagram
Style: Korean, European 
Price: $$ 

Spring Bakery is a charming, itsy-bitsy bakery away from the hustle and bustle of Hongdae. It may not be big, nor is there that much selection given the fact that everything is contained on a single table. This includes about a dozen items, both sweet and savoury, that range from loaves of bread to croissants, cannele, several flavours of scones (is it just me or is the boring old scone enjoying its 15 minutes of fame?) and a few others. Labels include English.

I discovered that one of my favourite Korean baked goods were soboro buns (1800 won), so I couldn't resist opting for one here over the tiny selection of French pastries. These mildly sweet, fluffy buns with their crunchy crumble topping (definitely the highlight) aren't too elaborate, but their simple, slightly nutty flavour makes for a great treat, especially in the morning. The crumble topping had good coverage, but I would have liked some more texture and chunkiness. Great taste. Maybe the dough could have been moister as well?

Rating: ***